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The Guardian Reports on TechSoup Global/Guardian Charity Data Seminar

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Big data, open data, charity reporting, and crowdsourcing were the order of the day at the recent Transforming your charity by bringing your data to life. seminar that TechSoup Global hosted in collaboration with The Guardian. Today, The Guardian published an article about the seminar, Getting to Grips with Big Data.

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Social Good Brasil Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From November 6-8 – 2012 I will be in Florianopolis, Brazil to keynote the Social Good Brazil – The Seminar , which brings together influential minds, social entrepreneurs and innovators, and connecting people from all walks of life to share ideas and actions to make the world a better place using technology, social media and innovative thinking.

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Women, Girls, Education and Global Health: Interview with Carinne Brody

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"There's really no more rewarding work in the world than helping women and girls attain the highest possible quality of life." ~ Carinne Brody This month's Big Vision Podcast interview is special because it's part of the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign organized by Tara Sophia Mohr.

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Free Webinar May 13: Using Second Life to Collaborate and Connect

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The virtual world of Second Life is a platform that is a 24/7 always-on online community where the world’s content is entirely user-generated. It's a 3-D immersive space that is used by a global audience to build experiences, offer trainings, connect with friends, and collaborate with colleagues. This free webinar on May 13 at 11 a.m.

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Second Life, A Second Opinion

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This month, TechSoup Global's GreenTech Initiative will be kicking off a Telegreening Your Workplace campaign to help nonprofits and libraries discover ways to save money, reduce travel, and still be effective in your work. Tags: GreenTech Online Seminar Using the Web and Internet. Monica is a San Francisco based architect.

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Upcoming International Tweet Chat on June 21: Data

Tech Soup

On June 13, TechSoup Global hosts a seminar titled "Transforming Your Charity by Bringing Your Data to Life" in conjunction with the Guardian. To keep this exciting conversation going, we are also producing a tweet chat on Thursday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time / 6:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean time.

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Henry Jenkins discusses participatory media in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. So, I asked, "There has been a lot of criticism about Second Life lately, do you think we're wasting our time and money?