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Need a copy editor? Look in the mirror

M+R

Keep these in mind next time you are self-editing, and you may find your ideal lede lurking a few lines in to your draft. People who care, yes, or they wouldn’t be your audience — but who very likely have other things on their mind. This doesn’t mean you need to turn your copy into a Wikipedia article. In real life?

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk. oneforty :: oneforty.com.

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3 Reasons Your Nonprofit Website Needs Responsive Design

Connection Cafe

According to Wikipedia, or Nielsen Norman Group, an Evidence-Based User Experience Research Firm, responsive web design is an approach to web design aimed at allowing desktop webpages to be viewed in response to the size of the screen or web browser one is using to view a website or webpage. What is responsive web design?

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For more and more of the best young technical minds, it’s no longer enough to line up their talents behind selling toothpaste on the web. They know they’re smart, they know their skills are in demand and they don’t want to settle for less than a life in which skills and values are aligned. Welcome to the U.S.,

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Wearable Computing: Sussing Out the Frontiers of Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

It’s basically typing with the mind. This new company makes EEG headset technology that allows you to control electronic gadgets and play iPhone and Android games with your mind. The Muse offers a variety of neuro feedback games that help you focus the mind and reduce anxiety and stress. Wikipedia article on smartglasses.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. He talked about the growth of wikipedia. They want to improve their quality of life and confidence and lead an independent life. Keep in mind that the big one eats the little one. Requires sustained effort.

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Bharat Mehra claims, in New Media & Society , that "The internet has tremendous potential to achieve greater social equity and empowerment and improve everyday life for those on the margins of society." So, be mindful.

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