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The Story of TechSoup: In the Beginning, There Were Boxes

Tech Soup

Bruce elaborates: "Many computer magazines, and other publications like The New York Times , Newsweek , and Time had surplus review software, which they were often sending to the landfill. When the review was done, the software would usually just be discarded. Daniel had a better use for that software.

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Jocelyn Harmon: People, Words, Technology & Truth: How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

You can read her writing in Fundraising Success magazine and her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits. Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington. I also LOVE being a connector, coach and mentor to others and helping them to succeed.

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Community Funded Reporting: Interview with David Cohn of Spot.us

Have Fun - Do Good

David is a journalist turned entrepreneur who has written for Wired , Seed , Columbia Journalism Review and The New York Times. Now, it's almost not even breaking news to say that newspapers are facing, to be quite frank, an economic death spiral. They have a magazine called Race, Poverty and Environment Magazin e.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

When she wasn't busy mentoring Francis Ford Coppola, pioneering the invention of the boom mic, or accepting her star on the Walk of Fame , Arzner was also the first woman to join the Director's Guild of America. Writer and author of New York Times best seller "Bad Feminist," modern-day feminist icon Roxane Gay is a force of nature.

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What pollinators for your big vision do you want to attract this spring?

Have Fun - Do Good

I''ve only read up to 1981, when she is 44, but so far she has been a founding writer of New York magazine, interviewed all kinds of people from Anwar Sadat to Robert F. . ~ via Ask.com: I''m reading journalist Gail Sheehy''s memoir right now, Daring: My Passages: A Memoir. How can I attract them (e.g.

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How To Be A Green Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Kostigen, is a New York Times bestseller.

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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff

NTEN

Each fellow is guided by a personal volunteer, mentor, and a coach, who are professionals in different fields. PT currently has fellowships in Boston, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem -- and will be expanding next year to Europe and other cities in North America. .

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