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Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

Have Fun - Do Good

He lives with his wife in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and is the author, with Charles Wilson, of The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities. I also saw a more recent profile of him this spring on Food Forward. He was named the 2012 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Read a first-hand account from Jeff Dawson, director of the Lester Public Library in Wisconsin, on how this rural library built up its social media presence. Here are some tips and resources on where to get started. NetSquared.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I came to Wisconsin on a full athletic scholarship and fully expected to become a starter and, hopefully, an NFL draft pick. He has been profiled by Forbes , People , and on CNN and has been named a 2012 CNN Hero and awarded the 2011 GQ Better Men Better World Award. This isn''t always easy to accomplish. Take me for instance.

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I'll Comment for Food Donations, Ten Cents for Woman's Shelter, and Other Interesting Social Media Charity Trends

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tyson Foods has perfected a social media strategy that leverages blog comments for food donations as noted on the Fast Company blog , (part of its innovative giving series which included a profile of me !) Tyson's strategy has inspired bloggers and other companies to use this technique to give to charity. Here's a few examples.

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Social Media Tips from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

So what's the secret to maintaining a popular Facebook profile or Twitter account? Read a first-hand account from Jeff Dawson, director of the Lester Public Library in Wisconsin, on how this rural library built up its social media presence. Here are some tips and resources on where to get started. NetSquared.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

Have Fun - Do Good

According to UNIFEM's, "Gender Profile-Iraq-Women, War & Peace," : "[M]ore than 90 women become widows each day due to continuing violence countrywide. From there I went up to Wisconsin to continue voter outreach efforts, this time targeted at getting out the youth vote. Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day.

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Seven reasons I think "Datamasher" is so cool (and deserves your vote!)

Forum One

You can also look at the profile page for " scotland77 " to see his/her indicators and comments to others - giving you a sense of who else is exploring the data. For me, that means great satisfaction comparing the wonders of my home-town Wisconsin to our less-fortunate neighbors in Illinois.