Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

He observed that Podcamp 2 was a lot about relationship building versus skill building. He gave lots of strategy advice and tips for each segment. Millie Garfield (who I've had the pleasure of meeting at BlogHer) and I had a great talk about our "virtual blogging" friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

And if you are skilled you know how to respond to it in a way that works for you. In exchange They gave the girls some life advice about being positive and never giving up when faced with life challenges and most of all continuing to celebrate life and enjoy what good there is in the world, surfing being one of them!   Any tips?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Although Michelle has some deeply geeky skills, she writes from the perspective of a neo-luddite. When I first started out consulting, one of the first pieces of advice I got was that giving things away free is an avenue to getting business. Cross posted at Blogher

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. The 15SecondPitch helps people feel more confident about who they are and the skills they have to offer to the world. Why did you launch your company? After 9/11/01 in New York, the economy was truly dismal.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL? We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 7, 2006

Last month I wrote a short post for Blogher, Roadies for a Cause , about a nonprofit called Lokahi Outreach , that partners with organizations like the ONE campaign and Oxfam to help them do grassroots campaigning on the road. What tips, resources or advice would you give to someone who wanted to become a grassroots campaign organizer?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

Yesterday, in preparation for a session I'm doing at BlogHer Boston , I created a quiz for folks to self-assess how much information overload was a factor. Scanning and pattern recognition is a really important skill to have been you need to look at a lot of information. Original cartoon from Rob Cottiingham Social Signal.

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MAY 27, 2009

Even if you feel like you need more experience, more skills, more time, more money, more confidence, more whatever before you can pursue your dream, take a step, even if it is a small one, towards your dreams. Cross-posted from BlogHer. nonprofit social entrepreneur career advice Not breaking big dreams down into small actions.

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JUNE 30, 2007

I asked four of the women who I had previously interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast to share what brought them to their work, and their advice for the graduate and undergraduate women who attended the conference. I hope you'll take the time to read it, because they all have some great advice.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

It's really designed to make sure that all solutions are both emerging from the local community and tailored to the community's needs, and are developing the leadership skills of the most promising and emerging leaders at the same time. They're walking away with skills. What advice do you have for them? What's the dark side?

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