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AUGUST 26, 2009

If you'd like to learn more about national and global hunger issues, check out the national and international organizations listed below. BlogHer is a media sponsor of The Hunger Challenge. (You don't have to be a blogger, or live in the Bay Area to take the Challenge). food bank hunger food stamp blogger

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JUNE 5, 2012

Frogloop fans in the DC area are encouraged to register for a free morning workshop on Multichannel Fundraising Strategies -- hosted by our friends at Big Duck and the National Wildlife Foundation, and being held at our own Care2 DC office on Thursday, June 14th (9am - 11am). Netroots Nation Providence, RI. BlogHer '12 New York, NY.

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JULY 29, 2006

The first whole group session of Day 2 of BlogHer was, “How Has Blogging Changed your World?” Check out her May 1st A Day Without An Immigrant National Protest post. Photo credit: Nature Globes by Lady-bug/Lisa blogher blogher06 It has to do with race, class and culture.Food is something that binds us all.

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OCTOBER 7, 2007

Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day.     Justcause is a national print magazine, an interactive online community site, and takes an in-depth look at what it means to be part of an engaged community. What color is your blog? 

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JANUARY 20, 2009

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. is the social media strategist for the National Wildlife Federation. In December, Fast Company published an article called " The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 " featuring about a dozen amazing women who work in the Web 2.0 Wendy Harman.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

The Foko project is participating in the United Nation Billion Tree Campaign and will plant 1,000 trees a day over a ten-day campaign. You can support the effort here ) Cross posted at BlogHer.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2006

While surfing for some more BlogHers to add to the Nonprofit and NGO BlogHer blogroll, I came across the REAL hot 100: See How Hot Smart Can Be. The REAL hot 100 is a list featuring young women from around the country who are breaking barriers, fighting stereotypes, and making a difference in their communities or the nation.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2006

While working on a post for blogher this morning, I came across information about a do good film company that I wanted to share. I'm particularly interested in seeing Fast Food Nation and Luna when they come out. It looks like they've got some good ones coming down the pike, too. Participant Productions movie film

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MARCH 6, 2009

A March 2008 report in Science magazine, Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness , found that, "spending more of one's income on others predicted greater happiness both cross-sectionally (in a nationally representative survey study) and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending)." Cross-posted from BlogHer.

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DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. Support the only national sexual assault hotline. Paul Hyland saw a presentation at NPowerDC.

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MAY 22, 2005

While browsing the blogher schedule , I came across Lisa Meyers Brown's blog " The Rhetoric of Me " which is focused on: "What I think about everything.especially nonprofits and social network technology. I started to wonder about what an appropriate metaphorm for the nonprofit sector of blogosphere might be.

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DECEMBER 3, 2007

Ranger Rick Raccoon, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation , was taken down by Facebook staff because it violated the Facebook's terms of service (no fake people.) Beth Kanter, BlogHer CE for Social Change and NGOS, writes Beth's Blog. Powered by ScribeFire.

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JUNE 23, 2006

Lorretta is also working on the 2006 National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation that is taking place just after the blogher conference in August in San Francisco and will include a pre-conference brainjams. Photo Credit: on Flickr by Beth Kanter

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AUGUST 13, 2008

For more information, go to the Duncan Hines National Bake Sale Contest site. cross posted on BlogHer ] cupcake nonprofit fundraiser cancer animal They are asking bakeries to donate a portion of their sales from select cupcakes to CancerCare for Kids. What other examples have you heard of for how to use cupcakes for good?

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MAY 3, 2012

As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Network for Good , she is privileged to lead the team to help over 5,000 nonprofits raise more friends and funds online.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2006

I have a lot of tree-planters to thank for the fruit I have eaten this year: my husband for being the best hubs ever , my parents for a lifetime of love, my friends for inspiring me, BlogHer and NetSquared for helping me make a living doing something I love (blogging!),

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JULY 10, 2007

JilBean will be blogging for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society , Greater Connecticut Chapter. For bloggers with other commitments, such as religious observances, that cannot be rescheduled, there will be a B-Schedule which will begin at 9 PM PST on Saturday, July 28th and will continue until 9pm the following night.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

  The Trust Bank is established in a community where over half the residents are living below the national poverty line (typically $1-2 a day.) Beth Kanter, BlogHer Editor for Social Change and Nonprofits, writes Beth's Blog.   You have until October 31st to participate.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

One of my Twitter followers, @persistance pointed me to Shireen Mitchell (aka @digitalsista ) who is moderating a session at BlogHer, DC about online community building for political action. Update: Was not searching with the right terms : I should have used the words: chicano , black , Hawaii , and First Nations.

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MAY 5, 2008

In June, I will start full-time at the social marketing firm based in Washington, DC where I've been completing a fellowship, working on the client team representing the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And since this interview is going to be posted on Blogher, I'll narrow it down to women bloggers: 1.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Thanks to a referral from fellow BlogHer, Tara Hunt , I had the opportunity to fill in for a panelist at the Bioneers Conference yesterday--an annual meeting of environmental and social justice activists. Magazine , and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame earlier this month.

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OCTOBER 31, 2006

Marsha Wallace, the founder of Dining for Women , contacted me after reading some of the posts I had written about Dining for Women here and on BlogHer , and invited my husband and I to be Dining for Women's guest at the event. At the time, Maathai was a member of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK).

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MAY 26, 2008

She has also worked with SOS Racisme, the national immigrant rights organization in Paris, France. FIRM, the Fair Immigration Reform Movement is a national coalition of grassroots immigrant rights groups working together for immigrant justice. Cross-posted at BlogHer Tell me about FIRM. What is your job at Firm ?

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MARCH 4, 2009

Fellow BlogHer Contributing Editor, Beth Kanter, writes about the fundraising Twitter campaign for CARE happening in conjunction with the film in her post, Tweetathon To Honor International Women's Day and To Spread The Word About A Powerful Noise Live. The film is being presented by Fathom Events, CARE , ONE , and the U.N.

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APRIL 17, 2009

Although our world still has tremendous challenges, I think more people, especially young people, realize the importance of being engaged in their communities on a local, national or global level. Cross-posted from BlogHer. A lot of things have changed since 2002. Echoing Green Fellows' descriptions of their moments of obligation.

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MARCH 8, 2007

As local groups coordinator, I connect CODEPINK's national campaigns with the grassroots women's movement for peace, and brings organizing resources to local coordinators. I graduated college in New York City the summer of 2004 and went to the Republican National Convention (RNC) protest at the end of that August. Check it out.

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JANUARY 25, 2009

Panels include discussions on Feminism on the Move - Where We Were and Where Are We Now with panelists ranging from Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder of BlogHer to Eleanor Smeal, President of Feminist Majority and moderated by Shireen Mitchell, Vice Chair of the National Council of Women’s Organizations.

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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. ve presented my 15SecondPitch workshop at: Streetwise Partners and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Why did you launch your company? After 9/11/01 in New York, the economy was truly dismal.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Danielle Brigida (Social Media ROI Poetry Slam) is leading the National Wildlife Federation’s social media and measuring their efforts not by gaining email addresses but by relationships, striving for at least five new contacts per day.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Panelists: Ken Fisher, Editor-in-Chief , Ars Technica, Alexis Ohanian, Product Manager of Awesome , reddit.com, Drew Curtis, The Member , Fark.com, and Erin Kotecki Vest, BlogHer 10. The audience will have ample opportunity to ask questions and respond. Non-Profits: Be the Web You Wish to See!

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Last week, after the election, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone, asked What Will You Do To Change America? On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. As a college student, I was part of the national student divestment movement. Cross-posted from BlogHer.

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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? Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast.

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APRIL 24, 2007

So yes, awareness around Fair Trade is growing, but it's growing slowly basically because the resources are still insufficient to tackle the job in a major national way. For more information about TransFair USA go to www.transfairusa.org Britt Bravo also blogs at Have Fun * Do Good , NetSquared and BlogHer.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I’m just back from a few days mostly offline in the Point Reyes National Seashore area to walk along the beach and appreciate the beautiful views and nature. Photo by Beth Kanter. Taking an Internet or technology break is important, especially if you live a constantly connected lifestyle. (It

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NOVEMBER 11, 2005

She cited statistics from National Science Foundation Studies. My fellow blogher, Lisa Williams , disagreed on this point. She suggested that we "propagate memes" - as she called to the bloghers in the room - go forth and propogate memes! Historical statistics aren't particularly helpful. Female nerds need to organize.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2007

826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , founded in June 2004, is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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JULY 18, 2007

With just nine days until the BlogHer Conference in Chicago, where I'll be moderating the panel, "Getting It On(line) for a Cause: Raising Money," I thought I'd search around for nonprofit and activist women bloggers in the Chicago area. What other nonprofit and activist bloggers based in Chicago do you read?

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