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FEBRUARY 12, 2006

Beth Kanter posted an incredible photo today on blogher and netsquared (click on one of them to see it) taken from the camera_rwanda blog. Camera_Rwanda is using photography to raise awareness and money to send Rwandan orphans to college. You must visit this blog and see the photos.

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JANUARY 4, 2007

I had the pleasure of interviewing Judi Sohn for Blogher and have finally published it. ll search my own blog to get that reference. "I will sometimes use my blog to help drive visitors to C3 in the first place since my site is more established and gets better search engine traffic. moment about something, I???ll

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

If you're one of the folks looking for a job with a nonprofit right now, here are some ways to use the web to help with your search. LinkedIn LinkedIn is a professional social network, so it's ripe with job search opportunities. Search for event listings on Meetup , Upcoming , Idealist , Craigslist , Facebook , and Eventful.

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DECEMBER 13, 2005

First, there was a lot of energy in the room, similar to the blogher , because a lot of people had been reading each other's blogs or posts on GV, but had never met face-to-face. It was very similar to the way the blogher opening plenary was facilitated. Technorati search: [link]. I vlogged it here: Download cultureshock.wmv.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Before you draft your blogger outreach email, check out my 10 Tips for Asking Bloggers to Write About Your Cause.

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JUNE 27, 2007

For BlogHer, I'm on a panel with Britt Bravo and I have to present the widget fundraising case study in ten minutes. Think beyond your organization's employees when searching. technology tool, but the oldest communication method known to human beings - stories! This came just in the nick of time as I'm remixing my Web 2.0

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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. Not sure why - maybe I'm not searching with the right term and it may or may not be a good idea. it just doesn't depend on them, bloggers say.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

After many discovery trips to search out the artists and nearby accommodations, I put together a workshop that is part cultural tour and part art-making extravaganza for the participants. I combine my passion for travel, art and teaching by taking people to off-the-beaten path places that have lively arts and handcrafts scenes.

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JULY 27, 2006

You can find places selling local food near you through the Local Harvest site, search for Eat In, Act Out events near you, or add your own, on the Eat In, Act Out Frappr Map (pictured above), and read more about the Food Project on their blog.

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JULY 11, 2007

I spent quite a bit of time searching on Technorati and following blogrolls, but was not able to find other young women working in the nonprofit sector and who are blogging their observations and thoughts about the sector. Cross posted at BlogHer. If you write about this topic, or know of a blog, please leave a url in the comments!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

As a blog and podcast hostess, I'm constantly searching for ways to offer up ongoing inspiration by featuring fellow do-gooders, sharing daily struggles, and encouraging ongoing exploration. The skills I'm learning in this new profession is all about doing good - through words, thoughts, and action.

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AUGUST 31, 2008

Photo by Christine As you know by now, Hurricane Gustav looks even more destructive than Katrina (see this round up from Lisa Stone, BlogHer , of the news reports and links). If you search on the hash tag #gustav , you'll find many relevant threads. You can also follow updates about Gustav on Twitter.

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JULY 3, 2006

Revised 8.3.06: I am currently searching for a new space to hold a Basic Blogging for Women Workshop where everyone can be on computers. I started thinking, sounds like there are a lot of women out there who would like to start a blog, but don't know how. about the Basic Blogging for Women Workshop October 22, 2006 here.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

I asked a BlogHer personal branding session whether it was important to narrowly focus your topic to build audience. My biggest source of traffic from search engines are people who search on the word "beth" -- Beth's Blog shows up number two, right above the wikipedia entry for beth. I did that on the fly.

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

I attended two sessions with Christopher Penn - one on search engine optimization or how to make google love you with Julien Smith. Website grader - useful tool to search trends. SEO in firefox - extension lets you dig into your search results and tells you who your're doing. Photos by CC Chapman. I met her through Jane.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Link to other bloggers Use Google Blog Search , Alltop and Technorati to find blogs that write about similar topics to yours. Use Google Blog Search , Alltop and Technorati to find blogs that write about similar topics to yours. Use bold, italics, bullets and numbered lists to break up the page. Don't be afraid of white space.

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. I love conversational keynotes and have ever since I first experienced them during the Global Voices London Summit 2005 and Blogher plenary session in 2005. s very difficult to decide which to attend. This year, I finally got an opportunity to attend.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

You can search for volunteer opportunities on VolunteerMatch , Idealist , Social Actions , Network for Good , 1-800 Volunteer.org , Servenet.org , Volunteer Solutions , and GuideStar. Cross-posted from BlogHer. If you're American, you can find a blood drive near you on the American Red Cross site. Giving blood make you squeamish?

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MARCH 4, 2006

I want to find Nonprofit tech resources beyond the America's borders, I also start searching on Itrainonline , DigitalDivide Network , or Development Gateway ICT section. I probably should stop, but if you want to focus on what women are blogging about in the nonprofit space, check out the blogher ngo/npo blogroll. NGO/NPTECH Web2.0

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MAY 5, 2008

Next, do a social media scan of your non-profit and/or cause using Technorati or a Google blog search. And since this interview is going to be posted on Blogher, I'll narrow it down to women bloggers: 1. You're identity still needs to be consistent, and practically, it helps you keep track and manage your online relationships.

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DECEMBER 6, 2006

I've found traffic largely comes from search and RSS subscriptions." In addition, I also look at the Technorati ratings, but with a huge a grain of salt (thanks to my smart blogher friend, Amy Gahran. " traffic is an important metric to evaluate a blog. " What about out-bound and in-bound links?

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AUGUST 10, 2007

" World Grows Wide blog talks about the Google Custom Search feature. Here's a roundup of all the live blog posts from the recent BlogHer conference neatly organized by session. Commentary from Michelle Murrain Allan Benamer. I so need a better system. AFP Blog picks up on some Web2.0 Some very useful posts in there!

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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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FEBRUARY 9, 2007

I was also involved with the Search and Rescue Team and was a Red Cross Disaster Action Team member. Should there ever be a disaster (god forbid), how could a blogging network like BlogHer be of assistance? So, tell me about your job, exactly? What do you do? t stress enough how important being self-sufficient is to your safety.

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AUGUST 8, 2008

Last year, I was on a panel organized by Ed Schipul and we were hoping that there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this year I just scanned the list of over 1200 panel submissions to SXSW in search of nonprofit oriented panels (in addition the two I submitted) and found a number of them for your consideration.

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JUNE 29, 2007

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. Carie Lewis, Internet Marketing Manager Humane Society of the United States. Her main focus is on ways to use web 2.0

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MARCH 13, 2009

60) Search « 5 Quick Steps to Better SEO | Main | Tech & Style Tips for Conducting Blog Interviews » Tuesday Mar 10 2009 Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 05:27PM | by Allyson Kapin Are you planning to check out SXSW Interactive this year?

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MARCH 27, 2009

As evidenced by so many viral videos, really successful ideas are often those with little foresight, like BlogHer, which Erin Kotecki Vest (Building Strong Online Communities) explained was started over lunch by 3 motivated women bloggers.

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OCTOBER 23, 2006

Google Heaven: Search Engine Optimization Nikki Pilkington runs a U.K. Just today I got her newsletter pointing to this article on Search Engine Optimization. Blogging Basics for Women Women have been quite forceful in claiming their space in the Blogosphere; perhaps the best known women's project in this space is Blogher.

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AUGUST 3, 2008

I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. If I was working for a nonprofit that was doing a job search for a technologically savvy marketing person, I wouldn't even both posting a job description - I just hire her. Even though I'm more like twenty-something times 2.5, Why did I go?

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JUNE 30, 2007

You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment." What I do is, I write for several blogs, as she mentioned. It's best to pick a topic that's sort of a niche topic, or.

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MARCH 8, 2007

My newest favorite thing to peruse is this site called www.wefeelfine.org —it’s a program that searches blogs, myspace, etc. Cross-posted from BlogHer. by characteristics (gender, age, country, weather) for emotions. Check it out. Rae can be reached at rae@codepinkalert.org. CODEPINK women war activism.

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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.

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