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Fun Friday Staycation in Oakland and Berkeley (Photos)

Have Fun - Do Good

One of the homework assignments this week for the Juicy Blogging e-course I'm teaching is to write an image-rich post. I figure I should practice what I preach, so here are some photos from my fun Friday in Berkeley and Oakland with a Move, Play, Reflect, Connect twist.

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Go read this Daily Beast story about a new online school Elon Musk helped start

The Verge

Back in 2015, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he had started a school to teach his five kids, eventually expanding it as a non-profit school for some children of SpaceX employees. I just wish he would have chosen instead to partner with Oakland or Alum Rock, a school district that serves low income students in Silicon Valley.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. I also continued my position as Adjunct Professor teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education.

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Alloy Automation, Fiveable and Parthean founders discuss raising first dollars at TC Disrupt

TechCrunch

She spent five years teaching high school history in Oakland, California, which ignited her passion for creating equitable educational opportunities. Learn more about the folks who will break it down for you. Amanda DoAmaral is an educator, activist and co-founder and CEO of Fiveable, a social productivity platform for students.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

Two such organizations are Apps for Good and Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab , which are teaching youth to learn, create, and improve their communities through the development of apps. " Powered by CDI , Apps for Good is working with youth in the UK to teach them how to. is an organization based out of Oakland, California.

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3 Social Media Speaking Gigs in San Francisco

Have Fun - Do Good

NTEN’s We Are Media Workshop I’ll be teaching the “Sharing Your Story” session on Feb 13 with Nina Simon of Museum 2.0 NTEN’s We Are Media Workshop I’ll be teaching the “Sharing Your Story” session on Feb 13 with Nina Simon of Museum 2.0 Oakland blog podcast San Francisco Oakland nonprofit writer marketing business women

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Congratulations Britt Bravo! Best Blog of the East Bay Area!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

By profiling individuals and organizations who enact various visions of utopia, Oakland's Britt Bravo expresses her own hope for a better world. beyond her writing, teaching, and podcast production work, she provides consulting services to nonprofits and individuals looking to create their own positive change.

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