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    I interviewed the top minds in the Bitcoin world about how nonprofits can benefits from this digital currency. Click here to learn more.

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    Digital Strategy, Innovation, Co-Creation, Crowdfunding, Nonprofits, Volunteerism, Advocate Programs and Bitcoin are my passions. I often get to write about them. Click here to read more.

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    I've been keynoting and speaking at a variety of conferences for the last eight years. I'd love to hear more about yours. Click here to learn more.

Listening for True Voices

A question frequently asked about blogging is: How do you write a successful blog? At the NVHA Innovations Conference we heard over and over similar recommendations. A good blog is: Unfiltered by editorial oversight Honest Open to comments Has personality Is written with passion. I think Stowe Boyd has put the best phrase on the essence of blogging: True Voice. ...

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It's spring…and Friday

Like sighting certain migratory birds, a sure sign of spring is the first appearance in Snow Park (near the California Division Office) during the lunch hour of denizens from the adjacent office towers to prostrate themselves in the sun. Pallid people unroll their blankets and fiber mats and begin the process of changing their skin tone from that of a ...

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Reason #4002 to Jump On the Blog Bandwagon!

Reason #4002 can be found in a Washingtonpost.com article — "Blogging clicks with colleges: Interactive Web pages changing class participation"  (however, it’s not only changing class participation). (Read Article Here).  Check out reason #4001 on my new personal blog, The Rhetoric of Me.  It still needs a lot of work and I have a lot to learn, but at least ...

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THE GIVING SPREE

The 60 most-generous donors gave $10-billion in 2004.  America’s 60 largest donors contributed a total of more than $10-billion to charity last year, a big increase from 2003; so says The Chronicle of Philanthropy.  The recovery of the U.S. economy is one reason that charities are finding it easier to win mulitmillion-dollar gifts from wealthy Americans.  Even if you are ...

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