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725 posts on careers, communication, technology and civic life, since 2005.

  1. CivicActions Team and Sessions At DrupalCon San Francisco

    As the week winds down CivicActions team members are getting ready to head to San Fransico for DrupalCon where we’ve got folks presenting a number of session. Here is the lineup: Open Source Opens Doors for Youth : a professional/nonprofit/foundation collaboration builds a youth social enterprise by Jenn Sramek and Rose Liebman Monday 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMin room 310 Drupal Association Show Don’t Tell: Guerilla Usability Testing by Zoey Kroll in Tuesday 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Room 306 Trellon Developing Apps for iPhone/iPad/Android using drupal as Base System by Sumit Kataria & Aaron Pava Wednesday 9:45 AM – 10:45 AMin room 303 Chapter Three Advanced Drush by Moshe Weitzman & Owen Barton (panel) Wednesday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM in room 307 Commerce Guys

  3. "You Don't Need A Website, You Need a Web Strategy" 2010NTC Ignite

    I gave an Ignite talk on Thursday night at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference ( 10NTC ) hosted by NTEN in Atlanta, GA. The audience was fantastic, and the other presenters were really great. Sarah Davies, the hostess and organizer did a fantastic job both organizing the event and introducing us all with a little…

  4. Ignite Video and Slide Decks From 10NTC

    Ian Rhett, Jenn Sramek and I gave our Ignite presentation on Thursday night at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference ( 10NTC ) hosted by NTEN in Atlanta, GA. We’ve gotten some great feedback directly and via Twitter already! The audience was fantastic, and the other presenters were really great. Sarah Davies, the hostess and organizer did a fantastic job both organizing the event and introducing us all with a little song.

  5. CivicActions Is Going To Light Up Ignite At The #10NTC

    CivicActions team members Jenn Sramek, Ian Rhett and I are all presenting at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Converence, not only in full sessions, but also during the Ignite Reception on Thursday evening from 7PM to 9PM in International Ballroom F.

  6. Getting Ready for NTEN NTC: Working With Open Source Vendors and Software

    On Friday I’ll be running a session at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) hosted by the Nonprofit Technology Entrepreneurs Network, or NTEN. My session “ Working With Open Source Software and Vendors ” will feature a few panelists with different perspectives on the topic.

  7. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

    Anyone who knows me well enough to have eaten over at my house, or had me cook at theirs knows that I am a bit of a Jamie Oliver nut. I've got nearly all of his cookbooks,…

  8. Six Tips For Writing Better Web Content

    This article covers some common tips to improve the quality of your content both for your audience and for search engines. It expands on our earlier Content Strategy and SEO Strategy articles.

  9. Thomas Friedman Doesn't Get It, Clean Coal is Impossible

    Sunday's NYT brings with it (nearly every week) Thomas Friedman's column . Each week an opportunity for me to get frustrated and angry at Friedman. I've often joked that I am going to start critiquing every column, calling attention to his mixed metaphors and verbose prose. While I haven't gotten around to the weekly critique,…

  10. CivicActions Team DrupalCon San Francisco 2010 Sessions – Vote Now

    CivicActions is really excited to be a Silver Sponsor of DrupalCon San Francisco this year, and beyond our sponsorship, we’re hoping to enrich everyone’s experience with a variety of sessions proposed by our team members. Take a few minutes to check out out this awesome lineup of session proposals.