The Realist Idealist

On the Social Sector, Politics, Using Technology, and Making Good Things (actually) Happen

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A Webby’s Interview About .ORG’s

Posted by Jake · May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

…with me.

It does feel a little weird to post something from elsewhere that is essentially about yourself, but that said, I think the work that PIR/.ORG is doing to promote do-gooders on the web is great.  Put simply, I’m thankful to be a small part of it, and raise a bit of awareness of them [...]

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Category: Events · Media · Technology · awareness raising
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Connecting With the Blogosphere …for good.

Posted by Jake · May 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’ve heard a lot of talk around the nonprofit sector in the last 6-9 months about “blogger strategy” and “leveraging the blogosphere.” That is to say, a lot of people are talking about how to get bloggers to write (positively) about them and/or their organizations.
The same has been true at my own organization as I’ve [...]

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Category: Nonprofits · Social Media · Social Networks · Technology
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If Idealist.org Were a Cocktail…

Posted by Jake · May 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

…what would it be? Are we hard liquor or something smoother? Billy Bob at the bar takin’ down a Coors Light or James Bond sipping a martini over a game of cards? More like gin and tonic or rum and coke? Fruity? Shaken? Umbrellas? Stirred? Olives?
Whether you are one to partake or not, this is [...]

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Category: Events · Marketing · Nonprofits · philanthropy
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Blog: The Beast That Must Be Fed

Posted by Jake · May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

It’s been three weeks since I’ve written anything. The last time I did was in Argentina when a co-worker sent me a great link and I more or less didn’t have to to think at all.
The month of April was abysmal as far as posting was concerned. The crazy thing is, I probably [...]

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