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Archive for January, 2002

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Here’s an exceptional article outlining the reasons that nonprofits need strategic communications. It’s called “Why Take Media Seriously.”

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January 7th, 2002 at 1:27 pm

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Philanthropy News Digest is running a great interview with Michael Gilbert, one of the foremost leaders in the nonprofit tech world. I agree with a lot of what he has to say. His Nonprofit Online News site is one of my favorite destinations on the Web.

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January 6th, 2002 at 3:05 pm

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I’m reading a couple different books these days. John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces” is hilarious and richly imagined, and “Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East,” by Pico Iyer, is a revealing portrait of contemporary Asia.

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January 6th, 2002 at 2:44 pm

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I came across an excellent article about email formatting strategies. It’s called “The Elements of Email Style.”

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January 5th, 2002 at 6:46 pm

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The Economist’s Christmas edition is brilliant. Don’t miss their fascinating articles about Filipinas living in Hong Kong, “The Bridget Jones Economy”, and the strange story of the Pacific island of Nauru.

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January 5th, 2002 at 6:24 pm

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