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It has been an exciting time receiving parcels and as a result rearranging the office (and re-orienting moving from a PC life to a Mac life).
Firstly, Kayako – help desk software ran a competition to increase their Twitter followers and Facebook fans. To enter, all that was required was to follow them on Twitter (& [...]

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Winning a prize recently in an international Twitter competition was worthy of a press release, so here it is…..
Canberra-based software company Admin Bandit has won US$1,000 on Twitter for Bosom Buddies, a local volunteer group that supports women living with breast cancer. 
Director Nerida Gill secured the donation on the popular social networking site by entering a competition [...]

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If blogging and social meda can give poverty a voice then what a great outcome.
ActionAid Australia is searching for an energetic Australian to be their next outreach blogger to give poverty a voice. Using blogs, Twitter, Facebook and more, the outreach blogger will travel to one of ActionAid’s program countries to help locals harness the [...]

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As you may be aware, I love awards. They are such a great way to show appreciation and acknowledge the great contribution made by an individual and an organisation. Westpac and Our Community have launched the Community Treasurers’ Awards to provide an opportunity to acknowledge the work of community treasurers across Australia.
The winning organisation receives [...]

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This week the federal government announced grants of up to $100,000 to not for profit organisations to implement Women’s Leadership and Development Programmes. The projects must contribute to public policy and/or service development, or help national women’s NGOs become more effective. It is anticipated that funding will be allocated to successful applicants by 30 June 2008.
Spread the word. [...]

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What an amazing idea I’ve just seen on the Heart Harmony blog. Google in San Francisco is offering homeless people a phone number and voicemail to provide a permanent point of contact for doctors, schools and potential employers. For the full story check out Ingrid’s blog under “Google Giving Back” on 21 March.
They are delivering this initiative in partnership [...]

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