The domestic violence program at my workplace, the Los Angeles Urban League, put together these PSAs for the public. They’ll be shown today at the Pan African Film Festival.
How many countries can you name in five minutes?
Craigslist Bootcamp 2007 in Berkeley
My previous boss in Berkeley, Sylvia, introduced me to the nonprofit scene in the Bay Area, taking me to 501 Tech Clubs from NTEN and the Craigslist Foundation. I enjoyed this scene, so I made it a priority to come back to Berkeley for the Craigslist Foundation’s 2007 Nonprofit Bootcamp. It’s a fantastic conference with tips on starting a nonprofit, marketing it, and much more.
At first, I didn’t realize how Bay Area oriented the conference would be, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as nonprofits generally have tight budgets for travel. This made it a bit harder for me to network with other conference attendees, as I wouldn’t really get a chance to see them in the future. However, I did spend a lot of time talking to the salesmen in the sponsored areas. Obviously, they were trying to sell me their services, but I still enjoyed talking to them and the services they provided. In particular, I liked NPO Orbit about Salesforce customization, TriNet about HR outsourcing, and Mobilecause about getting the nonprofit mobile services. These are all services that would seemingly work with any nonprofit, and though I haven’t worked with them yet, they all look promising.
So all in all a good conference. Sadly no pictures. I’ve heard there was a possibility of a Los Angeles area bootcamp; I’m up for joy with that thought.
Photos from Wordcamp
The Wordcamp conference has come and gone (I know it was a couple of weeks ago and I just now blogged about it) and all I can say is I had a blast. It was nice to be able to meet the faces behind some of the blogs I follow like who this Matt guy who created WordPress or that Lorelle who gives so many tips are anyway. Thanks to my employers, Los Angeles Urban League, for paying the accommodation and travel fees.
More Expressive
Trying out another theme, called Expressive.
Testing LJ mobile
I’m currently trying out livejournal with my Palm TX. It’s really kind of a plain experience. They don’t even have tags or moods.
Outage
The winds have been blowing pretty hard in LA. That means downed power all over the neighborhood (no pictures yet), and now I’ve got no power at home. It’s lasted over night, which is the longest blackout in a long time.
My pic of Bill Romanowski…
…is now the picture on the Wikipedia article of Bill Romanowski. I didn’t put the picture there (though I could have), but someone else found it on Flickr (posted below) and gave me the proper credit. That’s what having a liberal Creative Commons license allows for.
How They Do It Better
US News “offers 30 lessons [the United States] can learn from other countries.” For example, “American travelers to Europe find themselves particularly charmed by the vitality of the Continent’s plazas and squares. Open areas carved from dense neighborhoods, they are markets by day and restaurants by night.”
So funny and so sad at the same time
I used to save funny quotes in a file and append them to any old post. But this seemed to funny not to post on its on.
On Digg in response to the article According to Novell ads, Linux is a cute girl who needs a haircut:
Dude, this is a nerd site. There is more unfulfilled sexual desire here than in the Vatican.