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Created: Feb 11, 2008
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View Context | Flag comment for removal MarkGrimes about 1 year ago
John Wood (Room to Read)
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One of the challenges (and also saw this after 3.5 years at omidyar.net) is the desire to "organize" chaos. Different people want different things, and all people have very different expectations and commitment levels. An online network often times is like the 7 blind people feeling different parts of the elephant. Each is right, and each has a different POV.
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Peter Eigen (Transparency International)
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Paul Hawken (WiserEarth) oops
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Tony Deifell (kaBOOM!)
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Christina Jordan (Life in Africa)
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by Clay Shirky, AKA The Power of Organizing without Organizations
100 pages into it in a day, I highly recommend it for anyone working in online networks, community, or collaboration. |
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John Berger & Sarah Symons (The Emancipation Network & Made by Survivors)
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The first two that always seem to roll off the tongue...
BIll Drayton (Ashoka) Muhammad Yunus (Grameen Bank & other Grameen companies) I'll toss out Matthew & Jessica Flannery (Kiva) Others? |
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1. What is your real [or current] passion?
Startups. The challenge of creating real sustainable business models with little to no funding. Finding solutions to problems. Finding new solutions to old problems. Doing new things. Living in a thriving and exciting environment of constant and never ending changes while exploring small-scale and possibly scalable creative solutions. 2. What are your most significant areas of experience? Startups. Marketing. Online advertising. Social networks. Nonprofits. 3. What are your areas of formal or on the job training? See #2. <M> N: Mark Grimes P: 503-502-0185 W: http://www.ned.com/ C: <Ned> - a better world, every day M: 4888 NW Bethany Blvd, K5-222 Portland, OR 97229 O: 107 SE Washington St, Suite 520 Portland, OR 97214 2007 Ned Accomplishments & Milestones ===================================== 78,850 youtube neddotcom channel video views 59 microloans: http://www.kiva.org/lender/neddotcom 64 better world videos: http://www.youtube.com/neddotcom 345 members: http://www.ned.com/ |
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Same with Organizations and adding the ability to sory by comments.
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In additional to sorting Groups by Name and by Recency, it would be neat to be able to sort by Discussion too, so users could find out where some of the more interesting discussions were happening within groups.
N: Mark Grimes W: http://www.ned.com/ C: 2007 Ned Accomplishments & Milestones ===================================== 59 microloans: http://www.kiva.org/lender/neddotcom 64 better world videos: http://www.youtube.com/neddotcom 345 members: http://www.ned.com/ |
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I"m not sure that ending poverty looks like, though I have a better idea what increasing economic opportunity looks like. If the 3 billion people making $2 USD a day and 1 billion making $1 USD a day alll start earning 5x that amount, has that ended poverty? There are a few bite sized answers to start with now. Partner with people in a developing country to start a business. Offer a microloan thru Kiva, Microplace, or My-C4. Give business advice to an existing small biz in a developing country. Help a small org in a developing country find a market for their stuff in US/EU.
<M> N: Mark Grimes P: 503-502-0185 W: http://www.ned.com/ C: <Ned> - a better world, every day 2007 Ned Accomplishments & Milestones ===================================== 59 microloans: http://www.kiva.org/lender/neddotcom 64 better world videos: http://www.youtube.com/neddotcom 345 members: http://www.ned.com/ |
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Thank you for the kind words bowo, sorry it has taken some time for me to find out you had left a comment here. Here are a list of some things done in 2007 and others I am hoping to get done in 2008.
2007 Ned Accomplishments & Milestones ===================================== 59 microloans: http://www.kiva.org/lender/neddotcom 64 better world videos: http://www.youtube.com/neddotcom 345 members: http://www.ned.com/ 2008 Ned Goals & Deliverables ============================= 1,000,000 web site page views monthly 1,000 registered ned.com members 500 Better World Island monthly project revenue 150 microloans 25 good quality inbound web site links 10 ongoing monthly ned.com sponsors 7 new videos at neddotcom YouTube channel 6 <Ned> projects anywhere in the world 3 microfinance workshop sessions in Portland 2 events where five or more Ned members meet FTF 2 <Ned> thriving real world locations 2 or more totally unexpected spectacular things |
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I first met Habib online thru omidyar.net and we got the chance to meet face to face for a coffee and chat at the original Starbucks in downtown Seattle August 10th of this year. We had a great time brainstorming together and I last chatted with him when he called 9/8 to introduce me to Sala Sweet. We were bouncing around many interesting ideas at ned.com and I will miss his energy, his spirit, his thoughtfulness and his kindness.
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I see, I didn't understand it was just a mockup. Gotcha. I did offer Melinda Kramer the idea of starting a WiserEarth thread here: http://www.ned.com/home/ and then once the functionality is baked in here, it could be announced in that thread. Anyway, just and idea and keep up the great work.
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How do you join this group? (sorry, long day)
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The book Peter suggested "Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises" is the best thing I've read one the subject so far.
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Linda, glad you came over for a visit. Barbara, wow...way too kind words, but thank you, thank you. Glad you're enjoying poking around.
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The new "Sign up!" button on the front page is a good idea. It is likely more visitors would convert and sign up if the button said...
Sign up Now! It's free Just a thought... |
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