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According to the recently released McKinsey Quarterly, advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Emerging Internet technologies, increased computing power, and fast, pervasive digital communications are spawning new ways to manage talent and assets as well as new thinking about organizational structures.

There's a new social media site around . . . dot429 ushers in the next generation of business networking.

Specifically targeted to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender professionals, dot429 provides a unique on and offline platform for the LGBT business community and its supporters to connect and expand their business network, further their careers and stay current with the business world.

On July 8 at 11 AM PST, ZeroDivide is a hosting a webinar with a panel of fundraising experts and practitioners to discuss:  Types of funding available to nonprofit social enterprises; what foundations support social enterprise and what they look for; and innovative approaches to fundraising.

For a list of Social Enterprise Funders & Resources List

OAKLAND — Youth Radio received an award over the weekend for investigative journalism at the annual Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. conference in Las Vegas. The award was for a series aired on NPR's "All Things Considered" titled, "In the Kennel: Uncovering a Navy Unit's Culture of Abuse."

Laura Efurd is in Washington D.C. today to address the FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age. Several people are scheduled to make recommendations to the FCC regarding policies and practices that will further enhance the ability of minorities and women to participate in telecommunications and related industries.

Watch the live broadcast at 11:00am PDT, 2:00pm EDT

Click here to view Ms. Efurd's presentation 

In a recent PEW report by Aaron Smith on Neighborhood Communications, the article reveals how Americans use a range of approaches to keep informed about what is happening in their communities and how online activities have been added to the mix.

Congratulations to our 2010 ZeroDivide and Netroots Contest Winners! These twelve individuals will attend the Netroots Nation Conference in Las Vegas, July 22-25.

The recent passage of health reform legislation has brought with it the promise of unprecedented change in the delivery of care in our country. According to a recent PEW report, once online people can tap into an ever-widening pool of information including blogs, podcasts, doctor-rating sites and social network sites. The internet does not replace health professionals, but provides a way for people to gather and share information in a rapid-learning system that can best be described as "participatory medicine."

In an effort to gain a quick snapshot of the needs of our constituents and the services available to them, we created a brief survey on technology usage in community-based nonprofit organizations.

To view the results of the survey, please visit Survey Monkey

Time Warner Cable and HOPE (Hispanas Organized for Political Equality) partner and invite you to take part in a free Webcast – Latina Action Day, “Super Charge the Advocate in You” that will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 11:30 AM (PST) - 12:30 PM (PST).

Register FREE today: http://intercallus.stream57.com/hope