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I recently spoke at the Social Media for Nonprofits Conference (#SM4NP) in San Francisco on the topic of tech infrastructure as an overlooked element of social media success. During the session with Executive Directors, we asked for their burning questions but were unable to answer them all...

Building on the success of five sold-out conferences in San Francisco, New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Chicago, Social Media for Nonprofits is heading to Microsoft's Conference Center in Redmond, Washington on Friday, October 14th.

Don't bemoan a failure when you should be celebrating a success.

This Thursday, our very own Director of Technology, Amro “The Madman” Radwan, will square off against Silicon Valley’s toughest geeks at TechBeatUp, a charity event benefiting ZeroDivide.   You can support ZD & Amro by attending the SF event, voting for Amro, and sharing this link with your friends.

This month marks the 5th anniversary of YouTube.  YouTube content
created by ZeroDivide grantee partners have achieved more than two
million upload views, demonstrating that technology and opportunity can give
voice to underserved communities.

Here's a sample from Youth Outlook's YO!TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqw_ISI-Irw

If you are looking for the bright spots, as Chip Heath, author of Switch suggests, a good place to start might be the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit in San Francisco.

Net Grant = The real grant amount after deducting the true overhead cost of applying for and servicing a grant.

In an NPR"All Things Considered"  interview yesterday, Arturo Vargas, NALEO Executive Director and ZeroDivide Board Chair, explains why undocumented Latinos living in the U.S. should participate in the 2010 Census.

NY Times article on ZD grantee Radio Bilingue, an organization that is integrating traditional (radio) media with online (webcast) content.