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The Art Of Conference Networking: From Hashtags To Handshakes

The Suitcase Entrepreneur | Posted 11.16.2011 | Women

September 1st is the unofficial end of summer. School has started, vacations are ending and there is a feeling that it is time to get back to busines...

Business and Poverty Alleviation, Meeting of the Minds

Saul Garlick | Posted 08.08.2011 | Business

Saul Garlick

I just got off the phone with Topher Wilkins, COO of Opportunity Collaboration. I always enjoy catching up with him and Jonathan Lewis, the event's fo...

Zappos CEO: In Your Next Speech, Just Wing It

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Tony Hsieh

For my next speech, I tried a completely different approach. I decided not to memorize or rehearse anything. I would just wing it and see what happened.

Why Writers Conferences Are Rethinking Pitch Sessions

Karen Dionne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Karen Dionne

More writers conferences are changing to the no-pitch format. Authors who invest the time and money to attend a writers conference deserve better than a few stressful minutes with a bored, exhausted agent.

Arianna Huffington Speaks at Big Task Weekend

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Mark Goulston, M.D.

In the end it's not about whether they win or lose or even how they play the game, it's about whether together the people with the power to change the world will use it to do so.

Networking Tips: How to Get More From Attending Conferences

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Mark Goulston, M.D.

Get more from attending conferences with helpful tips from networking experts.

Conference Casualties and Collateral Damage

Jonathan Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Jonathan Lewis

Every anti-poverty leader grouses about conference fatigue. In theory, meetings are necessary to collect new ideas, establish collegial working relationships and sweet talk funders. In reality, most conferences are talkfests or trade fairs.

Fellowship for the Ultimate Un-Conference

Saul Garlick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Saul Garlick

The Cordes Foundation is teaming up with Opportunity Collaboration to provide 50 fellowships to students around the world to attend the five day conference with leaders in the social enterprise arena.

See & Be Scene: Conference, Club & Brand Yourself to the Top

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

In today's Wilshire & Washington, we talk Digital Capital Week, and the way things can go awry at conferences through backchannels.

'Relationship' Is a Very Big Word

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Bella DePaulo

There's something troubling about the use of the word "relationship" that excludes all relationships but romantic ones. All other adult relationships aren't just excluded in the wording; they're absent from the studies.

Better than TED

Bill Barol | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Bill Barol

So I'm thinking my invitation to speak at TED this year got lost in the mail or something, but you know. Whatever. It's like the third year in a row a...

New Frontiers: Redefining Service for the 21st Century

Halle Tecco | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Halle Tecco

How do we want to shape how service is defined throughout the world? As leaders, what is our voice, what is our input, and what is our vision for what could be?

Take Action for Animals This Summer

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Michael Markarian

It's a life-changing event, and two months from now you can be part of it. Here's what animal advocates had to say after previously attending the Taki...

Who Wants To Be A Teenage Millionaire?

Chloe Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Chloe Spencer

There's no reason why you can't be making as much money as your dad, you are only 17 years old, and already playing with the big boys.

Be the Change You Seek for Animals

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Michael Markarian

If you want to get involved with animal protection issues, there's no substitute for joining your fellow animal advocates in person to celebrate the victories and work together to confront the challenges ahead.

Encourage Your Kids to Ditch a Few Days of School and Become the Next Bill Gates

Chloe Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Chloe Spencer

Turn your kid into an entrepreneur. Teach him or her about the value of passive income and of building assets--much more valuable than what the average school is teaching.