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World of Ends
	Doc Searls and David Weinberger have published The World of Ends: What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else. This is a document that I wish funders and other nonprofit leaders woud read as they think about their decisions. The nonprofit technology field is definitely falling into what the authors call "Repetitive Mistake Syndrome". Posted: 5/2/03; 1:01:27 PM #

Little Sister 2003

While most nonprofits and funders ignore the implications of the new security state for their work, some people are banding together to address it directly. Many will be gathering next week at Little Sister 2003, being held in Vancouver, Canada. It will focus on community organizing and the security and legal needs of autonomous movements. It's the first conference of its kind. Posted: 5/2/03; 1:00:34 PM #

Trust by Design
	Peter Morville has written a short and compelling piece on Trust by Design, in which he explores systems of communication and the building of that crucial social capital that is trust. Posted: 5/2/03; 1:00:06 PM #

Technology in U.S. Museums and Libraries 2002
	The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services has published a 2002 report on the Status of Technology and Digitization In the Nation's Museums and Libraries. Posted: 5/2/03; 12:59:58 PM #

Social Software Alliance
	The Social Software Alliance sounds, on the face of it, like a broadening and rebranding of the long standing concept of groupware. But I like their spirit and direction. Posted: 5/2/03; 12:59:48 PM #