Penguin Girl

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Archive for February, 2006 - שבט תשס"ו

links for 2006-02-23

By penny • February 23, 2006 - כ"ו שבט תשס"ו • Category: misc

paper pet penguins
ペンギン:イワトビペンギン:動物:紙工作:ペーパークラフト:キッズ@nifty
neat!
(tags: paper penguins craft)

KosherJava
Where I got the hebrew date plugin. :)
(tags: hebrew wordpress blog)



links for 2006-02-22

By penny • February 22, 2006 - כ"ה שבט תשס"ו • Category: misc

BoardSource | HOME
(tags: nonprofit manage)

nonprofits.org
Redirects to Idealist.org …
(tags: nonprofit reference)

Ashoka Home Page
(tags: nonprofit social.entrepreneurship)

.::AVINA::.
Leadership for sustainability in Latin America ..
(tags: nonprofit)

Robin Hood
Fighting poverty in NYC
(tags: nonprofit nyc)

Social Edge: Connecting and Empowering Social Entrepreneurs — powered by the Skoll Foundation
By Social Entrepreneurs. For Social Entrepreneurs.
(tags: nonprofit social.entrepreneurship)



wannabe English major

By penny • February 21, 2006 - כ"ד שבט תשס"ו • Category: misc

Hah! (well, the quiz didn’t ask about my grammar skillz) ;) I think the tie-breaker was that I selected “I read extensively” over the other options.

compliments of David Seah



(recent read) How to Change the World

By penny • February 21, 2006 - כ"ד שבט תשס"ו • Category: books

How to Change the World : Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein
A very wonderful and inspiring read on social entrepreneurship. There is a wonderful list of resources in the back — of books, organisations, and websites. Expect a pile to come through tonight through my del.icio.us feed. I believe that [...]



baby penguin!

By penny • February 18, 2006 - כ"א שבט תשס"ו • Category: misc

new hope for penguin parents of baby Toga who was stolen this past winter from the zoo on Isle of Wight and never found. May no parent (of any species) ever go through what they did.



(recent read) Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash

By penny • February 18, 2006 - כ"א שבט תשס"ו • Category: books

Money, A Memoir : Women, Emotions, and Cash by Liz Perle
Even with (Especially with?) my name, I have a very hard time talk about money. I have a very hard time asking to be paid (properly) for my services. I am known to give an incredible range of discounts for my work. I have no [...]