Is there an international group of innovative, charitably-minded people that get together and share ideas (physically) in the way that the Freemasons, Rotary and Lions Clubs all do? But without the ceremony, pomp and irrelevance (of some of these associations).
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on May 22, 2013 -
14 answers
I host a group for a meetup style event that has exploded from being 20 people to 40 people and shows no sign of slowing growth. Help my manage things so that we scale well given that it is volunteer and there's no cash involved?
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posted by Phalene
on Mar 22, 2013 -
13 answers
My Chicago nonprofit is putting together a series of social events for our amazingly wonderful volunteers, including some bar nights. Our usual venue for such revelry recently reconfigured its space and is less group-friendly now, so we are on the hunt for great new places. Where should we explore?
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posted by picopebbles
on Jan 18, 2013 -
8 answers
Women's charities, federations, or other groups I can donate to that will actually accomplish things with the money I send?
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posted by DisreputableDog
on Sep 30, 2012 -
12 answers
How do you help guide others to recognize, accept, and work towards a unified vision resulting in orgazational change?
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posted by meta.mark
on May 28, 2012 -
6 answers
Paris filter: A group of 17 design students in their early 20s will spend 3 days in Paris next week. The aim of the trip is to visit places related to books: Bibliotheque National, shakespeare bookstore, beaubourg etc.
We're looking for suggestions.
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posted by buck:fuller
on May 22, 2012 -
22 answers
Can anyone tell me about Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous Groups for people of Asian descent in the USA? I'm not finding anything on google. If anyone can give me information about groups in the Boston area, that would be particularly helpful. Also, if
anyone who has actual helpful experience (as opposed to people who just want to speculate) can give me the straight dope as to why I'm not finding AA groups for people of Asian descent, I'd be grateful.
posted by shushufindi
on Apr 30, 2012 -
11 answers
I'm seeking group therapy/support groups/non-profits for family members with brain cysts.
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posted by melizabeth
on Apr 23, 2012 -
3 answers
I'm looking for a free program/app/webpage, etc that will allow me to create 6 or 7 rounds worth of golf foursomes with as little repetition as possible.
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posted by jenny76
on Feb 22, 2012 -
6 answers
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. My system is set up to use NIS and autofs. I am able to login and get to nfs-mounted filesystems w/o problem. However my login is just reporting one group membership (as per the 'id' command) whereas it should be reporting 15. I've found that if I su to myself ('su - luge') then all the groups appear. I've also found that if I ssh to another system and ssh back to my system then I only get one group, but if I ssh to another system and *telnet* back to my system then all the groups appear. I've also found that the getgroups(0, NULL) syscall behaves accordingly, returning 1 or 15 depending on the above. Is this some kind of process inheritance issue?
posted by luge
on Feb 2, 2012 -
16 answers
How do I stop myself from crawling back to this toxic forum where I keep getting verbally abused?
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posted by timsneezed
on Jan 10, 2012 -
49 answers
I need suggestions and recipes for cooking for 20 people. Challenge: the food has to be microwavable.
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posted by kirkaracha
on Nov 10, 2011 -
16 answers
Does anyone know of any published studies that demonstrate that members of minority groups (ethnic, sexual, etc.) are more likely to engage in scientific research about members of their own groups than non-members are? It seems like common sense but I'd really like to get something in writing.
posted by dlugoczaj
on Oct 31, 2011 -
4 answers
Weird Google Groups and/or Gmail issue. I sent a message to a Google-hosted mailing list I am on, from a Google Apps e-mail address, and received a couple of unlikely e-mails in response…from myself.
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posted by adamrice
on Jul 8, 2011 -
1 answer
Inexpensive Napa or Sonoma Wineries that can accomodate large groups? I'm taking a bus of 50 people to Napa (preferably Napa but we can do Sonoma) on a Saturday. The group in question will include people who don't make a whole lot of $$$. I'm looking for quality wineries (No Gallo or Mondavi!) that could take a group that large for a tasting fee of $5-$15. Bonus points if you know of a good place for lunch for a group that large.
posted by bananafish
on Jul 5, 2011 -
8 answers
How do I more gracefully join a large group of people when I only know a couple of them? How do I make my friends comfortable in the opposite situation?
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posted by rwatson
on Apr 23, 2011 -
14 answers
Good contest sites and Facebook contests that are open internationally (or just to Canadian residents)?
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posted by GlassHeart
on Apr 16, 2011 -
4 answers
Group work at University: How do I maximise my chances of ending up in a group with people who possess at least medium-to-high intelligence / conscientiousness? When who you sit next to determines what group you end up in, what "cues" can I look for when deciding who to sit next to?
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posted by mjao
on Feb 26, 2011 -
31 answers
I want to have an apartment that people congregate at. What makes an apartment a fun hang out spot?
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posted by amycup
on Jan 17, 2011 -
51 answers
How do groups change? Specifically, I have two questions. First, I'm interested in when a group of friends or like minded people who are doing something casually decide to adopt a "mission" and then realize they need to get more serious about logistics, fundraising, accountability, liability, etc.
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posted by CollectiveMind
on Dec 31, 2010 -
4 answers
How do you keep track of other people's to-do's? I have a lot of people who report indirectly into me or who have to supply me with answers to questions. What is your system for keeping track of all of the things that other people have to do? How do you track deadlines or things that are late? Help me create a group to-do list.
posted by jasondigitized
on Nov 22, 2010 -
11 answers
My university department (art postgrad) wants to use Facebook as a community and research hub. What is the best way to go about this?
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posted by 0bvious
on Nov 18, 2010 -
10 answers
How to share time-sensitive information and decision-making with a fast-moving, cellphone-toting, virtually and asynchronously connected team? Team of university student leaders needs a better way of staying connected between meetings with each other and faculty advisors.
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posted by jeanmari
on Nov 15, 2010 -
3 answers
How can I use Mail.app to send email to a group without retyping the addresses each time? Difficulty: I don't want to add all the addresses to my Address Book app.
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posted by procrastination
on Sep 14, 2010 -
8 answers
36 people total, meeting in groups of 6. After 5 minutes, the groups shuffle into completely new groups. How many "rounds" can we go without people meeting with someone they've already met?
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posted by foggy out there now
on Jul 31, 2010 -
27 answers
Please help me think of as many possible subcultures in the greater Boston area.
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posted by sully75
on Apr 13, 2010 -
22 answers
Barbara Sher has a kit that guides you into
running your own Success Teams. Vixen Noir is about to train facilitators for her
erotic performance art course. I was a Trainee at a women's circus here last year, and at one point there was an opportunity to learn how to facilitate a certain style of hooping classes. What other packages and classes are there that train you to be a facilitator/teacher of a certain style?
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posted by divabat
on Mar 1, 2010 -
4 answers
I am that most special of snowflakes: a good writer who is both tremendously shy and tremendously snobby. How can I balance my need for constructive feedback with my fear of being stuck with a bunch of laggards?
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posted by sheena is a sock puppet
on Jan 25, 2010 -
20 answers
Flickr filter: I'm looking for an easy way to keep up with all the photo additions to my 30+ groups on Flickr.
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posted by Mael Oui
on Nov 29, 2009 -
6 answers
Using Entourage to send to multiple e-mail addresses with one Contact.
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posted by jmd82
on Nov 2, 2009 -
1 answer
I feel overwhelmingly anxious over sentimental-ish type situations, like seeing long lost friends, reuniting with family, etc.. to the point I avoid it entirely. How can I just ease off??
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posted by anonymous
on May 1, 2009 -
3 answers
I have a friend on the Local Music Committee of the Toronto Public Library, and they're looking to hire some Toronto-area bands that have a CD and a following, but aren't so popular that the library couldn't afford them or accomodate the huge crowds they'd draw. The group's music would also have to be acceptable for a fairly general audience. However, I'm very out of the loop, current music-wise, so if anyone has any suggestions I'd be happy to pass them along to my friend on the committee.
posted by The Card Cheat
on Mar 30, 2009 -
8 answers
Good books that about a type of person/subculture/etc., which does not necessarily hang out together or think of itself as a group?
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posted by toomuchkatherine
on Dec 2, 2008 -
3 answers
I'm looking for help in finding good examples of interest surveys for social sites that match a user to a group/other users based on interest survey results (very much like StumbleUpon process but its focused on matching sites I might like). I'm looking for best practices, too, to decide on hierarchy structure (what is a considered a top level and second level category).
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posted by dael
on Nov 17, 2008 -
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