Author: Sus Schmitt

Sus Schmitt has been on the staff of Cru since 1975 serving in the area of technology. She writes several blogs and is currently assisting Cru staff to use technology for ministry.
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Lots of Blog Fodder from the Social Media for NonProfits Conference

Sus Schmitt

I just returned last night from spending a great three days in Austin with our staff.

Conference

On Tuesday, Paul of Bridges, Donna of Here’s Life Inner City, and I attended the Social Media for NonProfits Conference. Continue reading “Lots of Blog Fodder from the Social Media for NonProfits Conference”

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Free MakeUseOf iPad Guides

Sus Schmitt

Free iPad Guides

A friend just introduced me to MakeUseOf.com which offers 50 free guides. You can buy the guides on Amazon.com for 99 cents and support their work, or you can receive the guides free by liking them on Facebook or Twitter or by subscribing.

Here’s some of their iPad Guides Continue reading “Free MakeUseOf iPad Guides”

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Visit the Bright Memorial Garden and Honor The Legacy of Our Staff

Sus Schmitt

Bill Bright tombstone Dr. Bill Bright was re-interred in a special garden on the grounds of Lake Hart (Campus Crusade for Christ’s international headquarters). Continue reading “Visit the Bright Memorial Garden and Honor The Legacy of Our Staff”

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Bringing Social Change to Pinterest

Sus Schmitt

Ami Musa’s Pinterest boards are quite different from the glitz and glam shared by many Pinterest members. Ami is a fictional 13-year-old and her message is clear: we take for granted clean water and an education. Many millions like Ami cannot.

For a Personal Account

Here’s some ideas of how you could use Pinterest to God’s glory Continue reading “Bringing Social Change to Pinterest”

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Facebook’s First Ad

Sus Schmitt

“The Things That Connect Us” is Facebook’s first ad campaign, which was released , coincidentally, on the same day that we held a social media panel discussion at our international headquarters in Orlando.  The ad campaign began on the day Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg made this announcement:

This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. Continue reading “Facebook’s First Ad”

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Thoughts on Mentoring Women in Technology, Part Two

Sus Schmitt


In my last post in this series, I summarized two excellent articles about mentoring women in technology and asked for your ideas.  Today, I have some mentoring tips. (Again, this post is applicable to men and to mentoring in other areas as well.) Continue reading “Thoughts on Mentoring Women in Technology, Part Two”