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title: 'Fast Wonder Dawn Foster launches consulting practice'
date: '2008-06-24T08:03:11-07:00'
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# Fast Wonder Dawn Foster launches consulting practice

If you’ve had the opportunity to attend any Portland tech events over the past year or so, it’s highly likely that you’ve come in contact with some of the handiwork of [Dawn Foster](http://fastwonderblog.com "Dawn Foster"). Chair of the [Legion of Tech](http://legionoftech.org "Legion of Tech") and a staunch advocate of the Portland startup tech and unconference scene, Dawn’s influence has been a critical ingredient in [BarCamp Portland](http://barcamp.org/BarCampPortland "BarCamp Portland"), [Ignite Portland](http://igniteportland.com "Ignite Portland"), the [Legion of Tech Happy Hours](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/806647/ "Legion of Tech Happy Hour"), [Portland Lunch 2.0](http://lunch20.com "Portland Lunch 2.0"), any number of [Jive Software](http://jivesoftware.com "Jive Software") events, [Portland is Awesome](http://portlandisawesome.com "Portland is Awesome")… the list goes on and on.

And now that [Dawn has announced that she’s leaving Jive](http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/06/23/transitions-leaving-jive-and-starting-a-consulting-practice/ "Dawn Foster starts consulting practice"), some of that magic touch is for hire:

> Recently, I’ve seen a number of companies struggling with how to get more savvy about social media and interacting with online communities. My focus will be on providing consulting services to help guide companies in developing a comprehensive social media and community engagement strategy. I will help companies engage with their community both online and offline to help generate buzz around their products. I can also help companies find, monitor, and respond to what others are saying about them online.

No doubt, Dawn’s expertise will be highly sought. I’m looking forward to her continued success on the other side of the desk and would like to, again, congratulate her on this exciting new endeavor.

For more, see [Fast Wonder Consulting](http://fastwonderblog.com/consulting/ "Fast Wonder Consulting") or for a (now slightly dated) bio, see [Dawn Foster on Portland on Fire](http://www.portlandonfire.com/dawnfoster/ "Dawn Foster").