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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

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These are two photos of me and Tharum Bun , a Cambodia blogger I met via our blogs back in 2003. In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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Day 12: Let’s Help Send Some Cambodian Kids To College – #12days of giving

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I’m fundraising for the Sharing Foundation , that supports children and young people in Cambodia. Because my children were adopted from Cambodia and it is a way to give back. I was lucky enough to meet Leng Sopharath when I traveled to Cambodia in 2007. HELP ME SEND SOME CAMBODIAN KIDS TO COLLEGE! DONATE HERE !

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Raise Your Hand for Girls on October 11, 2012

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Although we had been trading letters for two years , I met Sopharath face-to-face in 2007 and recorded this interview. The photo above is Keo Savon with me this summer in Cambodia. College tuition in Cambodia compared to the US is not that much, for many young Cambodian women it is beyond their grasp.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

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I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

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Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. Razoo has promoted local giving days, including Twive and Receive and recently announced reaching a milestone of raising $100 million.

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Most Recent Letter from Leng Sopharath

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Leng Sopharath, February, 2007. Leng Sopharath is one of 19 college students being sponsored for college through a program of the Sharing Foundation , an ngo that works directly with local officials, orphanages, and NGOs in Cambodia to identify and carry out projects which improve the lives of children.

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#OceanLoveEarl: RIP Earl Kanter, MD – 12/23/21 – 6/23/13

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In an article about his surfing in the local newspaper , he said, “I like the thrill of riding a large waves – it’s like climbing Mount Everest.” One of my most memorable Skype calls was when I had forgot to turn switch off SKYPE during a presentation to health care nonprofits about social media in 2007.

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