Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2007

Oxfam announced yesterday that Starbucks signed an agreement with Ethiopian farmers: "Starbucks and Ethiopia have finalized an agreement that ends their trademark dispute and brings both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers. ethiopia starbucks oxfam starbucks holdthehormones Guess what? They got 15-20,000 views.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 7, 2007

My only criticism of the campaign is that very few of the photos have a Creative Commons license that allows bloggers and other supporters to share the photos and spread the word. For more information about Ethiopia's efforts to trademark its coffee names, check out Green LA Girl's posts about Ethiopia vs. Starbucks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Last summer, as part of a campaign I did to support the Cambodian bloggers summit, I got many donations of technology t-shirts. million and build 333 wells in Ethiopia. Some of the best grassroots fundraising for projects in developing countries take the form of clothing donation campaigns. They hope to raise $1.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Angela Stockman , an educator and blogger in upstate New York, told me about how Sarah Hanson from Alden High School and Stacy VanEtten's seventh grade class are participating in the Working Together 2 Make A Difference project. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child's Philanthropy 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. What seem to work was: Some influential people responding publically that they had donated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. It is good to have some experienced bloggers around who can help you out with simple questions you may have. She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!" t do it for an audience.

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