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Oxfam Uses Flickr To Advocate for Ethiopian Coffee Famers

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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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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child's Philanthropy 1. They created the Popcorn For Kids Campaign.

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Underwear for Africa and Reclaiming A September 11th Birthday

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last summer, as part of a campaign I did to support the Cambodian bloggers summit, I got many donations of technology t-shirts. Hat tip Brett Meyer at NTEN ) They are asking everyone born in September to give up birthday presents and ask their friends and family for donations to build water weels in Ehtiopia instead.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. site where folks are contributing ideas and tips to help write the book. Who can't relate to Trick or Treat?