Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

David shares why he decided to respond to the blogger outreach - a counterpoint to my advice about what not to do: I went along because an email from Svetlana was a model of how an organization can reach out to bloggers. If your gift is global you may need some personable intermediaries. But once you???ve

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Global Voices is the leading participatory media room for voices from developing countries around the globe. I've the honor of being involved with the Global Voices on and off for a couple of years. So, that's why I'm hoping you'll join me and support Global Voices. I'm a donor and let me tell you why. at Harvard University.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. She has worked with Candid, Cornell University, the United Nations, and Vital Voices Global Partnerships, among others.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 4, 2011

From October 4-11, Tara is asking bloggers to raise awareness about The Girl Effect by writing about it on their blogs. When a girl receives an education, she stays healthy, HIV negative, marries when she chooses, and raises a healthy family. You may have seen The Girl Effect videos. If you haven't, check them out at GirlEffect.org.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

Guest blogger Grant Howe, VP of research and development for Sage North America's nonprofit solutions, kicks off a series of posts about providing great IT leadership. From the TechSoup Global Network. From TechSoup Global. Here's what we've been talking about so far this year. From the TechSoup Community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. Our project on Global Giving focuses on literacy which is key to education and jobs for poor children. It's a route out of poverty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

The Cambodian Blog community has many facets, including an active group of "ex-pat" bloggers. Details Are Sketchy is an anonymous blogger who writes about life in Cambodia. I think he might be the first ex-pat Cambodian blogger. Preetam Rai is not technically an ex-pat Cambodian blogger.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

Changents is hosting a contest with P&G Give Health calling for bloggers to share why they are clean water Change Agents. What’s in it for bloggers? possibility to win $15,000 for your favorite charity that’s working in the front lines of the global water crisis. Learn more about Clean Water Blogivation!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign as part of the Sharing Foundation's America Giving Challenge. Roger recently shared some thoughts about why he is participating in the bloggers campaign. I've been using this phrase that is on our Global Giving Campaign Page Route Out of Poverty for Cambodian Children. Everyday Giving Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

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. He spoke about networked mindsets and how to work across sectors.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2008

Hey all you do-good bloggers! Ben Rattray of Change.org wanted me to let you know that they are hiring bloggers. I've pasted the blurb below: Hiring Bloggers for Change.org! Positions are part-time, paid and start in June. To apply, go to [link]. Positions are part-time and paid. blogging job activism

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Last Tuesday night our friends at PATH hosted the second "Seattle Web for Global Health" Roundtable. On organizational blogging: "it's hard to find people who are both good bloggers *and* organizationally aligned."

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Blog Day August 31st A day for bloggers to recommend 5 new blogs to their readers,"preferably blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude." Bloggers Unite November 10 Similar to Blog Action Day, Bloggers Unite is a day for bloggers to write about one subject. For more info. For more info.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2007

To track Burmese bloggers, at home or abroad, keep your eye on Global Voices. Among other things, he points out the YouTube channel of video's from the Burmese struggle. The Mizzima News is a site specializing in information, photographs, and multimedia coming out of Burma.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2011

The sixth guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Desiree Adaway. Desiree Adaway, Global Service and Leadership: How I Have Fun, Do Good How do I have fun and do “good”? Every year I commit to leading a global volunteer trip. Desiree is a consultant, strategist, coach, storyteller and explorer. Egypt I volunteer!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

Julia Smith, who blogs at the idealist and was in the room asked "Where are the twenty something/millennial bloggers writing about social change, activism, and nonprofits?" There are lots of twenty-something bloggers and gen-y bloggers. He is a terrific blogger, knows his beat, and very generous too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

And, as blogger Vu Le says, donating to organizations on the ground can be a form of self-care. I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. For example, Global Giving.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 25, 2007

It's just a sampler of do good bloggers (please don't be sad if I didn't include you, it's a sampler ), links to blog search engines, links to blog feed readers, and links to blog software platforms. Getcha Grub On Give and Take *A Roundup of nonprofit blogs by the Chronicle of Philanthropy (check out the blogroll in the right column).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2010

Very useful to social media practitioners and bloggers. In addition to the list of global top sites, you can also view top sites by country. Inspirational quotes are also ReTweeted often. They get lots of Thumbs Up on Facebook too. Google Internet Stats : A collection of economic and media trends and stats.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 19, 2007

The World Social Forum was created by anti-globalization activists in 2001 as a balance to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Hopefully there will be good coverage by bloggers. Some of the bloggers I've found who will be covering the event are: Pambazuka News at the World Social Forum.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 22, 2006

For people who aren't near a city where there is an event, two bloggers, Jill and Marilyn , have started Bloggers for Darfur: A Global Online Community Calling for Action to Stop the Genocide in Darfur. Post a photo of a candle on your blog or web site with a link to Bloggers for Darfur, and to their Flickr Group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2006

Omer Alive , who covers the local blogosphere in Pakistan for Global s, recently launched an online campaign called " Don't Block the Blog " condemning censorship of bloggers in their country. They've launched an online campaign to support free speech of Pakistani bloggers and internet free speech in general.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

I'm just back from the Global s Summit in London. One of the most exciting things for me was to finally meet Tharum (a Cambodian blogger) and pictured above face-to-face. Also, the people in the room were coming from all corners of the world, many of them bloggers, and all passionate about their topics. tag: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

" Hunger is not only local issue, but also a global one. The program addresses two global epidemics ??? s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. The goal is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. obesity and chronic hunger and malnutrition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2005

The Global s Summit takes place on December 10th and is an opportunity for contributors and community members to take stock of what we???ve ve done, promote our successes, and brainstorm about what a global citizens??? As a bridge blogger for the project, covering Cambodia, I'm delighted to have the opportunity to participate.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 16, 2016

Whether you’re a media-conscious blogger, marketing maven for a non-profit cause or a new or established e-tailer, having your content feed into multiple social media platforms is a vital element to increasing your visibility and grabbing the attention you want and need. Make a Connection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2005

Ethan Zuckerman has been analyzing Global s stats since the site's redesign last month. The tool used to count total links is Blogpulse (He also shares his worksheet ) In the analysis, he mentions that the average blogger links to Global s 1.86

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2007

" She has is supporting a campaign to Free Monem , a blogger arrested by Egyptians security forces on April 15th. In an email, Mary suggests taking these actions: As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day an Egyptian blogger, Abdel Monem Mahmoud , sits in jail, his only crime his desire for a more open Egyptian society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2007

Benefits of Global Blogging: Dinner Companions No Matter Where You Go! I was greeted at the airport by members of the clogger team, Virak and "Trajoke" and presented with a Cambodian Bloggers Summit t-shirt! My blogger friends were very excited and recognized the names of the companies and they were like rock star fans!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

Meet Chuna: Empowering women in rural Nepal – a READ Global video. Guest Blogger Bio: Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. More than a story about what she has endured, it’s a story about how she wants to help others. ?.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

With a dedicated six hour time frame an effecting blogger should be able to compose two posts weekly and add compelling imagery and video. To that end, Mobile for Good has provided an “estimate of how much time mobile and social media require” for successes to be measured in money earned, volunteers recruited and so on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

Justin Kownack of Something To Be Desired brings the Cambodian Bloggers Summit Campaign to goal! A special thanks! Here's how and why from Justin: When Michael Bailey decided to try a group donation experiment. Here's how and why from Justin: When Michael Bailey decided to try a group donation experiment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. This has been our metrics mantra at The Global Fund for Children, but now Andy Goodman of The Goodman Center has validated it.

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AFP Blog

MAY 20, 2011

Crowdsourcing put to good use in Africa | Madeleine Bunting | Global development | guardian.co.uk : "Back in 2008, a group of bloggers based in Kenya came up with an idea in response to the wave of ethnic violence sweeping the country in the wake of elections: Ushahidi – meaning testimony in Swahili – aimed to use crowdsourcing to track a fast-moving (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2006

Blogher Lisa Stone interviews Ethan Zukerman and Rebecca MacKinnon, Global s Founders. A stage for global activism? How does this "conversation community" take its next steps, when so many bloggers live in countries that lack a free press? The call is tommorrow, but you can always listen to the audio file. Feedback?

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APRIL 4, 2010

Great to see two social enterprise bloggers, Kylie Eastley of Tasmania and Tristan Pollock from Minnesota, won Halle Tecco's contest on Huffington Post to go to the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit later this month in San Francisco. Next year it will be in South Africa.

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