Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day.  "  This blog in response to an op-ed that appeared in the New York Times, A Swiftly Melting Planet calling on the mothers to band together on global warming. What color is your blog? 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

She also has the definitive list of Cambodian BlogHers here. He is an active tagger and expert in social networking sites. Also at the conference was Geoffrey Cain from Global Voices who recently left to go back to the states, but is still blogging about Cambodia. I think he might be the first ex-pat Cambodian blogger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. Megan Keane blogs at TechSoup community site. is the managing editor for Global Voices. Holly Ross. is the executive director of NTEN and expert in everything nonprofit tech. Rachel Weidinger. Social Change Activists. Georgia Popplewell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Flickr Photo from Avylavitra Several weeks ago I wrote a post on BlogHer about Foko Madagascar and Joan Razafimharo , an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. A few clicks around Joan's personal site and I found this post from the Daily Green.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Last week I posted about the online fair trade store, Global Girlfriend , here and on BlogHer , and asked readers to post other ideas for do-good gifts. Photo credit: Shelley Big Bag from Be Sweet site. If you have more ideas for do-good gifts, please post them here. holiday shopping knitting

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2008

I attended the " Twenty-Something Meet Up " at the BlogHer Conference. Do Good Well is written by Nathaniel Whittemore who is the founding director of the Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern University. Holy Meatballs is Global Kids project blog - I've pointed to the posts by teens. Why did I go?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Here's a roundup of all the live blog posts from the recent BlogHer conference neatly organized by session. Web Site Usability, Social Media Engagement and ROI. " If you are wondering about whether you should integrate social features in your web site , here's a good article that explains the benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Donna Callejon with kids in village in Guatemala - the houses, latrines, etc are being built partly with Global Giving support. Tell me about you - how did you end up working in global philanthropy? I met Dennis Whittle, Global Giving's co-founder, at a social entrepreneurship conference in Geneva.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Building Strong Online Communities When: Tuesday, March 17th from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Room A Description: Many start blogs and social networking sites, but few build vibrant, self-sustaining communities. Well share how the Sierra Clubs global warming social network Climate Crossroads is using food to engage users in a challenging issue.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Cami Walker, Founder, 29 Day Giving Challenge The 29 Day Giving Challenge is a global giving movement where participants give away one thing each day for 29 days. As you mentioned, there are over 2,500 people who've signed up on your site who have committed to do this, more than once sometimes. We practice gratitude.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2009

After meeting her at the Global Engagement Summer last spring, I knew I wanted to grab her for an interview before she became too famous. So, now people can go on the site and support projects. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Kjerstin Erickson is one of those people "shiny" people who lights up a room. Is that how it works?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

At the heart of Fair Trade is the notion of direct trade, kind of like a farmer's market gone global. PR: Check out our web site. For more information about TransFair USA go to www.transfairusa.org Britt Bravo also blogs at Have Fun * Do Good , NetSquared and BlogHer. BB: How can listeners get involved with TransFair?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. Chris Abraham who I met online in 1992 through MetaNetwork (a site similar to the Well but in DC) and Arts Wire.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

If you're American, you can find a blood drive near you on the American Red Cross site. Check out what's available on Global Exchange's Fair Trade Store , and Original Good , World of Good 's line of Fair Trade products. Cross-posted from BlogHer. Fox is hoping it will help some of the victims of the fires in Victoria.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

I'm remembering something that I heard Robert Scobel say at last year's Global s Summit in London. In addition, I also look at the Technorati ratings, but with a huge a grain of salt (thanks to my smart blogher friend, Amy Gahran. What about web site metrics? I've found traffic largely comes from search and RSS subscriptions."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

That will come after I get back and will morph the c ampaign site in that. At the end of the Global Women's Panel the moderator Georgia Popplewell. In addition, I'd like to thank Britt Bravo who gave her covered AOL laptop bag to schlep home the t-shirts from BlogHer and to Gina Trapani for donating her extra t-shirts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

Photo by James Jordan I'm actually in the clouds, flying to California on Virgin America using the (not free) wifi listening to Mark Pesce's keynote via Mike Seyfang delivered the other day at Connecting Up Australia the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Australia (see web site for details). I keynoted the conference last year.

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