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

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It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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More thoughts about Web 2.0 Adoption by Nonprofits

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where we talked a lot about the job of educating people about the possibilities of new technologies like Web 2.0 My thoughts are still half-way around the world in Cambodia and, in the US, we don't have the added challenge of a slow Internet connection. In Cambodia, NGO staffers were eager to learn about Web 2.0 to Web 2.0

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

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There are 15 projects in the competition, all with a mission of ending traffiking and slavery, including an entrant from Cambodia. Kiva launches a new feature that maps the flow of loans from lenders to borrowers. Ending Global Slavery is part of an Ashoka initiative Changemakers.net. Hurry voting ends August 5th. And if you???re

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

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I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons. book go directly to SEPTAR, the fledgling Special Education PTA of Redwood City. All proceeds from the sale of the Can I Sit With You? Can I Sit With You? The GRO Foundation: Global Relief Outreach.

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