Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Save the Children. Just adding to the meme of alternative gift giving ideas that Steve Garfield started last week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Just got this from David Bacon, founder of Carpets for Communities Hi Everyone, Help us free children in Cambodia from exploitation by taking 2 minutes to vote. The $5,000 prize money (and more importantly world-wide exposure) will all go towards freeing children from exploitation and getting them back to school in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2020

Children (and pets) are welcome. Children and pets can be welcome in your meeting if needed. Embrace new workplace norms for meetings. We need to embrace the new workplace norms. It’s hard juggling parenting with work and you need to acknowledge it. We all need to be more understanding of the new norm. Encourage being on camera.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2007

For most children in Cambodia this is a story that is all too common. Most children are illiterate and work on the family farm. As the country industrializes and leaves behind the agrarian lifestyle, these children grow up to be migrant workers with nowhere to go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2007

She is a divorced mother of 6 children. Recently, someone who attended one of my workshops and who is a member of care2.com com pointed me to Lauren's difficult situation and asked if I could help. So, this is a random act of kindness on my behalf. She's been through some difficult times and was on the brink of homelessness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

The fundraiser is where group of volunteers grew mustaches and asked their friends to support the charity, the Texas Children's Hospital Center. Three weeks ago he asked me to sponsor him in " Mustaches for Kids -Houston." " I did. He just emailed me to let me know that the groups raised was able to raise $7805.25

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. There are many more local nonprofits, focusing on animals, elderly, children, and more. My heart goes out to the victims and I want to help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Save the Children: I am a regular donor to Save the Children because I want to support disaster relief targeted for children and Save the Children does a great job every place in the world, including Puerto Rico. They have a fund set up for Puerto Rico. Local Charities. Hispanic Federation .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Bethany Deines and Besty Woods from the The Children's Medical Center of Dayton, Ohio were the lucky winners. I republished the post on my blog and offered a free copy to a nonprofit who left the best comment about how their organization is applying these principles. 1.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

He treats little children born with congenital heart defects. Ten years later, Dr.Mani's team has raised over $100,000 and funded heart surgery in 23 children, with many more to follow. He also retwittered to his network. Thank you Dr. Mani and thank you Roger for introducing us to his amazing work: Dr.Mani is a heart surgeon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

Via Twitter, Daniela Papi , who co-founded a NGO called Pepy that supports children in Siem Reap area, introduced me to Yut who was “the best guide in Siem Reap.” Yut told me that it is better to give the NGOs that support the children versus giving money to children which encourages them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2014

The group was amazed that Save the Children responded to Erin’s comment. The group had just asked what happens when the CEO can’t respond immediately. Applying these techniques to social platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn for thought leadership, influence, and professional learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2018

Despite her lack of comfort using online tools, she was interested in anything that her children were involved with, even if it wasn’t her cup of tea. She took selfies with me and I taught her how she could use my phone to look at her children and grandchildren’s Facebook profiles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

…more likely to be literate, healthy and survive into adulthood, as are her children. …more likely to reinvest her income back into her family, community and country. …more likely to understand her rights and be a force for change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

” This is the advice that Carolyn Miles of Save the Children offered. Here’s an example of Save The Children and its CEO, Carolyn Miles. Get Their Attention: “Camp outside their door.” As you can see, the CEO’s reach is larger, although she has fewer followers than the branded account.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Nate Ritter gives a brilliant example of how Twitter could help save the lives of missing children. Twitter's CEO has learned that short is sweet, flexibility is essential, and applications shoudl work so that people don't have to be at their computer all day long. The Chronicle sets up a twitter account to broadcast links to blog posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2012

We promised the monk that we would hold Cambodia in our hearts and travel back with our children to their birth country when they were old enough to appreciate it. This post focuses on the work of several NGOs, most importantly, the Sharing Foundation , that cares for children in Cambodia. That time was earlier this month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2020

During the pandemic, in many communities, parents with young children have taken out their colored chalk to write messages of hope and draw rainbows. For example, Leonard DiCaprio helped launch America’s Food Fund, a charity created to help low-income families, the elderly, those facing job losses, and children who rely on school meals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

I’m fundraising for the Sharing Foundation , that supports children and young people in Cambodia. Because my children were adopted from Cambodia and it is a way to give back. Today is the last day and it is finally my turn! I’m fundraising for the Sharing Foundation, that supports children and young people in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. Since then, we have published and shipped over 8.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2015

A few months ago, PewDiePie and the Bro Army raised more than $630,000 for Save the Children through a crowdfundraiser on Indiegogo , a gaming bundle on The Humble Bundle, live-streams on Twitch and an anonymous matching donation of $150,000. How did Save the Children manage to get the most popular YouTuber to do a crowd funding campaign?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

The Kony story resonates because it’s the story of an identifible individual doing bodily harm to children. Mary Joyce points out that the film comes off as racist: Invisible Children has no Africans on its board of directors and collects money for itself rather than for Ugandan organizations. ( source ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I used my $100 check to purchase holiday gifts for Next Door Solutions, an agency here in Silicon Valley that safety for battered women and their children through emergency shelter; multiple points of entry for victims; individuals, system and institutional advocacy; crisis intervention; education for victims and the community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Feeding America Boys and Girls Clubs Smile Train CARE, Mothers Matter World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project Mobile Creches Prajwala HEAL Africa African Institute for Mathematical Sciences The Mango Tree National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Harlem Children's Zone Save the Children, Latin America focus Reporters Without Borders Witness (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2013

For example, my children’s school work is all online and to check homework and assignments, we have to boot up and log on, we do banking online, we shop online, and many other day-to-day activities. My work is online and increasingly I rely on the Internet for many parts of my home, personal, and family life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2012

While the exhibit was emotionally wrenching, not to mention disturbing, the most poignant was the children’s memorial that tells the story of innocent child victims of the genocide. Favorite: On A Mission To Help Children in Rwanda. Her vision for the future of her country is young people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2012

The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. This prompted some amazing questions for children that age anywhere: How many jets did you take to get to India? It was designed for learning – almost like an exhibits at any children’s museum in the US.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

SOS Children’s Villages International uses cloud technology to help fundraise for children in need. Photo courtesy of SOS Children’s Villages International. Note From Beth: I am thrilled to host this guest post from Microsoft Philanthropies General Manager that showcases examples of digital transformation and fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. Our connection to Kenya remains strong; we are also the guardians for one of the children from that orphanage, @sammyikua , who now studies in Maine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2016

If you know my work, you know I have a strong connection to Cambodia because I adopted two beautiful children from the country who are now teenagers. Advisers contribute their skills and expertise to provide training and mentoring to help amplify the work of anti-trafficking organizations in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Next Bruce Lesley gave a virtuoso case study of how he uses Twitter to curate news articles and resources related to children’s issues. The next segment was a presentation and discussion about the process and value of establishing a social media policy from Sara Eskrich Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

book launch at Stanford University with my children, Harry and Sara. It was an inspirational talk that spoke to my inner philanthropists and hopefully awakened the urge to give in my children! book launch at Stanford University with my children, Harry and Sara. Last week, I attended Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen ‘s Giving 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2012

It’s big, it’s inspiring, and it helps me think more clearly about Global Fund for Children’s work to scout, support and strengthen grassroots groups serving vulnerable children around the globe. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 24, 2014

Rich Huddleston Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, is an example. James Canales , CEO of the Barre Foundation, and Carolyn Miles , CEO of Save the Children are two examples. Helen Clarke, UNDP, is an example of responder. Conversationalist: Starts conversations with target audience, other influencers or peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2010

Plus, I’m donating all of my profits to the Sharing Foundation , which helps to care for Cambodia’s children. Allison is donating to the Hope for Henry Foundation , which provides gifts to children in hospitals with chronic diseases. Together as a group we can make The Networked Nonprofit a business bestseller! More Incentives!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

This peer learning exchange is designed to help state-based groups to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. But these are steps to bigger outcomes for this network – such as making sure there is health care for all children. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies.

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