Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

To celebrate their beta launch, they are offering a $10,000 Change Your World Contest Prize to the social change group or organization (this includes non-profits, student groups, volunteer networks, fundraising groups, or other networks organized around social issues) that starts a group on Razoo, and recruits at least 100 members by September 15th.

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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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MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

As many of you know, the Sharing Foundation won the Yahoo/Network for Good Charity Badge contest at the end of 2006. I wrote quite a bit about TSF's sewing program and how the sewing girls in this program (like Sina ) make the uniforms for poor and disadvantaged children. The blog campaign raised $49,000 which was matched by Yahoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I got a chance to meet her face-to-face for the first time at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in 2007. Blog commenters are contributors, as are people who engage in contests. Note from Beth: I first encountered Nina Simon through her awesome blog back four or five years ago.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Since we launched in May 2007, 60 million people have started using Causes and over 250,000 causes have been created about every topic from halting global warming to supporting arts education. So, Michelle started a cause. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Ed Schipu l, who grew a mustache for children with cancer last week, created a peavator. We'll be back before 2008 with a roundup of 2007. The 2007 Crunchies is its first annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year. Go vote here.

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