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Dung Powered Computer Labs?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In isolated and rural areas of third world countries like Cambodia, where electricity and power lines are not available, not very reliable or expensive, alternative sources such as solar or battery power are employed. But now comes the possibility of running your computer and getting on the Internet using, well, poop.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Whether I'm fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I involve my kids. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. One of their donors was a class of kindergarteners at the Berwick Alternative Elementary School.

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Community Is Better than Cute Cats: How to Raise Money for Your Unsexy, but Important, Cause

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But on social media, creating a small active community of supporters that is engaged and active provides an alternative. Before that, she worked as a political organizer, communications specialist for a women’s nonprofit in Cambodia, and leader of an organization providing outdoor activities and mentors for rural youth in New Hampshire.

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Demetrio Maguigad Rocks the Social Media Game and My Remix Ideas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

   He has reiterated this game over and over for different audiences and circumstances and I've remixed the game for filmmakers and even took it to Cambodia.    Alternately, you could add a sentence into the objective cards that describes the audience. (You can find David's training games here.)  

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. " Looking for an alternative gift to help a child? " Be A Role Model of Generosity.

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are 15 projects in the competition, all with a mission of ending traffiking and slavery, including an entrant from Cambodia. Alternative Approaches. Ending Global Slavery is part of an Ashoka initiative Changemakers.net. Hurry voting ends August 5th. million to support a project based on feedback from the online community.

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

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We don't know how to think about the pricing so that you could actually compare a basket in Cambodia to a basket in Africa and make sure both artisans had been paid fairly." So the problem that happened was that a lot of organizations were saying, "Well we don't have a standard way of pricing.

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