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Jen Lemen Raises Over $3,000 in 24 Hours for Rwanda Project

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Jen Lemen is a writer, illustrator, blogger and immigrant advocate living in Silver Spring, Maryland. I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. The children???s Here's a summary of her plan. s basic needs.

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Why is this Cambodian Orphan Wearing A Creative Commons T-Shirt?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To Nast who writes a placeblog called BlogWindsor and Femilicious at BlogHer this summer. At the time, I was raising money to support the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. Cambodia4kids Flickr Photos.

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Why You Didn't Hear About Cyclone Ivan's Destruction in Madagascar and How To Help Support Relief Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. So I had great time eating my favourite chocolate waffle when watching Harry my favourite green geek.

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Give One, Get One: One Laptop Per Child.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, the Sharing Foundation has continued to use our method of getting donated laptops in the US, refurbishing them, and getting them to Cambodia. Even better, the green laptops would match the video blogging kits that Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman brought over the month before I brought the same kits to the Cambodian Bloggers Summit.

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Grants for Kids To Create Healthy Living Programs in Their Community: What blogs provide inspiration?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm a parent of two wonderful children in elementary school. I asked a few colleagues on Blogher and beyond and discovered a few excellent blogs and video blogs that offer advice and recipes for parents who want to make sure their kids are eating a healthy meal. I can always use some help. Need some ideas? But, there must be others.

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ChipIn Over the Holidays

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Did you know that according to the 2005 Kintera/Luth Nonprofit Trend Report : "On average, online givers donate in total (both online and offline) more than 50 percent more than those donors who do not give online." My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn. She sits on their board.

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. more like the Berkman Center Thursday evening blogger meetups I used to attend from 2005-2007. This is just a sampling.