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Using Social Networking Sites for Campaigns: An Interview with Carie Lewis, HSUS

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. Tell me about the Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt campaign? This was mostly a myspace campaign.

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Lisa Canter Brings Sharing Foundation Campaign to 50% Mark!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lisa Canter has brought the fundraising campaign for Leng Sopharath to the 50% mark! Almost two years ago at the first Blogher Conference I was lucky enough to interview and get to know Lisa Canter (we aren't related but I learned a few things about the kanter/canter name from her husband, Marc ). Lisa's post is here.

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Cambodia Bloggers Summit: Help Young Cambodian Bloggers Join the Global Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Identify and interview 3-5 amazing Cambodian BlogHers and post on BlogHer site. Document the learnings from this personal fundraising campaign. If 100 of my readers each donate $20, that will make the campaign successful! Blog about this campaign and repost the fundraising badge on your blog.

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How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter and Other Things I learned in Vegas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

During the conference, there was a hashtag campaign – #beatcancer where PayPal and SWAGG will donated $0.05 Crowdsourced Campaigns for Causes: Benefiting social good or just social? I ran into KK (Kris Krug) who is a free agent extraordinaire and did an interview I’ll publish later.

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Blog Action Day: 4 Ways to Alleviate Poverty in Your Community

Have Fun - Do Good

I was particularly moved by an interview with one Stanley Hotel resident, a heroin addict, who said, "I wish people had a better understanding of the kind of people we are, 'cause we're not animals, and we're not contagious. The 501c3Cast's most recent show featured an inspiring interview with Sandy Bettger of GivingCircles.org.

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Join the 29-Day Giving Challenge: Change Lives One Gift at a Time

Have Fun - Do Good

I signed up for the Challenge today and decided to celebrate Day 1 by donating to the BlogHers Act' "Donate Now to Save Women's Lives" campaign on Global Giving. Stories can be posted in the 29-Day Giving Challenge social network's forum, or emailed to story@29gifts.org. It sounds like she might want to create a book out of it.

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Nonprofits and NGOs Celebrate International Women's Day

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Numerous nonprofits and NGOs are organizing events and campaign to celebrate. One of the most highly publicized campaigns is the screening of the documentary about three women changemakers, A Powerful Noise , on Thursday, March 5th in select theaters. Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, go to www.oneten.org.uk.