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BlogHers Act and Other Ways to Help Myanmar Cyclone Victims

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" Save the Children , one of the few relief agencies allowed to operate in-country, said the toll would rise sharply in the coming days as more victims were found in difficult to reach areas. Right now, thousands and thousands of women and children in Myanmar, need help. And BlogHer has responded. Campaign for Burma.

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Children's Birthday Parties with a Purpose

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I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back. Cross-posted from BlogHer. children party gift green donation

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

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I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. Georgia Popplewell from Global Voices asked people if they would consider donating their schwag for the Cambodian bloggers conference. I was going to blog it on BlogHer for my next deadline, but Jen raised what we she needed in 24 hours.

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

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Nast who writes a placeblog called BlogWindsor and Femilicious at BlogHer this summer. The orphanage represents a new standard of hygiene, medical services, nutrition, and compassionate care for children in Cambodia. There are so many stories that I hope to share with you about the many children that the Sharing Foundation care for.

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Should You Quantify Love? Redux 2

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I caught up with Jen Lemen's post " To Cambodia With Love " I met Jen at Blogher last summer in a session about Global Women Bloghers. One of the panelist had asked the room on my behalf for t-shirts for my suitcase campaign and Jen gave me a her blogher schwag! s reports on Twitter. could actually.

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Nonprofit Calendars for 2010

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I asked my Facebook and Twitter pals for suggestions, and they came up with the list below: Amnesty International Antenna Theater's Ecological Calendar (They have an iPhone app too !) Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Gift the Gift of Charity: Make A Contribution to any of these Fabulous Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons.

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