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Need Your Help for a BlogHer Post: Kids and Philanthropy

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I'm working on what has become my annual holiday post at BlogHer on the topic: Helping kids understand why it is better to give than to receive. I have many examples from my own children and those of Sharing Foundation stakeholders - many who are adoptive parents and have encouraged their children to give back to Cambodia.

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How do you encourage your kids to contribute to charity or causes?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm working on a piece for the BlogHer Holiday Guide about encouraging children to contribute causes and charities. My kids pose for photos in t-shirts (see above), empty their piggy banks, contribute clothing or other types of drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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Giving When You're Unemployed: It Could Make You Happier and Wealthier

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Fund for UNICEF , $15/month can provide, "20 packets of high energy biscuits specially developed for malnourished children." Cross-posted from BlogHer. There are so many ways to give. Even a small financial gift can make a big difference. For example, according to the U.S. Below are 10 low-cost ways to give.

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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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Good Magazine Wants You To Do Good!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Each chapter offers drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-schools programs -- all free of charge -- for children, classes, and schools with particular interests or particular needs.

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Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s annual nationwide event, Arthritis Walk, that raises awareness and funds to fight arthritis. And relationship building can scale into a networked approach - take a look at the most recent BlogHer's Act fundraising campaign to improve maternal health. Photo from Roger Carr's Juvenile Arthritis Weekend Set You can donate here.

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What's Your Moment of Obligation?

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Clinton Global Initiative -- Q&A with Maya Ajmera, Global Fund for Children by Mitch Nauffts on PhilanTopic. Cross-posted from BlogHer. . • Cheryl Dorsey's post, Living Your Best Life through the Journey of Service on the USA Service blog. Echoing Green Fellows' descriptions of their moments of obligation.