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BlogHers Act and Other Ways to Help Myanmar Cyclone Victims

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And BlogHer has responded. Earlier today, Lisa Stone of BlogHer let us know that BlogHers Act and Global Giving expanded the Mother's Day fundraising initiative to include support for a project for emergency relief. (I Thank you to everyone who has donated to the BlogHers Act. That took me like 15-20 minutes.

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How to Help Haitian Earthquake Survivors

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Below is a quick list of organizations asking for donations. The American Red Cross is accepting donations for its International Response Fund. Fund for UNICEF also needs donations. Mercy Corps is deploying an emergency team, and is asking for donations. You can see photos of some of the damage as they come in on PicFog.

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Don't Let Your Holiday Donations Be Like Buying Gum in the Checkout Line

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They divide their giving into three categories: tithe (10% of their gross income), offerings (donations that go beyond their tithe), and gifts that are not tax deductible. The non-tax deductible donations happen at random. Cross-posted from BlogHer Flick photo credit: $5700 by Andrew Magill money holiday giving donation tithe plan

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Network for Good Study of Disaster Giving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm finally back home after an extended business trip that began with the Blogher 2006 conference. " The study focuses on the recent, large-scale humanitarian emergencies that prompted a huge number and amount of online donations. Tsunami relief: 82,000 donations totaling $11 million for 124 charities ??

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Have Fun, Do Good: Thank You Britt!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've known Britt now for almost three years and have enjoyed working with her at Netsquared and Blogher. If you have not yet donated $10. (or or more) to this important cause and asked your friends to do the same, there is only 36 hours left to donate and change a Cambodian child's life!

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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! could actually. help win this thing.

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Thank you Darlene and Mata!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On her portfolio site she shares a life vow called Threads of Empathy As part of a life-vow I have made which is at the basis of much of my art, I donate 10% of my income from all art sales to help provide opportunity and education in developing countries. Donate $10 or more to our cause through Global Giving now ! Thank you so much!

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