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BlogHers Act and Other Ways to Help Myanmar Cyclone Victims

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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 The Burma: It Can't Wait Campaign launched not too long ago by the U.S. Campaign for Burma. That took me like 15-20 minutes.

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Using SlideShare for Good: Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Storytelling is a best practice for fundraising pitches and that's why I think SlideShare is a great tool for causes. The example above isn't the first I've seen of using SlideShare for social fundraising or emergency relief. Other examples of using SlideShare for disaster relief or donations: Burma Cyclone Relief Effort

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. Fundraising 2.0

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Four Steps to Ease You Into Social Web Activism

Have Fun - Do Good

On September 28th you could have uploaded a photo of yourself wearing a red shirt to Flickr to show your solidarity with the monks in Burma as part of Red Shirt Day for Burma/Birma/ Myanmar. You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool. Don't be afraid of the tech. Ask for help.

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A Guide To Facebook Activism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The 15-page PDF includes the pros and cons of using Facebook for activism, a step-by-step guide to organizing an activism campaign on Facebook, and examples of campaigns from Burma, Morocco, and Egypt. And this is also the case for fundraising. It is a quick read and very useful. " I agree.

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. to support the monks in Burma. That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget. two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion. Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt. But that's not all.

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15 Must-Know Fundraising and Social Media Stats

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The investment the early adopter nonprofits made into online fundraising technology and strategy in the late 1990′s and 2000′s is now finally starting pay off – especially if they have also invested into a smart, multichannel, integrated social media strategy. Email fundraising accounts in 1/3 of all revenue raised online.