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Cambodia: Social Media, NGOs, and Social Change: Part 1

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two weeks ago, I took a homecoming trip to Cambodia with my family. For those of you who have been following my blogging since 2004, you already know that Cambodia is in my heart! When my husband and I were in Cambodia in 2000 to bring home Harry, our infant son, we got a blessing from a monk. p/N5Kf7LlZpl/.

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Cambodia: Responsible Tourism: Part 3

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is the third of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia during my “ homecoming trip.” Part 1 was about NGOs in Cambodia, focusing on the work of the Sharing Foundation. Part 2 was about the Cambodian social media community.

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Ending the Cycle of Poverty With Access to Quality Education

Saleforce Nonprofit

Their fate seems set from a young age: Children living in some of the most deprived communities in Cambodia are often denied the chance of an education, trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. The Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) is changing this and giving these children hope — of an education and a better life.

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Passports With Purpose: Travel Bloggers Helping Cambodia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

year with the goal of raising USD13,000 to build a school in rural Cambodia. through American Assistance for Cambodia (AAfC). I started blogging as expat and honestly, expat bloggers saved my life. This year, we're raising money for American Assistance for Cambodia to build a school in rural Cambodia.

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Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Wins Terry McAdam Nonprofit Book Award

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Terry McAdam Book Award was established in 1989 to commemorate the life and work of New York Community Trust Vice President, Terry McAdam, who devoted his life to improving the nonprofit management field and urged the field to write about the sector to share knowledge and build the social change movement.

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Announcing the Launch of Book #3:The Happy Healthy Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have two adopted children from Cambodia, and both these young women lived in the same orphanage as my daughter. Education in Cambodia is the path out of poverty and I am grateful that the modest amount of royalties from book sales have helped these young women make a better life.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Purchases support the NWF’s mission to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world. 4) Life is Good :: lifeisgood.com. All artists work in a free and fair work environment in Cambodia where they are paid above average wages and receive benefits such as health insurance and stipends for their children’s education.

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