Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The idea is to harnesses the collective power of the social good sector ecosystem which includes charities, families, businesses and individuals. What are the transaction and transformation metrics? The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. What is the definition of success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

I'm working on a piece for the BlogHer Holiday Guide about encouraging children to contribute causes and charities. In our family, I involve my kids in various fundraising activities - from Cambodia to Creative Commons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Today, I learned that QIK will be celebrating their one-year anniversary with a party and charity drive. They have identified the Sharing Foundation that helps children in Cambodia as the recipient. (If Being Leng Sopharath's sponsor is more than raising money to support the Sharing Foundation 's program. I'm thrilled.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2006

via Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog Network for Good today launches their charity badges with some great support from Yahoo! You can select the recipient from the charities registered on Network for Good (I selected the Sharing Foundation and donations go to TSF via their NFG account). Now about the badge. s web site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

All proceeds from the sale after costs (ebay + paypal fees) will be going to charity, split 50/50 between the Sharing Foundation and Beyond Blue. I had the pleasure of meeting Duncan at Gnomedex in August where I presented on Social Media for Social Good , raised some money for the Sharing Foundation! A charity recycle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2009

This nonprofit helps to care for children in Cambodia. If you want to know more about why my family and I care about the children of Cambodia and this charity, take a minute to watch this video my son, Harry, made last year.). I've already raised enough through my Facebook Birthday Cause to send 100 kids to school this year!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. Whether I'm fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I involve my kids. I reached out to my readers for suggestions about how to raise more charitable and socially aware children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2009

(If you want to know more about why my family and I care about the children of Cambodia and this charity, take a minute to watch this video my son, Harry made.) We raised $6,158 from 157 donors! Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

I’ll be talking about the next generation of donors and how they use social media, mobile, and other technology to raise money for causes they care about. This guest post is part of many recent posts you have read from my about Generation Z. Having met his goal, he’s doing it again for his twelfth birthday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2006

She earns a monthly wage working for a sewing school and shop, a vocational program run by the Sharing Foundation that trains young women so they can earn a sustainable living wage with a home-based sewing business or get a better paying job in Cambodia???s This could make a big difference for thousands of children in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2006

Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance, and other school supplies. This year we could more than double the number of uniforms we provide to children in Cambodia, including some for HIV children's group homes. Here's how it works: Yahoo!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Take for example, the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community.

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JANUARY 21, 2008

Beth Kanter , friend and blogger, is raising money for the Sharing Foundation, which supports kids in Cambodia. Watch the video Beth did with her son: Now, if you give $10 you can help Beth raise $50,000 through a competition called America’s Giving Challenge. It’s a dumb question because I know you can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. "My parents encouraged us to donate 10% of our weekly allowance to charity.

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JUNE 4, 2012

This charity also has offices in India , Nepal , and Tanzania operates its own projects and supports partners in Tanzania, India, and Nepal and works on behalf of children in places like the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Cambodia, China, and Bangladesh. It has just 20 UK-based staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2006

Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance, and other school supplies. Simply click on the orange donate button on the charity badge located in the side bar or right below. We'd love your help. Is there a better $10 gift? So, why not help us today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons. Shaping Youth recommends supporting Age of Conversation to Benefit Variety, The Children's Charity. Rather shop till your drop with a portion of the proceeds going to charity? Support Children. Details here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Every time Dr. Hendrie travels back from Cambodia, we had a special briefing meeting for the Sharing Foundation volunteers and board members. As many of you know, the Sharing Foundation won the Yahoo/Network for Good Charity Badge contest at the end of 2006. The blog campaign raised $49,000 which was matched by Yahoo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I tried to make the point by raising the question, " Can you quantify the intangible ?" 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. s Giving Challenge , the charity fundraiser sponsored by Parade Magazine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

How does your charity???s Only us Khmer can bring forth the change needed in Cambodia. how much of that 40 dollars acc[t]ually goes to cambodia? how much of that 40 dollars acc[t]ually goes to cambodia?" We hire local people in Cambodia to run the programs. I am reminded of this recent Doonesbury cartoon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

There are 15 projects in the competition, all with a mission of ending traffiking and slavery, including an entrant from Cambodia. " SocialVibe's proof of concept has donated more than $100K to charities so far. Steve Bridger's slideshow " Charities and the Social Web: Does It Mean We Have to Change Our Jobs?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

Nonetheless, I wholeheartedly agree with the concept and philosophy that giving donations to causes is better than giving stuff -- and we've been doing this for years on our own directing people to give gifts to charities we care about. over The Million Dollar Blog - the Internet Wishing Well, and for each comment they donate $1 to charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Epic Change is the lucky winner of my Reader Appreciation Day Charity Giveaway (Beth's Big Give!). Blandford Nature Center : Maria is raising funds for the organization in a very innovate (and tough) way. Transitions Cambodia : Helps many girls being trafficked throughout the southeast Asia area. suggested by Dave Web 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Note from Beth: My colleague, John Weeks, is an expat nonprofit techie living and working in Cambodia. We first connected back in 2004 when I started my first blog on Cambodia and was covering the Cambodian Blogosphere for Global Voices. You have these sites, Charity Navigator and things, that point out cost, overhead, et cetera.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

This year I'm indulging in three of my passions: raising money for Cambodian children with social media, teaching a social media nonprofit strategy class, and eating chocolate. I donated $50 to the winner's charity. What was my birthday Wish At Age 6 ? Monday, January 11th is my 53rd Birthday! I hope you'll join the fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2007

A recent series of studies by psychologists provides the research that proves it -- they have found that fund-raising appeals do best when they are crafted around a single gripping image. Individuals can upload photos that depict a social or humanitarian injustice, or charity in action. The photo above caught my eye. What can we do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. Anne Jackson who writes the Flower Dust raised $1800 of it in 18 hours, $800 in 15 minutes Compassion International's Global Food Crisis. blogs to raise money for charity? Do your homework.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Is that why we're seeing so many charity online stores like the one from Campus Kitchens Project and Amnesty International. That also means good news for the shopping for charity programs. You can also see if there is a local charity that you bring items to in your own world travels.

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