Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

…more likely to be literate, healthy and survive into adulthood, as are her children. …more likely to reinvest her income back into her family, community and country. College tuition in Cambodia compared to the US is not that much, for many young Cambodian women it is beyond their grasp.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Arianna Huffington endorsed our book: “Kanter and Sherman provide an essential guide for nonprofits looking to make a positive social impact on their communities and around the world.”. I have two adopted children from Cambodia, and both these young women lived in the same orphanage as my daughter.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

In her birthday wish post , Beth announces that she’s trying to send 53 Cambodian children to school by raising $530. Last week, Stacy Monk and I were chatting and thought that our community could help smash that goal by raising much more funds as well as awareness for the work the Sharing Foundation does in Cambodia.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I hope you can take a moment to tell us how donations you've gotten through TechSoup have helped you serve your community. How One NGO Serves 70,000 Children. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It is intended to inspire actions like contributing to charities, educating one’s children about giving, volunteering for a nonprofit, or to encourage people in their networks to do the same. This campaign provides resources, a theme, and asking all who participate to unleash their creativity to spread generosity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 15, 2010

Beth is donating all of her book profits to the Sharing Foundation , which helps meet the physical, emotional, educational and medical needs of orphaned and seriously disadvantaged children in Cambodia. Allison is donating to the Hope for Henry Foundation , which provides gifts to children in hospitals with chronic diseases.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. Our connection to Kenya remains strong; we are also the guardians for one of the children from that orphanage, @sammyikua , who now studies in Maine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

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. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2008

They have identified the Sharing Foundation that helps children in Cambodia as the recipient. (If Leng Sopharath, a young Cambodia woman, has been sent to college for three years due to the generosity of people who read this blog , follow me (or Chris Brogan) on Twitter , or have connected with me through different social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. My husband and I adopted two beautiful children, Harry and Sara, from Cambodia. Sign up here. Why am I doing this? s poorest families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

In the US, Dr. Hendrie leads an amazing community of volunteers that I'm proud to be a part of. In Cambodia, Dr. Hendrie has gradually hired and mentored fifty-seven Cambodians who???ve Dr. Hendrie travels to Cambodia four times a year to work with Elephant, oversee projects and plan new ones. Please go read it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

August 31st: Cambodia Bloggers Awards Ceremony. The idea for the kits came from the video blogging community when I blogged about wanting to see more video blogging in Cambodia and through the generosity of Coffee with Doug video blog, I sent over 3 camera kits with Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson to the Sharing Foundation's computer school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Since I'm on the board of the Sharing Foundation that works on development projects to support children in Cambodia and is part of the GlobalGiving community, I'm going to plug our education projects. ve got about a week to make an enormous difference. You can read about them here as well as contribute.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

VietNet-ICT also actively participates in policy discussions to formulate laws and policies relating to information, technology, and communication towards sustainable development and equity. L — Listen and understand the challenges faced by individuals and organizations working to strengthen our community.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Carolyn LeCroy "After serving time in prison, Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project to help children stay connected with their incarcerated parents. Her nonprofit St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Warning: This video creates some graphic and powerful images that may not be suitable for younger children. Get all of your staff involved: In the early stages, it's important to get started with a strong community, so encourage interaction by asking nonprofit staff to participate in creating content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Nhuong Son , Wired Fundraiser for Cambodian Children! KEN is after all was made for the Khmer people and it was made in such away to reach the Khmer community near or afar. Only us Khmer can bring forth the change needed in Cambodia. how much of that 40 dollars acc[t]ually goes to cambodia?"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

CompuMentor has created a Technology Innovation Fund to provide direct cash support to projects selected by the NetSquared Community. Community Technology Centres for Children And Young Adults in Low and Moderate Income Communities in Madurai India. Community-Owned Telecenter Project in Malawi. Village the Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2008

Epic Change uses their donations to provide interest-free loans to local partners to finance their community improvement efforts. Not For Sale Campaign: 27 million people in slavery worldwide today, over 50% of them children. Education And More : Has a mission to help educate the children and reduce poverty in Guatemala.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

So, I starting worrying about the Internet connection in Cambodia. The very calm Preetamrai , the Southeast Asian Editor for Global Voices who is also attending and leading a workshop at the Cambodia Bloggers Summit told me about his very cool new app from Techsmith, JingProject. Then I noticed that Andrew Parker had just tweeted it.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2015

Are you looking to grow your community in a different way than before? For example, the Carlisle Family YMCA raised $83,607 to provide scholarships for children in need to participate in its programs by setting a goal and engaging individuals to raise money with personal and team fundraising pages. Find a hero.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 21, 2005

He is currently training young people in Cambodia's provincial areas how to blog. Mean was only recently introduced to blogs and the organization got the idea of doing a blog projects from one of Cambodia's better known bloggers, Ex-King. The trainings were held in different Community Information Centers in the provinces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2008

I'm a longtime member of the Nonprofit Circuit Riders community. Circuit Riders are a community of people with technology skills who help nonprofit organizations be more effective through the use of technology. " This is a wonderful community. Don't know what that means? MediaJumpStart, 2002).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2006

On Saturday, we drove up to Lowell Community Charter Public School where there was a New Year's party. The party took place in the school's gym which had wonderful oil paintings of Cambodia hanging on the walls (for example, this one ). Sara was busy dancing with some local children. Then there was lots of popular dancing.

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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. Peace Fellows are graduate students who work with Advocacy Project 's community based human rights partners around the world. Help Special Needs Children Improve Social Skills. Support Children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

The Sharing Foundation sends a personalized, made in Cambodia, thank you card designed by one of the talented orphans we're supporting for high school and art lessons no less ! " Peter gives us analysis of the landscape: Building a community of small-scale philanthropists sounds like a novel idea. Big or small.it t matter???just

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 17, 2006

While I was watching the Golden Globes last night, L'Oréal showed a series of commercials advertising their Women of Worth campaign, "a grassroots program and award that celebrates, recognizes and supports women who actively help others in their communities". You can nominate a "woman of worth" on their site between now and May 19th.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

I've been busy trying to cram over 150 tech shirts into a suitcase to take to Cambodia so I missed this one. Ranger Rick Raccoon, the persona of the National Wildlife Federation and logical representative for the voice to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future has been silenced.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2009

We've raised $1, 206 to help children in Cambodia. Even though I'm not raising huge dollar amounts, what makes feel great is that small donations go a long way in Cambodia. Just as I was about to hit publish, I got an alert that Steve Sherlock donated to my birthday campaign and the total is now $1,206.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Mission: Economic power is the key to breaking the cycle of exploitation among vulnerable communities. Destiny Rescue is a Christian-based nonprofit that rescues children who are being trafficked. AnnieCannons gives human trafficking survivors the tools to support themselves and their family.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 2, 2007

Each one is made in a community where it is actually creating a sustainable economic development opportunity in that community. So it really helps connect you, as the person purchasing this product, to the sense of impact that you are making not only through your purchase but also on that community through its sustained work.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The man behind Cabbages and Condoms is Mechai Viravaidya , founder of Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (“PDA”). The gift shop features wonderful products created by disadvantaged communities that PDA works with, since poverty is a huge factor in procreation and vulnerability to disease.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

Rather than a single moment in time, ESG was born out of actions in the business community over several decades that culminated into our modern understanding of ESG today. These laws have protected millions of men, women and children from disease and death and have protected hundreds of species from extinction.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

The strong community vibe in the room was inspiring and comfortable. Since this was the last BlogPotomac (read this insightful post about why), the community self-organized a wake after the conference. While this was my first blogpotomac, I was not new to this community. I credit that to the organizer, Geoff Livingston.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

They showed us that technology is not just computers and that the best way we can put technology in action is both by empowering others to use it and by building community around it. "At the GETSET-GO Women's Library in Cambodia, technology inspires exploration and collaboration.

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