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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

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Flickr Photo by Canolais. The relationship starts online, but the “ask” happens offline, perhaps on the phone, but most likely face-to-face. Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors Guest Post By Geri Stengel, Ventureneer. Note from Beth: We know that social media can bring in the small dollar donors, but what about larger gifts?

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

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I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago.

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More on Burma - Protests in Real Life and Online

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He points over to a post from Mean Lux in Cambodia and his flickr set. The red t-shirt show your support meme didn't originate online - it started offline in countries from that region showing support. Mean Lux points to an excellent post that summarizes the all the online support in addition to the Facebook activity.

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I'm Speaking at SXSW About Nonprofits and Social Fundraising

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Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. I'm excited to finally meet Michaela face-to-face after following her personal blog and flickr stream over three years. Michaela is now director of online strategy for World Learning.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An Internet Lesson in Rural Cambodia. Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. The Kids in Cambodia Say Thank You. How Nonprofits Can Get The Most Out of Flickr. Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper. You're Never Too Old To Change the World. Success Metrics for Your Social Fundraising Plan.

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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

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My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. 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. Flickr photo by Beth. Click to see the larger image.

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

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The director of the Center has been there since 1977 and is originally from Cambodia. Some strategies for offline/online engagement were discussed. Can you use the number of photos tagged as a metric for something on say, flickr. Working with the team at the Meyer Trust - Marie, Amy, Aaron, and everyone was fantastic.