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Networked Nonprofit Update: Royalty Check Sent to Sharing Foundation, London Event, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, while I am delighted with the response to book , I’m even more pleased that the book is able to help young people in Cambodia. It’s made think about how far social fundraising has come in the last four years. Sharing knowledge, social media, and supporting young people in Cambodia.

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The concept of empowering individuals to fundraise for a charity by asking their friends to donate has been around for years offline. These individuals undertook organizing, fundraising, and advocacy – activities that were once only in the control of nonprofits – outside the “control” of nonprofits.

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I'm Speaking at SXSW About Nonprofits and Social Fundraising

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yet many have overcome the odds and made a splash online and offline by using the latest Web technologies - for pennies on the dollar. We connected through the "cambodia" tag on flickr because I was tracking it for Global Voices back in 2005. s a high degree of cooperation among the most active fundraisers. Year round.

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Help Me Send Leng Sopharath Back To College in Good Health!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two years ago, my family and I made a commitment to sponsor Leng Sopharath, a young woman from Cambodia, for her college education through the Sharing Foundation 's education program. I'm headed off to Seattle to speak at Gnomedex and hope to test the power of integrated offline/online strategies. Any advice?)

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Click to see the larger image. I'm going to call it AMORE.

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Birthday Campaign Reflection: Will Your Nonprofit Embrace Free Agent Fundraisers?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.