Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

That means 454 youngsters will be able to attend school in Cambodia and hopefully, fine, a route out of poverty. But there was something else at play for me this year, my fourth, celebrating my birthday with social media and a networked fundraising campaign for the Sharing Foundation. But it is late, and time for bed!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 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. I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. By the end of the conference, the total had climbed to $3,774.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2008

We created a new game version ( Social Media Game ) based on those Drew Mackie and he had developed over the past 10 years.    He has reiterated this game over and over for different audiences and circumstances and I've remixed the game for filmmakers and even took it to Cambodia. 

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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 12, 2007

(While the workshop wasn't a handson video workshop, I did something along those lines in Cambodia - the curriculum is here.). Danielle really expresses the dilemma that I find myself in more and more - how do you straddle the line between an advocate for nonprofits to incorporate social media and throwing some cold water.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. If time is available, also do a plus/delta exercise with participants as a close out to the session. Measure, evaluate, reflect, and improve.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2010

Moving to this new blog put me in a reflective mood. My very first blog was about my trip to Cambodia to bring my son Harry home in February, 2000. I will keep the old Beth’s Blog as an archive, so I can start fresh over here. According to the stats in Typepad, my blog has had: 1206701: Lifetime Pageviews.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What worked? What didn't? The report out was amazing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2007

At Logan Airport loaded up with swag Found a plug and wifi at LAX My husband and kids dropped me off at Logan Airport a couple of hours before my flight to LA to connect to my flight to Phnom Penh via Singapore to attend the Cambodia Bloggers Summit. I flew American Airlines and the terminal was a zoo. I waited in line 2.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2011

I’ve had the opportunity to work in Canada, Australia, Cambodia, Romania, India, UK, and Africa and enjoy the extra dimension of understanding different cultures as part of the instructional and learning process. Reflection on your past practice is a great way to start a new project that builds on the same skills and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

We talked about Cambodia and one of the questions was (an excellent one), what do teachers need to think about if they are doing an over the web collaborative project with a classroom in the developing world. The question forced me to reflect on my experience last summer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2009

Thankyou to everyone who has donated so far and I'll be sharing a reflection about this campaign in the coming days for sure. They know personallyh the power of getting an education in a country like Cambodia and know that even at $10 donation to purchase a uniform will make all the difference in the world for that child.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

One of the ideas I've been exploring is the whole notion of video blogging from Cambodia by Cambodians. While I was in Chicago, Ryanne Hodson , who I met at last year's BlogHer, is in Cambodia and Southeast Asia with Jay Dedman to document the work of Project Hope International. I'm going to the Cambodian Blogger Summit in a few weeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2005

I think it was more intense than a Westerner's culture shock visiting Cambodia for the first time. I'm still pretty fried, but wanted to capture some of my reflections about the GV London Summit experience. This was Tharum's first trip to the West and it was interesting to observe his initial culture shock.

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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.) Last year, I got 51 people to donate $10 for my 51st birthday using my blog, Twitter, and other social media outposts. We raised $6,158 from 157 donors!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2015

For example, in 2014 WOD for Water raised $212,174 around a CrossFit workout event to bring clean water to villages in India, Cambodia, and south Sudan. Send supporters a toolkit that includes a social media plan they can follow, logos, videos, and exclusive content. Find a hero.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2007

That's Sok Sidon, a blogger I met in Cambodia. He wrote a post called " Learning and Teaching Methods for Self-Development " where he talks about 7 principles for reflection. He is trainer and you learn more about his background on his blog's about page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2011

Dave Gray shared this reflection where circles can go and they hint at other potential nonprofit use cases for donor cultivation. Right now, the asymetric sharing can result in fragmented conversations and lack of social context, although not everyone thinks that is necessarily a bad thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

NpTech Blogging, Tagging, and Wikis An excellent presentation on social media and nonprofits by Jocelyn Harmon and Qui Diaz is being discussed by Dave B. The Nonprofit Blog Exchange celebrates its second year anniversary and reflects on activities to date. and Katya A. It went right into the SlideShare NpTech Group !

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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. If you’re really excited, you can even buy Fledgling wine – the wine Twitter and Room to Read made together to support Room to Read.

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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. I shared some thoughts about the Causes Birthday application design , and have continued my reflections below. Even though I'm not raising huge dollar amounts, what makes feel great is that small donations go a long way in Cambodia. Notes about application.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. 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

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I'm trying to shift myself off the forward movement and into reflection mode around the America's Challenge. 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. But intangibles are important to note and often inform decisions. could actually.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

" (Interesting that KhmerOS had a table at the Cambodia Fair Trade Expo ). " The discussion reminded of the one I heard in the UK and read later on the Circuit Riders list " Is Open Source Fair Trade for Nonprofits ?" The video captures those on the philsophical side.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2006

I've been preparing a story about nonprofit blogging and professional development based on a colleague's experience in Cambodia for an upcoming NTC panel -- so I was stroke by his words: "I feel as if half the learning I???ve I used this technique called the "Wall of Reflection" and put up butcher block paper with the topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2007

I don't want to you annoy you dear readers, but I can't pass up an opportunity to raise some money for the Sharing Foundation to help care for children in Cambodia. I'm hoping that if you learn something from reading my reflections that you will make the minimum contribution to my Sharing Foundation Cause Questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Right before I left for Cambodia, Ranger Rick's profile (the spokesperson for NWF) was deleted from Facebook because it was "fake" and the policy is that only individuals can set up profiles. I'm catching up. Nonprofits can use groups).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

I'm pulling together all my notes and will post reflections about all the campaign shortly! And that's not all, the Sharing Foundation provides school uniforms (a requirement to enter school) to street kids in Cambodia so they can attend school. 's Click To Play. I'm elated that we made goal. In the meantime, enjoy the thank you video!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The Nasscom Foundation in India, the epicenter of nonprofit technology and social innovation, invited me to present as part of the Global CSR track in a session about reaching the Bottom of the Pyramid with technology and social media. And during breaks from sessions, did a lot of media interviews. I did a pre-survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

As Annette points out in her reflections about the conference, everyone was talking about how to connect more effectively, particularly in teams and meetings. Very similar work to the Sharing Foundation that works in Cambodia with children - disclosure- I'm on the board).

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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. The session will begin with a brief presentation that describes my past three social media infused birthday celebrations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Andy Carvin and Jonnie Goldstein interviewed a person from one of two projects based in Cambodia. DEIdea Lounge blogger Melanie Coulson offers a roundup of Day 2, including some reflections on David Weinberger's Keynote. Serious reflections from Phil Klein and some fun. Deborah also reports on her Day of Service experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

The key to success in social media is to leave room for reflection at the end of a project. Reflection gives you a chance to understand what worked and what didn't. I do this with every social media activity as well as whenever I teach. My challenge was to get into a reflective mindset.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

I am sitting here amazed that we were able to meet the campaign goal for the Cambodia Bloggers Summit in about week's time. Also, it will force me to reflect and write about what I learned - so often we're racing ahead at 100 miles an hour -- we never pausse to consider what we've learned. Photo by Shel Israel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2007

My fourth personal fundraising campaign started off with a modest goal - $1,000 to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. talk about a social media metric for influence. The money goes to the Sharing Foundation. which manages the program. Chris Brogan blogged it and tweeted it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

My fourth personal fundraising campaign was to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. I'm also doing an analysis of our social connection and present some of those numbers shortly as well as annedoctal reflections. The money goes to the Sharing Foundation. which manages the program.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

Presentation looks great and also some really good points made in it too, will be interesting to see how they move forward with integrating social media. The blog coincided with the rise of social media, showing how Flickr could truly be used in a collective manner. Why did I know of your connection Cambodia!

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