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Thank You for the Best Birthday Ever!

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That means 454 youngsters will be able to attend school in Cambodia and hopefully, fine, a route out of poverty. Bora Vuth, a young man from Cambodia who is attending college here in US, put his finger on it as he joined 136 other people on Facebook who donated to the Sharing Foundation. But it is late, and time for bed!

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

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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. Amy Sample Ward reminds us that your kids don't have to give cash only.

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Interview with Lux Mean: Teaching Cambodians in Rural Areas To Blog

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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. How can other bloggers who are interested in Cambodia encourage or support your project?

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America's Giving Challenge Days: Bloggers Campaign!

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Amy Sample Ward. My husband and I adopted two beautiful children, Harry and Sara, from Cambodia. But, also felt sad when thought of the many children in Cambodia who would not have the same opportunities as our children do. Want to join the fun? Sign up here. Why am I doing this? s poorest families. Take Action Now!

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

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The story is used to teach the virtues of hard work and preparation. Amy Sample Ward writes about the new plugin launched by Social Actions that will place ???possibly There are 15 projects in the competition, all with a mission of ending traffiking and slavery, including an entrant from Cambodia. Hurry voting ends August 5th.

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7 Things I learned From #Beth53 Fundraiser and PoST Class

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I do this with every social media activity as well as whenever I teach. This post harvests what I learned and what I still don't know about the birthday campaign strategy and measurement as well as guest teaching a graduate school class. Amy Sample Ward and Stacey Monk did plan and execute one hell of a surprise party!

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

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I started off in Camden, Maine to teach at the PopTech Fellows program, New Jersey Center for the Performing Arts for a session with arts marketers , and finally to Washington, DC to attend a briefing at the White House and to keynote the last BlogPotomac conference. This is just a sampling. Flickr Photo by Ghbrett.