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UNICEF says Facebook ''likes'' won''t save children''s lives | The Verge : UNICEF has launched a bold advertising campaign that takes direct aim at perhaps the most ubiquitous form of online activism — the Facebook "like." Late last month, UNICEF Sweden released three commercials that urge viewers to support humanitarian aid not through posts or shares on social media, but monetary donations. MORE
Slum children go digital in Johannesburg - Passport - Boston.com: "JOHANNESBURG -- With the help of a little green-and-white plastic laptop, two Boston sisters are changing the way a handful of South African slum kids think about their future -- and the world around them.The Kliptown squatter camp, occupying a small corner of Johannesburg’s Soweto, itself synonymous with slum life, boasts little MORE
Technology for Good: Save the Children: "After the initial quake, our Information Services (IT) team quickly mobilized to provide communication equipment and technical personnel. First responders carried in portable, battery- powered, satellite communication systems to provide Internet and telephone connectivity.Armed with VHF radios and satellite phones, they could communicate with each other MORE
Last week, I received an inquiry from Mary Maher, editor of Hand to Hand, a magazine put out by the Association of Children's Museums , about Museum 2.0. Why, Mary asked, were there no posts about children's museums on this site? Why aren't children's museums represented on Museum 2.0? MORE
Charity harnesses social media for PNG''s disadvantaged children | Pacific Beat MORE
The other day I was a guest on a NTEN Webinar with colleague John Kenyon (who says he going to star a blog) and one of the participants inquired about the use of social media and causes like Missing Children. My Flickr Stream. MORE
Charity notebook: Jowonio wins $8,500 grant to buy technology that will help special needs children communicate | syracuse.com : he CNY85 Giving Project was created to engage the public in the foundation's 85-year anniversary celebration and draw attention to the many nonprofits that benefit Central New York. MORE
Guest Post from Debbie McKenzie, Development Manager for Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. . These days it seems everyone is looking for the daily deal. MORE
Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. People just don’t know the facts and they don’t know how they can help Syrian children. MORE
The guide includes online safety tips for children less than five years of age all the way up through teenage years. It wrote the guide with parents in mind, but the guide is also useful for charities and library who work with children and need to make sure they are safe. MORE
Invisible Children's Web Strategist Gives A Crash Course In Going Viral | Fast Company : Fast Company recently had the opportunity to speak with Javan Van Gronigen, the San Diego-based digital strategist and web designer behind Invisible Children's viral new media campaign. Van Gronigen's firm, Fifty & Fifty, is a digital studio that works with Fortune 500 firms and non-profits such as Invisible Children, World Vision, and Charity Water. MORE
It's been my good fortune to work with Children's Defense Fund for the last year and a half here at Convio. CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed. MORE
Children love their freedom. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. MORE
Last week I had the opportunity to attend and present at the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference, #interactivity2014, with Julia Kennard, CFO from EdVenture, Carole Charnow, President and CEO from Boston Children’s Museum and Katie Boehm, Annual Fund & Events Manager from KidsQuest. MORE
New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies. MORE
Children’s Hospital Oakland has been providing exceptional medical care to children in the Northern California region for almost 100 years. Another informed them that “children age 11-12 need the meningococcal vaccine and a booster at age 16-18.”. MORE
On a recent trip to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, I noted a discussion board in the "Nursery" gallery. For the Nursery discussion board, it's other adult visitors to the Children's Museum. MORE
Now a parent with my own children, I involved my kids when they younger when I was fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. MORE
Save the Children. Just adding to the meme of alternative gift giving ideas that Steve Garfield started last week. MORE
One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. There were a lot of children names. MORE
Nestled in a forest of high-rise apartment buildings, this small museum connects children and families with contemporary art. Like the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Hello Museum creates building-wide interactive exhibitions with artists, on themes like nature and #NoWar. MORE
I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back. children party gift green donation MORE
The Sharing Foundation 's core volunteers are, like me, parents of adopted children from Cambodia. And, like our family, they want to encourage their children to give back to Cambodia. My son, Harry, who some of you have watched grow up on this blog celebrated his 10th Birthday! MORE
For years, early childhood educators have tried to bridge the “word gap,” a term coined from a well-known study that showed how children from more affluent families are exposed to – and know – millions of times more words than children that come from lower income families. MORE
Mobile Commons is excited to announce that Centene received the Children’s Health Award last week! Their Start Smart For Your Baby Texting Program was honored by the Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) for their amazing work and commitment to quality in children’s health. MORE
You can also watch some lovely footage of the children showing off their favorite objects along with staff reflecting on the process here. They decided to ask children, and the project was born. MORE
Children's Museum Uses Smartphones to Educate Adults - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "If Karen S. Coltrane, chief executive of the Children’s Museum of Richmond, had her way, one of the museum’s education experts would accompany every family that walked in the door. MORE
Are you struggling with how to use social media? Or are you just beginning to explore how this new channel can help your nonprofit organization? Maybe you don’t even know what social media is yet? We can help you. MORE
Steve Cisler heard me mention this book recently and sent me a spot-on article from the Observer, How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa. One of the things I often talk about in my public speaking is the continuum that goes from pure profit orientation to pure charity. Most social entrepreneurs I know operate somewhere in between, and for good reasons. Charity is an important and good thing, but charity can be a powerful negative force when misapplied. MORE
What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. I reached out to my readers for suggestions about how to raise more charitable and socially aware children. When I was a kid, Lucy the Elephant , was in a state of disrepair. MORE
After escaping he was left homeless and living on the streets of Haiti until discovered by Haiti Mama , a nonprofit organization committed to connecting homeless children with their families. Most orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti are not as fortunate. While a high percentage of vulnerable children have a living parent, many do not. The situation for children living in family households is not much better. MORE
Changing the world, one video at a time.Children Need A Bailout Too | 1:25 Children’s Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org Putting kids into adult situations is one recipe for engaging video. In Children Need a Bailout Too, the Children’s Defense Fund uses Daily DoGooder delivers one – just one – excellent cause video to your inbox each day. MORE
whitewater widgets yak shack December 5th, 2006 Save the Children offers yak a Second Life Owen Gibson writes in The Guardian that Save the Children today becomes the first UK charity to participate in Second Life , a virtual world accessible over the web via software installed on your computer. MORE
ChildFund International just rebranded from the Christian Children’s Fund last week as an effort to demonstrate a singular commitment to children’s welfare today and tomorrow (image: Faith Smiling by ChildFund, NZ ). These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. The organization has served children since 1938 and helps 15.2 MORE
Golisano Children's Hospital holds photo contest to promote new giving site: "The URMC Golisano Children’s Hospital recently made public its new “giving” site. The site makes it easy to give individual and specialized gifts to the hospital and even tells you how you can organize a fundraiser, find various ways to volunteer, or become a corporate sponsor. It also provides easy access to all MORE
Note from Beth: As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor of designing and facilitating a “networked capacity building project” for a cluster of grantees, state-based groups, to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. MORE
Donate to save children’s lives” typically results in more donations than just “Donate now.” Improving your website donation pages is the single best way to raise more money during the year-end giving season. MORE
I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. Why haven't children's museums pushed past the 1970s model? MORE
In 2010, the Children''s Museum of Tacoma was getting ready to move to a new, bigger facility. The Children''s Museum of Tacoma is two years into their "pay as you will" model, and it looks like a success. business models children''s museums inclusion MORE
You may think it’s odd for children to be a donor audience, but for many children, charitable giving is an important part of their family values and upbringing. The study follows the charitable giving habits of 903 children aged 8 to 19. Check out some of the key findings: 88% of children donated to charity. 87% of children whose families are low income and 86% whose families are middle income donated to charity. Volunteering is important to children. MORE
You open a children''s book. Either I''m really sleep-deprived, or Press Here is the most brilliant interactive children''s book ever. Author Herve Tullet uses the most basic children''s book materials (pages, words, and images) to create a responsive, dynamic adventure. MORE
OLPC fires back at Intel, children learn nothing | One More Thing - CNET News.com: "OLPC fires back at Intel, children learn nothingPosted by Tom KrazitNick Negroponte, founder and chairman of the One Laptop Per Child project, came out swinging at Intel on Friday, one day after the chipmaker decided to leave the group.The OLPC's goal of bringing low-cost technology to children in developing. MORE
Children Related Topics Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 26, 2017
One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. There were a lot of children names.
VisionLink
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
After escaping he was left homeless and living on the streets of Haiti until discovered by Haiti Mama , a nonprofit organization committed to connecting homeless children with their families. Most orphaned and vulnerable children in Haiti are not as fortunate. While a high percentage of vulnerable children have a living parent, many do not. The situation for children living in family households is not much better.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 27, 2015
Charity harnesses social media for PNG''s disadvantaged children | Pacific Beat
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
In 2010, the Children''s Museum of Tacoma was getting ready to move to a new, bigger facility. The Children''s Museum of Tacoma is two years into their "pay as you will" model, and it looks like a success. business models children''s museums inclusion
Frogloop
DECEMBER 6, 2013
You may think it’s odd for children to be a donor audience, but for many children, charitable giving is an important part of their family values and upbringing. The study follows the charitable giving habits of 903 children aged 8 to 19. Check out some of the key findings: 88% of children donated to charity. 87% of children whose families are low income and 86% whose families are middle income donated to charity. Volunteering is important to children.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
UNICEF says Facebook ''likes'' won''t save children''s lives | The Verge : UNICEF has launched a bold advertising campaign that takes direct aim at perhaps the most ubiquitous form of online activism — the Facebook "like." Late last month, UNICEF Sweden released three commercials that urge viewers to support humanitarian aid not through posts or shares on social media, but monetary donations.
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
Technology for Good: Save the Children: "After the initial quake, our Information Services (IT) team quickly mobilized to provide communication equipment and technical personnel. First responders carried in portable, battery- powered, satellite communication systems to provide Internet and telephone connectivity.Armed with VHF radios and satellite phones, they could communicate with each other
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 21, 2012
Now a parent with my own children, I involved my kids when they younger when I was fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation.
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 12, 2015
For years, early childhood educators have tried to bridge the “word gap,” a term coined from a well-known study that showed how children from more affluent families are exposed to – and know – millions of times more words than children that come from lower income families.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
Note from Beth: As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor of designing and facilitating a “networked capacity building project” for a cluster of grantees, state-based groups, to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children.
Connection Cafe
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Guest Post from Debbie McKenzie, Development Manager for Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. . These days it seems everyone is looking for the daily deal.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Nestled in a forest of high-rise apartment buildings, this small museum connects children and families with contemporary art. Like the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Hello Museum creates building-wide interactive exhibitions with artists, on themes like nature and #NoWar.
AFP Blog
MARCH 8, 2012
Invisible Children Responds To The Kony 2012 Viral Video Controversy | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 4, 2007
Last week, I received an inquiry from Mary Maher, editor of Hand to Hand, a magazine put out by the Association of Children's Museums , about Museum 2.0. Why, Mary asked, were there no posts about children's museums on this site? Why aren't children's museums represented on Museum 2.0?
Connection Cafe
JUNE 16, 2009
It's been my good fortune to work with Children's Defense Fund for the last year and a half here at Convio. CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 23, 2008
The other day I was a guest on a NTEN Webinar with colleague John Kenyon (who says he going to star a blog) and one of the participants inquired about the use of social media and causes like Missing Children. My Flickr Stream.
Museum 2.0
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
I was fascinated by our discussion, and Bob came to mind last month, when I was asked to write an article for the Association of Children's Museums quarterly journal, Hand to Hand , about children's museums and Web 2.0. Why haven't children's museums pushed past the 1970s model?
Tech Soup Blog
APRIL 11, 2017
The guide includes online safety tips for children less than five years of age all the way up through teenage years. It wrote the guide with parents in mind, but the guide is also useful for charities and library who work with children and need to make sure they are safe.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 29, 2014
You open a children''s book. Either I''m really sleep-deprived, or Press Here is the most brilliant interactive children''s book ever. Author Herve Tullet uses the most basic children''s book materials (pages, words, and images) to create a responsive, dynamic adventure.
Connection Cafe
MAY 29, 2014
Last week I had the opportunity to attend and present at the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference, #interactivity2014, with Julia Kennard, CFO from EdVenture, Carole Charnow, President and CEO from Boston Children’s Museum and Katie Boehm, Annual Fund & Events Manager from KidsQuest.
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 28, 2010
You can also watch some lovely footage of the children showing off their favorite objects along with staff reflecting on the process here. They decided to ask children, and the project was born.
AFP Blog
MARCH 23, 2012
Invisible Children's Web Strategist Gives A Crash Course In Going Viral | Fast Company : Fast Company recently had the opportunity to speak with Javan Van Gronigen, the San Diego-based digital strategist and web designer behind Invisible Children's viral new media campaign. Van Gronigen's firm, Fifty & Fifty, is a digital studio that works with Fortune 500 firms and non-profits such as Invisible Children, World Vision, and Charity Water.
AFP Blog
JULY 27, 2009
Slum children go digital in Johannesburg - Passport - Boston.com: "JOHANNESBURG -- With the help of a little green-and-white plastic laptop, two Boston sisters are changing the way a handful of South African slum kids think about their future -- and the world around them.The Kliptown squatter camp, occupying a small corner of Johannesburg’s Soweto, itself synonymous with slum life, boasts little
The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Donate to save children’s lives” typically results in more donations than just “Donate now.” Improving your website donation pages is the single best way to raise more money during the year-end giving season.
Mobile Commons
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Mobile Commons is excited to announce that Centene received the Children’s Health Award last week! Their Start Smart For Your Baby Texting Program was honored by the Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) for their amazing work and commitment to quality in children’s health.
AFP Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Charity notebook: Jowonio wins $8,500 grant to buy technology that will help special needs children communicate | syracuse.com : he CNY85 Giving Project was created to engage the public in the foundation's 85-year anniversary celebration and draw attention to the many nonprofits that benefit Central New York.
See What's Out There
MAY 4, 2011
Changing the world, one video at a time.Children Need A Bailout Too | 1:25 Children’s Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org Putting kids into adult situations is one recipe for engaging video. In Children Need a Bailout Too, the Children’s Defense Fund uses Daily DoGooder delivers one – just one – excellent cause video to your inbox each day.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 29, 2009
The Sharing Foundation 's core volunteers are, like me, parents of adopted children from Cambodia. And, like our family, they want to encourage their children to give back to Cambodia. My son, Harry, who some of you have watched grow up on this blog celebrated his 10th Birthday!
NetWits
JUNE 9, 2009
Are you struggling with how to use social media? Or are you just beginning to explore how this new channel can help your nonprofit organization? Maybe you don’t even know what social media is yet? We can help you.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. I reached out to my readers for suggestions about how to raise more charitable and socially aware children. When I was a kid, Lucy the Elephant , was in a state of disrepair.
Rebooting Charity
DECEMBER 5, 2006
whitewater widgets yak shack December 5th, 2006 Save the Children offers yak a Second Life Owen Gibson writes in The Guardian that Save the Children today becomes the first UK charity to participate in Second Life , a virtual world accessible over the web via software installed on your computer.
AFP Blog
AUGUST 6, 2009
Golisano Children's Hospital holds photo contest to promote new giving site: "The URMC Golisano Children’s Hospital recently made public its new “giving” site. The site makes it easy to give individual and specialized gifts to the hospital and even tells you how you can organize a fundraiser, find various ways to volunteer, or become a corporate sponsor. It also provides easy access to all
Mobile Commons
MAY 10, 2012
Children’s Hospital Oakland has been providing exceptional medical care to children in the Northern California region for almost 100 years. Another informed them that “children age 11-12 need the meningococcal vaccine and a booster at age 16-18.”.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 25, 2007
Steve Cisler heard me mention this book recently and sent me a spot-on article from the Observer, How America is betraying the hungry children of Africa. One of the things I often talk about in my public speaking is the continuum that goes from pure profit orientation to pure charity. Most social entrepreneurs I know operate somewhere in between, and for good reasons. Charity is an important and good thing, but charity can be a powerful negative force when misapplied.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 25, 2007
Save the Children. Just adding to the meme of alternative gift giving ideas that Steve Garfield started last week.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 11, 2012
New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 9, 2009
ChildFund International just rebranded from the Christian Children’s Fund last week as an effort to demonstrate a singular commitment to children’s welfare today and tomorrow (image: Faith Smiling by ChildFund, NZ ). These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. The organization has served children since 1938 and helps 15.2
AFP Blog
JANUARY 7, 2008
OLPC fires back at Intel, children learn nothing | One More Thing - CNET News.com: "OLPC fires back at Intel, children learn nothingPosted by Tom KrazitNick Negroponte, founder and chairman of the One Laptop Per Child project, came out swinging at Intel on Friday, one day after the chipmaker decided to leave the group.The OLPC's goal of bringing low-cost technology to children in developing.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 10, 2008
I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back. children party gift green donation
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 20, 2010
On a recent trip to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, I noted a discussion board in the "Nursery" gallery. For the Nursery discussion board, it's other adult visitors to the Children's Museum.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2014
Children love their freedom. Technology can be a window to the outside world that gives these children back some of their freedom, and becomes a companion in the process. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms.
AFP Blog
MAY 25, 2011
Children's Museum Uses Smartphones to Educate Adults - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "If Karen S. Coltrane, chief executive of the Children’s Museum of Richmond, had her way, one of the museum’s education experts would accompany every family that walked in the door.
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