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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

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Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Read about their inspiring work in a recent TechSoup Global interview.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

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I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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Beth's 51st Birthday Challenge: Can I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation for my birthday? (It's on Jan. 11th)

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I celebrated with a flickr photo birthday card remix contest. It represents a new standard of hygiene, medical services, nutrition, and compassionate care for children in Cambodia. Last January while I was celebrating my birthday, all of the Roteang Orphanage children were celebrating theirs! Last year for the big 5.0,

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Why is this Cambodian Orphan Wearing A Creative Commons T-Shirt?

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Cambodia4kids Flickr Photos. In fact, the photo I took of my kids wearing it won the Creative Commons photo contest ! The orphanage represents a new standard of hygiene, medical services, nutrition, and compassionate care for children in Cambodia. I immediately noticed her t-shirt because I have the same one. Updated (1/28/08).

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up

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Flickr: Chad_Norman I'm a little late in getting last week's round-up up, but better late than never, right? Lou is the Director of Technology Projects for Save the Children, formerly worked for the American Red Cross, and founded the Wilderness Technology Alliance. Thanks, Peter! And back to my 2009 NTENnies Highlights: Lou August.

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Would You Get A Tattoo On Your Arm for A Good Cause?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two weeks ago, Drew announced his Twitter fundraising campaign to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation , a charity that "grants wishes for children with life threatening medical conditions." I searched flickr and found the above photo taken by video blogger Steve Garfield. I’m known to care about charity. Photo by Steve Garfield.

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Sharing Foundation Very Brief Update: 600 Uniforms Delivered!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo in my flickr stream here. As many of you know, the Sharing Foundation won the Yahoo/Network for Good Charity Badge contest at the end of 2006. I wrote quite a bit about TSF's sewing program and how the sewing girls in this program (like Sina ) make the uniforms for poor and disadvantaged children.