article thumbnail

Geoff Livingston Guest Post: Follow @childfund and Help Feed Children

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Vegetable seeds in Ethiopia. They will share the recipients’ stories and photos with the social web. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. Mango trees in Kenya.

article thumbnail

Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. What a photo find!! in Kenya with Mary, 10, circa 2006]. I then went on to lead social innovation at Twitter; she went on to study medicine.

article thumbnail

Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

Tech Soup

"In this short film, Hope House honored us by allowing our cameras into a maximum security prison to document their camp program reconnecting children with their incarcerated fathers. Mark Karnes" by Soddo Christian Hospital (Ethiopia). The winner of a digital story new to the TechSoup Storymakers challenge is "Dr.

Global 64
article thumbnail

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. Name your children after them. " Be A Role Model of Generosity. " Looking for an alternative gift to help a child?

Teach 50
article thumbnail

My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day.

Causes 50
article thumbnail

[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

And I know you’ve got a little cold, but that’s what children give you. Paul to teach them a bit about what goes on in Ethiopia, or Uganda, or wherever their camps are. They have someone that goes out to take photos, learn stories. This is a stock photo. Are you doing okay? Lori: I’m doing okay.

Video 89