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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. The organizations listed are profiled by other young people.

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

I've included part of the nominees' profiles below, as they are written up on the site, but added links to their organizations and projects where I could find them. Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease."

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My Birthday Cause: Free Geek!

Amy Sample Ward

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. Select your Birthday Cause today: Get Started - Learn More.

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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. Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. It matches real world philanthropic behavior.

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Joitske Hulsebosch: Blogs, NGOs, and Developing Countries

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. My bloglines profile is public so you can see what I'm reading. re online, you blog and you have young children. I found a new balance since the children go to school and want to play with friends rather than with me.

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Instagram for Nonprofits: A Beginner’s Guide

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

On creation, you can select that you are a nonprofit organisation, and this will show on your profile. You can use in-app analytics, add more information like a contact number or web address to your profile, and access Instagram’s advertising features. Tracking these KPIs is achieved through analytics tracking software.

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