Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

But what remains constant underneath all the change in this digital age is the steady pulse of community storytelling. We were blown away by the global participation in this year's campaign. Mark Karnes" by Soddo Christian Hospital (Ethiopia). But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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Global Baltimore Storytelling Award 64

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2007

Oxfam announced yesterday that Starbucks signed an agreement with Ethiopian farmers: "Starbucks and Ethiopia have finalized an agreement that ends their trademark dispute and brings both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers. ethiopia starbucks oxfam starbucks holdthehormones Guess what? They did a protest.

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Ethiopia Rhode Island News Nevada 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. 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.

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Children Teach Philanthropy Hunger 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

It raised $3,500 in 15 hours. This campaign was a community-generated effort - spearheaded by Connie Reece and came from people who knew of Susan Reynolds fight with breast cancer and rallied behind her. January 2008 As the first place winner in the America's Giving Challenge for Global Causes, I use several twitter strategies.

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Analysis Twitter Giving Lesson 87

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

What a photo find!! Depending on the community the children come from (and excluding Ethiopia as a separate historical case of Christianity sans missionaries), the children are much more likely to be Christian by the time they are young adults (if they were not already Christian when they entered).

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Literacy Kenya Share Causes 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Flickr Photo Remix Party Well, a few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Amy Sample Ward about Birthday Causes, This new feature lets individuals on Facebook create a birthday fundraising campaign as part of a Cause. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. And, yes they did !

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Causes Facebook Remix Application 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Amanda Rose at the London Twestival Photo was taken by @mikebutcher The Twestival combined online twitter fundraising with a groundswell of offline self organized events in 202 cities around the world on February 12th. Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water was enroute to Ethiopia when we discussed Twestival.

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Reflection Ethiopia Charity San Francisco 51