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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Whether I'm fundraising for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I involve my kids. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. As Ryanne Hodson points out, making media together helps kids learn about the issue as well as the technology.

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Community Is Better than Cute Cats: How to Raise Money for Your Unsexy, but Important, Cause

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These nonprofits don't have giant marketing departments and expensive communication tools, but they do have a dedicated group of supporters and the ability to tell compelling stories about the tangible impact of their work. But on social media, creating a small active community of supporters that is engaged and active provides an alternative.

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Demetrio Maguigad Rocks the Social Media Game and My Remix Ideas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

   He has reiterated this game over and over for different audiences and circumstances and I've remixed the game for filmmakers and even took it to Cambodia.  Scenario Cards:   I love this twist - these are the real life examples that get at issues of adoption, information overload, loosing control, etc. 

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is a story about a grasshopper who has spent the warm months singing away while the ant worked hard to store up food for winter. The story is used to teach the virtues of hard work and preparation. There are 15 projects in the competition, all with a mission of ending traffiking and slavery, including an entrant from Cambodia.

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

Have Fun - Do Good

They are all made from natural materials, sustainably harvested, and every product has not only a beautiful quality, and you can really see the handmade aspect of the product and at the same time it is stylish and fashionable, and it has a great little story on it that tells you where it comes from, how it was made, how it benefits that community.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

Have Fun - Do Good

"I think a lot of people perhaps have gotten a one-sided understanding of this issue of trafficking. We work primarily in the Washington, DC area and in Southeast Asia to promote programs that are addressing the root causes of human trafficking, and to provide sustainable alternatives to trafficking. BB: What are the real facts?