Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

I'm working on a piece for the BlogHer Holiday Guide about encouraging children to contribute causes and charities. We have dinner table discussions on why it is important to support causes, particularly programs in Cambodia like the Sharing Foundation. Winners of the Creative Commons Photo Contest, 2006.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

I just got back from BlogHer , the largest gathering of female bloggers in America. According to Katie Couric who recorded a special clip from the set of CBS Evening News for BlogHer 2008 (as seen above), 36 million women write or read blogs each week. You can get up-to-speed with BlogHer '09 through their official liveblogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

I'm working on a brief presentation for next week at Graphing Social Patterns called " Giving Good Poke: Using Social Apps and Social Media for Social Causes." To be honest, I'm sort of scared, although the session last week with Laura Fitton (Pistachio) and her advice has helped reduce some stress. Any advice to calm my nerves?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Next, do a social media scan of your non-profit and/or cause using Technorati or a Google blog search. How can you know how to help further a cause, meet needs, etc., And since this interview is going to be posted on Blogher, I'll narrow it down to women bloggers: 1. There's so many good ones out there, that it's hard to choose.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

If Friday the 13th was your lucky day, and you won the lottery, what organizations and causes would you support? In the spirit of the 25 Random Things About Me meme/online chain letter going around Facebook right now, below is a list of 13 causes that are close to my heart. What causes are close to your heart?

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JULY 10, 2007

Starting Saturday, July 28th at 6 AM PST, 2007 Blogathon bloggers will post a new post every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for their favorite cause. Who needs a walk-a-thon when you can join a Blogathon! As of this writing, 240 bloggers have registered for the Blogathon and $16,161.91 in pledges have been made.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

Over a year ago, I interviewed Carnet Williams , a long time member of the nonprofit technology and riders community and who recently launched a tool called Chipin which is designed to simplify the process of connecting with people in your social network to collect money for a personal cause, to purchase a gift, or for community fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2006

I interviewed Tuesday Gutierrez from SaveGuimaras over at blogher. Tuesday has done a lot of experimenting with using social networks to promote her cause and we had an extensive conversation about that which I'm going to include in my a post for the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on Social Marketing. So, stay tuned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Cross posted at BlogHer. They each discovered something inside them they hadn't realized before.    Pretty powerful stuff!   Wow, this makes want to go surfing.    Any tips? The most important tip is to just try it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. Crowdsourced Campaigns for Causes: Benefiting social good or just social?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

I've known Britt now for almost three years and have enjoyed working with her at Netsquared and Blogher. Not only has she been a generous donor to every personal fundraising campaign for Cambodia I've undertaken, but she also messaged out to her community to support this cause. If you have not yet donated $10. (or

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

So, in return, I'm plugging her cause - Life in Africa and this cause. Mata, over at Blogher, wrote a terrific post called " Three Ways you can simply change the world for the better. Donate $10 or more to our cause through Global Giving now ! OMG, I can't believe this generosity. Thank you so much! Call To Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2007

Your favorite cause - include URL -tag it beth5.0. I will donate $50 to the winner's favorite cause. Looks like I'm not the only Blogher celebrating a milestone birthday! Create a birthday card by remixing a photo of Beth or remix one of your own (any photo) and send it into the Beth5.0 Need some inspiration? kanter/beth5.0.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

"You have to actually spend two hours every day on it, and it was really hard junior year 'cause I had SATs, and all that kind of stuff. It would grow and people would care about the cause." - Aneesha Raghunathan Last fall I got a message through Facebook from Aneesha Raghunathan, the 18-year-old founder of Hope Line Fashions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

It's important to have a challenge grant or contest or something that gives both urgency and some confidence that others believe in your cause. In addition, I'd like to thank Britt Bravo who gave her covered AOL laptop bag to schlep home the t-shirts from BlogHer and to Gina Trapani for donating her extra t-shirts. Here's an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

I caught up with Jen Lemen's post " To Cambodia With Love " I met Jen at Blogher last summer in a session about Global Women Bloghers. One of the panelist had asked the room on my behalf for t-shirts for my suitcase campaign and Jen gave me a her blogher schwag! You can read more about her cause here. )

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2007

within Facebook's structure without causing their community any harm. I felt that in many ways, Facebook was a representation of society and I wanted to make sure they gave us more than causes and groups. What is your advice to nonprofits are thinking about using Facebook to promote their cause? Especially for Non-profits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Many blogHers, like Rebeca at the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day.  Not sure what color or cause to get your blog behind?    Then check out the justcause - a social networking site that is encouraging people to take action behind a cause. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

This week, as BlogHer , launched a special campaign with GlobalGiving to raise money for lifesaving programs for women around the world, here is an interview with Donna Callejon who is the Chief Operating Officer of Global Giving. We are really excited about our new partnership with BlogHers Act.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 9, 2011

Inspired by Kalyn Denny's new Meatless Monday column on BlogHer , I decided to cook five meatless meals for dinner last week. I like Real Simple recipes 'cause they're quick to make. Meatless Monday is a nonprofit initiative of The Monday Campaigns. FRIDAY • Potato, Leek, and Feta Tart from Real Simple recipes Very tasty.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Most people have a cause they are passionate about--they just don't know where to begin. You can find her on twitter @ajlovesya , on facebook , or visit her at allisonj.org Allison Jones, Millennial Leader: How I Have Fun, Do Good How do I have fun and do good? I invite people along for the ride.

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JULY 7, 2009

It is a bit barren at the moment 'cause I just set it up and am moving folks over from my old Have Fun * Do Good Facebook group. BlogHer I've been a Contributing Editor, along with Beth Kanter , for the past 3.5 years of BlogHer's Nonprofits and Social Change section. years of BlogHer's Nonprofits and Social Change section.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2006

Nancy White recently blogged about a tool called ChipIn which is designed to simplify the process of connecting with people in your social network to collect money for a personal cause, to purchase a gift, or for community fundraising. Donors Choose (which came my way via Blogher Lisa Stone's sister!) Technorati Tags: npfundraising

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Good fundraisers also know that fundraising campaigns are more effective when you can put a face to the cause, according to recent research. Virginia Debolt who covers the technology beat at BlogHer has a great roundup of the reactions. So, maybe they will make it easier for people who want to support specific schools and children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2008

Nast who writes a placeblog called BlogWindsor and Femilicious at BlogHer this summer. If you have not yet donated $10 (or more) to this important cause, there is only a few days left to donate. That's a photo I took this summer of a child at the Sharing Foundation 's Roteang Orphanage. I meet Candace N.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Cupcakes + a good cause = Fun + yum. The 5th Annual Cupcakes for a Cause will be happening October 20-26th this year. A co-worker of ToRoxy , baked cupcakes that look like sushi to sell at their office as part of Cupcakes for a Cause. cross posted on BlogHer ] cupcake nonprofit fundraiser cancer animal

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Katya is the COO of Network for Good and the author of Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes. The ninth guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Katya Andresen. She blogs at nonprofitmarketingblog.com and tweets at @katyaN4G.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

Why is diabetes your cause? What have you learned about personal fundraising that might be helpful to other bloghers? I'm passionate about writing, technology, and building communities both online and "in real life" My blog is " This Chick's Life. My first run of any significant length) 2.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

I'm speaking at BlogHer Boston on Saturday. Even better the opportunity to see long-time BlogHer friends Liz Henry , Sarah Dopp , and many others. I'm looking forward to finally meeting Maria Thurell in person and connecting again with Twitter maven Pistachio ( Laura Fitton ). So, this post is part of the presentation materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Photo by Life in Africa For this week's BlogHer Holiday Guide post, I needed to come up with a list of nonprofit organizations or causes that BlogHer readers may consider making a donation to as part of their year-end giving. I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2007

For BlogHer, I'm on a panel with Britt Bravo and I have to present the widget fundraising case study in ten minutes. How can the listener (or viewer) of the story be the catalyst or cause the catalyst to come about? technology tool, but the oldest communication method known to human beings - stories! workshops for July.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Before you draft your blogger outreach email, check out my 10 Tips for Asking Bloggers to Write About Your Cause. Facebook and MySpace are of course the biggies, but you might want to consider creating a presence on a do-good social network like Change.org , Care2 , Just Cause , Razoo , WiserEarth or World of Good too.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2009

BlogHer – a social networking site for women who blog – is a great place to find women writers who may care about your political and/or social issue. Interested in learning more about how you can get your cause in front of Care2 members? Buddy up with women bloggers. A LOT of women hang out in the Care2.com Contact us!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Through volunteering, donating classes to community raffles, and holding events to raise money for various causes, I've always hoped that I was planting seeds of happiness for others.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

All of the gifts are pooled to purchase one gift, and one donation to a cause for the birthday boy or girl. I like this idea 'cause you are getting one gift for you, and one gift that helps others. Cross-posted from BlogHer. ECHOage sends out an evite which allows the recipients to make an online gift of money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

He invested some of his social capital in my cause and I want to invest in his. And relationship building can scale into a networked approach - take a look at the most recent BlogHer's Act fundraising campaign to improve maternal health. Relationship : It's spring fundraising season and I'm getting spammed.

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MAY 23, 2008

*Changeblogger Lists & Directories* Best Green Blogs BlogHer's Blogroll of Social Change and Nonprofit Blogs Corey Pudhorodsky/ 501c3Cast 's Bloglines Good.alltop.com Education.alltop.com Green.alltop.com Nonprofit.alltop.com *Events* Bloggers Unite (online) Carnival for Change (online) We Media Conference (face-to-face) *Prizes* Big Carrot's Blogging (..)

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