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Children's Birthday Parties with a Purpose

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I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. Here are more ideas from the blogosphere: The Mom Salon writes about ECHOage: Teaching Children About Giving Back. Cross-posted from BlogHer. children party gift green donation

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The Last Blogpotomac: A New Community Rises from the Ashes

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I started off in Camden, Maine to teach at the PopTech Fellows program, New Jersey Center for the Performing Arts for a session with arts marketers , and finally to Washington, DC to attend a briefing at the White House and to keynote the last BlogPotomac conference. Flickr Photo by Ghbrett.

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Grants for Kids To Create Healthy Living Programs in Their Community: What blogs provide inspiration?

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I'm a parent of two wonderful children in elementary school. I'm also trying to teach them to make good food choices, get exercise, and be healthy. What blogs would you recommend for someone whose children might be interested in applying to this program? I can always use some help. Need some ideas? But, there must be others.

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Fundraising Widget Campaign: Success! Thank You! You Can Still Contribute!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

s These uniforms are made by girls in our vocational program where we teach these young women sewing skills and pay them to work for our sewing shop or train them for higher paying jobs in the garment industry. So, if don't worry that we're over goal - there are many children who will benefit from the additional support. Nancy White.

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Giving When You're Unemployed: It Could Make You Happier and Wealthier

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In contrast, many philosophical and religious teachings have asserted that it is giving that leads to prosperity. Fund for UNICEF , $15/month can provide, "20 packets of high energy biscuits specially developed for malnourished children." Cross-posted from BlogHer. , concludes that giving can make you more prosperous.

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Good Magazine Wants You To Do Good!

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Each chapter offers drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-schools programs -- all free of charge -- for children, classes, and schools with particular interests or particular needs. San Francisco to teaching reading in Atlanta, to rebuilding homes and lives in the Gulf coast communities. The organization works to educate.

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Need Your Help for a BlogHer Post: Kids and Philanthropy

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I'm working on what has become my annual holiday post at BlogHer on the topic: Helping kids understand why it is better to give than to receive. I have many examples from my own children and those of Sharing Foundation stakeholders - many who are adoptive parents and have encouraged their children to give back to Cambodia.

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