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JULY 27, 2011

Over 550 cradles were created and donated by artists around the world. Show Notes I have two workshops coming up: August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop. Naomi served as an artist-in-residence at Columbia College Chicago in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

They divide their giving into three categories: tithe (10% of their gross income), offerings (donations that go beyond their tithe), and gifts that are not tax deductible. The non-tax deductible donations happen at random. Cross-posted from BlogHer Flick photo credit: $5700 by Andrew Magill money holiday giving donation tithe plan

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JANUARY 29, 2008

I've known Britt now for almost three years and have enjoyed working with her at Netsquared and Blogher. If you have not yet donated $10. (or or more) to this important cause and asked your friends to do the same, there is only 36 hours left to donate and change a Cambodian child's life!

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

On her portfolio site she shares a life vow called Threads of Empathy As part of a life-vow I have made which is at the basis of much of my art, I donate 10% of my income from all art sales to help provide opportunity and education in developing countries. Donate $10 or more to our cause through Global Giving now ! Thank you so much!

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JULY 30, 2007

Identify and interview 3-5 amazing Cambodian BlogHers and post on BlogHer site. Bring a suitcase of donated technology and nonprofit t-shirts for participants (they have no budget for scwhag). are matching 50% of my donations. Even a donation of $20 will help. So, here's what I need you to do: Make a donation.

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AUGUST 5, 2007

They would match donations $1 up to $2,000 I raised for the project. Jen Lemen and Mom2Amara graciously donated t-shirts and I got three business cards from tech companies with an offer of t-shirts. While visiting the BlogHer exhibits, I stopped by the Scrapblog booth to say hello because I'm huge fan. Acknowledge on your blog!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Elisa Camahort Page, BlogHer It is my absolute honor to help people find pieces of peace within, while outwardly expressing this life process though dance with our bodies. I've narrowed it down to 7 ways to have fun and do good , that can be mixed and matched: Personal choices (e.g. But it’s also fun. Heather Meyer, Work It Out!

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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! could actually. help win this thing.

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AUGUST 2, 2007

I ran into her at BlogHer and immediately noticed her t-shirt because I have the same one. With my compressed schedule for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit Campaign , I shouldn't be promoting the t-shirt option, let alone making a donation to something else but I really want a Creative Commons t-shirt for the suitcase campaign.

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JANUARY 5, 2007

I will donate $50 to the winner's favorite cause. Looks like I'm not the only Blogher celebrating a milestone birthday! You could, if you want, download the black and white line drawing and color it in like my kids did. Deadline: January 25th Winners announced at the end of the month.

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OCTOBER 19, 2007

She her day job is to blog and she does a terrific job at NetSquared and BlogHer. I was concerned at one point that the donations I'd received from these sorts of campaigns might be "transactional" - in that new donors to my charity would only contribute once and that was that. Donate now. What a deal for $10 or more!

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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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APRIL 9, 2008

I first met Jen at BlogHer in Chicago last summer at the Global Women's panel. Georgia Popplewell from Global Voices asked people if they would consider donating their schwag for the Cambodian bloggers conference. I was going to blog it on BlogHer for my next deadline, but Jen raised what we she needed in 24 hours.

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APRIL 11, 2008

I signed up for the Challenge today and decided to celebrate Day 1 by donating to the BlogHers Act' "Donate Now to Save Women's Lives" campaign on Global Giving. I donated to a Relief International health clinic in the Zam Zam refugee camp in Darfur that trains indigenous doctors, midwives, and community health workers.

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JULY 30, 2006

The last BlogHer Conference session I went to yesterday, before leaving early to go to a wedding, was about using blogging for Community Assistance. She steered away from using a PayPal button and worked only with donations of supplies and equipment. It would be a great way to mobilize the power of women bloggers.

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JULY 29, 2006

The first whole group session of Day 2 of BlogHer was, “How Has Blogging Changed your World?” When Hurricane Katrina hit, she and her blogging partner decided to write a post asking their readers to post items in the comments section that they could donate to Katrina survivors. I have friends all over the world,” she said smiling.

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APRIL 16, 2008

Photo from Roger Carr's Juvenile Arthritis Weekend Set You can donate here. I've just donated to his campaign and here's why. are sending me broadcast emails and generic private messages on Facebook asking me to donate. The image is from Roger Carr who is raising money to support the Arthritis Foundation???s What no coffee?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

So, the Sharing Foundation has continued to use our method of getting donated laptops in the US, refurbishing them, and getting them to Cambodia. Virginia Debolt who covers the technology beat at BlogHer has a great roundup of the reactions. Tharum was disappointed too. And, we can even load them up with KhmerOS !).

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

During the conference, there was a hashtag campaign – #beatcancer where PayPal and SWAGG will donated $0.05 Did get one party hosted by Carwoo and organized by Renee Blodgett who I met a BlogHer in 2005. for every hashtag mention to cancer charities. Hoping someone can update the final results in the comments).

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JULY 1, 2006

Currently, he's developing new viral strategies to increase exposure, traffic, and donations to projects featured on GlobalGiving. I just posted an interview with Sombit over at blogher where Sombit mentions his plans for GlobalGiving's presence on Second Life. and who knows, someone may follow the link and contribute.).

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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. Donations can be made here. Support Children. Community Center of St. Can't decide?

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. All of the gifts are pooled to purchase one gift, and one donation to a cause for the birthday boy or girl. Cross-posted from BlogHer. children party gift green donation

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

You could also make a donation in your Valentine's honor. Many organizations will provide you with a special card or e-card to let your Valentine know about your donation. Cross-posted from BlogHer. valentine gfit nonprofit donate volunteer fair trade What are some other ideas for valentines that give back?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Did you know that according to the 2005 Kintera/Luth Nonprofit Trend Report : "On average, online givers donate in total (both online and offline) more than 50 percent more than those donors who do not give online." My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn.

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JULY 10, 2007

For each $5 you donate you will receive one entry to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card. For bloggers with other commitments, such as religious observances, that cannot be rescheduled, there will be a B-Schedule which will begin at 9 PM PST on Saturday, July 28th and will continue until 9pm the following night. blogathon blogging fundraising

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

According to Wikipedia , giving circles are a form of philanthropy consisting of groups of individuals who pool their funds and other resources to donate to their communities and seek to increase their awar eness and engagement in the process of giving. Connect with giving circles and encourage your members to start their own.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

I asked a few colleagues on Blogher and beyond and discovered a few excellent blogs and video blogs that offer advice and recipes for parents who want to make sure their kids are eating a healthy meal. The young people work on farms to harvest foods, donating half to local shelters. Applications are being accepted until November 9th!

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

I asked my Facebook and Twitter pals for suggestions, and they came up with the list below: Amnesty International Antenna Theater's Ecological Calendar (They have an iPhone app too !) Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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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 15, 2008

Thanks to wonderful organizations like Kiva , and the ONE Campaign , people are becoming more aware of the huge difference a small loan, or donation to an international organization can make to purchase a net to prevent malaria, or help a family start a business. Donate your gently used goods year round.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

They are asking bakeries to donate a portion of their sales from select cupcakes to CancerCare for Kids. cross posted on BlogHer ] cupcake nonprofit fundraiser cancer animal The 5th Annual Cupcakes for a Cause will be happening October 20-26th this year. For more information, go to the Duncan Hines National Bake Sale Contest site.

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Later that summer, I had the honor of being interviewed by Ponzi at BlogHer. I love conversational keynotes and have ever since I first experienced them during the Global Voices London Summit 2005 and Blogher plenary session in 2005. s very difficult to decide which to attend. This year, I finally got an opportunity to attend.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Donations made from a link to your donation page from your blog. Next week, Beth Kanter will be continuing this BlogHer series about getting started using social media for your nonprofit, or do-good project with posts about social networking, connecting offline and online action, and raising money on social networks.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2008

So, the irony of when I won $500 shopping spree from Bill Me Later at the BlogHer Conference in Boston. He is currently 60% towards his goal - so I also donated a small amount. Although I not a big shopper, it is convenient not to have to use a credit card. But, what would I buy?

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MAY 14, 2008

Thing is, you can sign petitions, make donations, organize rallies, and spread the word about do-good things all you want, but if you're not being kind to the people around you, are you really a changemaker? I lose my patience, and sometimes I get angry. It said, "The finest pleasure is kindness to others--Jean de la Bruyère."

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MARCH 4, 2009

Fellow BlogHer Contributing Editor, Beth Kanter, writes about the fundraising Twitter campaign for CARE happening in conjunction with the film in her post, Tweetathon To Honor International Women's Day and To Spread The Word About A Powerful Noise Live. The film is being presented by Fathom Events, CARE , ONE , and the U.N.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Cross-posted from BlogHer. philanthropy donation nonprofit Women for Women International blog What are 13 causes you'd give to if you won the lottery? What causes are close to your heart? Britt Bravo is a Big Vision Consultant. Flickr photo credit: Luck of Summer Rain uploaded by Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic.

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