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AUGUST 30, 2010

Johnson of the Advertising Research Foundation and Tara Hunt, author of the Whuffie Factor.

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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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NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Almost two years ago at the first Blogher Conference I was lucky enough to interview and get to know Lisa Canter (we aren't related but I learned a few things about the kanter/canter name from her husband, Marc ). As of today, contributors have helped me raise $381 towards the $750 goal. Lisa's post is here. I enjoy reading Lisa's blog.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

You don't necessarily see women keynote at technology conferences (well accept for women focused technology conferences like blogher ), but Geoff was trying hard ensure a gender balanced program and succeeded. Geoff Livingston invited me to keynote the conference along with Shel Israel , author of Twitterville. This is just a sampling.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

” Part 1 was about NGOs in Cambodia , focusing on the work of the Sharing Foundation. This post is about the social media community in Cambodia. Here’s a video and blog post I wrote for Blogher back then. It was terrific to see Tharum who was one of the first Cambodia bloggers. I started blogging [.]

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JULY 3, 2011

Her newest project is organizing Chez Panisse Foundation's Eating for Education , a grassroots effort to create national awareness about school kitchen/garden programs. August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop.

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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. Do you have a foundation background? We are really excited about our new partnership with BlogHers Act.

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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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OCTOBER 2, 2010

Fitness with Heather Spirituality Goddess Guidebook Cheerio Road Zen Peacekeeper Women BlogHer Dining for Women Women Earth Alliance Share

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Although theory, strategy, data, or intellect may have provided the impetus, or foundation for how they have fun and do good, Joy is their fuel. 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. But it’s also fun.

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JANUARY 29, 2006

Ponzi, who I met at blogher, loves postcards. We created postcards for the Sharing Foundation to see to raise money. She has a wonderful tradition - sending other bloggers postcards from her travels. Most recently, she visited Bangkok. I was the lucky recipient of the above postcard with the cool Red Cross stamp.

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

One of my longtime flickr contacts, an artist named Darlene, just sent me a note that when her paycheck arrives, 10% is going to the Sharing Foundation. Mata, over at Blogher, wrote a terrific post called " Three Ways you can simply change the world for the better. OMG, I can't believe this generosity. Thank you so much!

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FEBRUARY 2, 2006

4 jobs I had: General Manager of the Pro Art Chamber Orchestra Management/Capacity Assessment Evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge Grants Day of Service Consultant for N-TEN Community Builder/Network Coordinator for Artswire, an online network for artists and project of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2008

I launched a bloggers campaign and Twitter Wall of Fame as part of the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. (To To learn more about the Sharing Foundation, see this article ) I've been reaching out to all my networks. That's a photo I took this summer of a child at the Sharing Foundation 's Roteang Orphanage.

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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. There has already been over $22,000 for the Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge raised through the unselfish giving of over 800 people like Britt Bravo.

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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.

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JULY 28, 2006

I recommended checking out VolunteerMatch , Hands On Network , the volunteer section of Craig's List and the Points of Light Foundation Directory of Volunteer Centers. blogher blogher_06 Where else do you look for volunteer opportunities for your family?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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NOVEMBER 29, 2006

AND, Leng Sopharath is only one of 16 college students the Sharing Foundation is supporting. In addition, the Sharing Foundation is sponsoring 40 high school students and provides an English program in the Roteang Village School for over 500 kids. Britt Bravo on her personal blog. Ricardo Carreon. Solution Grove.

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MAY 6, 2009

Lisa Stone, cofounder of BlogHer. Ellen Miller of Sunlight Foundation. The TeleSummit brings together hundreds of women who leverage their technology savvy to inspire change and transform the world. We have a great line-up again. Here are a few of the rockin' women who will be joining us: . Allison Fine of Personal Democracy Forum.

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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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FEBRUARY 8, 2006

While working on a post for blogher this morning, I came across information about a do good film company that I wanted to share. Participant Productions was started by former eBay President, Jeff Skoll, who also started the Skoll Foundation (The Skoll Foundation helped to produce that PBS series I love so much, The New Heroes ).

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Did get one party hosted by Carwoo and organized by Renee Blodgett who I met a BlogHer in 2005. (As a board member, I am hoping that we can be added to the account …). Crowdsourced Campaigns for Causes: Benefiting social good or just social? He spotted the Networked Nonprofit in the Wiley booth on the exhibit floor.

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JULY 29, 2006

I was happy that a bunch of folks signed up for the Blogging for Social Change group. Here are some of the bloggers from our group. Give 'em some link love y'all!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

The list included BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins, and Lisa Stone. Case Foundation bloggers Kari Dunn Saratovsky , Sokunthea Sa Chhabra , and Megan Stohner cover philanthropy, social change, fundraising, and activism. Nonprofit Social Media Strategists.

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JULY 1, 2006

And since I serve on the board of the Sharing Foundation and our organization was recently selected to be included 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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OCTOBER 19, 2007

She her day job is to blog and she does a terrific job at NetSquared and BlogHer. Coming up with the $1,000 donation to the Sharing Foundation. Britt is an amazing person - the most efficient woman on earth, an fantastic blogger, and all-around fun to be with! Her personal blog , Have Fun Do Good , is a must read.

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JUNE 5, 2012

Frogloop fans in the DC area are encouraged to register for a free morning workshop on Multichannel Fundraising Strategies -- hosted by our friends at Big Duck and the National Wildlife Foundation, and being held at our own Care2 DC office on Thursday, June 14th (9am - 11am). BlogHer '12 New York, NY. Jun 12 - 13. Molly Connors.

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JUNE 23, 2006

Annette is involved with a ngo called Half the Sky Foundation that supports orphans in china with educational and development programs. Very similar work to the Sharing Foundation that works in Cambodia with children - disclosure- I'm on the board). I also met Lorretta Donovan, President of Worksmarts, and an appreciative inquiry guru.

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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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FEBRUARY 26, 2006

While surfing for some more BlogHers to add to the Nonprofit and NGO BlogHer blogroll, I came across the REAL hot 100: See How Hot Smart Can Be. Yas is the Director of Sisters Empowering Sisters (the girls program of Girl’s Best Friend Foundation). Yas(min) Ahmed, 25, Chicago, IL What makes her REALLY hot?

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JANUARY 3, 2007

I just read an excellent summary post by colleague Britt Bravo over at Blogher about virtual volunteering and thinking about all the "real time face-to-face" volunteers that support the Sharing Foundation and helped make our recent fundraising campaign successful.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2006

My fellow BlogHer co-editor, Beth Kanter , has launched a fundraising campaign using ChipIn. Between now and December 31st, Beth is working to raise $750 for the Sharing Foundation , an NGO that works with local officials, orphanages, and NGOs in Cambodia to improve children's lives.

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JUNE 9, 2006

Donors Choose (which came my way via Blogher Lisa Stone's sister!) Disclosure: I'm on the board of the Sharing Foundation and our NGO was nominated. These are requests for items such as diapers, baby formula, medical supplies , or other necessities from individuals in the developing world.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Last week I posted about the online fair trade store, Global Girlfriend , here and on BlogHer , and asked readers to post other ideas for do-good gifts. One reader suggested the Amber Chand Collection that features gifts by craftswomen who live in regions of conflict and post-conflict.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2006

Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Bootcamp Wiki and Britt Bravo's post about how it was used. Amy Gahran's wiki for blogher posts - to organize them from the huge tag stream that came out of the conference. Podcamp - check out how the conference documentation was organized. I watched it as changed and morphed and was pretty amazing.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Kimberly and Walter the piglet With a passion for do-gooding, I took it to the next level by launching a non-profit, Tranquil Space Foundation , and returning to school to get my Masters in Social Work. The skills I'm learning in this new profession is all about doing good - through words, thoughts, and action.

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