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Announcing Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Book

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I am donating my royalties to support the Sharing Foundation ‘s college education program for young people in Cambodia. My family is sponsoring Keo Savon , who we met this summer in Cambodia. We had an all-star team of nonprofit, philanthropy, and measurement experts as peer reviewers who helped make the book more useful.

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#GivingTuesday: Why I Am Participating in the National Day of Giving on November 27, 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Encouraging nonprofits to embrace this mode of fundraising was the point of the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge , one of the first giving contests launched back in 2007 where I was a first place winner raising funds for Cambodian children.

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How do you encourage your kids to contribute to charity or causes?

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Winners of the Creative Commons Photo Contest, 2006. In our family, I involve my kids in various fundraising activities - from Cambodia to Creative Commons. 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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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » America’s Giving Challenge – Beth Wins Again

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If you didn’t help Beth win, you can still give $10 or more to the Sharing Foundation online and help kids in Cambodia.) Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? The whole giving competition thing is complicated and I am not sure it’s healthy.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts.

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It Takes A Whole Village: Ten Dollars, Ten Minutes, Help The Sharing Foundation Change the Lives of Over 1,500 in Cambodia!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is a tradition of micro-philanthropy here, although it isn't necessarily taken online. Unfortunately, many don't have regular Internet access (or credit cards) so their support doesn't count towards the contest. In Cambodia, rural children often die from preventable infection and disease. In the U.S.,

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My Facebook Birthday Cause: Thank You (and Some Unsolicited Feedback To Causes)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Kids being brought up today are also learning about the importance of giving and philanthropy. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. Every year I do a fundraising campaign using social media.

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