Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. My family is sponsoring Keo Savon , who we met this summer in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2010

But there is another very important personal reason to purchase the book on June 21st, I’m donating all of the proceeds from my share of the royalties to the Sharing Foundation , a nonprofit that cares for orphans in Cambodia. And if you are going to buy a copy, please wait until the party and purchase your copy on Amazon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 24, 2011

I’m fundraising for the Sharing Foundation , that supports children and young people in Cambodia. Because my children were adopted from Cambodia and it is a way to give back. Won’t you consider a holiday donation to the Sharing Foundation to help support Keo Savon and others like her? DONATE HERE !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

This year I'm indulging in three of my passions: raising money for Cambodian children with social media, teaching a social media nonprofit strategy class, and eating chocolate. Beth's 51st Birthday : This was part of an overall campaign for the America's Giving Challenge in 2008 for the Sharing Foundation that raised over $50,000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2010

Somaly Mam , Cambodia woman, is an anti-slavery activist and survivor fighting for victims all over the world. Human Trafficking is a huge issue around the world, especially in Cambodia. And, of course, January 11th is my birthday and I'm doing what I love helping Cambodian youngsters by raising money for the Sharing Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2011

It’s been almost five years since my first foray into social fundraising to raise money from my friends and followers to send a young woman, Leng Sopharath to college. Ever since, I’ve continued to raise money for my favorite charity, the Sharing Foundation that takes care of children in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

In the grocery store, I saw the above fund raising campaign to support a local temple. I talked up Sharing Foundation's America's Giving Challenge while I was getting a haircut and other patrons were interested, even touched by the work of the Sharing Foundation. Cambodia's child mortality rate is among the world's highest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What are the transaction and transformation metrics? The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. What is the definition of success?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2010

My 53rd birthday wish was to raise money for the Sharing Foundation to send 53 Cambodian Youngsters to school by covering the cost of their uniforms ($10 per child). We crushed that goal and raised $4,540 because of your generosity in donating and calling attention to the birthday wish.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. At the time of writing this article nearly 180,000 people had collectively raised almost $29 million on charity: water’s online platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2007

Many of you already know about my first personal fundraising campaign to raise money to cover the cost of the college tutition and living expenses for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia. She is one of 18 students being sponsored for college through The Sharing Foundation's program. More background here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

to Cambodia ?" " She's asking her network to one or two of the following: Contribute the $10 -- If her school raises the most, the Sharing Foundation will give her $50,000 additional for the school. She has already raised $19,000 with bloggers and facebook contributors.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

All proceeds from the sale after costs (ebay + paypal fees) will be going to charity, split 50/50 between the Sharing Foundation and Beyond Blue. I had the pleasure of meeting Duncan at Gnomedex in August where I presented on Social Media for Social Good , raised some money for the Sharing Foundation! Thank you so much Duncan!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

I was a donor to his campaign and he has contributed to the America's Giving Challenge (and let encouraged his network to support the Sharing Foundation). He wrote a post called " Unshakeable Activism " where he lets you know that the $10 donation can truly change a child's life in Cambodia. for less that $6.00

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2008

Two years ago, my family and I made a commitment to sponsor Leng Sopharath, a young woman from Cambodia, for her college education through the Sharing Foundation 's education program. Without the Sharing Foundation's college education program, she would not be able to make a better life for herself. Any advice?)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

I just set up a ChipIn page and widget (see above) to help raise money for an NGO, the Sharing Foundation that supports children in Cambodia. I'm on the board. One of its many programs is the college sponsorship program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Every time Dr. Hendrie travels back from Cambodia, we had a special briefing meeting for the Sharing Foundation volunteers and board members. The Sharing Foundation accomplishes so much! As many of you know, the Sharing Foundation won the Yahoo/Network for Good Charity Badge contest at the end of 2006.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2009

My birthday is officially on Sunday and if we can raise $5,200 - we can leverage some matching money - $520. I just got an email from Dr. Hendrie who is in Cambodia right now. The money raised from my birthday campaign would help us hire one of the college students that the Sharing Foundation has sent to school to teach the kids.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2006

She earns a monthly wage working for a sewing school and shop, a vocational program run by the Sharing Foundation that trains young women so they can earn a sustainable living wage with a home-based sewing business or get a better paying job in Cambodia???s This could make a big difference for thousands of children in Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 26, 2006

Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance, and other school supplies. The sewing girls, who are employed by the Sharing Foundation's vocational training program, earn from the first day of their training, so this is a win-win situation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2005

For some people in Cambodia, the devastating impact of flood waters is well known. The Sharing Foundation raised $9,600 in donations for relief and rebuilding efforts. Cambodia is described as an " aid-dependent " country. " Awkoon (Thank you) Cambodia. Technorati Tags: Cambodia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

to Boston for two days of book events hosted by Associated Grant Makers , Barr Foundation , Public Conversations Project , TechFoundation and Berkman Center Luncheon series. I asked folks to raise their hands if they had a smart phone, most did. I asked folks if they were on Twitter or Facebook, most people raised their hands.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2006

When I was in Cambodia, I was told that most Cambodians don't celebrate their birthdays. Do Cambodians in Cambodia celebrate their birthdays? When I was in Phnom Penh, I created a line of Cambodian Cultural Stamps to sell here in US to raise money for the Sharing Foundation. The stamp below says "Happy Birthday."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The first two books, The Network Nonprofit and Measuring Networked Nonprofit provided college scholarships to two young Cambodian women, Savon Keo and Leng Tharath through the Sharing Foundation. I have two adopted children from Cambodia, and both these young women lived in the same orphanage as my daughter.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

When a girl receives an education, she stays healthy, HIV negative, marries when she chooses, and raises a healthy family. From October 4-11, Tara is asking bloggers to raise awareness about The Girl Effect by writing about it on their blogs. You may have seen The Girl Effect videos. If you haven't, check them out at GirlEffect.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

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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JANUARY 21, 2008

Beth Kanter , friend and blogger, is raising money for the Sharing Foundation, which supports kids in Cambodia. Watch the video Beth did with her son: Now, if you give $10 you can help Beth raise $50,000 through a competition called America’s Giving Challenge. It’s a dumb question because I know you can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2007

Location: Cambodia | Need: $18,700. The Sharing Foundation is honored to be one of the projects over at Global Giving ! We're raising money to immunize 570 children in the village. Theme: Health |. Lisa Hicks, a fellow board member who does so much, has put up another campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2006

Many children in Cambodia do not go to school because their families lack the $10 for a uniform, required for school attendance, and other school supplies. Last year, The Sharing Foundation sewing school made over 1000 uniform sets, each one with two white shirts and blue trousers or skirt. So, why not help us today!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

If you are reader of this blog, you are probably aware of the campaign I ran to raise money for Leng Sopharath's college tuition using the ChipIn fundraising widget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2008

They have identified the Sharing Foundation that helps children in Cambodia as the recipient. (If I've been so grateful to all the wonderful people who have generously contributed to the Sharing Foundation. Being Leng Sopharath's sponsor is more than raising money to support the Sharing Foundation 's program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Jane Quigley who I first met via Chris Brogan and my fundraising campaign to send Leng Soparath to college via the Sharing Foundation 's education program. I had never met George face-to-face, but through Twitter he made a donation that helped me sponsor the Cambodia Bloggers Summit and raise some money for the Sharing Foundation.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2006

to raise money for sponsoring a college student in Cambodia via the Sharing Foundation. I wanted to capture a few thoughts and pointers about using video for fundraising pitches on the web or grassroots participatory video coupled with grassroots participatory fund raising. I did a campaign video. I contributed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Take for example, the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community. The problems of scarcity inspire creative action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2008

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. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Roger Carr, Everyday Giving Blog , signed up to help me with a Bloggers Campaign part of the Sharing Foundation's Americas Giving Challenge , Today, I observed a twitter exchange from Angela to Roger. I thought she might be referring to our campaign, so thanked her. Yes, indeed Laura is helping us out. Thank you Laura! Yep, it's working!

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