Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Note from Beth: My colleague, John Weeks, is an expat nonprofit techie living and working in Cambodia. We first connected back in 2004 when I started my first blog on Cambodia and was covering the Cambodian Blogosphere for Global Voices. There are a LOT of people in the world who actually want to make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Anol Bhattacharya, repeat donor to the other socially networked campaigns I've run for Cambodia, not only donated, but made two blog posts ( Soul Soup and here )and posted it to the Internet Times Ning Network created by Jay Cross. Yep, it's working! Thanks Julia. Thank you everyone!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2006

Oh, the power of social networking tools! I can't even begin to describe this, you just have to click over and read it! Meanwhile, Wanna has Grilled Beef and Prahok (fish sauce) with Cambodian bloggers in Phnom Penh.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Like Pinduoduo, India’s Meesho and other social commerce platforms, Reselllee does not require sellers to carry their own inventory. Instead, it maintains a network of suppliers, including manufacturers and farmers, and lists available products on a marketplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2011

What interests me most is the whole concept of circles and this design is based on something called “ intimacy grades.&# It isn’t new – a lot comes from the early discussions of social software and networks and some early adopters say the energy is similar to birth of blogosphere and early social networking back in 2003.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

What is interesting to me is this cross-social network communication. I suspect there are not a lot of people who are using many different social networking sites and web2.0 I also know that my friends are slightly different on each Social Networking site - there is a cross-over for sure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2007

Today I got a comment on an older post, my interview with Carie Lewis about using social networking sites for campaigns. Last night when I was madly screencasting after midnight for Cambodian Bloggers Workshop, " Five Steps To Khmer 2.0 ," Nancy White pinged me about remixing the social media game. Job well done!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2008

Beth Dunn wrote a great piece called " We're The Young Generation " reflecting on an article in the New York Times about the growing use of social networks by young people for social good. Network for Good estimates that 5% of your donors might be superactivists who would champion your cause and recruit others.

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JUNE 11, 2008

Off the Mat, Into the World is a 501(c)(3) project of The Engage Network that, "aims to inspire and guide you to find and define your purpose and become active in your local or global community in an effective, sustainable and joyful way." Neil of Neil's Cambodia Challenge is taking the Challenge to fulfill one of his Five Wishes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2009

They know personallyh the power of getting an education in a country like Cambodia and know that even at $10 donation to purchase a uniform will make all the difference in the world for that child. Donate on Facebook or Network for Good. And remember, a gift of $10 will make a huge impact for a Cambodian youngster.

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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 Leng Sopharath, a young Cambodia woman, has been sent to college for three years due to the generosity of people who read this blog , follow me (or Chris Brogan) on Twitter , or have connected with me through different social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2007

I've been busy trying to cram over 150 tech shirts into a suitcase to take to Cambodia so I missed this one. social networking sites. Ivan Boothe from Genocide Intervention Network points out that Facebook's policy is because it wants to be user-centric versus group centric. Ranger Rick Image from Facebook profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

This might seem so 1980's, but I saw Chris at a local social networking event last night for J. I'm making a connection to Endowment Campaign donor cultivation practices and having an internal debate about how you measure the influence of one's social network. I met Chris face-to-face at podcamp last year. He blogged it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2007

This speaks volumes to having multiple channels and thinking through of cross-channel communication between social networking sites. Contribute to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. Have any insights to share? Have a ways to go.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2009

Photo emailed from Cambodia by Elephant, Sharing Foundation 's in-country director In this post, I share some learnings as a free agent fundraise r (an individual who uses personal fundraising to raise money for a charity) who is leveraging their personal network to support a nonprofit's programs that help children in need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Carie is a recognized nonprofit and social networking guru who was written up in the Chronicle of Philathantropy Blog for her organization's efforts on MySpace in June. And, next week, nonprofits and bloggers in Southeast Asia and Cambodia will be gathering for the Cambodia Bloggers Summit. Follow her trail here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

My fourth personal fundraising campaign was to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. This might seem so 1980's, but I ran into Chris at a local social networking event last night. The Personal Fundraising Campaign Surpassed Its Goal Faster Than I Could Say Thank You! Chris Brogan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

The director of the Center has been there since 1977 and is originally from Cambodia. I suspect the issue of social networking - just say no without feeling pushed. The nature of your contact with your network or friends and how you build it - transactional versus relationship building? What lies beneath this?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

The MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Competition includes a "Knowledge-networking" category designed to take good ideas and circulates them widely, taking full advantage of the Web's potential for collaborative thinking. GINKs is a knowledge network promoting the use of ICTs in development in Ghana.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2015

Note from Beth: Next week, I’ll be keynoting the “ Future of Social Media Conference ” in London hosted by Social Misfits in partnership with Facebook, JustGiving, the Hospital Club Foundation, and the Guardian Voluntary Sector Network. Help them promote their campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Right before I left for Cambodia, Ranger Rick's profile (the spokesperson for NWF) was deleted from Facebook because it was "fake" and the policy is that only individuals can set up profiles. Isn't that what social networking is all about? I'm catching up. Nonprofits can use groups).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2008

   He has reiterated this game over and over for different audiences and circumstances and I've remixed the game for filmmakers and even took it to Cambodia.  Next week, I'm bringing the game to Hawaii Social Media Club Workshop and was hoping to mix in some Aloha spirit. 

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. This is something you probably can't duplicate if you're just starting out because I've spent five years using social media to build and nurture a network and banking social capital.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Since conversations are getting more distributed and in addition to using the NpTech tag to discover, aggregate, and summarize resources, I'm incorporating nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, nptech friendfeed room, and networks. The article profiles Networked For Good's Six Degrees of Separation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Andy Carvin and Jonnie Goldstein interviewed a person from one of two projects based in Cambodia. We are all photographers now , Steve Bridger's excellent post about nonprofits and social web photosharing. Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I have two favorites: The Sharing Foundation which supports children in Cambodia and Creative Commons. The Fellows provide much needed energy, expertise and enthusiasm while being exposed to to the compelling, challenging, essential and often dangerous work done by campaigners for human rights and social justice. Can I Sit With You?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2009

As we were singing happy birthday, I realized that Harry is growing up with having social networks and generosity in his life. He has watched his mother celebrate her birthday and use it as an excuse to raise money for the Sharing Foundation , a charity that cares for kids in Cambodia. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Dr. Hendrie has been working tirelessly on this campaign using her social networks. mostly offline and email) Yesterday, I had to chance to show her some online social networks like Twitter and Facebook as well as some tools like video blogging. She made the above video with my son, Harry. Ten years ago, she didn???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2009

We've raised $1, 206 to help children in Cambodia. Even though I'm not raising huge dollar amounts, what makes feel great is that small donations go a long way in Cambodia. There are always people who are new to your network and may not know this yet. Notes about application. Click to see larger image.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

You can also use Network For Good Good Card , it works like a debit card and the recipient gets to donate to any charity of their choice. According to Read/Write Web , FaberNovel Consulting has released a new research paper on social networks. The paper provides a theoretical overview of social networks and important trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

I was able to raise $2,657 to cover the costs of college tuition for Leng Sopharath, an orphan in Cambodia in just 90 minutes. It was the first time an organization like Compassion had used social networking as a medium to raise awareness and release children from poverty. I had been on trips before, but never like this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Every year I do a fundraising campaign using social media. Before I go further, I have thank everyone for the early birthday present - a donation to the Sharing Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Transparency and Social Media: Dealing with Criticism. The Intangible Benefits of Social Media. Reports of the Death of Social Networking for Nonprofits Are Not True! Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper. An Internet Lesson in Rural Cambodia. Success Metrics for Your Social Fundraising Plan.

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