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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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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

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Flickr Photo Remix Party Well, a few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Amy Sample Ward about Birthday Causes, This new feature lets individuals on Facebook create a birthday fundraising campaign as part of a Cause. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. And, yes they did !

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you know of campaigns and lessons learned that haven't been included, please leave a comment: August 2007 I launched a campaign to raise money and get t-shirts donated for the Cambodian Bloggers Summit. In fact, the campaign went over goal and we able to raise enough money to send another young person to college.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. 25 to spend on charity.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

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How much money? Have me understand what it is that is going on when I give money. Paul to teach them a bit about what goes on in Ethiopia, or Uganda, or wherever their camps are. Some of the folks that do a really great job of taking pictures in the field are the folks at Charity Water. ” How so, David? .

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An Interview With Paull Young from Charity:Water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Our 5-year-anniversary video from charity: water on Vimeo. In 2008, even more people joined and raised over $1 million for clean water projects in Ethiopia. charity: water is a nimble and fast moving organization and our approach to measurement reflects this. The 2011 September Campaign. How does charity:water do that?

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Amanda Rose, Twestival Leader, Reflects on Twestival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Amanda Rose at the London Twestival Photo was taken by @mikebutcher The Twestival combined online twitter fundraising with a groundswell of offline self organized events in 202 cities around the world on February 12th. Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water was enroute to Ethiopia when we discussed Twestival.