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Re: Using Social Media for Social Good: Other Side's contribution to charity

Ian — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:53:28 -0000

World Wildlife Fund. Animals need our help more than people do!

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Anjuli — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:32:45 -0000

gift to any of kiva's grantees brings to life the concept of a gift that keeps on giving, not only in the sense of seeding a small business, but also building a better life for a whole family - warmer and fuzzier than slippers or a sweater!

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sumit — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:33:07 -0000

Awesome idea! Best of luck.

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Matt Stratford — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:23:58 -0000

Any of the charities mentioned works for me. Good Luck.

Matt

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Aaron Gates — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:27:49 -0000

Kate, this is the first I have heard of Kiva & I'm glad your blog has brought it to my attention! My organization most definitely is NAMI. (www.nami.org) 1 in 5 families in America are affected by Mental Illness. We have come a long way in the past 20 years to better understand, accept, and treat MI. However, there remains a strong stigma, lack of understanding, and serious shortage of quallity staffing/ funding at facilities across the country. Please at least take a moment to look at the "inform yourself" link on the NAMI website...I'm sure there is a NAMI walk in your local community to show your support for free. Breaking down the stereotype is half the battle.

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Brad Dousevicz — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:02:41 -0000

Hi Kate-
Great idea, and it comes a great time considering many of these organizations are in need of donations more than ever this year. My organization is Camp Ta-Kum-Ta in Vermont. This is a camp for terminal and/or kids with cancer in Vermont. Emily and I became a volunteer sometime ago, and fell in love with the cause. It is a week long camp in the Summer for kids with cancer to just be kids. The staff is amazing, and every day is a different theme. They are hoping to purchase a new property on Lake Champlain, but need additional funds to make the grounds suitable for 60+ children! check out their website for more info- www.takumta.org.

Happy New Year to all.

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Brendan Andersen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:29:38 -0000

Hi Kate, Kiva is a great organization. A good friend of mine from college works for Kiva and has traveled all over the world for them. I appreciate your support of there special cause.

Since having children, Gina and I are especially supportive of any Pediatic Cancer organization; such as The Jimmy Fund www.jimmyfund.org or St Jude's www.stjude.org.

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Chuck Lasker — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:41:16 -0000

I'll say Midwest Food Bank because they are creating efficiencies in the distribution of food to the needy by seeking large food donations, then distributing through hundreds of local agencies as well as to disaster sites. This kind of business-thinking is essential in these hard times to organize and centralize and create efficient processes.

http://www.midwestfoodbank....

Kiva is an excellent cause, too, so I'm glad to see that some money will go there. Thanks for doing this.

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Arik Hanson — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:52:51 -0000

Kate--great idea. The cause I support is http://www.aces4kids.org/. Great model for mentoring and supporting inner-city youth.

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Kimberly Hampton — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:22:32 -0000

What an interesting idea. I'd like to nominate MetroLacrosse as a worthy charity. I've worked with them before as a volunteer coach for youth lacrosse leagues across the Boston metro area.
http://metrolacrosse.com/

It's amazing how much influence you can make by introducing kids to organized sports, especially in areas where there's so much opportunity to get into trouble.

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Melissa Kavanagh — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:07:01 -0000

This is a great idea! So many great causes already listed. My vote is for the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach (http://www.humanesocietynmb....

My husband and I have adopted 2 4-legged, furry kids from there, and they bring so much joy to us. The volunteers at this shelter are awesome.

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Laura "@Pistachio" Fitton — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:16:36 -0000

Wonderful idea Kate. Kiva is terrific. I also love Heifer.org and CharityWater.org (obviously :-) ).

Happy New Year and thank you for doing this!

Warmly,
Laura

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adamcohen — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:22:42 -0000

Hey Kate - Fantastic idea, well done. Ever since Blog Action Day I've been very impressed with the work of the Greater Boston Food Bank http://www.gbfb.org/ As always you continue to push the envelope with your blog and challenge us to do more...keep up the great work and Happy New Year!

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Nancy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:03:30 -0000

This is an excellent effort and Kiva is a great choice. In 2009 we can all strive to do more to help others. I also support Heifer International (http://www.heifer.org) as I see it as a sustainable way to help people improve their own lives. Good luck Kate with all of Other Side's endeavors!

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Helen Hoefele — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:09:10 -0000

I don't have a favorite charity. There are so many people and causes that are worthy and need help. I'd love to help them all. I'll leave it up to you to made the difficult decision. Best wishes to All!

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Sarahlyn U. Argrow — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:33:49 -0000

Hello, my name is Sarahlyn U. Argrow and I am the founder of an organization entitled AWWIN, Inc, a non profit 501(c)(3) organization designed to assist single working women and their children. Our organization has assisted more than four hundred families with the services AWWIN offers. The organization is a direct testament of the founder, Ms Argrow. We were able to assist a larger number of families with our Christmas After Christmas, a new and exciting entity of AWWIN. Christmas After Christmas will continue through the upcoming year as AWWIN will assist these families in 2009 to help them with their plight of moving out of poverty.
We will do a follow- up every two months of the nine families to assist with the educating of their children, assisting the parents with finding better employment, seeking higher education, assistance with their day-to-day needs, etc.
Please visit www.awwininc2.org for more information about AWWIN and the services we offer or to donate. No donation is too small.
AWWIN is the presenter of the AWWIN, Inc Top Ten Working Women of The Year Awards and we are looking for assistance to expand to the Dallas and Houston areas in the upcoming year. We expanded to Atlanta in 2008. The annual gala will be held May 15, 2009 in Beautiful Savannah Georgia. We are in need of corporate sponsors for this event and donors for our silent auction items.
Thank You and I hope You have A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year!!!

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Rebecca Jasperson — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:25:51 -0000

A simple act of kindness can affect the lives of so many....Kate, this is really touching, thanks for putting this out there. (As for my cause of choice, I'll suggest the salvation army. They do such a great job at bringing people together to help others.)

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mike coughlin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:36:18 -0000

kbb! hook it up to st. jude's. down with baby cancer.

or on a similar note, the ronald mcdonald house. they put my degenerate family while they were down at st. judes.

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Karl Schlegel — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:49:58 -0000

Hi Kate!

I love what you are doing! I am working closely with Grassroots.org which is a non-profit that serves currently over 900 non-profits with web related services and consulting. Their goal is to give $10k worth of services to 10,000 non-profits for a total of $100M in services per year. I am very close with the executive director who is dedicated and committed to creating global impact and providing access to resources for change.

Best,

Karl

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James Hastie — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:09:00 -0000

Hi Kate, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Kiva is a great organization. I first learned of them through our faculty teaching within the Morrisville State College Entrepreneurial Institute, and our interactions with CARE through the Morrisville College Foundation's Sheila Johnson Instiute (www.sheilajohnsoninstitute.org): my cause. The Limestone Pony Club (www.limestoneponyclub.org) was a close second because of its ability to develop leadership skills and character in our Nation's youth - nice job!!! :^)

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linnetwoods — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:09:31 -0000

The ability to reach those to whom the tiny amounts we can afford to donate mean so much is one of the things I love about the Internet. What you are doing here is really lovely and I hope it inspires many others. I would like to support Heifer International at http://www.heifer.org in common with some of your other respondents.
Thanks for thinking of this idea!

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gradontripp — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:33:18 -0000

What a great idea, Kate! I would like to suggest Jane Doe Inc, the Boston-based anti-domestic violence advocacy group we organized the first SM4SC event for.

Cheers, and Happy Holidays!

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Ellen Malloy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:03:18 -0000

Please donate to doctors without borders. We in America have a horrible health care system but we at least have the finest medical facilities and doctors in the world. Many in other countries, along with not having access to health care, don't even have the doctors and facilities that could provide care.

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justinlevy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:39:50 -0000

I don't have a specific charity that I'd prefer to see you use. I'm just thrilled that you're running this. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to seeing you next time I'm in town :)

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Money Matters — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:42:15 -0000

I think you should donate to 2nd Harvest Heartland - a food bank - helping a lot of people this Christmas! You'd be amazed at how many meals you can provide for even a small amount of money!

http://www.2harvest.org