Note from Beth: I missed out on the Olympics in London this year while I was traveling in Cambodia. While the world acclaimed sports event was taking place in London, the Gay Chorus Olympics was taking place in Denver. Not only do choral groups from all of the country gather and perform, they also hold sessions to share best practices about managing the nonprofit organizations that support these community choruses. James Nickerson, who has worked with the SFGMC and was a participant in … [Read more...]
Is Instagram Useful for Nonprofit Marketing?
Instagram, the mobile photography app purchased by Facebook, has been getting a lot of attention lately. From critics saying it is killing photography to hype and hoopla from marketing pundits saying it is a must-have as part of your "visual marketing tool box." In Steve Rubel's Ad Age post, "The Revolution Won't Be Televised; It Will Be Instagrammed" points out some underlying trends that might make some of the hype less hype: Smartphone use has become pervasive, siting recent research … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Responsible Tourism: Part 3
This is the third of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia during my “homecoming trip.” Part 1 was about NGOs in Cambodia, focusing on the work of the Sharing Foundation. Part 2 was about the Cambodian social media community. This post is about It's about responsible tourism in an age of social media. No trip to Cambodia would not be complete with a visit to the sacred temples, including Angkor Wat, in Siem Reap, a tourism center … [Read more...]
Cambodia Bloggers: Five Years Later – Part 2
This is the second of a three-part post about what I learned about social media, NGOs, and Social Change in Cambodia during my "homecoming trip." Part 1 was about NGOs in Cambodia, focusing on the work of the Sharing Foundation. This post is about the social media community in Cambodia. I started blogging in 2003 about nonprofits and social media and started second blog about Cambodia, "Cambodia for Kids" after the arrival of my daughter, Sara and discovering that there was a vibrant … [Read more...]
Cambodia: Social Media, NGOs, and Social Change: Part 1
Two weeks ago, I took a homecoming trip to Cambodia with my family. For those of you who have been following my blogging since 2004, you already know that Cambodia is in my heart! When my husband and I were in Cambodia in 2000 to bring home Harry, our infant son, we got a blessing from a monk. We promised the monk that we would hold Cambodia in our hearts and travel back with our children to their birth country when they were old enough to appreciate it. That time was earlier this … [Read more...]
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