America's Giving Challenge Official Results: We Came In First! Thank You Everyone!
The final, official results have arrived for America's Giving Challenge and I'm happy say that we came in first place for global causes! This was truly a group effort - no one person could have done this alone. I want to thank each and everyone of you who donated, asked their friends and network to donate, spread the word through blogging it or other ways, and helped us cross the finish line in first place! Special thanks to Michele Martin!
Campaign Wiki (includes links to people who blogged about the campaign)
My America's Giving Challenge Dairy
Day 1: We're Entering the America's Giving Challenge
Cambodian Bloggers Want To Support Our Cause
Sharing Foundation Video by Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson
Naomi and the Cross Networked Effect
Darlene Found Us Through Fllickr
The Bora Connection
Sharing Foundation Calendar Project
My 86 Year Old Dad's Birthday Present
Roger Carr and Bob Uva Join the Blogger's Campaign
Meet A Cambodian Wired Fundraiser: Nhung Son
Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation
Eugene Chan's New Year's Resolution
Adam Nicolson and Mark Grimes Send An Early Birthday Present!
America's Giving Campaign: Bloggers Roundup - Thank You
You're Not Going To Ask Us To Give You An Outhouse for Your Birthday?
Round Up of Social Birthday Greetings. Social Fundraising. Thank You
In honor of Lux Mean's Promotion
As Wanna Finishes His Thesis, He Supports The Sharing Foundation from Vietnam with Love
Why are these Cambodian Orphans Wearing Creative Commons T-Shirts?
Flow of Donations from Networked Fundraising
The Generosity of the Twitterverse
Ed Schipul's Conference Presentation Features the Campaign
Social Fundraising Is International and Needs Paypal
Twitter Donation Solicitation Techniques
A Youtube Message of Support from Finland
The Networked Effect on Facebook for this Fundraiser
Dr. Hendrie: You're Never Too Old To Change the World
An Internet Lesson in Rural Cambodia School
Using Cell Phones To Bring Web2.0 To Cambodia - Coolcat Teacher Blog
Why Pharoth Wearing a Foo Camp T Shirt?
Peter Deitz's Fundraising Wizard
Peter Gulka: It's Only 36 More Hours Than I'll Stop Asking
Noel Hildago Knows $10 Can Do in Cambodia
Have Fun, Do Good - Thank You Britt
Teresa Crawford and the Riders Help Me Swim Up Stream
Nancy Schwartz: How To Craft a Blog Solicitation Post and Call to Action
Cultural Influences of Online Giving: Dr. Mani's Thoughts
Don't Let Us Slip Out of the Top Four!
The Last Hours: The Link for Dr. Mani's Friends
Oh, No, We're in 5th Place and Out
Dave McClure - Only A Few Hours To Get Q2 Lunch With Dave!
Chris Brogan Says Donate $10 Now - Before It's Too Late
Ruby Sinreich Sets Up Facebook Fan Club for Me - Thank you
New York Times Article - Too Busy Fundraising To Notice It Until Now
We did it!!! Unofficial First Place
Can you swear like a pirate and fundraise? F yes from Dave McClure
Help Gmail Cut Me Off for Spamming: I can't Email You A Thank You!
This is a wonderful cause that I was so happy to be able to contribute to. Its amazing to read through your chronicle of reaching this goal! Social Fundraising at its finest... truly remarkable :-) Congrats Beth & Michele!
Posted by:Neha | February 21, 2008 at 08:29 AM
This is a wonderful cause that I was so happy to be able to contribute to. Its amazing to read through your chronicle of reaching this goal! Social Fundraising at its finest... truly remarkable :-) Congrats Beth & Michele!
Posted by:Neha | February 21, 2008 at 08:30 AM
Congratulations! I loved being a small part of this campaign -- it taught me a lot about online fundraising and the power of networks and small donations. And for a great cause!
Posted by:Beth Dunn | February 21, 2008 at 08:38 AM
Congrats to everyone involved. I figured this was going to be announced when I read Beth's Tweet on "an announcement" at 12:01 a.m. What a great case study this will be. I know that I learned a lot. Thanks for blogging the campaign posts (as well as pulling all of us into the whirling vortex of Beth Kanter's world and its causes!)
Posted by:Audrie Schaller | February 21, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Beth, as I've said several times before, this is a huge testament to your energy, enthusiasm and hard work, as well as to the incredible power of the social web. Congratulations!
Posted by:Michele Martin | February 21, 2008 at 09:13 AM
Very many congratulations!
Posted by:adam nicholson | February 21, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Very many congratulations!
Posted by:adam nicholson | February 21, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Very many congratulations!
Posted by:adam nicholson | February 21, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Very many congratulations!
Posted by:adam nicholson | February 21, 2008 at 12:09 PM
congratulations! :) i know you worked so hard on this.
Posted by:Crunchy Domestic Goddess | February 21, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Awesome, awesome, AWESOME.
Congratulations, Beth and all.
Great job. Keep going.
All success
Dr.Mani
Posted by:Dr.Mani | February 21, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Congrats to you all for your efforts. It's inspiring and offers me hope that there are caring, loving people out there who just want to help. Social fundraising is a wonderful idea. Here's to much success to you and your team! I will blog about your cause to help spread the word too!
Cheers!
Posted by:Sarah | February 21, 2008 at 01:10 PM
Congratulations, Beth. You have taught us all a lesson about the power of social media and electronic distribution of communication of targeted needs and how individuals can do small acts of kindness that in turn can influence great results.
Posted by:Jeffrey | February 21, 2008 at 01:38 PM
congratulations Beth and the wondeerful team!
you guyz are an inspiration for everyone and we all believe 1000% in your work!
keep up the good work Beth
Posted by:joan | February 21, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Congratulations :-D!!!!
Posted by:The Girl | February 21, 2008 at 02:57 PM
Congratulations Beth - just shows the power of social media and relationships - and the impact it can all make to support so many people too! Everyone enjoyed every mile of your challenge, participated, supported and no doubt had tears in their eyes in those final seconds...
Posted by:Laura Whitehead | February 21, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Beth, you are really great at this. Mazal Tov yet again on a job well done.
This whole competition thing has been a good model for your strengths, and I have given to this worthy cause every time you asked.
But I wonder about all the orgs who went down this road because of the publicity but were so less equipped than you to be successful. I saw lots of questions about this on the PX list and elsewhere and thought to myself, these poor suckers, they are going to spend lots of time putting this together, will get little response, and people like Beth -- with big and active networks -- will eat their lunch. They don't have a chance.
I also wonder if this whole competition thing is sustainable. How many of these could you do before you create fatigue in your network? And, is there a way to get the folks who gave with the urgency of this campaign to have a deeper engagement with the Sharing Foundation?
Would love your thoughts on all of this in another post.
Michael
Posted by:Michael Hoffman | February 21, 2008 at 07:03 PM
Yeah baby! Congratulations!
Posted by:Michelle/chelpixie | February 21, 2008 at 07:55 PM
Congratulations!
Posted by:Roger Carr | February 22, 2008 at 06:32 AM
Woohoo! Congratulations, Beth. Such an awesome success story and so much good for your cause. Rock on!
Posted by:Jonathon D. Colman | February 22, 2008 at 07:10 AM
Awesome job, Beth! Great example of how things like this can be done using social media.
http://realist-idealist.com/2008/02/22/case-foundation-network-for-good-and-global-giving-contest-a-success/#comments
Posted by:Jake | February 22, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Congratulations. Great news :) A powerful example of personal and networked fundraising.
Posted by:Tim Davies | February 22, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Congrats Beth. You are truly inspiring. I have a little boy named Harry too, and I think I'll try to get him to do something else besides on the computer besides burn CDs in iTunes...
See you in NOLA
Posted by:Margaret Cohen | February 25, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Congratulation!!!
It's amazing!!!
Thanks you everyone for joining making such an effort happens.
Hopefully, Cambodian children will be in good shape in fighting poverty.
:)
Posted by:Bora | February 25, 2008 at 12:55 PM