I can’t exactly recall when I was first introduced to Beth Kanter’s work. I mean, who in the nonprofit or the social media world does not know how brilliant she is!  But I do remember that after I was asked to speak at Gnomedex I started to really pay attention. The year before Beth spoke at Gnomedex and people are still talking.

This last year there were two people that I wanted to meet in real life. Both had played a huge part in helping me guide InvisiblePeople.tv. When I was speaking in Washington, DC over the summer I was honored Katya Andresen took time to meet with me. She’s amazing! Now I just had to wait because with the way things were going Beth Kanter and I would cross paths in no time. Blog World went by, then 140 Conference – no Beth. I thought for sure we would meet at a conference or event but the year was almost over. Honest – I really wanted to meet Beth in person!

Luckily the last week of 2009 I had the honor of spending time with Beth and her gorgeous family. We happened to meet up for coffee at a little cafe’ near Venice. Of course it happened because of social media and one of Beth’s online experiments which couldn’t have been any more perfect.

I am genuinely grateful for Beth and her work in the nonprofit social media space. Beth helps the little guys like me do big things.

Please join me in making Beth Kanter’s birthday the very best ever by helping her help Cambodian children.

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