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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

Have Fun - Do Good

We're half way through 2008, so I thought I'd share how mine are going, and check in on yours. Read Darfur Diaries by Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro. Read Darfur Diaries by Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro. Watched Darfur Now. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008.

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What’s the Secret to Social Media Success? Cute Animal Theory

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Several years ago I created the Cute Dog Theory, a node to a Nicolas Kristof quote about how puppies get more attention than dry statistics about Darfur. tools from outside the United States that help digital activists evade Internet censorship and promote human rights issues to a wider audience.

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Insiders Guide to Video and YouTube for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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In keeping with our coverage of video for nonprofits, we spoke with Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits and Activism Specialist at YouTube. That said, there are some basic things that might be helpful to think about. we just want to help you get your message out to the worlds largest online video community.

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Insiders Guide to Video and YouTube for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

In keeping with our coverage of video for nonprofits, we spoke with Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits and Activism Specialist at YouTube. That said, there are some basic things that might be helpful to think about. we just want to help you get your message out to the worlds largest online video community.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

Have Fun - Do Good

On April 15, 2008 I talked with Janessa Goldbeck, the Director of Membership at the Genocide Intervention Network, about what we can all do about genocide. My friend and colleague, Adam Sterling, was a 21-year-old student at UCLA when he first heard about the genocide in Darfur, and then he was outraged and decided he had to act.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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In "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty" , Princeton University professor Peter Singer famously highlights one study in which individuals who were shown a picture of a girl named Rokia and told her story were willing to give far more than when asked to help three million hungry children in Malawi. Don't panic.

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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff

NTEN

Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense. One of PresenTense's core activities is the Global Summer Institute , held in Jerusalem.

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