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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

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"[Y]ou don't necessarily have to solve a problem. I just have to do what I can. " -- Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition , during an interview on the Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast. I don't have to solve the problem. Tell China to, "Extinguish the Flames of Genocide in Darfur."

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAR 12, 2008 Why do people give charity?

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

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The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com com , Inc.

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

Care2

The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. Good work February 25, 2009 | Mario Erazo Copyright © 2008, Care2.com com , Inc.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

But what can you do about a problem that seems so overwhelming? 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. Over and over we were told, someone should have said something. Someone should have done something.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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There's just one problem. The institutional version raised more than 4 times as much from almost twice as many donors. But sadly, by the time she returned to shore from her journey, she had lost an incredible 107 pounds and her cub was gone." Connect emotionally to your supporters and they'll give! and they're not working.

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