Have Fun - Do Good
JULY 2, 2008
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.
Have Fun - Do Good
MARCH 26, 2008
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. Tell China to, "Extinguish the Flames of Genocide in Darfur." Check out Dave Eggers' recent Op -Ed in the New York Times , "Dropping the Torch" about the event.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Time to Update The Cute Dog Theory of Social Media: Cute Animal Theory. 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. Cute Dog Theory. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.
Have Fun - Do Good
APRIL 11, 2008
On March 19th, 2008, after spending 8 days in the hospital related to her multiple sclerosis, Cami Walker decided to give away one thing each day for 29 days : "I decided to do the 29-Day Giving Challenge as an experiment. This was the perfect suggestion for me because I had been stuck in a very self-absorbed space for some time.".
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 31, 2008
It uses sources such as how many delicious bookmarks, incoming links, how many times mentioned on Twitter, how many comments, etc. Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Gnomedex Real Time Fundraising Experiment. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 9, 2008
We also don't know whether and how online giving marketplaces, social enterprise, social investing and other innovations born in good times will stand a downturn, short or prolonged, and how those changes will ripple across longer-standing practices." The idea is that even if times are bad, you don't have to be stingy.
Have Fun - Do Good
JANUARY 23, 2009
When you make them on January 1st, you're feeling rested and relaxed after time off, and may have unrealistic expectations of what you can acheive. My six 2008 Activist Resolutions went so-so: I did. Carry my reusable shopping bag with me almost all of the time. It was closer to 3%. Clearly, I need to do less.
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