Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. After the call I started wondering, "How do you activate more people to contribute to the solution of a problem that is so horrific it paralyzes people into inaction?" Make it simple.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

These days, you don’t have to be tech-savvy to have a professional-looking campaign but you want to be sure that it makes a lasting impression and is effective at getting people to take action. Our brains are wired for visual information; people process images 60,000 times faster than words. to attract people to your campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Mashable has dubbed it one of the best places to watch great minds in action. It's called Why Congo Matters. A few tools mentioned: Twinfluence , Twitalyzer , and TwitterEffect (which shows you how many people unfollowed or followed because of a specific tweet). You can even add a good deed widget for your site.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It took a long time actually, it took about five more years of holding it inside, and I bet a lot of people in the audience might have experienced that feeling - of just holding onto something that you think could be very transformational, but you are too afraid to take that step. It had hit India. Or, you have to grow to a demand.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20 We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. That's the story of Women for Women. We will lose our success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) :: @ PETA. 10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. FINCA :: @ FINCA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Less than 24 hours ago, Epic Change launched its TweetsGiving 2009 , a 48-hour charity event to encourage people to express their gratitude using online tools and at face-to-face meet-ups. This two-day event, which ends on Thanksgiving, also invites people to donate to Epic Change. . A Platform for Self-Organizing.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

This week's Solutionary Woman is 24-year-old Heddy Nam, the Associate to the Chief Operating Officer of Amnesty International USA and co-founder of Never Again , an international network of young people working for peace. The outcome will hopefully improve Amnesty’s effectiveness, helping more people in the long run.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions, pulled out his crystal ball last year, and said “individuals will come to your organization with the expectation of being full partners in your work, not just dollar wells to be tapped when cash is needed. We treat our donors as partners in our programs.”

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