Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

She also won the 2005 National Magazine Award for Reporting for her article, " Dying in Darfur ," in The New Yorker. This year's speaker was journalist, Samantha Power , who received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for her book, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide.

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Change San Francisco Darfur Jordan 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Bloggers Who Create Community Award. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. The Best Free Sources of Social Media Audience Research. Calling on the Twitterverse and Connie Reece Answers First. $10 10 will help a Cambodian Youngster Get A Better Life. Micro Fundraising and Trust.

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ROI Widget Metrics Cambodia 50

Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

The Peace Primary is a campaign we devised – unique, as far as we know – to promote a “peace platform” for the election season, and to commemorate two major milestones at Ploughshares Fund – our 25th anniversary, and the fifty millionth dollar awarded to organizations and individuals around the world.

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Poll Social Media Grant Advocacy 28

See3

MARCH 12, 2008

The research suggests matches lead to more giving, but the type of match — whether 1x or 2x or 3x the gift — had no impact at all. It’s not an especially large part of the economy, and most charities operate on a shoestring, without the resources to finance research projects. The article looks at the psychology of giving.

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Charity People Giving New York 40

Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Interaction Social Media Advocacy Fundraising 28

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Department of Education gave us a major award on September 28, 2007. Our HumanRights team, including Benetech Research Fellow Amelia Hoover and fieldconsultants Tamy Guberek and Daniel Guzmán, presented our initial findings on violations in Colombia to an enthusiastic audience of ICC investigators and analysts.

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Darfur Sri Lanka Liberia Colombia 100

Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

One example is 24HoursforDarfur who has collected over 800 videos from celebrities, elected officials, and citizens urging Congress to do more about the genocide in Darfur. Has research been done to measure conversion rates, and, if so, what has it concluded? How can nonprofits define and measure success with an online video?

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YouTube Social Media Video Advocacy 34