Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Via Facebook updates, I learned from Tharum that Preetaim Rai, the Southeast Asia Editor for Global Voices, posts a roundup of protests and prayer vigils in neighboring countries. There is also a roundup of links to Burma causes (not just Facebook that's just one channel) and events. from friends telling friends telling friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2008

If you are thinking you want to volunteer your time, Natalie Jesionka has a post on Our World titled " Responding to Burma Crisis " that includes a list of opportunities to travel to the Burmese border and volunteer your time and energy to the underground grassroots NGO activity. Women's League of Burma. The Mae Tao Clinic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Several months ago my colleague Mary Joyce (who I met at the Global Voices Summit in London in 2005 ) and who is now at the Berkman Center pinged me and asked if I knew any digital activists in Southeast Asia. taking place across various social media sites, including Facebook. moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

Global Voices, South Asia Editor, Mong Palatino, offers this round up of what blogs in the region are reporting, including these eye witness accounts. The Burma: It Can't Wait Campaign launched not too long ago by the U.S. Campaign for Burma. The photos, videos, and blog reports are giving us vivid citizen accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

I spotted this photo in Tharum's Facebook photos the title is "Quiet Vigil Outside Burma Embassy in Phnom Penh." Update: Just found Preetaim Rai's roundup on Global Voices. Photo by Tharum , found on his Facebook Profile. That's Sopheap in the red shirt. I met her in Cambodia last month. There's a photo group in flickr too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2007

I'll try to do a voice over at some point. I'm still looking for the best places to find numbers on Social Networking sites (like number of users and growth -- I'd love a chart or graph of comparisons to MySpace, Facebook, and Linked In. I'm supporting Free Burma Day. Facebook says that it has 42 million active users worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many blogs, like the Razoo blog , went red on Thursday as part of Free Burma: International Bloggers Day. " -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. and color schemes for your blog. more about it here.

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