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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. Youtube blocked access to the offensive video in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya , but did not remove the video from its Web site. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

Harvard lecturer and activist Marshall Ganz says people are rooted in their values and interests, rather than particular issues. Shared underlying values can be unifying, unlike issues, which can be divisive. What happens when the issue becomes, as Ganz put it, more divisive? Storytelling can be a powerful tool for good.

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Building the World You Want: 6 Nonprofit Campaigns to Consider on International Day of Charity

EveryAction

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily grant the Trump administration's request to reinstate portions of its travel ban (blocking people from six countries - Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Somalia - from entering the United States), CARE reignited their #BetterThanTheBan campaign.