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Activating the Activists with Social Media

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In your status updates, use the news feed to raise awareness. The Save Darfur Coalition asks to organize events, vigils. jaygoldman @ kanter Rewarding verified offline actions with online social credit. Ironically, one of my Twitter followers suggested asking them nicely and giving them schwag. Create something to attend!

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Scored 10 How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media? Should There Be A Social Actions Category on Digg? How Long Does It Take for 250 Super Connected Gnomedex Geeks to raise $2,500 for Cambodian kids? Where Are The Gen-Y Bloggers Who Write About Nonprofits and Social Change? The Intangible Benefits of Social Media.

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Nonprofits and MySpace Roundup Inspired By Solidariti

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Save Darfur. She also points to a recent article in the Australian press about nonprofits in Melbourne raising money in my space called It's MySpace, my charity, your money. Jobs With Justice. Katrina Stories. National Farmers Union. National Wildlife Federation. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Mothers Acting Up. Planned Parenthood.

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Notes from The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach

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Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. They are collecting questions from supporters about Darfur to include in the video. * . * Oxfam has used Flickr petitions successfully in several campaigns.

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Washington Post: Fundraising Via Email Is Way More Effective than via Social Networks

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The Washington Post did a great article today that reinforces the value of nonprofits' using email as a core fundraising strategy rather then social networks. It seemed too early to tell, but then, when we checked back about a year later, we found this interesting and profound story about the nonprofit group "Save Darfur."

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

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section about the genocide in Darfur, which includes information about direct action, as well as connection to a variety of social networks, blogs, and content about the situation. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum includes a Committee on Conscience , which advocates and educates about acts of genocide around the world.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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Perhaps it is because my generation was raised reading The Diary of Anne Frank and watching dozens of movies about the Holocaust. As part of the anti-genocide moment, we raise both money and political will for civilian protection initiatives around the world. One of the world's challenges that disturbs me the most is genocide.

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