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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Several years ago I created the Cute Dog Theory, a node to a Nicolas Kristof quote about how puppies get more attention than dry statistics about Darfur.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Here are a few examples of some month-long and two-week long online events: Maw Books Blog ran a Blogging and Reading for Darfur campaign last month. For the month of September, Natasha Maw read and blogged in an effort to create awareness, and raise funds for Darfur. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com changeblogger blog blogging activism

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

See the Darfur scores for example. Transparent scorecard reporting: After aggregating a "grade" for each policy maker, publish it on the Internet, with all relevant substantiating information.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

On Friday, I was on a "Darfur Activist" conference call produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND and the Save Darfur Coalition. Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. Photo Credit: Camp by Mark Knobil.

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JULY 2, 2008

Read Darfur Diaries by Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro. Watched Darfur Now. Amy of Shaping Youth wrote, "I hereby 'resolve' to mobilize youth by activating core caring in various forms of content creation. What I've done: Read What is the What by Dave Eggers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2006

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. Actress and activist Mia Farrow will discuss and answer questions about the worsening situation in Darfur and neighboring Chad at a virtual press event in Second Life. I'm so behind!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

For instance, when we first started organizing on Facebook in 2005, we found many existing groups on campuses working to end the genocide in Darfur. So our role wasn't to try to convince people to become active, but to give them effective tools, like our congressional scorecard and 1-800-GENOCIDE hotline, to take action on a regular basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Stephen Friedman - MTV U We started with activism - pushing and questioning authority. Activism has evolved beyond sit-ins. Darfur Is Dying was the result. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. Engage in some practices that overcome differences.

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JUNE 20, 2008

Amnesty International has a World Refugee Day Tool Kit that you can download, and provides recommendations for small events that you can organize at your home like a letter writing meeting, or a film screening of Chasing Freedom , Darfur Diaries , or Well-Founded Fear. Finally, World Refugee Day is also a day of celebration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Katya Andresen , Network for Good, offers some insights in the comments : We, too, are working on understanding how to find more superactivists and how to make the long tail of less active evangelists more engaged. two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion.

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APRIL 29, 2008

blogging job activism

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JUNE 14, 2006

The first genre of games that I'm exploring is "immersive web or persistent world or metaverse " or " massively multiplayer nnline game (MMOG) " It's defined as a digital game with a virtual world that is a setting for role-playing, events, entertainment, and other activities. Is it worth for nonprofits to invest?

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

logging trucks navigating more than 30 blind curves where children walk to school past active landslide areas on the slopes alongside the creek that SJWC proposed to log (along the San Andreas Fault) over the proposed helicopter landing pads near homes and the daycare center along the currently pristine and beautiful creek to its headwaters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

Save Darfur. Priscilla describes her own organization's activity on MySpace. National Wildlife Federation. Medecins Sans Frontieres. Mothers Acting Up. Planned Parenthood. Rafiki's Children. Saving Pets and Shelters. School of America's Watch. I've made a MySpace page for ANTaR ( become our friend! )

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JULY 19, 2006

In-world speakers from nonprofits who spoke about their work included Evonne Heyning from Camp Darfur, Barry Joseph from Global Kids , Lori Bell from the Library Alliance , and Marc Sirkin from LLS.

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MAY 21, 2008

We also have a student division: STAND , which has more than 850 chapters around the world, and the students in those chapters actively organize and mobilize their communities and schools to pass legislation, to fundraise, and to really make more noise about genocide in Darfur and genocide in general. That knowledge keeps me going.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

In keeping with our coverage of video for nonprofits, we spoke with Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits and Activism Specialist at YouTube. 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.

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JULY 14, 2008

In keeping with our coverage of video for nonprofits, we spoke with Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits and Activism Specialist at YouTube. 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.

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JUNE 25, 2007

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. This amounts to messageless activism, which doesn't help anyone. Their website includes a clear, concise "What Can I Do?"

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MAY 3, 2011

Colin Holtz helps M+R clients integrate powerful messaging, grassroots activism and online organizing into creative and effective campaigns. Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. One of PresenTense's core activities is the Global Summer Institute , held in Jerusalem. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense. Online Collaboration.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Tim says MySpace is not good for fundraising, although we have seen some examples of orgs running successful fundraising campaigns, such as Dollars for Darfur. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks. On Facebook : I think everyone agrees it’s very early. On Second Life : Tim and Carie both say stay away.

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MAY 13, 2009

The panelists each described a handful of tools to help with online communication, specifically for nonprofit causes and social activism. Facebook being the major player here with general growth at this point including: > 200 million active users. The tools and points she covered included: Social Networks.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person.

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MAY 23, 2006

On the other hand, some politicians may care a great deal about improving human rights abuses or ending the violence in Darfur, but don’t act because they don’t have constituent backing. American youth luckily have many options in terms of organizations within which to be active in.

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