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Darfur: An Atrocity That Needs No Exaggeration

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The Op-Ed notes the recent ruling in Britain against the Save Darfur Coalition for overstating the number of dead in Darfur. Britain's Advertising Standards Authority found that Save Darfur's estimate of 400,000 killed in the conflict is based on flawed research. We want to see the guilty convicted of their crimes.

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Pros and Cons of Facebook Activism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She was looking for presenters for a conference and she just pointed me over to Ethan Zuckerman's insightful analysis of Facebook activism. moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next. Ethan's notes points to the long-term benefits (and challenges) of converting some of the people involved into long term supporters.

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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

Once a year in June, I do an overall benchmarking and ROI analysis of my blog using particular metrics. PostRank scoring is based on analysis of the " 5 Cs " of engagement: creating, critiquing, chatting, collecting, and clicking. This analysis took all of five minutes. You can actually go back and review your entire feed.

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Changing the Present, Give Meaning, and Personal Fundraising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Peter gives us analysis of the landscape: Building a community of small-scale philanthropists sounds like a novel idea. Stop the genocide in Darfur, that???d The website helps networks of small-scale philanthropists develop and fund solutions to pressing social problems." Big or small.it t matter???just just plant one tree.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Human Rights Patrick Ball recently spent a month at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he held office hours and helped prosecutors use quantitative data and statistical analysis to pursue war crimes cases. Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur.

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