Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

They paved the way for all of us and their contribution to nonprofit history should be noted: To Write Love on Her Arms; Invisible Children; National Wildlife Federation; the Humane Society of the United States; Seacology; Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network; Americans for the Arts; Oxfam America; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; (..)

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Myspace Activities Active Activism 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

is a new art form that re-uses commercial video-game environments to make animated films. Combining aspects of animation, game development, puppetry, graffiti, fan fiction, and improvisational theater into a moving image art form, machinima represents the latest frontier of digital popular culture. Machinima, derived from the words ???machine???

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Machinima Contest NTC Video 50

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2007

George Irish of Shake the Pillars posts about Amnesty International's "Get in Bed with Darfur" -Putting the Fun Into Human Rights Campaigning. Isabella Mori of Alphablogs.net suggests 10 Reasons Why Arts Organizations Should Have Blogs including to be, "a virtual gallery, museum, concert hall or book store."

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Fun Consultant Darfur YouTube 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Here’s what’s pissing me off: The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories [like Darfur] is because the truth is that it’s hard to get the majority of Americans…to care. ” (not in video). Crowdsourcing killed punk rock…Crowdsourcing kills art…It’s bullshit. That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I

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Change Haiti Darfur Music 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2006

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. looking further I found a link to Water Cooler games which reminded of our virtual office on Arts Wire in early 1990's - we had a "Water Cooler Item" to make it seem more like a real office.

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Game Darfur Policy Cancer 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

A few organizations in the nonprofit sector are exploring the power of the this type of gaming medium for social justice - take Camp Darfur for example. At the TechSoup Offices, I met a kind avitar named Frank and noticed he was a member of the Arts Council. But can games like Second Life be a useful tool for social change?

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Second Life Game Life Darfur 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

Americans for the Arts. Save Darfur. " An interesting article in the NY Times about arts organizations using MySpace. Some sites are using the blog feature to write about their organizations, while others haven't set it up. Here's a list culled from the portal. happy browsing. Amazon Conservation Team. Breast Cancer Action.

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Myspace Darfur Profile Nonprofit 50