Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2006

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. " The answer: win the hearts and minds of their constituents. promote awareness. It caught mine as I'm interested in the role of play in problem-solving, what ever the scope of the problem. I found a compelling reason here. educate their audience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

Effective campaigns always keep their audience's needs in mind. 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. * You supported a cause because of how it made you feel."

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks. 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. Keep these in mind when the powers to be here start pushing SL again. [.]

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VisionLink

JANUARY 18, 2010

And here I was in this small town in Ohio, the white father of a 9-month old African-American baby, becoming aware of my own racism. We see the tragic consequences when fear and hatred win out over the Golden Rule in places like the Middle East, Iran, North Korea, Darfur, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar. I still believe that We Shall Overcome!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

These sessions are being led by some of the top minds in the industry. He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. The Future of Nonprofit Technology: Amy Sample Ward, Robert Machen, Tom Matthews. Creating a Movement: Jensine Larsen, Courtney Corbin, Shayna Englin. Measuring Outcomes: Hal Williams, Andrew Wolk.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

That’s when they decided that youth, who are idealistic, energetic and open-minded, would be the engine to peacebuilding to ensure that genocide does not go unchallenged. It is terrific working with people who are like-minded and passionate about improving the world. The first step is to get educated. Use your voice!

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