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How Text Messaging Has Revolutionized Giving

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They adopted their SMS campaign in order to reach their 15,000 members quickly to respond to a crisis in Libya. Social media allows them to maintain contact with the donors by sharing photos and videos. Text messaging can help nonprofits meet their fundraising goals and raise awareness of the causes they support.

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The 5 Best Social Impact Games of 2010

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To successfully complete their goals, players are asked to use their creativity to solve problems and more importantly, to share their work with others online through blogs, photos and YouTube clips. 3 People Power People Power puts you in the role of a movement leader trying to fight oppression through non-violent revolution.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

For example, World Press Photo put together this powerful series on life in North Africa, giving an inside perspective not found in headlines, soundbites, or protest clips. Photos of graffiti , such as the one shown at right, captured during the uprisings are now preserved indefinitely. Signs of the Times: Occupy Wall Street.

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