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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many nonprofits already use social media, including mobile, to raise money among individual donors. An organization dedicated to “never again” a genocide — such as those in Europe, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur — must raise awareness and advocate with as much energy as it raises money.

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The Many Ways to Say I Love You With A Donation To A Charity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day. A number of nonprofit organizations are promoting Valentine's Day giving opportunities, here's a few: A Day for Hearts is an opportunity to raise awareness about congenital heart defects, a lethal constellation of birth defects of the heart that affect millions of newborn infants and children worldwide.

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Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The image is from Roger Carr who is raising money to support the Arthritis Foundation???s s annual nationwide event, Arthritis Walk, that raises awareness and funds to fight arthritis. Dr. Mani points to some good examples (including Roger) - but also Anne Mitchell who helped raise money for the desperately poor in Tajikistan.

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Photos for Social Change

Have Fun - Do Good

Camera_Rwanda is using photography to raise awareness and money to send Rwandan orphans to college. Technorati tags: social change photography net2 nptech India Rwanda. Beth Kanter posted an incredible photo today on blogher and netsquared (click on one of them to see it) taken from the camera_rwanda blog.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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I was actually making money as a feature writer in a great city, but it became really obvious to me that my definition of journalism, and the definition of journalism that I was being asked to practice, as a member of mainstream media, were not the same. We are hopeful that we will be in Rwanda by the end of the year. CH: Yes, we do.

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Video Making for Nonprofits

The Modern Nonprofit

Are you raising money for a particular campaign? Maybe you would like to raise awareness around a certain issue that your organization works to address. September Campaign 2012 Trailer: Rwanda from charity: water on Vimeo. Read on for some tips on how to structure your video-making strategy. Share your video!

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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As part of the anti-genocide moment, we raise both money and political will for civilian protection initiatives around the world. government intervene, say in Rwanda, or in genocides of the past? Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities.

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