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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. His first Facebook campaign raised $250,000 in 2005 for Genocide Intervention Network, now known as [link]. This is a question that was answered in a study from 2009 and the answer is yes. Small donations add up, as Mark Hanis found.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. As a result, the UN is making the same mistakes it made on Darfur and Rwanda. olympics China human rights Tibet Burma Darfur Claire of Free Aung San Suu Kyi!

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"Books of Conscience" to Read During Genocide Prevention Month

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According to the Genocide Prevention Month's site , the genocide in Bosnia began April 6, in Rwanda April 7, in Cambodia April 17, in Darfur April 19, in Armenia April 24, and the Holocast began April 21st. Did you know that six genocides began in the month of April?

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