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Internet Strategy, Genocide Prevention

Forum One

See the Darfur scores for example. Tags: Human Rights Communication Collaboration. Transparent scorecard reporting: After aggregating a "grade" for each policy maker, publish it on the Internet, with all relevant substantiating information.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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). What ecosystems facilitate serendipitous discovery and collaboration? That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I And it helps.

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Second Life Do-Gooders

Have Fun - Do Good

Like in January when Mia Farrow spoke in Second Life about Darfur at a virtual event sponsored by the U.S. The barriers to entry need to be a lot lower for it to be the collaboration tool that it has the potential to be. At first I really didn't want to. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: How Does Your Nonprofit Have Fun and Do Good?

Have Fun - Do Good

School gardening program, Urban Sprouts , has fun by collaborating with Meet the Greens , a website about two middle school kids who are green (literally and environmentally), and with Trash Mash-Up an organization that works with students to make costumes and other fun things out of trash.

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In-world speakers from nonprofits who spoke about their work included Evonne Heyning from Camp Darfur, Barry Joseph from Global Kids , Lori Bell from the Library Alliance , and Marc Sirkin from LLS. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We can't share the details because of confidentiality provisions, but we look forward to continued close collaboration with the ICC to document the disappearances and homicides and demonstrate the magnitude, trends and patterns of these incidents. Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur.

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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff

NTEN

Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. Online Collaboration. Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense.

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