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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

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When you hear about what is going in Darfur, do you feel like you want to do something, but you don't know what to do? Roger Winter, a Sudan expert gave an update on the current situation in the Sudan, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and how the Darfur conflict is important in the larger context of Sudan. All the time.

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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. 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. Claire of Free Aung San Suu Kyi!

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Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Guru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

the same tools that companies like Apple or Nike would use. You can create or simulate an experience that can evoke an emotional response from a visitor, as they have done with Camp Darfur. A successful social marketer is someone who really gets to know their audience ???

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur. We are nearing completion of our assessment of Darfur-related NGOs and their qualitative documentation on human rights abuses. Humanity United (founded by Pam Omidyar) funded this work.

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

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Some of the programs that we have currently running are the Sudan Divestment Task Force , which is leading up the campaign to divest state pensions from companies doing business in Sudan on a recently passed Federal legislation to ban future state contracts. this past Sunday was the Global Day for Darfur. His campaign was successful.

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When Viral Campaigns Fail and Social Media Mobs Rule

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To Cole's credit, the company didn’t bury their head in the sand; they deleted the offending tweet and apologized on Twitter and on Facebook. Like any company or nonprofit investing $3M in a 30 second TV spot, Groupon wanted to make a splash. Then the social media world moved on until Sunday’s Super Bowl ads.

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(Not a) Game Friday: Virtual Worlds 101

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Today, an interview with Sibley Verbeck (Hathor's his virtual name), founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , which does experience design for real-world companies in virtual worlds including Second Life. The Exploratorium did the solar eclipse, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is doing all kinds of programs around Darfur.

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