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The Save Darfur Coalition’s "Be A Voice For Darfur" - A Stellar Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Be A Voice for Darfur is an excellent example of multi-channel campaign designed to bring attention to the appalling genocide in Darfur. The genocide in Darfur continues - now in its sixth year and at the price of nearly half a million lives. Most importantly, you can influence others to stand up and be a voice for Darfur.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

Have Fun - Do Good

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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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

Have Fun - Do Good

Read Darfur Diaries by Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro. Watched Darfur Now. Amy of Shaping Youth wrote, "I hereby 'resolve' to mobilize youth by activating core caring in various forms of content creation. What I've done: Read What is the What by Dave Eggers.

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Social Networks for Social Change: Ivan Boothe Knows What He Is Talking About!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For instance, when we first started organizing on Facebook in 2005, we found many existing groups on campuses working to end the genocide in Darfur. We use it to go where people are already organizing against genocide, and give them tools to do so effectively. For concrete examples see the Slideshare presentation above.

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Peace Games & International Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Darfur Is Dying was the result. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. Digital Incubator Content - ten grants broadband innovators. How can we take it into the digital world. We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan.

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Activating the Activists with Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Save Darfur Coalition asks to organize events, vigils. That way you can meet the activist "where they're at" willcoley @ kanter I'm interested in how orgs can use offline content dev among their constituents. Deepen relationship through custom apps that improve on org activites (event fundraising, petitions). I suggest a tweetup.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Earth

AFP Blog

Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. The Museum has assembled content—photographs, data, and.