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JUNE 7, 2007

Amnesty International is asking its supporters to monitor 12 villages in Darfur via satellite that they have deemed "vulnerable" to attack on its new site, Eyes on Darfur. Protect displaced civilians in neighboring eastern Chad and support a UN presence there. TOP: Angabo, Darfur. Copyright DigitalGlobe.

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JUNE 15, 2007

After Clinton spoke we heard from Ann Curry from NBC news who was honored for her coverage of Darfur. Unlike 99% of her news colleagues, Ann has actually gone to Darfur, and more than once. The program ended with a South African woman named Mama G, who thanked AJWS and its supporters for helping fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Here’s an example in the channel page: 24 Hours for Darfur Channel Here’s an example on the standard video page: 24 Hours for Darfur standard view If you are a 501(c)3 it’s a no-brainer to sign up. Facebook has taught us that people will opt-in to support the cause far more than they will donate.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

Here’s an example in the channel page: 24 Hours for Darfur Channel Here’s an example on the standard video page: 24 Hours for Darfur standard view If you are a 501(c)3 it’s a no-brainer to sign up. Facebook has taught us that people will opt-in to support the cause far more than they will donate.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

Then, you can embed those videos in an email and send them to your supporters with a call to action -- videos are generally more interesting than plain text. One example is 24HoursforDarfur who has collected over 800 videos from celebrities, elected officials, and citizens urging Congress to do more about the genocide in Darfur.

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JULY 14, 2008

Then, you can embed those videos in an email and send them to your supporters with a call to action -- videos are generally more interesting than plain text. One example is 24HoursforDarfur who has collected over 800 videos from celebrities, elected officials, and citizens urging Congress to do more about the genocide in Darfur.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

Tim says MySpace is not good for fundraising, although we have seen some examples of orgs running successful fundraising campaigns, such as Dollars for Darfur. Carie 24 Oct 2007 Kathleen Hello, Thank you for supporting Oxfam America! People can also support the cause by sending a fun and free e-card to their friends from [link].

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