Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

" Came to the idea that if people play together, they tend not to think of people as different nationalities. Engage in some practices that overcome differences. 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.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2009

M+R Strategic Services released a new study this week showing promising fundraising results for four nonprofits (Easter Seals, Human Rights Campaign, the Save Darfur Coalition, and The Wilderness Society) that tested premium offers to prospective donors. Response rates were up 95%. Average gift sized increased by 37%. Net revenue grew by 51%.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2008

Each blogger will lead an online community focusing on a different social, political, or environmental issue, maintain a daily blog covering news and offering commentary, convene leading nonprofits and activists working on the issue, and help people translate their interests and passions into concrete action. Positions are part-time and paid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

The Save Darfur Coalition asks to organize events, vigils. jordanepstein @ kanter Make it fun, empower people to simply and easily make a personal difference and get commitment. jordanepstein @ kanter Make it fun, empower people to simply and easily make a personal difference and get commitment. Create something to attend!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next. At the very least, it worked as an intermediary between the different Burma activist groups, some of which don???t The hope is that some percentage of the people involved with these groups could turn into long-term advocates, but Jamal characterizes many of the users as ???serial

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. They are collecting questions from supporters about Darfur to include in the video. * They want to help, but they want to be of service, and to have different ways of serving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

One thing that struck me is that difference in style/look and feel - from say this profile and this one. Save Darfur. Looks like quite a few organizations are listed, a combination of institutions and smaller grassroots organizations. Here's a list of Nonprofit Myspaces that I visited quickly. Jobs With Justice. Katrina Stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference. How Do Social Networks Incorporate the Ladder of Engagement. Spell my Twitter Name Correctly. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Marketing Genius.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

We all have different strategies and takes on how to reach out to potential donors,” said Nicole Eley of Africare, which sends development and relief aid to Africa. Hollywood celebrities have become central players on deeply political issues like development aid, refugees and government-sponsored violence in Darfur.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

s relevant to their lives, an interesting or funny video clip, an event or social movement that they want to make a difference in. The key difference between using SL and other online channels for marketing is that SL is so experiential. s new information that???s I see that you???ve Sheva Weeks (Nedra Weinreich in RL). third place???

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

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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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

Can one person really make a difference? We also have a student division: STAND , which has more than 850 chapters around the world, and the students in those chapters actively organize and mobilize their communities and schools to pass legislation, to fundraise, and to really make more noise about genocide in Darfur and genocide in general.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

section about the genocide in Darfur, which includes information about direct action, as well as connection to a variety of social networks, blogs, and content about the situation. People don't need empowerment to make a difference; they need vehicles for action. Their website includes a clear, concise "What Can I Do?"

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

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. Whats the difference between Google Video and YouTube? There are some great examples of nonprofits that are doing an excellent job with online video.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

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. Whats the difference between Google Video and YouTube? There are some great examples of nonprofits that are doing an excellent job with online video.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

The point is that this is a very different kind of communication medium, and it’s good for different things. The Exploratorium did the solar eclipse, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is doing all kinds of programs around Darfur. But on this platform, you could go in lots of different directions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 3, 2009

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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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

A third, similar test for a major international aid organization found no statistical difference between an institutional appeal and a story-focused appeal. For that, we need a different type of story — one that offers readers a chance to be part of the story. Compelling stories.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. Each fellow is guided by a personal volunteer, mentor, and a coach, who are professionals in different fields. Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. Social Media and the Concentration of Information .

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

All the data in these widgets come from different places and are assembled for my convenience. Their application is called Causes, and when you sign up you can pick from many causes, such as Save Darfur or One.org. Widgets make the web mashable – meaning you create your own web with pieces of this and pieces of that.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 18, 2010

In the battle to secure their own survival, our ancestors had to learn to hate those who were different from us. We see the tragic consequences when fear and hatred win out over the Golden Rule in places like the Middle East, Iran, North Korea, Darfur, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar. And if you did not kill him, it would be you who would die.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Regardless, I’m anticipating a convention center exploding with energy—the kind that inspires you to think differently, do more, and dream bigger. He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. Or maybe it’s because of the Big Idea Sessions and the new Social Media Lounge. Or maybe it’s Ashley Judd.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Zen of Technology blog grumbles about a different sort of micro. Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person. Check it out.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 23, 2006

The event brought together academics and practitioners in the field of education and peacebuilding from local, national and international perspectives to see what similarities and differences there were in our approaches and what we could learn from each other. The first step is to get educated.

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