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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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Pros and Cons of Facebook Activism

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I joined the various Burma Facebook groups early on because my colleagues in Cambodia were involved from the beginning and documented some of the activism. moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next. taking place across various social media sites, including Facebook. serial activists???,

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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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Notes from Care2/OneWorld/Interaction Fundraising Seminar - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

To download todays documents, please click on the links below: Care2 Brown-Bag.pdf Holiday Fundraising-Care2 & ForumOne Thanks to todays sponsors and speakers! Mobilizing your current assets is the most effective way to cash in on end-of-year donations, particularly if you dont have any big plans, yet.

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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. They used Google docs to help share documents with the volunteers worldwide as they worked on the magazine. Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. "Google was our first office", Simi explains.

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