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What’s the Secret to Social Media Success? Cute Animal Theory

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

org is using Sam to call attention to the environment and harness puppy power on behalf of the climate. Cute animals rule the social web! The example below is from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and one of their most popular videos. Ethan points out that the Web was invented so physicists could share research papers, but Web2.0

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Machinima Festival and NTC Video Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And the good news is that if you've never created web videos before and don't have the big bucks to hire a professional, there is enough time to learn. is a new art form that re-uses commercial video-game environments to make animated films. AmaBe Cheeky stars in this one with Zeke Poutine, In Kenzo and the janjaweed of Camp Darfur.

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Notes from The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach

Have Fun - Do Good

March for Women's Lives allowed people who couldn't march to post messages and stories on the March for Women's Lives' web site. 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. *

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The first genre of games that I'm exploring is "immersive web or persistent world or metaverse " or " massively multiplayer nnline game (MMOG) " It's defined as a digital game with a virtual world that is a setting for role-playing, events, entertainment, and other activities. Is it worth for nonprofits to invest?

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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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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman MAR 12, 2008 Why do people give charity?

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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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