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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander. darfur genocide rwanda bloggers

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Should Your Nonprofit Be Active on the New Myspace?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They paved the way for all of us and their contribution to nonprofit history should be noted: To Write Love on Her Arms; Invisible Children; National Wildlife Federation; the Humane Society of the United States; Seacology; Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network; Americans for the Arts; Oxfam America; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; (..)

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Second Life Do-Gooders

Have Fun - Do Good

Like in January when Mia Farrow spoke in Second Life about Darfur at a virtual event sponsored by the U.S. And this Friday the President of the MacArthur Foundation will discuss the role of philanthropy in the virtual world with the Founder and CEO of Linden Labs (the creators of Second Life).

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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. Deepen relationship through custom apps that improve on org activites (event fundraising, petitions). jeffshuck @ kanter I'm biased, but events are a powerful way to move online advocates offline. Create something to attend! easibey @ kanter actions that r easy/doable.

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Changing the Present, Give Meaning, and Personal Fundraising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When people ask about holiday gifts - we direct them to the Sharing Foundation , When give gifts, we give to the Sharing Foundation (and a few other causes), and make "in honor of" gifts. Stop the genocide in Darfur, that???d They are challenging people to make it a million dollar blog post, with 1 million comments.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Don't Let $50,000 for the Sharing Foundation Slip Away! Sharing Foundation Has Supporters in Finland. Why Nhung Sun, A Cambodian Blogger, Supports The Sharing Foundation. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Why Is Pharoth Wearing A Foo Camp T-Shirt? Social Media ROI: Compare With Paper.

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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

. * Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation created a site for young people. Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. care about.

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