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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

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I just have to do what I can. " -- Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition , during an interview on the Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast. Tell China to, "Extinguish the Flames of Genocide in Darfur." Check out Dave Eggers' recent Op -Ed in the New York Times , "Dropping the Torch" about the event.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There’s these kids sitting at the other lunch tables in our global cafeteria. ANN CURRY | Today Show News Anchor | @AnnCurry. Here’s what’s pissing me off: The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories [like Darfur] is because the truth is that it’s hard to get the majority of Americans…to care. ” (not in video).

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. My friend and colleague, Adam Sterling, was a 21-year-old student at UCLA when he first heard about the genocide in Darfur, and then he was outraged and decided he had to act. This was in 2006.

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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff

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Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. One of PresenTense's core activities is the Global Summer Institute , held in Jerusalem. Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense.

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5 Reasons This Will Be The Best #BBCON Ever

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Kristof is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. Nicholas and Ashley will be helping us open and close this year’s #bbcon with a major bang. In case you need it, here’s a little background on the two of them: Nicholas Kristoff: Nicholas D.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. When I returned to the US, I founded the USA chapter in New York City with long-time Never Again member, Marian Hodgkin from the UK. Specifically with Never Again, our challenges stem from the fact that we are the new kid on the block within the US non-profit market.

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