article thumbnail

Not On Our Watch: The Least Depressing Book About Darfur You'll Ever Read

Have Fun - Do Good

It isn't often that you can't wait to keep reading a book about genocide, but that is how it was while I was reading Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. Keep It Sound 4. As strange as it sounds, it can even be a "beach read"--(that's where I read it!)

Darfur 40
article thumbnail

Join the 29-Day Giving Challenge: Change Lives One Gift at a Time

Have Fun - Do Good

It sounds like she might want to create a book out of it. I signed up for the Challenge today and decided to celebrate Day 1 by donating to the BlogHers Act' "Donate Now to Save Women's Lives" campaign on Global Giving. Stories can be posted in the 29-Day Giving Challenge social network's forum, or emailed to story@29gifts.org.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Insiders Guide to Video and YouTube for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. YouTube has an incredibly diverse and engaged global community who not only post videos, but interact with each other through text comments, video responses, and messages.

YouTube 34
article thumbnail

Insiders Guide to Video and YouTube for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

This Is Why Im Hot" instead of "Global Warming is Serious") or interesting tags can increase the number of people who click on your video. YouTube has an incredibly diverse and engaged global community who not only post videos, but interact with each other through text comments, video responses, and messages.

YouTube 34
article thumbnail

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

Have Fun - Do Good

Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. I know it sounds cliché, but as Martin Luther King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.". this past Sunday was the Global Day for Darfur.

Darfur 40
article thumbnail

Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

Have Fun - Do Good

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. It was founded in 2001 by a group of college students from all over the world who wanted to ensure that “Never Again” became a reality rather than a rhetorical sound bite.

Rwanda 40