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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

Have Fun - Do Good

On Friday, I was on a "Darfur Activist" conference call produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND and the Save Darfur Coalition. Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. Make it simple.

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The online environment is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of playters simultaneously over the Internet. A few organizations in the nonprofit sector are exploring the power of the this type of gaming medium for social justice - take Camp Darfur for example. But can games like Second Life be a useful tool for social change?

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Nonprofits and MySpace Roundup Inspired By Solidariti

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She is the online campaign coordinator for a national grassroots organization, ANTar , that supports indigenous people. Impact Awards. Save Darfur. 9) Use your blog to inspire support and action. The Solidariti Blog is written by Priscilla Brice-Weller who has worked for the not-for-profit sector in Melbourne, Austraila.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008. Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits. Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

We also have a student division: STAND , which has more than 850 chapters around the world, and the students in those chapters actively organize and mobilize their communities and schools to pass legislation, to fundraise, and to really make more noise about genocide in Darfur and genocide in general.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

Connect emotionally to your supporters and they'll give! The hitch Nonprofits have jumped head-long into a storytelling fever that relies almost exclusively on personal narratives — like that of Rokia — to make an emotional connection with supporters. Non-profit supporters can sniff out when we're playing with their emotions.

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5 Reasons This Will Be The Best #BBCON Ever

Connection Cafe

He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. Impact Awards. The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and help good take over. Most Impactful Digital Strategy: This award goes to the organization that transformed its outreach using digital media.

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