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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Cute Dog Photos! They’re inviting folks to submit their own cute dog photos. They’re inviting folks to submit their own cute dog photos. Several years ago I created the Cute Dog Theory, a node to a Nicolas Kristof quote about how puppies get more attention than dry statistics about Darfur. Cute Dog Photos!

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How Are Your 2008 Activist Resolutions Going?

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Read Darfur Diaries by Aisha Bain, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro. Watched Darfur Now. Interviewed Janessa Goldbeck of the Genocide Intervention Network. Interview more activists/visionaries of color for the Big Vision Podcast. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. Photo by me.

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Second Life and Alzheimer's Exhibit Coming to Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

curator Shadow Fugazi put together a photo exhibition in Second Life. Amoration tackles a wide variety of creative ventures for corporations, like Telus and for a host of activist and nonprofit groups like Betterworld Island, a group which has created the powerful Camp Darfur simulation you'll hear Evonne mention in the interview.

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

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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. Photo Credit: Camp by Mark Knobil.

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What Are Your 2009 Have Fun Do Good Resolutions?

Have Fun - Do Good

Continue learning about why genocide happens and how I can take action by following blogs like the Genocide Intervention Network , ENOUGH , Stop Genocide on Change.org , Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth , and Human Rights Now. Increase the number of people of color I interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast.

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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

Photo by clyatt.jasper ( Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 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). Doing good isn’t our job, it’s everyone’s. Generic license ).

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The photo above was taken at last night's TechSoup Mixed Reality Event. 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. A time investment of more than a few hours.