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Should Your Nonprofit Be Active on the New Myspace?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

There was no doubt in my mind from day one on Myspace that online social networking was going change everything about how nonprofits and activists communicate, mobilize and fundraise online.

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Serious Games Initiative

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. " The answer: win the hearts and minds of their constituents. It caught mine as I'm interested in the role of play in problem-solving, what ever the scope of the problem. From inspiring young cancer patients to fighting poverty to peaceful resistance of oppressive regimes.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

I donated to a Relief International health clinic in the Zam Zam refugee camp in Darfur that trains indigenous doctors, midwives, and community health workers. 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.

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion. I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites.

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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

Effective campaigns always keep their audience's needs in mind. Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. They are collecting questions from supporters about Darfur to include in the video. * You supported a cause because of how it made you feel."

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

NTEN

Imagine a Jewish girl, selling Challah bread on a college campus in America to help support black Muslims in Darfur. Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense. So how does this "incubator" work? .

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Oxfam America and HSUS: Not just Talking about Social Media, Using It

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Tim says MySpace is not good for fundraising, although we have seen some examples of orgs running successful fundraising campaigns, such as Dollars for Darfur. Keep these in mind when the powers to be here start pushing SL again. [.] This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks.

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