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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. Darfur activism book Don Cheadle John Prendergast Once again, our counterterrorism policy brings more terror.

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. At the Full Moon Museum in front of the ACS Donation Box. But can games like Second Life be a useful tool for social change? Is it worth for nonprofits to invest? So I joined.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Microblogging in a Museum Context. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Tips for Using Your Social Networking Presence for Professional Networking. Your Organization's Social Networking Strategy Doesn't Have To Be Like Mastercard. Social Media In An Economic Downturn. Spell my Twitter Name Correctly.

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The Move On Model: Inciting Visitor Social Action

Museum 2.0

I spent Saturday in beautiful Monterey, ocean pounding outside the window of a conference room, where about 40 museum folks were pondering a question more elusive than the origin of the waves: can museums change the world? In two months, 10,000 visitors sent postcards (and fortuitiously, the government acted in favor of protection).

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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For more examples, actionable tips, and our top three recommendations for making stories work for you, read the full report and join our live webinar on May 5 at 2 p.m. Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S.

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