Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2007

24 Hours for Darfur , a grassroots video advocacy campaign dedicated to ending the conflict in Darfur and promoting peace and security for the people living there. Use a webcam to record a video right in your web browser, or upload a video you've recorded offline.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Here are a few examples of some month-long and two-week long online events: Maw Books Blog ran a Blogging and Reading for Darfur campaign last month. For the month of September, Natasha Maw read and blogged in an effort to create awareness, and raise funds for Darfur. She read 31 books and raised $1,1136.60.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

The relationship starts online, but the “ask” happens offline, perhaps on the phone, but most likely face-to-face. An organization dedicated to “never again” a genocide — such as those in Europe, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur — must raise awareness and advocate with as much energy as it raises money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. jeffshuck @ kanter I'm biased, but events are a powerful way to move online advocates offline. I suggest a tweetup.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

See the Darfur scores for example. Transparent scorecard reporting: After aggregating a "grade" for each policy maker, publish it on the Internet, with all relevant substantiating information. Also use political fundraising reporting tools to learn who donated to particular politicians.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Donor Solicitation Techniques on Twitter. Sharing Foundation Has Supporters in Finland. Blogging Behind the Nonprofit Firewall: ROI Approach. Calling on the Twitterverse and Connie Reece Answers First. $10

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

The offline wikipedia, Moulin. Personal Fundraising and Open Source Deductions Article in the Seattle Times about personal fundraising, Hoping To Help Darfur $1 at a Time that focuses on Darfurwall.org that has successfully raiased $30,000 in very small donations - $1 per person. Check it out.

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