Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2012

All departments of the organization need to know what the other departments are doing. 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. Coordinate all internal efforts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org has discovered what social media folks who work for zoos, aquariums, and animal welfare organizations already know. 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. So, grist-.org Marine animals and much.

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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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SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

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. million nonprofits in the U.S.

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OCTOBER 17, 2007

They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January.

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AUGUST 8, 2008

To protest China's financial support of the genocide in Darfur, actress Mia Farrow is hosting a daily webcast report from a Darfurian refugee camp during the first week of the Olympics (August 8-15). They are asking people to Switch Over to Darfur , and watch the webcasts when sponsors' commercials air.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

"Nonprofit Blogs" can actually be divided into two categories: blogs written by nonprofits, and blogs about nonprofit-related topics that are written by individuals who aren't necessarily affiliated with a specific organization. Also, I have written, consulted for, or financially supported some of these organizations. nonprofit blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

We use it to go where people are already organizing against genocide, and give them tools to do so effectively. For instance, when we first started organizing on Facebook in 2005, we found many existing groups on campuses working to end the genocide in Darfur. For concrete examples see the Slideshare presentation above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Organize as a canned goods food drive for your local food bank. million client organizations. ChildrensHealth : Children's hospitals always need toys this time of year. Don't wait till the last minute - it takes time to sort, distribute. RedCross : Send a free, downloadable holiday card to a hero [link]. Here's one for you.

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OCTOBER 1, 2007

School gardening program, Urban Sprouts , has fun by collaborating with Meet the Greens , a website about two middle school kids who are green (literally and environmentally), and with Trash Mash-Up an organization that works with students to make costumes and other fun things out of trash.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Darfur Is Dying was the result. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. How can we take it into the digital world. We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. More than the addictive nature of game, the action it can take.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

The Save Darfur Coalition asks to organize events, vigils. EMcD @ kanter At @ carepages we enabled members to share their stories offline (local media, support groups, religious organizations) MandyGRS @ kanter. Deepen relationship through custom apps that improve on org activites (event fundraising, petitions). do you use?"

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JUNE 20, 2008

According to the UN Dispatch , "last year, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees assisted the highest-ever number of refugees and displaced in the organization's history. That's a statistic you don't often see in the news. Today, there is a total of 11.4 Finally, World Refugee Day is also a day of celebration.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. What we at See3 would like to propose to Google is an addition to their nonprofit program that could greatly enhance the value to organizations.

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OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. What we at See3 would like to propose to Google is an addition to their nonprofit program that could greatly enhance the value to organizations.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

YouTube’s 2007/2008 Clinton Global Initiative commitment enables nonprofit organizations (in the U.S. Designation as a "Nonprofit" on YouTube that clearly identifies organizations as a nonprofit for YouTube community. • Just got a press release this morning announcing the launch of the YouTube Nonprofit Program !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next. The organizers found themselves characterized as spammers by the Facebook operators because they were sending too many messages a day. serial activists???, At the very least, it worked as an intermediary between the different Burma activist groups, some of which don???t

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

My colleague, Jason Zannon , of DIA, is trying to understand how organizations can identify and engage those passionate super activists? between causes and people, both create an interesting strategic question for organizations that seems like a fruitful place for future investigation: how do you get those people involved?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2006

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. other public or private organizations? But the most intriguing question on that page was "How can organizations use games?" It caught mine as I'm interested in the role of play in problem-solving, what ever the scope of the problem. So, why games?

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MARCH 21, 2008

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. * An Ocean Conservancy member created a Facebook Cause for the organization without telling them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2007

Here's what Ivan had to say: J ust wanted to highlight a small initiative we sent out today using Collactive , a web firm that helps organizations use their network of members to promote news stories and websites to larger audiences. But there's strategy involved and a tool to help you execute it.

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MARCH 11, 2007

She is the online campaign coordinator for a national grassroots organization, ANTar , that supports indigenous people. She writes about a nonprofit portal in Myspace called Nonprofit Organizations MySpace. Looks like quite a few organizations are listed, a combination of institutions and smaller grassroots organizations.

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JUNE 14, 2006

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 Netsquared Conference, I discovered that there are few organizations in the experimenting with metaverse games -- the early adopters.

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JUNE 28, 2006

That's an excerpt from a speech given by Muadi Mukenge the Global Fund for Women's Program Officer for Africa, at the Darfur Day of Conscience. The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation that supports women's human right's organizations all over the world. It was turned into a post for the Global Fund for Women's blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

If your organization Tweets, will they donate? Your Organization's Social Networking Strategy Doesn't Have To Be Like Mastercard. How To Share the Social Media Workload in Your Organization. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Bloggers Who Create Community Award. Micro Fundraising and Trust.

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

Steve talked about how Google Earth can make the world a smaller place and add faces and places to statistics, like the USHMM's Crisis in Darfur layer does (pictured above). Videos in the balloons will only work on Windows. Steve also highlighted the work of Appalacian Voices' End Mountaintop Removal layer.

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Care2

OCTOBER 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

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. There are approximately 20 plus organizations with a presence in SL and many individuals from nonprofits doing some exploration.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur. We are nearing completion of our assessment of Darfur-related NGOs and their qualitative documentation on human rights abuses. Humanity United (founded by Pam Omidyar) funded this work.

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MARCH 12, 2008

Some highlights: In 2004, Natalie Portman, then a 22-year-old fresh from college, went to Capitol Hill to talk to Congress on behalf of the Foundation for International Community Assistance, or Finca, a microfinance organization for which she served as “ambassador.”

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MAY 21, 2008

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

We need to establish a presence for our organization in Second Life,??? You can create or simulate an experience that can evoke an emotional response from a visitor, as they have done with Camp Darfur. I think to be successful, you also need to follow a systematic process for developing your social marketing strategy.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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JULY 14, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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JUNE 25, 2007

section about the genocide in Darfur, which includes information about direct action, as well as connection to a variety of social networks, blogs, and content about the situation. They don't give me a bunch of options or other organizations to investigate. Their website includes a clear, concise "What Can I Do?"

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

raises money for Amnesty's Darfur work. Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th to raise money for Red Hot , an organization, "dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture." In 2004, Band Aid 20 re-recorded, "Do They Know It's Christmas," to fund famine relief in Darfur. Thanks @abfdc for the tip). Volume 8 CD.

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