Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

You supported a cause because of how it made you feel." Nonprofits need to truly listen to their supporters and acknowledge what they are saying. Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. Effective campaigns always keep their audience's needs in mind.

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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. They will carry your msg, enthusiasm back offline Mary_Joyce @ kanter , Obama campaign used MyBO to ask online supporters to host house parties to reach out to their offline social networks tomjd @ kanter Make it as easy and intuitive as possible. Create something to attend!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

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. The senior management of the organization was very supportive of their social networking efforts. For concrete examples see the Slideshare presentation above.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 23, 2009

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. I'm supposed to write at least one journal entry each month about how I supported local businesses.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Photo by clyatt.jasper ( Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 An ecosystem where its members connect, interact, and support not just the people in their circles but people they ‘bump into’ based on some ‘random’ interest and connection. They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt. to support the monks in Burma. I placed the photo of me wearing my newest Creative Commons T-Shirt on blog - and of course added it to my Facebook profile and on Twitter , you'll see the Creative Commons Logo with a donate message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

The online environment is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of playters simultaneously over the Internet. 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. " including the above Angkor Wat photo opportunity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 11, 2007

She is the online campaign coordinator for a national grassroots organization, ANTar , that supports indigenous people. Save Darfur. 9) Use your blog to inspire support and action. The Solidariti Blog is written by Priscilla Brice-Weller who has worked for the not-for-profit sector in Melbourne, Austraila. Jobs With Justice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

In this photo, Tyler is listening to a book from Bookshare.org on his school's laptop with the assistance of the Kurzweil 3000 audio software. Downloads, packaged with support, will cost $250 per user per year, discounted to $150 for nonprofits. People in developing countries will get further discounts.

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