Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Here’s what’s pissing me off: The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories [like Darfur] is because the truth is that it’s hard to get the majority of Americans…to care. ” (not in video). That dude John Burn [an earlier presenter] was up here saying that ‘Twitter makes it easy to find stuff that pertains to you.’

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

Machinima with Issues Engaging and provocative uses of machinima as art, advocacy, and evidence will be presented and discussed. AmaBe Cheeky stars in this one with Zeke Poutine, In Kenzo and the janjaweed of Camp Darfur. If I was going, I wouldn't miss this panel. Although I could participate via Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

She was looking for presenters for a conference and she just pointed me over to Ethan Zuckerman's insightful analysis of Facebook activism. moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next. Ethan's notes points to the long-term benefits (and challenges) of converting some of the people involved into long term supporters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Two years ago, Rebecca presented a logging flyover at a Neighbors Against Responsible Logging (NAIL) meeting. In the NAIL case study on the Google Earth Outreach site , she describes the experience: "At the packed-to-overflowing community meeting in September, 2005, I first presented this KML to about 300 residents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. E-Metrics Panel Presentation. ROI and Nonprofit Technology Presentation. How Do Social Networks Incorporate the Ladder of Engagement. Spell my Twitter Name Correctly. Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation. How To Set Up A Listening Post on Twitter.

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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. Also, we should ask people not to take photos or chat during the presentations as the sound of cameras snapping made the audio hard to hear.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

You can check out a wrap up of their presentations by clicking here. Care2 OneWorld.net Interaction Here are the articles that were featured during todays presentation: Procastinators Guide to Year-End Fundraising by Mark Rovner, Sea Change Strategies, and Care2. MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Is It Worth It?

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

I spoke with three people who listened to the academics present their work, and all said they found it invigorating. “We Hollywood celebrities have become central players on deeply political issues like development aid, refugees and government-sponsored violence in Darfur. Many are happy to exploit that power; others are wrecked by it.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

The session, presented by Cultural Connections , focused on museums, exhibits, and programs specifically developed to inspire visitors to take action in their own lives to create social change. Every email I get from MoveOn has the same basic format: Provocative presentation of a breaking news item or political opportunity.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Our HumanRights team, including Benetech Research Fellow Amelia Hoover and fieldconsultants Tamy Guberek and Daniel Guzmán, presented our initial findings on violations in Colombia to an enthusiastic audience of ICC investigators and analysts. Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 3, 2009

According to the Genocide Prevention Month's site , the genocide in Bosnia began April 6, in Rwanda April 7, in Cambodia April 17, in Darfur April 19, in Armenia April 24, and the Holocast began April 21st.

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MAY 3, 2011

Humans think in narrative structures, and we remember facts and statistics far better when they're presented to us in story form. Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S. They bridge many divides — including cultural, linguistic, and age-related.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

The Exploratorium did the solar eclipse, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is doing all kinds of programs around Darfur. And a lot of this you could do on the web in 2D—but how can you present in 3D in a way that’s better than 2D? That question is wide open, and I don’t think anyone’s addressing that really well yet in Second Life.

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

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. This shows the viral potential of raising awareness in the social networks. On Facebook : I think everyone agrees it’s very early.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 18, 2010

We see the tragic consequences when fear and hatred win out over the Golden Rule in places like the Middle East, Iran, North Korea, Darfur, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar. I refuse to accept the idea that the "-isness" of man''s present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

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. Here's a back to the future video from NTC back in 2000 when it was called the roundup.

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