Have Fun - Do Good
JUNE 9, 2007
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. I also found it heartening to hear that the US government actually does listen when the public applies pressure.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 17, 2008
October 15th was Blog Action Day , a day for bloggers, podcasters and vloggers to write about and raise awareness about an issue. 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. She read 31 books and raised $1,1136.60.
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Have Fun - Do Good
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. As a result, the UN is making the same mistakes it made on Darfur and Rwanda. They are the main economic, military, and political supporters of the military junta.
Have Fun - Do Good
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. Photo Credit: Camp by Mark Knobil.
See3
MARCH 12, 2008
It’s easy to imagine that the academic research may eventually serve as the building blocks for a unified theory of how to raise money. Stars — movie stars, rock stars, sports stars — exercise a ludicrous influence over the public consciousness. “Many of them work, some don’t — it’s a trial-and-error process.” Well, who is?
Care2
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
At this historical moment Cole’s joke about the protests to promote his clothing line turned out to be a costly one publicity wise, though as Christopher Penn points out - the Kenneth Cole stock did just fine – which is what really matters at the end of the day. The tasteless ads bombed and the social media mob formed again.
NTEN
MAY 3, 2011
You might guess that version 2 would raise more money. The institutional version raised more than 4 times as much from almost twice as many donors. A 2005 Public Agenda study found a substantial backlash when donors felt the appeal was too "slick" and intentionally exploitative. You'd be wrong. This test isn't an anomaly.
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