Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2006

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. It is part of emerging trend: harnessing the power of the gaming medium for more "serious purposes," that many nonprofits address. other public or private organizations? of game-based tools to public policy and management issues? So, why games?

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Game Darfur Policy Cancer 50

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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Poll Social Media Grant Advocacy 28

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

First up Kenneth Cole - As the protests in Egypt were escalating, and #Egypt and #Cairo began trending on Twitter, Kenneth Cole tweeted: “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Comments flooded in – “I guess Groupon decided to do a funny commercial about Tibet because Darfur would be in bad taste? There was no apology.

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Social Media Campaign Egypt Darfur 76

NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

Other academic research has found a related trend: individuals are more willing to give to save one person than to save thousands. A 2005 Public Agenda study found a substantial backlash when donors felt the appeal was too "slick" and intentionally exploitative. The stories we tell about ourselves shape who we are. So what to do?

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Story Org Work Data 98

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2009

Example of this being used effectively and in meaningful way: the White House opened Twitter during swine flu outbreak to take questions from the general public and the next day had expert answer questions on the White House blog. Only 0.8 % have more than 1,000.

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Tech Communication Tools Online 20