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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

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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). On the power of individual storytelling & fun. That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Effective ROI StoryTelling Techniques. Be A Voice for Darfur: Great Example of A Multi-Channel Campaign. Nonprofit Blogging Policies. The Kids in Cambodia Say Thank You. Graphing Social Patterns: My Slides. Giving Good Poke. America's Giving Challenge: We Came In First! Social Media Metrics: Distributed Influence.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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The argument for stories In 2003, John Sadowsky and Loick Roche, two professors at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France, reviewed the major academic literature on storytelling and wrote a paper called, "The power of stories: a discussion of why stories are powerful". Explaining stories.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Blog Buzz, NGOS at Demo 07, and Moulin

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Definitely a must-read, particularly the post by Steve Bridger on the power of storytelling. 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.

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