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Internet Strategy, Genocide Prevention

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See the Darfur scores for example. Identify strategic constituencies: Use geographical research tools such as Google Maps to find citizen groups who might be concerned with underperforming politicians, such as identifying ethnic or university groups within a particular congressional district.

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Peace Games & International Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Darfur Is Dying was the result. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. We're going to give out 10 $25K grants - one game in particular - University of Denver students created a game called Squeezed. How can we take it into the digital world.

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Change.org is Hiring Bloggers for Social Action Blog Network

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blogging job activism

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. … …Last year, Princeton University held a conference at which List, Croson, Andreoni and others who study charitable giving got together with fund-raisers from Africare, the National MS Society and elsewhere.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our newest human rights project is looking closely at the human rights challenges in Darfur. We are nearing completion of our assessment of Darfur-related NGOs and their qualitative documentation on human rights abuses. Humanity United (founded by Pam Omidyar) funded this work.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

Have Fun - Do Good

We also have a student division: STAND , which has more than 850 chapters around the world, and the students in those chapters actively organize and mobilize their communities and schools to pass legislation, to fundraise, and to really make more noise about genocide in Darfur and genocide in general. This was in 2006.

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