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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

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In an effort to understand why the violence there is still happening, and what I can do to help, I've called in for two of the monthly conference calls for Sudan Activists produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition , and the Save Darfur Coalition.

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

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He is a Chicago-born Oregonian, who moved to Eugene after living abroad in Sudan. David is a current program supervisor for the CASA program in Lane County, whose mission it is to supply children in the child welfare system volunteer advocates.

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9 Captivating Content Ideas to Enhance Your Nonprofit Blog

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The Doctors Without Borders blog has plenty of examples of this type of captivating storytelling, including a gripping story about people fleeing violence in Sudan. The best nonprofit blogs pull readers in using direct quotes from beneficiaries, compelling images, and riveting descriptions.

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Rather than simply saying their Cause was "helping orphans in China," LWB specifically picked 10 children dying of heart disease to offer help. Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Rather than simply saying their Cause was "helping orphans in China," LWB specifically picked 10 children dying of heart disease to offer help. Those funds will help so many orphaned children have the surgeries and other care they need. Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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5 Steps for Beginners in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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For example, the Carlisle Family YMCA raised $83,607 to provide scholarships for children in need to participate in its programs by setting a goal and engaging individuals to raise money with personal and team fundraising pages. People often organize into teams to participate and raise funds, and physical action is required.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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I just came from a meeting where I was told that the women we are servicing in Southern Sudan are earning double the per capita income in that country. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. The women that we are servicing in Congo, where, if they are lucky, they get $0.20