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Are Memes Really Just Slacktivism?

Care2

New memes get started everyday. Remember the FB meme challenge that asked women to post what color bra they were wearing that day? Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. Here’s the original meme: “Right girls let’s have some fun.

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

You may or may not have seen a message from those same friends encouraging you and everyone else to do it, too, as a way of increasing awareness of child abuse. According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November.

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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Million Dollars to fight the horrible disease, according to the ALS Association web site. Just one week ago, donations totaled $22.6 2) Playing on Memes: The campaign took advantage of social media narcissism for a good cause. Can other nonprofits reproduce it? My answer: yes and no. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $88.5

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5 Ways to Prioritize your Mental Health

Saleforce Nonprofit

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, here are five ways to begin prioritizing your mental health daily. It can be as quick as sending a text to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them, sharing your daily Wordle score, or sending a funny meme to your coworkers. Senior Social Media Associate at Salesforce.org. .

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Memejacking: Does Your Nonprofit Dare?

Tech Soup

The Dress became one of the most quickly viral memes that the Internet has ever seen. Meme Me Up, Scotty. Memejacking is simply a type of newsjacking that connects your communications to a meme — that is, a pop culture trend. As communications tactics go, memes are cheap and easy to make.

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How a Few Tiny Horses Bucked the Facebook Algorithm

Tech Soup

You can also post memes that relate to your cause. Also, before you post images of people, make sure they sign waivers or are aware that the images will be used for promotional purposes. You don't necessarily need to post your own original images. And yes, cute animals have serious social media power. Tell a Story. Helena Library).

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

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