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Reaching Gen Z on social media: Expert advice vs. Gen Z opinion

Candid

But other suggestions, like using pop culture slang and memes to catch Gen Z’s shorter attention span, feel a little off. As I dug into the advice, I couldn’t help but reflect on the way I engage with nonprofit social media: Is the use of humor and short-form video crucial for brands to grab my attention? Here are the top takeaways.

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

It caught my eye and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about, what was the story behind the story. 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. National Child Abuse Prevention Month isn’t until April.

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Guest Post: Hashtags Are Like #Snowflakes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You’ll can do some comparison testing of different calls to action and then refine what you’re doing. Just a small pilot, a little bit a data, and linked to decision-making can help your tweets have more impact. Over time, branding is established and people begin to tie a certain tag to a particular cause or nonprofit.

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Social Media Police: The Nonprofit Edition

Connection Cafe

s Fashion Police, nonprofit social media authors Amy Sample Ward, Allyson Kapin, and Melanie Mathos shared the latest trends, campaigns and faux pas in the nonprofit social media world during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md. So, don’t do it. Channeling Joan Rivers and E!’s Have fun doing it.

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Mindapple: What's Your 5-A-Day?

Have Fun - Do Good

Super duper nonprofit tech blogger Amy Sample Ward has tagged me in a new meme started by Mindapples: What's Your 5-A-Day? I like to start each day describing my "ideal day" to help me focus on what I want to do that day. Right now I'm having fun trying recipes from Nigella Express 'cause they are yummy, but quick.

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NpTech Tag Summary: 10 Web 2.0 Things You Can Do In Ten Minutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" He uses the ten things in ten minutes meme and writes the Ten Web 2.0 Set up Google Alerts to follow what's being said about your organization and cause online so that you can act on what's being said, join the conversation and build your community. Gregory Heller ) ( Sarah Marchetti ) ( Amy Sample Ward ) 4.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

Posting in reactive mode and mostly posting pleas for help. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Sometimes, unique or cause-specific holidays can be perfect for your social media. Saving bears? JUST for fun!