Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Some people make cat videos for fun or profit, but nonprofits, especially animal welfare organizations that focus on felines have a unique opportunity to leverage this genre for their cause. 5 Examples of Non-Profits Using Cats… And a Dog guest post by Madeleine Hammond. Refurb the Cat.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2012

Our top referrers included our own newsletter, Mountain Equipment Co-op’s (our parent organization–think Canada’s REI) newsletter and blog, organic Facebook traffic, a small ad campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. It helps if the activity is unique or fun. Unusually, traffic from Twitter was also above average.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

Don’t make students come to you Set up a voter registration table at campus events that will naturally attract students, and don’t just limit it to social or “fun” activities. For inspiration, check out what other colleges are doing - here are a. For instance, universities such as Northwestern and Stanford have. EveryAction's.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. Text or attractively designed images on Twitter, Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Clubhouse, etc. You can also send fun cards using Felt.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2015

Even though memejacking seems like little more than frivolous fun, it works. In particular, Reddit , Twitter, and the media ate it up, and tens of thousands of social shares made the Salvation Army's ad a meme unto itself. As communications tactics go, memes are cheap and easy to make. With success comes downsides.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

I’ve labeled each of these 4 levels of engagement to make it more fun to explain, and easier to understand: Consumption. Facebook groups and websites such as Quora, Buzzsumo and Reddit can provide some good content ideas around any topic. Armchair Engagement. Social Engagement. Slam Dunk Engagement. Consumption.

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TechImpact

APRIL 16, 2014

Host a Twitter chat or Reddit AMA. This drives engagement and shows your nonprofit is fun, and doesn’t take themselves too seriously. Images are much more likely to go viral, and are more pliant as they are able to be shared across all social platforms, instead of being relegated to one or two.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

These amusing, quirky and just plain fun posts immediately drew me in. Popular social media channels such as Reddit, BoredPanda and BuzzFeed shared our posts and it was even covered on news channels across the US. Felicity: Our fun, authentic and informal ‘tone’ across social media connects with a wide audience.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

Here are a few suggestions specifically for nonprofit marketing: Save-the-date emails: This type of email could be a complete save the date or a fun “hype” email announcing that something big and exciting is coming. Look into these popular social media platforms: Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Snapchat TikTok Reddit.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Click around on Reddit It’s one of the top platforms for user-generated content and there are constant discussions (ranging from serious to, er, very light) on a huge variety of topics. Break up an image into a grid This is especially fun on Instagram. Have fun styling these with props.

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