Amy Sample Ward
JULY 31, 2012
That song, “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, quickly also became the soundtrack to an Internet meme —that is, an idea that spreads online (“ I Can Has Cheezburger? That’s right, a widely recognized nonprofit organization has created a parody so that it can propagate a meme. Why meme at all?
Candid
JUNE 7, 2023
But other suggestions, like using pop culture slang and memes to catch Gen Z’s shorter attention span, feel a little off. But to truly understand how nonprofits can best engage Gen Z on social media, we thought it was important to bring my generation’s voice into the conversation.
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Whole Whale
MAY 2, 2024
Social media posts and account maintenance We’ve noted that organizations should guard their voice online. For example, a guide on using Fortnite to reach tweens, or a short training on memes or emerging social media platforms the company should be aware of. Make sure to create a dev copy and avoid letting interns edit live databases.
TechImpact
JUNE 24, 2014
Image courtesy of Guardian Liberty Voice. While both posts might be meant inspire, you might have used a meme for one post, but used a news article for another. There’s so much talk over where a nonprofit’s audience is online, and where a nonprofit needs to be concentrating their social media marketing efforts.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
Supporters are encouraged to share photos of themselves wearing a hat with the hashtag and say why the campaign is important. This campaign combines the popular selfie with the time honored hold a sign meme. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good? Family is Familia.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
All that said, a lot of nonprofits are upset by the recent changes and responding by asking their fans to add their nonprofit to an Interest Lists with the meme floating around that if you add a Facebook Page to an Interest List all their Facebook Posts will be seen in both the main News Feed and the Interest List Feed, but that’s not true.
Care2
JUNE 30, 2014
People love being personally thanked by a real human voice. If you have too many donors to thanks on social media, make a fun meme and tag them on different social media channels. Great, send them a handwritten note, signed by some of the staff expressing your sincere gratitude. Pick up the phone and call your donors to thank them.
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