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Supercharge Your Intern Program: 18 Proven Assignment Ideas Across Marketing, Data, & More

Whole Whale

problem, here is an awesome list of potential tasks that might be perfect for your interns. Custom photo stock This is a fun excuse for an intern to run around the office and any physical sites to take good pictures of work in action. In order to really avoid the ‘what do I do next?’

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! In the last 24 hours, I have seen countless blog posts, discussions, and news articles all mocking this current meme for doing nothing to actually prevent child abuse. Not donations, but impressions.

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The Heart and Soul of Lean Impact: A/B Testing Experiments and Validated Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Define the problem from your stakeholder’s point of view. Verbal fads and memes come andgo in the blink of an eye. Bob Filbin from DoSomething says they test language all the time, especially for the call to action – learn more versus sign up. Here’s the method. Words : Language is tricky. Cultural nuances abound.

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Effective Social Media Planning & Storytelling for Nonprofit Fundraising Success

CauseVox

By taking a step back and shifting your mindset to see your social media and fundraising content as storytelling, you have the potential to drive action and change the trajectory of where people choose to commit their wallets. Be sure to assign specific actions to each phase.

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How to Plan a Simple Yet Powerful Giving Tuesday Campaign

Get Fully Funded

That planning must include a specific goal focused on a solvable problem. A specific goal: The best Giving Tuesday campaigns focus on solvable problems. They ARE wasting their time by showing up at the last minute, lamely posting a link asking for money. They shouldn’t even bother. This helps people know they’re in the right place.

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What is your “Individual Social Responsibility (ISR)?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But, this wasn’t a just a tourist trip, I was on a mission to see technology social change projects in action and better understand how technology can impact social on the ground in rural areas with limited connectivity and resources. I got to observe the director in action. The man denied it and left.

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What I Learned In London at the Future of Social Conference

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He shared many examples of how social change activists are using the power of connection to make deeper connections and work on solving social change challenges by activating their networks through Facebook. ”FB can be a catalyst and lever to tackle wicked problems.” ” In these three ways. Boundless communities.