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Pairing Advocacy and Fundraising: The Peas and Carrots of Digital Engagement

Media Cause

501c3’s can’t do advocacy, it’s not allowed. ” In other words, not all advocacy is lobbying — and not all lobbying is prohibited. In fact, depending on a 501c3’s annual expenses, a nonprofit could spend 5% – 20% of it’s annual resources on direct advocacy or lobbying. Advocates aren’t donors. Donors aren’t advocates.

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Advocacy Campaigns: 5 Essential Tools to Support Your Cause

DipJar

Advocacy campaigns are an innovative way for nonprofits to engage their current supporters, attract new audiences, and fulfill their mission at the same time. However, before you can reap the many benefits of a successful advocacy campaign, your nonprofit will need to invest in the right advocacy software. Canvassing Software.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. 3) Tweet content that inspires engagement. To get engagement on Twitter, you need to tweet the right kind of content.

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Your Audience’s Content Is King (and Your Content Is Subservient to It)

Connection Cafe

In a world where everyone is their own publisher on social media, the conventional wisdom that “content is king” is simply incomplete. When it comes to advocacy and political campaigns, we must understand how our audience is talking about our issues and candidates before we know what to share on our social media platforms.

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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

Non Profit Quarterly

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. Some users are migrating to new platforms, like Post, or to decentralized, open-source services, like Mastodon.

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How To Find the Right Database For Social Justice and Advocacy Nonprofits

Everyaction

For nonprofits doing political advocacy and social justice work, having solid data management practices can sometimes be an afterthought. If you're looking for a CRM that fits the unique needs of social justice and advocacy organizations, or just wondering how yours stacks up - click below!

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[Cause Camp] The Three As of of Nonprofit Content Generation

NonProfit Hub

One of the biggest questions when curating social media content is “What the heck should we be posting and how often?”. Content guidelines such as the 80/20 Rule or the Rule of Thirds are great aids for helping decide how to keep your content diverse and engage followers. Appreciation. Appreciation.