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Advocacy for everyone: 6 ways to help your supporters take action

EveryAction

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives. Either way, we think activating your supporters should be easy and effective.

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

Board members, donors, coalitions partners, and folks who have signed a national list but have not taken a local action are all good places to find some of your best volunteers. Providing advocacy trainings is a great way to equip new advocates with the information and tools they need to get involved and move the needle on your issue.

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog. Embed images and videos that are consistent in size. For example, the National Parks Conservation Association recently blogged about a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and included a prominent CTA. 3) Maximize your blog’s sidebar.

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[DATA] 14 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. 1%: “Donate” button in Facebook Live video stream. 1%: “Donate” button in Facebook Live video stream. Why the Open Data Project?

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Early guidance on Threads, Meta’s answer to Twitter

M+R

We know from our media advocacy campaigns that Twitter offered a public gathering place for journalists, thought leaders, and influencers to exchange ideas and comment on the news cycle. Posts can be up to 500 characters, and they can include links, photos, or videos up to 5 minutes long. We think Threads can fill that gap.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits tend to mostly tweet content about the sad state of affairs – international, national, state, and local. Upload powerful photos and videos. To begin, acquaint yourself with Twitter Advertising formats , Twitter Ad Benchmarks , and browse the catalog of training videos at Twitter’s Flight School.

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Nonprofit Video: How Rhythm Keeps Us Watching

NTEN

Why do some online videos grab us, pull us in and capture our imagination for the few minutes that we watch them? What is it that separates the good videos from the truly great videos? Music can, of course, be a powerful tool for driving the rhythm of a video. By Cam Hayduk and Kat Kelly, Turtlebox Productions.

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