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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

You may or may not have seen a message from those same friends encouraging you and everyone else to do it, too, as a way of increasing awareness of child abuse. According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

Becoming aware of other holiday traditions, lessens the likelihood of alienating supporters by being unintentionally culturally insensitive. We all know that in Western Culture, Christmas typically dominates the holiday season. That said, the holidays, and even Christmas itself, means many different things to different populations.

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