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New on SSIR: You can has memesez?

Amy Sample Ward

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?

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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One has to step back and marvel at the most successful networked fundraising campaigns in the history of social or crowd fundraising. 2) Playing on Memes: The campaign took advantage of social media narcissism for a good cause. The numbers speak for themselves. Ice Bucket Challenge in winter time would not have worked. (6)

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The Flickr Hold A Sign Meme: Protesting Wendy's Frosty Attitude Towards Animals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This photo is from the Humane Society's recent "Wendy That's Not Right" campaign. This technique is the " hold a sign meme " where you ask your community to send photos to flickr of you (or your animal) holding a protest sign. I would love to see campaign map. The flickr pool of photos is here.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Binders Full of Women

Care2

Within seconds the hashtag #Bindersfullofwomen and meme was brought to Internet life. This meme is a terrific opportunity for women’s advocacy groups to do some creative campaigns. ” A Facebook page was also started that instantly attracted about 146 "Likers" a minute.

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Lessons from the Left Shark To Keep Your Marketing from Jumping the Shark

NonProfit Hub

In the weeks that followed the big game, Left Shark has been a hit of internet memes , t-shirts and even a This is SportsCenter commercial. Here are a few points to keep in mind when diving into the shark-infested meme waters. If you can create a post or campaign that capitalizes early and is done in a unique way, go for it.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Despite popular memes that social media is “Free!” While we are on the subject of money, your going to need some to improve your social media campaigns in 2013. are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment.

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How Faith-based Nonprofits Can Use Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Qgiv

If you’ve never hosted your own peer-to-peer campaign or you just want some general tips on how to make your next one better, this guide is here to answer any questions you have. Share campaign pages, 5. To pull off a peer-to-peer campaign, you’re likely going to need dedicated fundraising tools. Provide resources, 4.