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Are Memes Really Just Slacktivism?

Care2

New memes get started everyday. Remember the FB meme challenge that asked women to post what color bra they were wearing that day? Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. Here’s the original meme: “Right girls let’s have some fun.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This campaign combines the popular selfie with the time honored hold a sign meme. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo.

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Let The Change Blogging Meme Hit The Road.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I just donated a small amount to his effort! The meme isn't necessarily limited to individuals as David Neff at Fispace mentions - corporate bloggers like Tyson Foods will donate 100 pounds of food for every comment made here. Alex is a great example of a change blogger. What's that? From there, we can do just about anything.

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How to structure your nonprofit social media plan

Get Fully Funded

Memes, stories, photos – anything that causes a laugh or a smile. Donate, join, volunteer, help. Any of these goals can be accomplished with original or shared content, videos, memes, and photos. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. JUST for fun! Call to Action.

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Has the Ice Bucket Challenge Spawned Charity Jacking?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charity Jacking is imitating a successful fundraising campaign theme or idea that has become popular and instead of encouraging donations to the original charity, redirecting donations to another cause. Charity Jacking goes one step beyond “Social Media Meme Morphing.”

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6 Link Building Methods for Nonprofits and Charities

ASU Lodestar Center

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. A picture, a joke, an infographic, a meme, a video, a song--all of that constitutes content. Focus on Quality Content.

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

NTEN

While I was with the American Cancer Society, we were inspired by an amazing monitoring system developed by the Humane Society. You can make one, too: type in Cancer (or your own keyword) at search.twitter.com and see what results are returned. In 2008, I helped start the Frozen Pea Fund against breast cancer. Be proactive.