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Putting on the Full-Court Press: How Releases Can Help Your Cause

NonProfit Hub

Breaking news: press releases are a gold mine. You already know that your events make a difference in your community, but through press releases, that impact can be magnified. Press releases help your nonprofit reach a wider audience and showcase your mission and great work. Write to the Unknown. Incorporate Social Media.

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Strategic Communication: External Nonprofit Communication

Bloomerang

Press Releases . For example, take the American Cancer Society. They have three thousand likes on Facebook, over a million on Twitter and one-hundred and forty thousand on Instagram! There are several forms of external nonprofit communication which include: Website Content. Newsletter. Social Media. Live Events.

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2017 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 15: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay.

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Komen Kan Kiss My Mammagram, PinActivism, and Newsjacking for a Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Each year millions of women are screened for breast cancer at Planned Parenthood, and Susan G. Again, literally minutes later, I started to see mentions on Facebook and Twitter.

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An 11-Step Guide to Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The title “Help Us Cure Breast Cancer!” Others can use this hashtag to easily find social media posts about your cause across platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. These are the most common social media platforms for promoting nonprofit fundraisers: Facebook. 8) Promote your fundraiser offline.

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2016 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay. 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay. 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay.

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Five Ways to Ensure Your Event Makes Headline News

Connection Cafe

“We’re having a 5K/bike ride/walk this weekend … it’s for a good cause” is not as newsworthy as “couple to marry while running in a 5K for breast cancer research, this is why…”. The traditional press release has been eclipsed in the modern news cycle. Dozer got his own Facebook page. Write your posts like a news story.