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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

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. What struck me about this original message was the lack of connection to a cause. The purpose of this game is to remove all photos of human for a few days from Facebook.&#.

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

Whether it started on accident, was part of a specific campaign, or originated in Greece , this meme seemed to really have legs! While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause. Slacktivism: To Make Ourselves Feel Good or To Help Others?

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Many of these corporate partners would likely be thrilled to support your auction (after all, 77% of consumers want to make purchases from companies that support charitable causes). Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece. The package could feature free items donated by the business.

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Tips on how to mobilize your supporters

Care2

. • JD Lasica (that’s me) offered a one-stop shop for resources on how nonprofits and cause organizations can use social tools : a landing page that aggregates resources on social networking tutorials, handouts, top fund-raising tools and much more. Also, download this free flyer on 12 steps to mobilize your cause.

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How to Find Your Next Great Board Member

Connection Cafe

They may be very passionate about your cause, but if you can’t offer them a big vision and the opportunity to make that vision a reality, the fit isn’t going to be right. The last word comes to us from ancient Greece. That dynamic is a recipe for disaster if the board member doesn’t believe in the organization’s vision. Nosce te ipsum.

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The Best Nonprofit Social Media Campaigns of 2017

NonProfit Hub

Don’t be afraid to join a trending hashtag on social media if it applies to your cause. Volunteers interviewed nine Syrian refugees who crossed the Mediterranean to Greece about their lives before they left Syria. Each of their stories was then illustrated on used life jackets, taken from the beaches of Greece where refugees arrive.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Are you passionate about conservation and environmental causes? She took an active role in the independence movement aimed at relinquishing Ottoman rule over Greec e, investing her own fortune into securing arms, ships, and otherwise equipping the soldiers under her command. askformore. Rachel Carson. Laskarina Bouboulina.

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