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SXSW 2022: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity featuring Ann Mei Chang and Meme Styles

Candid

In the second half of the talk, Meme Styles, founder and president of MEASURE , shares how having a Candid profile and adding to this broader data has improved funding and equity for the small nonprofits she works with in Austin. . Meme Styles, founder and president of MEASURE .

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Tips for telling your story online

Candid

So many things are competing for your supporters’ (and potential supporters’) attention, from the latest meme to their endless email queue—how can you capture their interest amidst all that noise? The answer: tell an engaging story. So those are very four key elements to telling a compelling story that really can get people to act.

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In conversation: using data and education to advance racial equity at MEASURE

Candid

On March 13, 2022, Meme Styles, president and founder of MEASURE , joined Candid CEO Ann Mei on the stage at SXSW for their talk: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity ( available to watch now on YouTube ). Candid's team reached out to Meme recently to learn more about the work MEASURE is doing in Austin, TX.

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Infographic: How To Create An Awesome Meme

Care2

Telling a good story is important to moving people into action. We have found that people respond best to advocacy campaigns that tell stories and use calls to action that connect with them on a human level. Memes are a great way to talk about your issue and use humor to get your message shared. 42% of meme's are pictures.

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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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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

It caught my eye and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about, what was the story behind the story. 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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Early guidance on Threads, Meta’s answer to Twitter

M+R

Post what you’d normally share on Twitter: A witty quip, a photo or video from an action, a link to your op-ed, or a meme about being the first to the party. You can share it to your Story to encourage more of your followers to join you on Threads. Look for others like partners and allies. Let your IG followers know you’re on Threads.

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