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Economic and political upheaval, food banks, and advocating for better anti-poverty policies: An interview with Carolyn Stewart from Feed Ontario

Charity Village

How are food banks and other community and anti-poverty organizations dealing with current service demands, concerns about impacts of US tariffs and an economic downturn, and advocacy for long-lasting change through government relations work?

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Twitter as an Advocacy Tool

NCE Social Media

The forum focused specially on how to use Twitter as an advocacy tool. Please note the forum was held by having people use Twitter to post their questions and thus this is a story with a Twitter feed. Here’s a link to the forum with the transcript of the proceedings. Have you found them effective?

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Facebook Updates News Feed (Again)

NCE Social Media

Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm again. It means that they want more people to know what is going on around them…and by pushing more stories with the most comments, the most shares, and the most likes to the top of your feed, they believe you will want to see that story. Which feed do you prefer?

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Zoetica Salon Summary: Feeding America’s Social Media Measurement Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Last week, Dan Michel offered an intriguing answer to this question : “What form of social media measurement does your organization engage in; Community participation, advocacy (earned mentions, discussions), or donations ($ or time)?

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Their experience of your page will occur primarily in the News Feed. First impressions are important on social media.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. Launching a formal employee advocacy program for social media is an emerging trend in the nonprofit sector.

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Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability

Candid

Eighty-eight percent of consumers (aka your potential donors) trust word-of-mouth advocacy from friends and family. For example, a food bank might highlight how every $10 feeds a family for a week, directly connecting supporters to the impact of their contributions. What better way to break through all the digital noise?

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