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Isaiah Advocacy Fellow

What It’s Like to Be a RiseUP Fellow: Isaiah Schutz-Ramon

Being selected as a Fellow for the RiseUp Fellowship couldn’t have come at a better time. I had just finished college but had lost both my restaurant and warehouse jobs…

By: Isaiah Schutz-Ramon

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Color Theory: Emotion + Bias

Click here to view the presentation and learn more about how color theory informs our creative work at Media Cause. Media Cause Art Director Rob Shaw and Senior Designer Ansley…

By: Media Cause Team

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Accessibility and the Harm of Simple Symbols

In honor of GAAD, our second blog focuses on the harm symbols have on the disabled community. Read part one here. Symbols have always been a way for people to…

By: Ida Persson

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Making the Web Accessible: Color Choices

In honor of GAAD, we’ll be diving into accessibility across digital marketing starting with website accessibility.  Most of the time when I reveal to someone that I am partially color…

By: Ryan Fuquea

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

AAPI Month is Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month. The first AAPI month was celebrated in May of 1990 when George H.W. Bush designated the month a national heritage…

By: Media Cause Team

Mental Health Awareness Month

National Mental Health Awareness Month

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. But for so many of us, this very personal and critical issue is part of our everyday lives. Our culture as a whole…

By: Amy Small

Twitter Birthday Plea

To create real social impact, stellar creative alone isn’t always enough.

This article was co-written with Eric Facas.  This past March, without much fanfare, Twitter celebrated its 15th birthday (or more accurately, the anniversary of co-founder Jack Dorsey’s first official Tweet)….

By: Amy Small

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Earth Day 2021: Climate Impacts Everything

Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season. According to NIFC, in just California alone, 52,113 wildfires…

By: Media Cause Team

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How to Make Facebook Fundraising Work For You

Facebook announced in 2021 that the Facebook community has raised over $5 billion for nonprofits and personal causes through Facebook and Instagram fundraising tools. Since Fundraisers launched in 2016, more…

By: Nicola Leckie

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How to Manage Negative Comments on Email + Social Media

This post was written with support from Sarah Dunlap and Tori Baskind. Poltergeists, Trolls, and other Disturbances conspiring against your force for good. What to do about agitators, argues, and…

By: Dan Reed, CFRE

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Insights + Tips for Reducing Meeting Fatigue—Especially on Video

Let’s be honest: the last year has been challenging. For many, remote work became the norm, with much of our 8-10 hour days spent on video calls. While there are…

By: Amy Small

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2021 SEO Trends That You Need to Know

Top 2021 SEO Trends Your Nonprofit Needs One thing we always mention to our clients when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO) is that it is not a set-it-and-forget-it…

By: Mina Poyraz