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Thinking beyond year-end: what’s next for your mission?

“What’s next?” It’s an existential question that everyone asks themselves at some point in their lives. (OK fine, many points.) What’s the next step for me in my career? What’s…

By: Amy Small

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Five Social Media Trends for Nonprofits

Social media is an ever-evolving landscape, and deciding which platforms to use and how to manage your time can be challenging. Social media is a leading source for both finding…

By: Media Cause Team

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5 Things to Know About Google’s Helpful Content Update

As of August 25th, 2022, Google rolled out a new search engine optimization (SEO) update called the helpful content update, which may take up to two weeks to fully roll…

By: Megan Brooks

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Year-End Fundraising Success Stories to Inspire You

Year-end fundraising can be challenging and stressful. In 2021, Media Cause worked with 11 clients in partnership on their End of Year Efforts. For some clients, we only contributed to…

By: Dan Reed, CFRE

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Continuing the Conversation on Pride

While we take time during Pride Month to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, we should be celebrating and having conversations throughout the year. Given the current political climate and the volatility…

By: Media Cause Team

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Year-End Fundraising Campaigns: Tips + Action Items Based on 2021 Trends

Despite another challenging year, 2021 nonprofit fundraising was up 5.1%, raising a total of $471.44 billion. This gives us good insight into tips for building a strong year-end plan for…

By: Dan Reed, CFRE

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Media Cause Recognized on the 2022 Inc. 5000 Annual List

For the Fourth Time, Mission-Driven Advertising and Marketing Agency is Named to the Inc. 5000 Today, Inc. announced that Media Cause is recognized on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the…

By: Liz Smith

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Do You NEED Your Supporters?

Mobilizing Your Base and Engaging Supporters For the Moment—and the Long Haul   If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you understand the power and potential of policy change. If you…

By: Clara Campbell

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Metaverse 101 for Nonprofits

Metaverse is a word that carries a lot of weight these days, and it seems like the loudest voices on the topic are on opposite ends of the spectrum. The…

By: Ashlynd Fine

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RiseUp Fellowship Experience: Shirley

Before the Fellowship Before RiseUp, I was in a very common hard place that most of my young marketing peers were in: I had all of the marketing knowledge, but…

By: Shirley Kim Tang

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Fight to End Ageism with Rally Starter

A recent AARP survey revealed a staggering statistic—78% of older workers saw or experienced ageism in the workplace. On the other end of the spectrum, nearly 42% of advertising professionals…

By: Safiyyah Abdul-Khabir

Four Tips for Being Creative in the Workplace

Creativity is often associated with being an artist. If you’re not an artist by profession, it’s easy to tell yourself that you don’t have room to be creative at work,…

By: Lori Chinn