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

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Tips for Community Management on Social Media

An integral part of social media management is building and monitoring your community. This builds trust and a sense of belonging among a network of people with shared interests, all…

By: Janine Guarino

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75 Tips + Tricks to Optimize Your Google Ad Grant: Part 1

As digital marketing experts, we wanted to give you some best practices for your Google Ad Grant optimization. Whether you’re new to Google Ad Grant management or you’ve been working…

By: Media Cause Team

Mission Mindful

Should we be mission-minded, or mission mindFUL?

One of my favorite meditation teachers, Pema Chodron, has a simple but profound line in her book Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, that I have highlighted,…

By: Amy Small

Equal Pay Day 2021

Celebrating Equal Pay Day

It’s been 58 years since Congress passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963—and in the United States, women are still only making 82 cents for every dollar earned by a…

By: Jillian Ingram

iOS14 Update

Preparing Your Nonprofit for iOS14 Changes on Facebook

What’s Happening: Starting with the iOS14.5 update (which will likely roll out sometime this month), Apple will begin requiring users’ permission for apps to track them and use their data….

By: Media Cause Team