A lot of people tell me that they really find it hard to know how to be a helpful entity in the online space. There is so much contradictory advice, and then each situation seems to be a little bit different- different enough that you’re not really 100% sure what the right move is. It […]
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I recently finished reading a pretty fascinating book called Winning the Story Wars, by Jonah Sachs. The premise of the book is that while everyone is vying for attention, we are actually returning to our ancient roots–we are using stories to try to win peoples’ attention. Sachs points out that every brand these days is
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“You say you want a [social media] revolution, wellll you know . . . we all wanna change the world.” ~John Lennon OK, that’s not exactly how the song goes, but I think a lot of people have this underlying expectation that once you get your NPO a Twitter account and/or a Facebook page, the
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The more posts you read here at Mightycause, the more you can see, tangibly, everything that is on the plate of a person in the world of nonprofits. You’ve got a business to run, a cause to promote, fundraising to do, a family to acquaint yourself with, and more. Heck, just handling the social media
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You may recall a lot of talk about the Kony 2012 Campaign, an effort by a group called Invisible Children to raise awareness about warlord Joseph Kony. In the wake of the viral campaign, a lot of concerns were raised about how legitimate the 30-minute YouTube video was, how legitimate Invisible Children was as a
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As some of you may have heard, March was International Women’s Month, a time to take note of the struggles women are facing around the world. Technically, actually, Women’s Month begins on March 8th and lasts until April 7th, so I thought I would dig in a bit further and ask the question that may
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Editor’s Note: This is Margie’s last personal profile for our series this month honoring women in social good. So happy to have had her interview these great ladies making a difference in our communities! In case you missed it, here are the four women Margie profiled this month: Luna Mufleh, Angela Daffron, and Estrella Rosenberg.
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Here’s Margie Clayman‘s third profile of a kick-butt woman in social good in honor of Women’s History Month. You can check out her other posts telling the story of Luma Mufleh and Angela Daffron. When Estrella Rosenberg was a little girl, she had to experience something that is difficult even for the most seasoned adult
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Editor’s note: here’s Margie’s second post of Women’s History Month, profiling a kick-butt woman for International Women’s Day! Often times, when bad things happen to us or to people we care about, the temptation is to cave in, even for just a little while. The mundane details of the every day world can cease to
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Margie Clayman. Check back here every Thursday afternoon this month for more stories on awesome women in social good. A few months ago, I sat down to watch CBS Sunday morning as I am wont to do. A story came on about a woman who was born
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