Tag: top tips

This Saturday marks World Social Media Day. To celebrate, we thought we’d ask social media managers for their top tips. Enjoy!

Welcome to our first social media roundup of the latest social media news! We scoured the web and read tons of articles to share with you the most important news stories you need to know and what these updates and new features mean for your charity.

Tzhe’ela is a BackEnd Engineer for the Services Team here at Lightful. Last week she attended a tech event and wanted to share what she learnt.

Let’s face it, no one wants to be embroiled in a crisis and have to deal with it via social media. Particularly when it hits the headlines, as in the case of Oxfam, and doesn’t appear to be abating anytime soon.

Lucy Caldicott is the CEO of UpRising, which is a UK-wide youth leadership development organisation. She also sits on the board of the Fundraising Regulator and is Vice Chair of Fair for You Ltd. Lucy has been a Social CEOs Awards judge since the inception of the awards in 2013. Here she shares how the awards have changed over the years, what she looks for in the winners and what it means to be a social CEO.

The Social CEO Awards are fast approaching and we are delighted to be a sponsor this year! The awards shine a spotlight on, and recognise those, CEOs and leaders who are using social media for social good. The awards look to inspire and encourage other CEOs to see the benefits of using social media and how it can help their charity. We thought we’d share ten top tips with you to get you started.

You understand the importance of having a social media presence for your charity. How it can help raise awareness and support for your cause and even funds. More importantly, you understand how it can bring you closer to your supporters as well as help you find new ones.

Social media is all about community, and building a dialogue and a relationship with your beneficiaries and supporters. Here’s how Bliss uses social media to communicate with their audience.