Digital Advocacy
DIGITAL ADVOCACY
It’s the technological age, we know it and you know it. Maybe you’re not as savvy as your kids, or maybe you are, but digital advocacy is one of the easiest ways that you can support just about anyone. Influencers, Streamers, YouTubers, and more, often target us as their audience to influence our general opinions of the world. In that same vein, you are capable of swaying the influence that you have, no matter how big or small, to show them the ways that you care about your community.
While we understand the dangers people experience due to being doxxed online, we want to first state that if you have a large following and do not feel comfortable in supporting something super local due to your own personal safety that is completely fine. In small ways, however, you can still show your support.
We go over quite a few of these options in our Free Ways to Support, but will review the specific ways you can support us in the virtual space without over-extending yourself financially.
SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT
One of the easiest ways that you can advocate is to give just a few moments of your time to share, like, comment, subscribe, or simply engage with the content that is presented to you from those you wish to support. When you engage with a post, it not only helps to increase the visibility to others that may like the content but it also shows those in your own circle that you support these causes. So, if you want to show that you support the shelter in more than just a financial means try sharing their posts to your story!
For example, a post that is shared to just our Facebook often only gets around a hundred views total. Each like helps expand that audience, often equivalent to your active friend circle. That could be the difference between only a hundred people seeing something, and thousands.
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING
Whether it’s through drop-shipping on Shopify, or maybe the Creator Studio through TikTok Shop, perhaps you even have quite the following on YouTube, you can help by creating digital fundraisers through Tiltify, Streamlabs Charity, PayPal Charity, and even more. Digital fundraisers can be as simple as creating a birthday fundraiser on Facebook, one-time fundraising on YouTube, stream fundraising on Twitch & TikTok. The possibilities are limitless in this day and age, and exploring these options could allow you to make a donation with your digital community that means something to you. If you’re curious, here are some well-known examples below of United Way working with digital content creators to benefit our communities both local and Worldwide:
