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Reddit Launches $1 Million Community Fund to Support Nominated Projects

Social Media Today

The new program will help to support community-led initiatives, and make Reddit a more critical connective tool.

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Social Spotlight: The Trevor Project and how to establish, evolve and empower your community

Sprout Social

Like many organizations have in 2020, the Trevor Project has had to be agile in its messaging and digital programming to make up for loss of in-person touchpoints with its audience during the global pandemic. — The Trevor Project (@TrevorProject) June 2, 2020. What you can learn. Reimagine your connection points.

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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. Nine in ten consumers read reviews before making a purchase, so building review functionality into your community makes sense.

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Meta Announces the Retirement of its ‘Neighborhoods’ Local Community Groups Project

Social Media Today

After originally looking to put the squeeze on Nextdoor, Meta's now stepping away from the project.

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A behind-the-scenes look at Twitter’s #ExtremeWeather project

Sprout Social

From initial alerts and warnings to disaster assistance and community responses, Twitter played an invaluable role in keeping the public connected during this time of uncertainty. People from Texas and beyond turned to the platform to share resources, raise funds and rally around the community as they endured the worst of the storm.

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Reddit Launches 2023 Version of r/place Community Art Project, Amid Ongoing User Unrest

Social Media Today

Reddit's communal art project is back - at a time of ongoing angst within the app.

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Social media: the ultimate skills cheat sheet

Sherrilynne Starkie

Planning & Project Management Efficient execution and effective campaigns. Project plans, timelines, resources and budgets, activity reports, program evaluation. Community Management. Strategy Development. Basecamp, Asana, Slack, Trello, G-Suite. SEMRush, Moz.com, SearchMetrics, AWR Cloud. Digital Advertising.

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