They were all there waiting for me,” the Pope said. “When I arrived, they made noise, as young people do. I went to greet them and only a few gave their hand. The majority were with their cellphones (saying), ‘photo, photo, photo. Selfie!’
Social
Video or text?
Video not only adds value to everyday organizational communication, it personalizes internal communications in a way that can have a big impact on our Vincentian “corporate” culture.
Top 10 Social Sites
Most of this top 10 list probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but there are a few newer platforms here that you may not have heard of but should get to know if you’re immersed in the digital marketing industry.
7 Steps to Recycling Your Best Facebook Content
John Haydon's blog has another sharp tip for social media administrators. Here’s the process I teach my clients to get the amazing results mentioned above: Step #1: Download Facebook Insights – Export at least six months of Post Data (shown below). Make...
Facebook is Adding Donate Buttons to Charity Live Videos
There is a way for missionaries to do more of what they're not often too good at: getting people to donate! Facebook says it's in the process of expanding its Fundraisers tool to more than 750,000 non-profits, which includes the option to add a donate button to Live...
Editorial: Collaborating to “Feed” the Vincentian Family
Two years ago, when famvin.org was a project of the Congregation of the Mission, a trio of Vincentian priests - John Maher, C.M., Joseph Agostino, C.M., and famvin.org's founder John Freund, C.M. - consulted with many others and produced a plan approved by the...
Resources for Church Communications in the Digital Age (Stuff to Read)
In a great review of existing resources for communicators, Faith and Leadership of Duke University Divinity School lays it all out. Christian leaders -- like leaders in all sectors -- have at their disposal one of the most powerful communications tools ever devised....
Now on Social: It’s About Marketing
Good marketing theory and practice can aid your social media strategy. In "Nonprofit Marketing in 2017: Challenges, Strategies, and Examples," Ann Gynn lays it out for us. Nonprofits start with a critical ingredient that many B2B (Business to Business) and B2C...
Online Fundraising: Communicating Urgency
More and more we're relying on social media as a large part of our fundraising efforts. You want a response. You want to create urgency. Consider these key elements whenever you're designing a fundraising campaign. So it’s your job to compel a supporter to act now....
What Makes A Great Video?
What makes a great video for web or for Facebook? From the people at Buffer on Medium.com we have some hints from the marketing world. Buffer Intro Video Proof 2 So let's break it down in our language: Focus on stories, not on convincing anybody. Be...
Can Artificial Intelligence Help the Vincentian Family Mission?
Catholic religious news and spirituality site "Aleteia" asks, "Can Artificial Intelligence Help the New Evangelization?" Aleteia has adopted a technology called chatbot to help people use the resources on their site. It's fascinating! For most Catholics,...
My Images Take FOREVER to Load…
Brian Jackson on kinsta.com says, "Trust us, you don’t want Google to hate your website. Fortunately, you can reduce your image’s file sizes to help improve your website’s performance. One problem with formatting them is that modifications often reduce their quality...
