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Advocates & Activists:
Harnessing Social Media forSocial Good in the Face of
Compassion Fatigue
#Advocates
Ellie Shoenberger
onecraftymother.com@onecraftyellie
Ryan Marshall
pacingthepanicroom.blogspot.com@ThePanicRoom
Ellen Seidman
lovethatmax.com@LoveThatMax
Anissa Mayhew
freeanissa.com@AnissaMayhew
Megan Jordan
VelveteenMind.com@VelveteenMind
Your reach beyond the echo chamber
is your cause’sgreatest resource.
#Advocates
Compassion Fatigue:From Wikipedia:
Journalism analysts argue that the media has caused widespread compassion fatigue in society by saturating newspapers and news shows
with decontextualized images and stories of suffering. This has caused the public to become cynical, or become resistant to helping people who are
suffering…
Compassion fatigue can be seen in the resistance of the general public to give money to charity or other good causes due to overexposure…
"Overexposure" in this context refers to the repeated solicitation of donations or voluntary efforts from civilians by charitable agencies, often triggered by natural disasters, or disasters of a large scale. Some people
become frustrated by constantly being solicited...
First time home. Quinn’s bedroom.
Mississippi Gulf Coast September 2005
Your reach beyond the echo chamber
is your cause’sgreatest resource.
Your audience wants to care.Respect their attention.
Invite them in. Don’t drag them in.
#Advocates
Advocates & Activists:Harnessing Social Media for Social Good in the Face of
Compassion Fatigue
@onecraftyellie@ThePanicRoom@AnissaMayhew@LoveThatMax
@VelveteenMind
#Advocates
Advocates & Activists:Harnessing Social Media for Social Good in the Face of
Compassion Fatigue
@onecraftyellie@ThePanicRoom@AnissaMayhew@LoveThatMax
@VelveteenMind
#Advocates