Posted on June 19, 2019
As a huge believer in the power of social media, ADAO encourages you to join us in celebrating the tenth annual World Social Media Day celebration on June 30, 2019. Founded in 2010 by Mashable, a global leader in multi-platform tech and entertainment content, Social Media Day is intended to shine a spotlight on the digital revolution that continues to unfold before our eyes. People across the globe connect to celebrate Social Media Day each year on June 30, both digitally and IRL (that’s “in real life” for you social media newbies).
In our ever-changing world, technological advancements have dramatically changed the way we connect, share, and do business. Today, the internet has 4.4 billion users and 3.499 billion are active on social media. As internet proliferation and social media participation grow, the power of social media messaging is greater than ever before. Whether it is used to spread information to a broader audience, tell a more compelling story, encourage grassroots action, or coordinate events, social media has allowed organizations to communicate messages more efficiently and effectively, growing their audience in the process.
Did you know that:
- Instagram launched in 2010
- Twitter launched in 2006
- Facebook launched in 2004
ADAO is extremely grateful for the advent and mass adoption of social media because it has allowed us, as a small, lean nonprofit, to take action, share information, and be heard. From the day that my daughter, Emily, created ADAO’s first Facebook page, our organization has embraced social media as a means of connecting and sharing. Tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn allow us to post educational content, organize campaigns, mobilize for action, honor Mesothelioma Warriors, and much more. With social media, all of this work with can reach an exponentially larger global audience with nothing more than the click of a button. From launching campaigns like Global Asbestos Awareness Week, to pushing policy change with the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act, to building a community through the courageous and touching Share Your Stories collection, social media has made ADAO’s work possible.
Today is a great day to remember all that has changed since the introduction of social media and appreciate what it has allowed us and other nonprofits to accomplish! Join the global Social Media Day conversation by sharing your ban-asbestos message by using the #ADAO and #SMday hashtags on the social network of your choice.
By getting connected, we are making change happen!
Linda