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