Fellow changemakers in the social media universe! 🚀🌐 Did you know that “Social Media Days” are like having your own superhero cape to spruce up your online presence?
These days are like windows of opportunity, letting your organization connect with your audience, crank up awareness, and sprinkle a bit of engagement magic. Each Social Media Day has its own flair, giving you the chance to tailor your content to fit snugly into the diverse online community.
The secret sauce? Aligning your content seamlessly with the themes these days champion through compelling, shareable content – from heartwarming stories to jaw-dropping stats and even some interactive challenges. This isn’t just about boosting your online visibility; it’s about creating a digital ‘hangout’ for your followers. The more they engage, the more influence you gain online, the more you can secure funding and donations while gathering an army of unwavering online supporters.
Now, imagine turbo-charging this journey with my 2024 Google Sheets Social Media Management Pack! 🚀 This Google Sheets template will help keep your nonprofit’s social media game strong and organized with step-by-step instructions, an automated budget sheet for those paid campaigns, a campaign management sheet for all your daily, weekly, or monthly posts, and even a content planner to make your campaigns pop! It’s like having a virtual assistant that never forgets those special social media days and keeps your content planning on point.
Time to unleash your nonprofit’s social media superhero! 💪📆✨
January – Financial Wellness Month
- January 1: New Year’s Day 🎉
- January 4: National Trivia Day #NationalTriviaDay 🤔
- January 15: National Hat Day #NationalHatDay 🎩
- January 15: National Bagel Day #NationalBagelDay 🥯
- January 15: Blue Monday (Third Monday of January) 💙
- January 17: Ditch Your Resolution Day #DitchYourResolutionDay 🙅♂️
- January 22: Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMAD (Fourth Monday of January) 🤝
- January 24: International Day of Education | #EducationForAll 🎓
- January 25: Opposite Day #OppositeDay ↔️
February – Black History Month (US)
- February 2: Groundhog Day 🦔
- February 6: Safer Internet Day 🌐
- February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science #WomenInScience 👩🔬
- February 12: National Pizza Day #NationalPizzaDay 🍕
- February 13: Galentine’s Day 💖
- February 14: Valentine’s Day 💘
- February 17: #RandomActsOfKindnessDay 🤝
- February 19: Family Day (Canada, except Quebec) 👨👩👧👦
- February 20: World Day of Social Justice | #SocialJusticeNow 🌐
- February 23: National Skip the Straw Day (Fourth Friday in February) 🚫🥤
- February 27: World NGO Day | #WorldNGODay
March – Women’s History Month | Endometriosis Awareness Month
- March 1: National Day of Unplugging #DayOfUnplugging (First Friday of March) 📵
- March 1: Zero Discrimination Day 🚫🤝
- March 3: World Wildlife Day #WorldWildlifeDay 🐾
- March 8: International Women’s Day #InternationalWomensDay #IWD[YEAR] 👩🎤
- March 14: Pi Day #PiDay 🥧
- March 15: Global Recycling Day ♻️
- March 15: World Sleep Day 😴
- March 20: International Day of Happiness #InternationalDayofHappiness 😊
- March 21: International Day of Forests | #ForestDay 🌲
- March 22: World Water Day #WorldWaterDay #Water2me 💧
- March 29: National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 🛍️
- March 31: Easter Sunday 🐰🐣
- March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV 🌈🚻
April – Move More Month | National Poetry Month | Celebrate Diversity Month
- April 1: April Fool’s Day 🃏
- April 5: Walk to Work Day 🚶♂️👟
- April 6: National Carbonara Day 🍝
- April 7 | World Health Day | #HealthForAll 🌐
- April 7: National Beer Day (US) 🍺
- April 7: World Health Day 🌍🏥
- April 10: Siblings’ Day #NationalSiblingsDay 👫
- April 15: Tax Day (US) 💸
- April 20: 420 🌿
- April 22: Earth Day 🌎
- April 23: World Book Day #WorldBookDay 📚
- April 28: National Superhero Day 🦸♂️
- April 29: International Dance Day #InternationalDanceDay 💃🕺
May – Asian Heritage Month (US) | Skin Cancer Awareness Month (US) | National Teen Self Esteem Month (US) | National Clean Air Month (US) | Mental Health Awareness Month (US)
- May 4: Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay, #MayThe4thBeWithYou 🌌✨
- May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week 🍎👩🏫
- May 8: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day | #RedCrossDay 🏥
- May 12: International Nurses Day 🩺💙
- May 15: International Day of Families | #FamilyMatters 👨👩👧👦
- May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia 🌈❌
- May 18: International Museum Day 🏛️🌍
June – LGBTQ Pride Month | Men’s Health Month (US)
- June 3: World Bicycle Day 🚴♂️🌍
- June 4: National Cheese Day (US) 🧀🇺🇸
- June 5: World Environment Day | #BeatPlasticPollution 🌍
- June 5: Global Running Day 🏃♀️🌎
- June 6: Higher Education Day #HigherEducationDay 🎓
- June 7: National Donut Day (US) #NationalDonutDay 🍩🇺🇸
- June 8: Best Friends Day #BestFriendsDay 👫
- June 8: World Oceans Day #WorldOceansDay 🌊🌏
- June 9: International Children’s Day 👶🌐
- June 19 : Juneteenth (US) 🎉🇺🇸
- June 20: World Refugee Day | #WithRefugees 🌍
- June 21: World Music Day 🎶🌍
- June 21: National Selfie Day #NationalSelfieDay 🤳
- June 30: Social Media Day #SMDay, #SocialMediaDay 📱🌐
July
- July 1: Canada Day 🇨🇦🎉
- July 3: International Plastic Bag Free Day 🌍🛍️
- July 4: Independence Day (US) 🇺🇸🎆
- July 6: International Kissing Day 💋
- July 7: World Chocolate Day #WorldChocolateDay 🍫🌏
- July 13: Social Media Giving Day 🤝📱
- July 15: World Youth Skills Day | #SkillsForAll 🚀
- July 15: National Clean Beauty Day (US) 🌿🧖♀️
- July 17: World Emoji Day #WorldEmojiDay 😊🌎
- July 18: World Listening Day 🎧🌍
- July 21: National Ice Cream Day (Third Sunday in July) 🍦🎈
- July 30: International Friendship Day 🤝🌐
August
- August 8: International Cat Day #InternationalCatDay 🐾
- August 8: National CBD Day 🌿
- August 12: International Youth Day #YouthDay 🌟
- August 14: National Financial Awareness Day 💰
- August 19: World Humanitarian Day | #NotATarget 🕊️
- August 19: World Photo Day #WorldPhotoDay 📸
- August 26: National Dog Day (US) #NationalDogDay 🐕🇺🇸
September – World Alzheimer’s Month
- September 8: International Literacy Day | #LiteracyForAll 📚
- September 12: National Video Games Day #NationalVideoGamesDay 🎮
- September 15 – October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month (US) 🌎🇺🇸
- September 18: International Equal Pay Day ⚖️💸
- September 21: International Day of Peace | #PeaceDay ☮️
- September 21: World Alzheimer’s Day 💜
- September 30: International Podcast Day #InternationalPodcastDay 🎙️🌐
- September 27: World Tourism Day | #TourismDay 🌍🗺️
October – Black History Month (UK) | Domestic Violence Awareness Month | Global Diversity Awareness Month | National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month | National Cyber Security Awareness Month
- October 1: International Coffee Day #InternationalCoffeeDay ☕️
- October 5: International Teachers Day #WorldTeachersDay 🍎👩🏫
- October 10: World Mental Health Day #WorldMentalHealthDay 🧠💚
- October 11: International Day of the Girl Child | #DayOfTheGirl 👧
- October 11: National Coming Out Day 🌈
- October 14: Thanksgiving (Canada) 🦃🍁
- October 14: Indigenous Peoples’ Day 🌐🌲
- October 16: World Food Day 🌾🍲
- October 29: Internet Day | #InternetDay 🌐💻
- October 29: National Cat Day (US) 🐾🇺🇸
- October 31: Halloween 🎃
November – Movember: No-Shave November
- November 8: STEM Day #STEMDay 🔬🚀
- November 10: World Science Day for Peace and Development | #ScienceDay 🔬🌍
- November 13: Social Media Kindness Day 🌐🤝
- November 13: World Kindness Day #WKD 🌍💙
- November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance 🕊️🌈
- November 20 | Universal Children’s Day | #ChildrensDay 🧒🌍
- November 28: Thanksgiving (US) 🦃🍂
- Black Friday: Friday following Thanksgiving Day (US) 🛍️🖤
- Small Business Saturday: Saturday following Thanksgiving Day (US) 🛒👩🍳
- Cyber Monday: Monday following Thanksgiving Day (US) 💻🌐
- Giving Tuesday: Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day (US) 🤲🌟
December – AIDS Awareness Month
- December 1: World AIDS Day | #WorldAIDSDay 🎗️
- December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities ♿️🌐
- December 4: National Cookie Day 🍪🎉
- December 10: Human Rights Day | #HumanRightsDay 🌐🕊️
- December 18: International Migrants Day | #MigrantsDay 🌍👥
- December 24: Christmas Eve 🎄🌟
- December 25: Christmas Day 🎅🎁
- December 26: Boxing Day (Canada) 🎁🍁
- December 31: New Year’s Eve 🎉🥂
By seamlessly integrating Social Media Days into your content strategy, you can redefine your digital narrative, turning online presence into a potent tool for advocacy, education, and community-building, thereby propelling positive change for your cause.
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