A Typology of Social Media Use by Human Service Nonprofits: Mixed Methods Study.
Jia QuMicheal L ShierJunxiang ChenYirun WangChengda ZhengChen ChenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2024)
This research contributes an original theoretical model that sheds light on how human service nonprofits use social media to achieve their online organizational communication objectives across 7 thematic categories. The study advances our comprehension of social media use by nonprofits, presenting a comprehensive typology that captures the diverse communication objectives and contents of these organizations, which provide content to expand training and education for nonprofit leaders to connect and engage with the public, policy experts, other organizations, and potential service users.