Acculturation, Pluralism, and Digital Social Advocacy in Nonprofit Strategic Communications

Explore how 13 nonprofits utilize acculturation-themed images in digital advocacy, promoting positive prototypes of Hispanic and Latinx immigrant communities.

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Jul 19, 2023

Acculturation, Pluralism, and Digital Social Advocacy in Nonprofit Strategic Communications

Abstract

This qualitative study investigates the use of acculturation-themed images in nonprofit strategic communications and digital advocacy efforts of 13 organizations serving Hispanic and Latinx immigrant communities in two U.S. states. The study analyzes data from 14 in-depth interviews with the public relations and marketing communication professionals responsible for the website content and digital strategy for the organizations. Based on study findings, the authors argue that these nonprofits are using their websites in soft advocacy efforts to promote positive prototypes of the populations they serve to majority audiences and leverage the flexibility of social media for most of their digital advocacy efforts. This analysis applies acculturation theory to a study of digital social advocacy and extends the literature on nonprofit public relations and public interest communications.

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