June content ideas

We all know it’s essential to keep our business social accounts active and post relevant and engaging content regularly, but maybe you're struggling with ideas. Welcome to my monthly awareness dates content ideas to give you inspiration for the month ahead.

In today’s episode of the Stress-Free Social Media Podcast, I will be sharing with you 10 June dates and talking with Beth Murphy, Campaign Manager for loneliness charity, Marmalade Trust on Loneliness Awareness Week and what is going on to honour this week.

With each awareness day think about how it might be relevant to your business, your clients and the problems that you are solving with your products and services.

Here's what I cover:

• Sands Awareness Month
• Pride Month
• Volunteers Week
• World Ocean Day
• Loneliness Awareness Week
• Carers Week
• Men's Health Week
• Father's Day
• World Wellbeing Week
• Social Media Day

Key Links

Copper website

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Copper on LinkedIn

Copper on Twitter

Copper on Instagram

Nicole Bromley on LinkedIn

Transcript

We all know it’s essential to keep our business social accounts active and post relevant and engaging content regularly, but maybe you're struggling with ideas. Welcome to my monthly awareness dates content ideas to give you inspiration for the month ahead.

Hi, you’re listening to the Stress-Free Social Media Podcast. I’m Nicole Bromley, Digital Consultant at Copper in Guernsey, and I love helping businesses like yours flourish online and get rid of social media overwhelm.

In today’s episode of the Stress-Free Social Media Podcast, I will be sharing with you 10 June dates and talking with Beth Murphy, Campaign Manager for loneliness charity, Marmalade Trust on Loneliness Awareness Week and what is going on to honour this week.

With each awareness day think about how it might be relevant to your business, your clients and the problems that you are solving with your products and services.

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So June is #SandsAwarenessMonth run by the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity raising awareness of the facts and impacts relating to neonatal deaths and stillbirths. Sands Awareness Week is 17-23 June, and this year the theme is ‘Finding the Words’ helping everyone find the words to talk about pregnancy and baby loss. This campaign is part of their aim to break the silence around pregnancy loss and baby death. During the week they will be sharing advice and support so more people can start those important conversations.

Here are some of the ways you’ll be able to take part:  

• Post personal stories with #FindingTheWords to raise awareness.
• Join local or virtual remembrance services and fundraisers.
• Share Sands’ content and create your own posts using #FindingTheWords.
• Show support with Sands’ branded items.
• Organise activities like bake sales or sponsored runs.
• Participate in educational webinars about baby loss.
• Contact local media to cover the campaign.
• Promote awareness in hospitals and clinics.
• Share campaign materials in your community.
• Contribute to Sands or encourage others to donate.
• Join or facilitate local Sands support groups.
• Support legislation for better care for bereaved parents.
• Share photos of candle lighting on social media using #FindingTheWords.

For more information about the charity and how you can get support or involved visit sands.org.uk.

June is also……..

#PrideMonth celebrates and uplifts LGBTQ voices, culture, and rights, marking the June 1969 Stonewall Riots. It features parades, street parties, community events, poetry readings, public speaking, festivals, and educational sessions, attracting millions and covered by mainstream media. Pride Month signifies significant progress for the LGBTQ+ community and societal change. While challenges remain, continuing this tradition raises awareness, improves societal attitudes, and promotes inclusiveness.

To honour Pride Month 2024 on social media, start by sharing educational content about LGBTQ+ history and personal stories. Use inclusive hashtags like #Pride2024, #LoveIsLove, and #LGBTQ to increase visibility. Support LGBTQ+ creators and businesses by promoting artists, writers, and entrepreneurs from the community.

Next up is………

#VolunteersWeek from 3rd to 9th June celebrating the fantastic contribution people make through giving up their time and volunteering in their communities. Whether you’re part of a voluntary organisation or a volunteer yourself, visit volunteersweek.org for ideas on how to make your week as great as possible and download free resources and templates. Use #VolunteersWeek to share your tweets, stories and messages of thanks.

Next up is……….

#WorldOceanDay on 8th celebrating the role of the oceans in our everyday life and inspiring action to protect. The conservation action focus 30x30 aims to protect at least 30% of our lands, waters and ocean by 2030. To create a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife and to stabilize the climate, it’s critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters, and ocean are protected. Visit worldoceanday.org for more information on how you can take action and submit your event. One ocean, one climate, one future - together.

Next up is……….

#LonelinessAwarenessWeek from 10th to 16th June is an annual event organised by the Marmalade Trust charity to raise awareness about loneliness, reduce its stigma, and encourage supportive actions. Loneliness impacts mental and physical health, and this week aims to promote understanding and connection. This year the campaign theme is ‘Random Acts of Connection’ encouraging everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection which help us feel happier and less lonely.

If you would like to support this campaign here are a few ways you can get involved:

• Use #RandomActsOfConnection and #LonelinessAwarenessWeek to share your experiences and encourage others to open up.
• Making #RandomActsofConnection and encouraging your team to do the same - you can find ideas online at lonelinessawarenessweek.org/ideas and share on your social channels and with your network to raise awareness of the campaign.
• Download and share our ready-to-go graphics and captions. You can find them at lonelinessawarenessweek.org/everyone scroll halfway down the page for the downloads.
• Hosting a Connection Event or Activity - this could be with your team or local community. You can add it to their map at events.lonelinessawarenessweek.org and check out what other organisations are doing for inspiration.
• Fundraising - fundraising events can be a great way of bringing people together and raising money to help connect others too. We have some suggestions online here.
• Learning about loneliness - grow understanding of loneliness in your organisation through our guides or consider booking a talk or webinar to learn more.
• Sign up for one of our short webinars about how to get involved, here.

Interview Clip:

This leads me nicely to our guest today Beth Murphy from the Marmalade Trust.

Welcome Beth, thanks for talking with me today.

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If anyone locally wishes to find out more, visit www.marmaladetrust.org or email lonelinessawarenessweek@marmaladetrust.org.

Mid break:

Stress-Free Social Media Podcast is sponsored by Copper, providing collaborative, simple and creative social media solutions to make your business flourish online. For more information visit copper.gg.

Next up is……….

#CarersWeek from 10th to 16th June raising awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges unpaid carers face and recognising the contribution they make to families and communities. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support. The campaign is brought to life by thousands of individuals and organisations who come together to provide support for carers, run activities, highlight the vital role carers play in our communities and draw attention to just how important caring is. Visit carersweek.org for more information, resources and downloads.Next up is……….

#MensHealthWeek from 10th to 16th June highlighting the importance of men's health, and promoting and supporting the health and wellbeing of men and boys in our communities. Men's Health Week focuses on not just physical health, but also men's mental health and emotional wellbeing. The week is designed to provoke thought and discussion about what needs to be done to improve male health. This year the Men’s Health Forum are looking at men’s health and the internet. For more information and to sign up visit menshealthforum.org.uk.

Next up is……….

#FathersDay on 16th June celebrating the father/father figure. This is perfect if you sell cards, gifts, experiences or are in the hospitality industry. If you are stuck for ideas you could run a Father's Day competition (abiding by the social media platform’s competition rules), share a Father's Day gift guide, highlight your father, highlight the fathers in your company, share a Father's Day quote, get personal about fatherhood for you or highlight a Father's Day event.

Next up is……….

#WorldWellbeingWeek in its sixth year from 24th to 30th June focusing on mental, physical, and emotional wellness. To honour this week on social media, share tips for improving health, such as mindfulness exercises, fitness routines, and healthy eating advice. Highlight personal stories of well-being journeys to inspire others. Use hashtags like #WorldWellbeingWeek and #SelfCare to increase visibility.

Promote wellness events, advocate for work-life balance, and engage with your audience by asking about their well-being practices. Collaborate with wellness influencers, encourage acts of kindness, and share inspirational quotes. Maintain a positive and genuine tone, sharing your own well-being practices to connect with your followers. By doing so, you can promote a healthier and happier lifestyle for yourself and others during World Wellbeing Week. For more information and to subscribe to The WellBeing Reimagined Toolkit visit wellbeingworld.je.

That’s nearly it, but I’ve just got one more awareness day to finish with……….

#SocialMediaDay on 30th June celebrating all the great relationships you have built on social media. There’s one main tradition that is observed on Social Media Day and that is, of course, posting about it on social media. Many people upload photos or stories that reflect the role that social media has played in their lives. Others choose to repost their favourite uploads from the past and generally it is a chance for people to share some love online. Many websites use Social Media Day as an opportunity to compile lists of some of their favourite social media moments. If you have a spare 20 minutes or so it is well worth your time to find some of these lists and enjoy some of the funniest, most viral social media posts knocking around like The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge or the Worldwide Breast Cancer’s #KnowYourLemons campaign.

And that’s it for June content ideas! Thanks so much for listening.

If you post content having listened to this, let us know in the comments and keep an eye out for our July Awareness Dates soon.

Happy post-creating.