Social Media Toolkit

If you identify as a survivor of gun violence and would like to participate in National Gun Violence Survivors Week, here is some information to get you started.

Primary Campaign Hashtag: #GVSurvivorsWeek

Landing Page: MomentsThatSurvive.org/ngvsw 

Volunteer Toolkit: https://bit.ly/2024-ngvsw-volunteers

Training

• #MomsAreEverywhere Grassroots Social Media Team Meeting: Join us for the first meeting of 2024 with our expanded grassroots social media team on Tuesday, January 16 at 8:30Pm ET! This is a group for anyone on any social media platform. RSVP
• Social Media Basics: Join social media experts on Thursday, January 18th at 8:30pm ET to learn about navigating various social media platforms, and how to best share your message with different groups in your network: RSVP

Best Practices

• Personalize your social media posts; your social media is most powerful when it reflects your own, unique voice.
• Include #GVSurvivorsWeek in your posts to participate in the online conversation.
• Tag @Everytown and @MomsDemand when possible in all of your posts when on Instagram, Threads, and X.

Example Language

This National Gun Violence Survivors Week, I’m sharing my story to put a face on America’s gun violence crisis.

Read my story and uplift the voices of other gun violence survivors during #GVSurvivorsWeek.

[INSERT YOUR MOMENTS THAT SURVIVE STORY LINK] @Everytown

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National Gun Violence Survivors Week is dedicated to honoring survivors of gun violence by amplifying our voices.

Today, I honor [SURVIVOR’S NAME] by sharing [his/her/their] story.#GVSurvivorsWeek @Everytown

[INSERT MOMENTS THAT SURVIVE STORY LINK]

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This National Gun Violence Survivors Week, fellow survivors and I will be sharing our stories to put a face on America’s gun violence crisis.

Read survivors’ stories and share your own at MomentsThatSurvive.org/NGVSW. #GVSurvivorsWeek @Everytown