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  1. Reach Your Neighbors with Facebook's Sharing Algorithm

    Facebook has given a secret gift to parishes    Since Meta purchased Instagram in 2012, the developers at Facebook have been working really hard to be the social media channel of choice for neighborhood groups and local businesses. They’ve ...
  2. Resource Release Schedule

    The Catholic Social Media team regularly updates the Resources section of the platform for Parish Premium subscribers. Though there are exceptions, you can expect this seasonal schedule to apply broadly. We've kept to this schedule since 2019: ...
  3. How to Upload Multiple Images in One Post (for dioceses) New

    Multiple image uploads (or carousels) are posts with more than one image or graphic. You can upload up to ten images within a single post on Catholic Social Media for your parishes. Posts with four or less images can be published to Facebook, In...
  4. Scheduling in CSM vs. Facebook

    When I go to Calendar, I don’t see every post I’ve published on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram. Why is that?  Our service does not take historical data from Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and display it. When I go to Facebook/Instagram/Twitter’s s...
  5. How to Publish a Suggested Post for Your Parishes

    We often receive content from various third-party sources that we add to Catholic Social Media for you under the "Suggested Posts" tab. To look at "Suggested Posts" and publish them to your parishes: 1. Login to Catholic Social Media 2. Go to t...
  6. How to Set Start and End Dates for Your Resource Categories

    Resource categories can now be automatically archived with dates! All categories will have a start and end date, so you can schedule things in advance and trust they'll be archived at the appropriate time. To set a start and end date, just click...
  7. When Posts Go Viral

    To highlight the power of a post "going viral," we like to introduce you to Patrick Sharkey. When he first checked out a free trial of Catholic Social Media, Patrick was the pastoral assistant for administration at St. Nicholas Catholic Church...
  8. How to Start a 30-Day Free Trial for Your Parish

    Visit us at csm.prengersolutions.com  Click on the "try it for free..." link near the bottom of the screen: Enter your email address on the next screen to receive your initial verification email. Once you've received your verification email, ...
  9. What is the difference between Weekly, Monthly, Seasonal, and Evergreen posts?

    These are categories to help you determine your usage: Weekly: These are connected to the liturgical year and thus should often be scheduled for the day we suggest. We reference saints’ feast days, Sunday Gospels readings, and so on. Monthly: Thes...
  10. Generational Reach

    Can you really reach young people with Catholic Social Media?   Social media is always tracking detailed demographic information about your followers and people reached. With a little digging, you can learn the age and gender breakdown of t...