2. Agenda
• Introductions
• Social media overview
• The is: NEFL NPOs & Social Media (preliminary
findings)
• What can be: Org benefits from social media
use
• Q&As
3. Introduction
• Dr. Georgette (Gette) Dumont
• Nonprofit scholar – NPO accountability;
governance; technology; social media
• Research the NP sector in NEFL
• Blog, Tweet, and Facebook profile: GetteInJax
– Current info RE: nonprofits & technology
– Best practices
– Changes that are happening
5. First, Some Basics
• Social Media are SOCIAL
• Social Media are (or should be) genuine
• Social Media are increasingly mobile
• Social Media are tools to develop, build, and
strengthen relationships (and trust)
• Social Media are tools to listen to and
engage your environment
6. The Data
• Most used: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
• Demographics (need for segmenting and
targeting)
12. Starting Using Social Media To:
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
Marketing tool
Feedback
Increase donations
Legitimacy
Accountability/transparency
Recruitment
Raise awareness
Everyone else was
Facilitate discussion
Reach younger audience
LinkedIn N=21
Blog N=22
YouTube N= 30
Twitter N= 48
Facebook N= 57
13. Which of the following would you
attribute to your organization's use of:
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Increase in volunteers
Increase in donors
Increase in members
Increase in clients
Increase in event attendees
Not measured/DK
LinkedIn N=21
Blog N=22
YouTube N= 30
Twitter N= 48
Facebook N= 57
20. Matching
• Write tools for right purpose
– Spread: Twitter
– Engagement: Facebook
– Inform: YouTube, Blog
– Activate: Twitter
21. ROI
• “I” for Investment
– Know from the onset
– Align with purpose... task... goal... mission
• “I” for Impact
– Stories/ qualitative measures
– Tracking
23. Social Media Audiences
• Facebook Almost everyone; a must
• Twitter People looking for quick, personal
interactions
• Pintrest Mainly women sharing what they
love
• LinkedIn Professionals looking to share skills
• Instagram Mobile users sharing and viewing pics