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Engage Nonprofit
Volunteers Through
Social Media
Greg Allbright
ChangeDFW.com
@change4adollar
greg@changedfw.com
Overview

 Great content (Interesting, entertaining, and/or informational)




        Engaging your volunteers in fun, creative ways




 Volunteers who feel they are contributing to mission success
Three Deliverables In This Presentation

• Learn to craft a social media campaign strategy

• See content ideas and examples

• Find specific ways to engage volunteers
Social Media Strategy (Download the Worksheet)

    Use for building event interest, audience development, or awareness
    campaign


  • What's your pitch/point


  • How much does your audience know about you and social media?


  • How will you be human?


  • How will you measure success?


http://www.scribd.com/doc/18673348/Social-Media-Strategy-Worksheet-
                from-Jay-Baer-at-Convince-and-Convert
Give Information And Ask Questions
Help People
Help People
Tell People’s Story
Confront Stereotypes and Myths
Talk About Current Events - How They Relate
Share A Photo (Show People What You Do)
Share A Photo (Show People What You Do)
Share A Photo (Show People What You Do)
Share A Photo (Ask Questions, Make People Think)
Highlight a Recent Event
Share A Video
Answer Frequently Asked Questions
Ask People To Recruit Others To Your Social Media
Use Hub and Spoke Method to Market Your
Content
You want volunteers to comment, share, and
encourage other people to share.
• Email : Encourage people to send it along to friends


• Facebook - Comment on your posts, then share with others, and provide
  their own comments.  (Events, Photos, Videos, Questions, Polls, Notes,
  Discussions)


• Twitter - Follow you, RT your tweets, include you on their #FF


• Youtube - "like" a video, subscribe to our channel, share it with friends,
  make a response video


• Flickr - Post their event pictures. Comment on yours. Share your photos.
  Suggest your stream to friends


• LinkedIn - Identify themselves as volunteers. “Follow” your profile. Connect
  with other volunteers.
Social Media Action Team
• Ask board members and volunteers 


• They comment, share, post, link for specific purpose


• Email before posting, tell them what


• Good for the short term, specific event or awareness campaign
SWAT - DFW/AMA Nonprofit SIG - Used
for February 2011 event

• Weekly content was produced:
  including videos, polls, and
  articles


• Facebook Fan Page/Event =
  Hub of marketing effort


• Twitter, Facebook, Email,
  Linkedin, Youtube all used as
  spokes


• A team of nine were asked to
  share each week


• High attendance for workshop,
  as a result
Social Media Volunteer Team
• Ask a broad spectrum of people


• Empower them to create content


• Serve as the voice on platforms


• Good for the long term, over several years


• Switch roles frequently, prevents social media fatigue


• Austin Street Centre and Red Cross of Dallas
Ask Yourself These Three Questions Before Every
Post

• What’s my strategy?


• What’s my content?


• How am I asking volunteers to
  help?
Was this helpful?


 Greg Allbright
                               Contact me today to find
 changedfw.com                  out how your nonprofit
                                   can benefit from
 @change4adollar                social media marketing.
                                Let me know what you
 facebook.com/Change4aDollar
                                    thought of the
 greg@changedfw.com              presentation. Thanks!

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How Nonprofits Can Engage Their Volunteers Through Social Media

  • 1. Engage Nonprofit Volunteers Through Social Media Greg Allbright ChangeDFW.com @change4adollar greg@changedfw.com
  • 2. Overview Great content (Interesting, entertaining, and/or informational) Engaging your volunteers in fun, creative ways Volunteers who feel they are contributing to mission success
  • 3. Three Deliverables In This Presentation • Learn to craft a social media campaign strategy • See content ideas and examples • Find specific ways to engage volunteers
  • 4. Social Media Strategy (Download the Worksheet) Use for building event interest, audience development, or awareness campaign • What's your pitch/point • How much does your audience know about you and social media? • How will you be human? • How will you measure success? http://www.scribd.com/doc/18673348/Social-Media-Strategy-Worksheet- from-Jay-Baer-at-Convince-and-Convert
  • 5. Give Information And Ask Questions
  • 10. Talk About Current Events - How They Relate
  • 11. Share A Photo (Show People What You Do)
  • 12. Share A Photo (Show People What You Do)
  • 13. Share A Photo (Show People What You Do)
  • 14. Share A Photo (Ask Questions, Make People Think)
  • 18. Ask People To Recruit Others To Your Social Media
  • 19. Use Hub and Spoke Method to Market Your Content
  • 20. You want volunteers to comment, share, and encourage other people to share. • Email : Encourage people to send it along to friends • Facebook - Comment on your posts, then share with others, and provide their own comments.  (Events, Photos, Videos, Questions, Polls, Notes, Discussions) • Twitter - Follow you, RT your tweets, include you on their #FF • Youtube - "like" a video, subscribe to our channel, share it with friends, make a response video • Flickr - Post their event pictures. Comment on yours. Share your photos. Suggest your stream to friends • LinkedIn - Identify themselves as volunteers. “Follow” your profile. Connect with other volunteers.
  • 21. Social Media Action Team • Ask board members and volunteers  • They comment, share, post, link for specific purpose • Email before posting, tell them what • Good for the short term, specific event or awareness campaign
  • 22. SWAT - DFW/AMA Nonprofit SIG - Used for February 2011 event • Weekly content was produced: including videos, polls, and articles • Facebook Fan Page/Event = Hub of marketing effort • Twitter, Facebook, Email, Linkedin, Youtube all used as spokes • A team of nine were asked to share each week • High attendance for workshop, as a result
  • 23. Social Media Volunteer Team • Ask a broad spectrum of people • Empower them to create content • Serve as the voice on platforms • Good for the long term, over several years • Switch roles frequently, prevents social media fatigue • Austin Street Centre and Red Cross of Dallas
  • 24. Ask Yourself These Three Questions Before Every Post • What’s my strategy? • What’s my content? • How am I asking volunteers to help?
  • 25. Was this helpful? Greg Allbright Contact me today to find changedfw.com out how your nonprofit can benefit from @change4adollar social media marketing. Let me know what you facebook.com/Change4aDollar thought of the greg@changedfw.com presentation. Thanks!

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