This was a short introduction to social media use for nonprofits, presented at the Bootcamp for Board Members Conference and hosted by the Hawaii Community Convention. Presenter is Roxanne Darling of BareFeetStudios.com.
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Social Media Bootcamp:
The 30,000' View
for Nonprofits
Roxanne Darling
www.barefeetstudios.com
@roxannedarling
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Your fans hold the keys...
nonprofit or profit - the same.
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Marketing & Fundraising
The Good News: Your Advantage:
Other people can You are no longer
spread your message limited by small staffs.
for you.
You can benefit by
creating "assets" that serve others as much
as they serve your organization.
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The Power of
Your Network
๏ Stories
๏ Sharing
๏ Support
๏ Community
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Social Networks: You're Invited!
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Your Time and Money
The Good News: Your Advantage:
The majority of social You can create active
media tools and support communities with
applications are free. a modest time investment.
You can benefit by being among the first to learn
how to work smarter on the social web.
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Wallflowers Selectives Butterflies Mavens
Top 100 Brands Engagement Study
Revenue Growth (%) Net Margin Growth (%)
18 20
10
18% 15
5 10
10%
5% 5
-6% 4
0
-6 -2% 4%
-2 -4% -5
-11%
-4 -10
-11
-15
Source: Altimeter, July 2009
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Best Practices
Ask. Respond. Share.
Centralize strategy and Deputize across the organization.
Personalize your goals and measure accordingly.
Incorporate into normal j-o-b activities.
Make it easy for others to talk about you.
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Technology
The Good News: Your Advantage:
Online technology Your message can be
enables extraordinary working while you are
reach, 24/7. resting.
You benefit by creating operational savings in
many areas of your organization.
Your mission becomes more engaging
and less stressful.
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RSS: Really Simple
Syndication
๏ Be a smarter consumer
of information inside your
own organization.
๏ Then make sure your
stories are easily
consumable by others.
They are making their own media (“social media”) that incorporates the things they love and hate. Seth Godin’s Blog Direct From Consumer. The more transparent & authentic you are, the better.\nThey are telling their friends on “social networks.”\nThe best way to control the brand is to be part of the conversation. \nThe Cluetrain Manifesto from 10 years ago at how the web would change marketing.\n
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Culture matters. Find friends. Eavesdrop. Schedule your time smartly.\nTrack and manage your reputation.\n
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100% Flash sites are dead. Too hard to update. Not search-friendly. Goes stale very quickly. Does not encourage organic exploration of your content. Does not allow users to share your content with others. Messy & Lively are More Important than pretty. Function is much more important than form. People are in a hurry and want to be in control.\n