Making Sense of and Success with Social Media Beth Kanter, Beth’s Blog Funders Network  on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights March 14, 2008
Beth Kanter, Nonprofit Technology Trainer Photo by Steve Goodman
Beth’s Blog Profiles & Presence Communities RSS Powered Fundraising Sharing photos, bookmarks, videos, and more  Conversations network
Patterns of Success A Few Tools What I’m going to talk about  …
The Cute Dog Theory
Assess Audience Online Social Activities
 
Discuss/set objectives first
Not a monologue
Listening
Conversation
Source:  Alan Levine – CogDog Blog Web 1.0
Web 2.0
Staff Roles
Define a box Define a Box
Start small, reiterate over and over
It takes time
Let’s Talk About the Tools!
It’s more than a site to print photos
Watercooler conversations facilitated by sharing objects .. 1) I share my pics ->   -> with you --->   -->You share your pics -> ---> with him Source: Slideshare by Rashmi Sinha
 
Social Features
 
Cute dog theory?
Start with an individual profile
Documentation
Visual Petitions
Groups:  Organize
Groups:Educate
Groups: Call to Action
Groups: Contests
 
 
 
Dip in or Stay Hyper Connected
How Used? In an emergency?
 
 
 
 
 
Social Networking Platform
A Quick Case Study on Facebook:  Pro Choice Groups
Regular posting to profile, group, and cause Effective in connecting to new people Network with people in similar causes Challenges - tracking, experiment, time
 
 
 
 
 
Individual Profiles Versus Organizational Branding
 
Time Challenges
Spread the workload: Persona Managers
Success Factors Assess Audience Objectives  Policy and Education Time investment Staff Roles Experiment
Contact Information Beth Kanter [email_address] Beth’s Blog  http://beth.typepad.com
 

Funders Network Presentation

Editor's Notes

  • #2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeks2dream/1673798388/ I’m going to talk about how social media is being used by advocates, organizers, and health educators in your discipline One thing you’ll notice about this presentation is that I use a lot of photos and these come from Flickr – a photo sharing site – http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-cute-cat-theory-talk-at-etech/