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How Federations Can Use Social Media to Build Relationships
1. How Federations Can
Use Social Media
to Build Relationships
IFEI: Jewish Federations of North America
March 15, 2011
www.bigducknyc.com
Farra Trompeter
@farra * farra@bigducknyc.com
8. Maybe you shouldn’t…
Social media is not…
• Free
• An opportunity to control your message
• An opportunity to tell everyone what you think
• Inherently appealing and cool to millenials
• An alternative to clear messaging/mission
• A silver bullet to raise millions of $
9. That said…
Social media is…
• Pretty low cost
• Growing by leaps and bounds, nationally and
internationally
• An opportunity for conversation
• A great way to reach certain audiences
• A complement to the messages you’re sharing
through other channels
10. How do people participate?
http://forrester.typepad.com/groundswell/2010/09/social-growth-takes-a-breather.html
13. Ways Federations use social media
• Engaging young Jews/next gen in conversation
– What’s your #ish?
• Sparking giving
– Emergency relief fund
• Celebrate communities and raise awareness
– Jewish Community Hero Awards
• Providing tools to share information
– Texting, emails, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
• Covering events
– #NOLAGA, TribeFest
23. Listening Online
Set up Google alerts, Technorati search, Twitter search, etc.
http://socialmedia-listening.wikispaces.com/Tools
• Your name and people connected to your organization
• Your institution’s name
• Program or event names
• Peer/competitor names and program/event names
• Your tagline or other key phrases
• URL for any web properties (main website, blog)
• Related issues/topics
• Common misspellings
Source: Beth’s Blog, Beth Kanter
24.
25. Dive in and learn the lingo
http://www.greenlightsearch.com/knowledge/white-papers/social-media-jargon.aspx
45. Create a social media policy
• Scan sample policies from other orgs
• http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php
• Agree on contents
• Write them in a way that addresses concerns,
but feels friendly and easy to follow
• Try http://socialmedia.policytool.net/
• Rollout through staff trainings/meetings
• Update 2x/year
47. In sum…
• Social media ≈ conversation
• Social media usage is growing
• Look before you tweet! Listen and plan
before diving in
• Choose the tools that are right for you,
and be flexible and open
48. Or even better…
1. I am the Web. “Thy God?”
No, but don’t ignore my
power.
2. Web mensches shall have
other laws aside from mine.
3. Don’t hate the slacktivists.
It’s all right to click in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath,
keep it holy—and unplug.
5. Honor your bubbe and
zayde (even if they’re
technophobes).
http://www.jewishjournal.com/cover_story/article/the_ten_commandments_of_social_networking_20100928/
49. Or even better…
6. Don’t cyberbully.
7. Don’t update your
Facebook status on your
honeymoon.
8. Don’t steal content; share.
9. Poster, beware: I bear
witness to everything,
forever.
10. Your disconnected neighbor
covets your Wi-Fi; if you
can spare the bandwidth,
leave your network open.
http://www.jewishjournal.com/cover_story/article/the_ten_commandments_of_social_networking_20100928/
51. Resources
• Big Duck
http://www.bigducknyc.com
• NTEN: We Are Media
http://www.wearemedia.org
• Social Technographics
http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/
• Using Social Media To Meet Nonprofit Goals
http://www.idealware.org/sm_survey/download.php
• Nonprofit Social Media Benchmark Study
http://www.e-benchmarksstudy.com/socialmedia/
• JewPoint0
http://jewpoint0.org/