Social Media 101 for Nonprofits with Adobe Spark
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In the ever-changing world of social media, navigating online marketing for your nonprofit can feel like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to. Join us for a crash course in social media marketing with the team from Adobe Spark. Learn how to create a cost-effective and engaging social strategy that is sure to increase visibility and impact. We will cover the following: - Learn to create beautifully branded content (no design skills required), including eye-catching social campaigns, colorful annual reports, flyers, and much more. - Learn design theory basics, including pro tips for applying type and color to your content. - Curate a feed that feels authentic and consistent with your brand. - Discover the power of hashtags, learn how to maximize impact with the right copy, learn what to share across social platforms, and much more! We look forward to sparking new ideas that are sure to level up your social strategy and maximize your mission!
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Social Media 101 for Nonprofits with Adobe Spark
- 1. Social Media 101 for Nonprofits with Adobe Spark December 10, 2019
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- 5. Explore our Nonprofit Tech Marketplace For more information, please visit www.techsoup.org/get-product-donations "We are an all-volunteer organization with limited professional skills. Adobe's donated technology is helping us present our story to the public and to lenders in the format of a much larger organization. With Adobe, we are able to knock off a few of the "rough edges" so that our story is front and center instead of our technological limitations. Thank you, Adobe!โ - Richard de Koster Constitution Island Association, Inc
- 6. The Adobe Donation Program For more information, please visit www.techsoup.org/adobe โ Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan 1- Year Individual Membership -- Access to Discounted Rates Admin Fee $5 โ Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 1-Year Individual Membership โ Access to Discounted Rates - Promotion Admin Fee $5 โ Photoshop Elements 2019 and Premiere Elements 2019 Bundle Admin Fee $27 โ Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 for Windows Admin Fee $55 โ Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 for Mac Admin Fee $55
- 7. Presenters Veronica Belmont Product Manager, Adobe Sima Thakkar Senior Manager, Content TechSoup Assisting with chat: Emily Corbin Customer Experience Analyst, Adobe Spark Steven Davidson Webinar Support, TechSoup Steven Davidson Webinar Support, TechSoup Veronica Belmont Project Manager, Adobe Sima Thakkar Senior Manager, Content TechSoup Emily Corbin Customer Experience Analyst, Adobe Spark
- 8. SOCIAL MEDIA 101 V E R O N I C A B E L M O N T A D O B E S P A R K D E F I N I N G A N D C R E A T I N G Y O U R S O C I A L S T R A T E G Y
- 9. Poll title: How familiar are you with Spark?โจ โจ 1. Heard of it, have not usedโจ 2. Never heard of it!โจ 3. Have used a little bitโจ 4. Aware of it through Creative Cloud, have not usedโจ 5. Use it regularly PLACEHOLDER FOR POLL
- 10. 3 VERONICA BELMONT P M & E V A N G E L I S T A D O B E S P A R K
- 11. S P A R K I S A S Y S T E M T H A T A L L O W S A N Y O N E T O C R E A T E ย S T U N N I N G ย S O C I A L ย C O N T E N T ย I N ย M I N U T E S
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- 14. SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGN B E S T P R A C T I C E S
- 16. G R A B A T T E N T I O N W I T H A C L E A R I M A G E , F O L L O W I N G U P W I T H M O R E D E S C R I P T I V E C O P Y I N T H E A C T U A L P O S T
- 17. 10 THE POWER OF COPY โข Eyes naturally go to the top left โข Biggest text most eye-catching VISUAL / CONTENT HIERARCHY โข Choose a color temperature โข Allow text to pop โข Incorporate shapes to highlight copy โข Make use of white space COLOR AND CONTRAST
- 19. TYPE & COLOR โฆ A R E J U S T A S I M P O R T A N T T O Y O U R D E S I G N A S T H E M E S S A G E I T S E L F
- 20. 13 T H I S I S A L O T . M A K E C O P Y T H E T E A S E R , N O T T H E W H O L E S T O R Y .
- 22. 15 AUTHENTICITY & CONSISTENCY โข Consistency across images and textโจ โข Maintain a tone thatโs recognizable to viewers
- 23. #INBOUND19
- 24. 17 BRAND GUIDELINES Set it and forget it LOGO MANAGEMENT Auto-detection of brand colors via logo COLOR PALETTE OPTIONS Select or upload the typeface to stand apart from the crowd CUSTOM TYPEFACES
- 25. PLACEHOLDER FOR POLL Poll title: How important is branding?โจ With a Spark subscription ($10/mo), you can add your own custom branding (logo, colors, and preferred fonts) to your content automatically. How important is this feature to your non-profit?โจ โจ 1. Not important, we donโt really brand our contentโจ 2. Somewhat importantโจ 3. Important, though not enough to pay forโจ 4. Important, we would pay for this ability
- 26. PLATFORM RULES Different types of content ask for different types of imagery or copy. Donโt mass-post the identical social post on every social network.
- 27. LET IT BREATHE
- 28. LET IT BREATHE
- 29. WHEN YOU ARENโT ACTUALLY A PHOTOGRAPHER! UNSPLASHPIXABAYADOBE STOCK
- 30. DESIGN & INSPIRATION W H A T W E L O V E
- 31. THE NOUN PROJECT O V E R 1 M I L L I O N I C O N S
- 33. BEHANCE
- 34. GENERATING MOMENTUM F I N D A N D K E E P Y O U R A U D I E N C E
- 35. HASHTAGS 5 5 % 1 2 . 6 % Tweets with one or more hashtags are 55 percent more likely to be retweeted. A post with at least one Instagram hashtag averages 12.6% more engagement than posts without a hashtag.
- 38. TOP HASHTAG TIPS & TRICKS BUILD AROUND COMMUNITY BE AUTHENTICDO YOUR RESEARCH
- 39. BUILDING A CADENCE T O O L S T H A T M A K E I T E A S Y Buffer Hootsuite Later (Instagram only) Sprout Social Tailwind (Pinterest) BUILDING A CADENCE
- 40. COLLABORATION
- 41. Curate your social channelsโจ Brand consistency & voiceโจ Be true to your brand CONSISTENCY KEY TAKEAWAYS Short and sweetโจ Good visual hierarchyโจ Play with type, colors, spacing MAXIMIZE COPY Let your visuals be the thumb-stoppers SHOW, DONโT TELL
- 42. M O R E R E S O U R C E S F R O M S P A R K Creative Fitness Challenge Spark Blog Spark Playbooks GETTING STARTED
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