How nonprofit organizations are using social media, including types of platforms, success metrics, benchmarks, recent studies, and a few sample campaigns. Also includes a brief section on social network fundraising.
12. Just to put it all in perspective http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915512820/in/set-72157622354789320/
13. 2/3 of the GLOBAL population visits social networks Social Media Trends 2006-2008 Source: Universal McCann Comparative Study on Social Media Trends, 2008 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_networks_growing_while_other_social_media_sites_stagnate_and_decline.php
14. 2/3 of the GLOBAL population visits social networks (Nielsen Report, Global Faces and Networked Places, 2009) http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_networks_growing_while_other_social_media_sites_stagnate_and_decline.php
15. Social networking continues to lead http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915516172/in/set-72157622354789320/ … while other activities are stagnating
22. Why should you care about social media? http://www.flickr.com/photos/maclover/4319538262/
23. 90% of people trust recommendations by people they know (Nielsen report, Global Advertising: Consumers Trust Real Friends and Virtual Strangers the Most, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915515338/in/set-72157622354789320/
24. …and 70% of consumers trust recommendations of consumers they don’t know (Nielsen report, Global Advertising: Consumers Trust Real Friends and Virtual Strangers the Most, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915515338/in/set-72157622354789320/
25. The potential of social media marketing http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007538
26. The potential of social media Using Social Media to Meet Nonprofit Goals http://idealware.org/sm_survey/
27. The potential of social media Using Social Media to Meet Nonprofit Goals http://idealware.org/sm_survey/
29. How social media power users talk about your nonprofit online http://mashable.com/2009/03/26/social-media-nonprofit-study/
30. 64% of engaged Americans want to keep up with nonprofits through social media http://www.createthefuture.com/trend_of_the_week_2008.htm http://overthewire.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/that-newsletter-is-so-1999-1.html
31. Growing preference for communication via social media http://mashable.com/2009/03/26/social-media-nonprofit-study/
33. Social media is changing the nonprofit world http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915513486/in/set-72157622354789320/
34. It’s not in your control any more… http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915515628/in/set-72157622354789320/
35. Self-organizing Two-way communication Extends reach Culture of sharing and collaboration Creates deep engagement Reference: http://mashable.com/2009/05/22/non-profit-social-media/
36. Social media is democratizing communications, making it all-to-all instead of one-to-all “Technology is shifting power away from the editors, the publishers, the establishment, the media elite. Now it’s the people who are taking control.” – Rupert Murdoch http://www.flickr.com/photos/9359358@N06/2402909122/
47. Case studies Clear ROI that supports goals in every case ONE Sermon Challenge: attract influencers, create a movement HSUS LOL Seals: create a mailing list of known enthusiasts; Flickr campaign Tweetsgiving 2009: online fundraising campaign http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915515846/in/set-72157622354789320/
54. Framework for online fundraising great cause/story, short time frame, online viral platform, realistic fundraising goals, recognize lead activists, ease of use Pre-seeding is key influencers, activists, plan the viral spiral, have a mechanism to track influence Leverage your assets go where your people are, mailing list, online community, online influencers, brand evangelists, and stakeholders
Collaboration: Wikipedia, wikis, social bookmarkingMultimedia: photo sharing, video sharing, art sharing, livecasting, podcastingEntertainment: virtual worlds, online gamingReviews and opinions: product reviews, service or entertainment reviews (amazon, yelp epinions, eluna) and Q&A (yahoo answers, linkedin answers)
Worldwide study of active internet users in 38 countries 2008 – 2009. Only 1% increase in blogging over last year. Uploading to video sharing sites dipped but uploading to social networks climbed ffrom 16.9% to 33%.. 2/3 of users have an online profile.
US is 60% of active internet users have an online profile – was 43% last year. While photo sharing and video sharing has stagnated, it has increased in popularity on social networking sites. Example: 76% of social network users upload photos, and 33% upload videos, up from 45% and 16.9%.
Idealware’s survey of 459 nonprofit staffers that already use social media in their nonprofit. No correlation between number of channels and organizational budget26% update 2 channels, 24% update one. 15% update 5 or more.
April 2009 Nonprofit Social Network Survey Report: 980 nonprofit professionals responded, representing all types and sizes of nonprofit organizations
Foursqure, GoWalla, Yelp – all geo basedApps, mobile web, mobile geo locationgBuzz, gWave, Linkedin now can Tweet, TweetDeck integrates WP, LI, FB, etc.
Survey report published Feb 2010, results from Nov 2009. Note highest results are from Twitter and the surprise of YouTube.
Note the satisfaction with blogs as highest.
Among engaged Americans (defined as those who have volunteered, donated or advocated in the past year). Survey by Harris Interactive (Harris Poll), March 2009
Social Media for Causes Study: March 2009. 426 respondents are all “social media power users.” Forty-seven percent were aged 30-49, 40 percent were under the age of 30, and only 13 percent were 50 or older. Almost two thirds (62 percent) were female.TOTAL: 84 percent of the social media savvy aged 30-49 and 55 percent of those older than 50 used conversational media for these purposes.
It’s happening with you and without youListening, responding is a must. No more walled cities.Collaborative possibilities, cross-border reach and funds Takes casual fans to the next level
Organizational goalsProgrammatic goalsAdministrative goalsLong –term goals (5 year plan) and Short-term goals (next 6 mo. To 1 yr)
there were a small number of activisits, called "super activists", that account for a large number of actions taken, large number of 1-tiime activists who account for the smallest number of actions taken!Action: Identify your biggest promoters and cater your communications accordingly. For example, give them the tools to more easily and effectively promote your organization and your content.