Using social media and networking can benefit Lions Clubs in three main ways: 1) It allows Lions Clubs to connect with a global audience of over 50 million people and enhance true fellowship between members worldwide. 2) Social media visibility can promote membership, projects, and programs to a broad global audience and enable networking between Lion clubs on different continents. 3) Online meetings and cyber clubs are now a reality, allowing global leaders, new clubs, and service partnerships to benefit Lions Clubs through social media and networking.

1. Using the social media and
networking in our clubs
A presentation by PDG Sunil Kumar, Hyderabad

2. Social Media is truly
incredible. The way it is
growing – Amazing.
Social Media has
• Supported creation of Billions of
Relationships
•Supported Networking of people
with similar interests
• Diminished Borders and brought
the world closer to fingertips

3. Social Networking..
A new form of
“Getting together”
• Can easily be extended to
working together
•Sharing Learning & Experiences
• Create an On-line world that can
consistently grow and be of great
use to “globalize” any goals.
•We can create groups that
discuss, relate, identify and
participate in any activity

4. It’s the fastest
growing medium in
the World that
connects people
from all over…
To reach the Market Audience of
50 Million …
Radio Took 38 Years,
TV Took 13 Years.
Internet Took 4 Years.
I Pod took 3 Years.
Face Book took 2 Years

5. Early social
Social Media (SM)/
networking sites
Networking (SN)
started as generalized
SM is a way to transmit, sites. The first online
or share information social network site
with a broad audience. was started in 1997,
All have the opportunity called
to create and distribute. “sixdegrees.com”
SN is an act of
Prominent Sites
engagement. Groups of
people with common •Facebook
interests, or like-minds,
associate together on •Twitter
SN sites and build
•Linkedin
relationships.
•MySpace

6. Mind-Blowing •Feb 4 – 2004
Facts on •500 Million Users
Facebook •206.2 Million in USA
•35+ Yrs = 30%
•48% 13-34yrs wake up
to Log-on
•2.7 Billion “Likes &
comments” daily
•250 Million photos
uploaded daily
•100 Billion Relations

7. Using Social Media & Strengths
Networking in our Clubs •95 Years Success
• Global ~ Accessible
• 1.3 Million in over 45K Clubs –
Common Goals
•Service & Fellowship
• Easy Admission into convenient
Groups
Opportunities
•Younger Adults don’t take us seriously
•Social Networking can add relevance to
membership
•Enhances true “Fellowship”
• Opportunity for Members to go Global

8. Using Social Media &
Networking in our Clubs
•Membership Visibility – Global Audience
•Projects / Programs Visibility & Promotion
•Networking with Lionism, globally, will benefit Membership
•Joint Programs / Events between Clubs of Various Continents
•Appreciation from Global Leaders – Instant!
•On-Line Meetings become a “reality”
•Cyber Clubs – A “possibility” now..
•Image Building ~ New Clubs ~ Twinning
•Service Partnerships, etc

9. Using Social Media &
Networking in our Clubs
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