This document summarizes a presentation about using social media to boost fundraising events. It discusses listening to conversations on social media, targeting specific audiences, reaching out to those audiences on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, sharing content from events, and measuring the results of social media efforts. It provides an example of a hospice that used these tactics like creating a flashmob and sharing videos to successfully promote a fundraising walk and increase registrations.
Suitable for:
Hospitality and Marketing professionals, who want up to date information and tips on how to improve and maximise their Facebook presence.
What we will cover:
The Current Landscape for Hoteliers
Stats and Facts
Housekeeping Checklist
Optimise your Page
Maximise your opportunities
Managing your time
The possible implication of Google +1
Social media is ALL about engagement. In this webinar, we’ll take a look at Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, and blogs. We’ll also look at some creative engagement using Linkedin, if time permits. With deeper engagement, supporters are much more likely to take action on your behalf, share your organization’s information, donate money, and bring friends to your social spaces.
Suitable for:
Hospitality and Marketing professionals, who want up to date information and tips on how to improve and maximise their Facebook presence.
What we will cover:
The Current Landscape for Hoteliers
Stats and Facts
Housekeeping Checklist
Optimise your Page
Maximise your opportunities
Managing your time
The possible implication of Google +1
Social media is ALL about engagement. In this webinar, we’ll take a look at Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, and blogs. We’ll also look at some creative engagement using Linkedin, if time permits. With deeper engagement, supporters are much more likely to take action on your behalf, share your organization’s information, donate money, and bring friends to your social spaces.
Facebook Timeline & Open Graph Platform Briefing 11/2012Die Socialisten
On their annual f8-event in September 2011, Facebook introduced the biggest change to the platform since News-Feed in 2006: Timeline & Open Graph
In this briefing we want to give you an overview on these game-changing features, especially focussing on the opportunities they represent for publishers, startups and brands. Also included are our learnings from +1 year development on the Open Graph, best practises, recent changes, how to increase visibility of your stories etc.
Sydney social media forum - ACON HealthConnecting Up
Presentation at the Sydney social media forum by Yves Calmette from ACON Health, titled 'The power of Facebook and Twitter for reaching and (re)engaging about HIV prevention: Is social media the new holy grail?'
This presentation provides a brief introduction to the social Internet, an explanation of why it's significant, and a research-based framework for developing an effective social media strategy. The content focuses on government examples, but the best practices should apply to anyone.
The Nuts and Bolts of Relationship FundraisingPursuant
You can dramatically impact your year-over-year results just by shifting the way you approach and nurture relationships with donors. Pursuant fundraising experts Rebecca Segovia and Curt Swindoll unpack the proven strategies that drive donor commitment and encourage them to upgrade their giving.
From Fundraising to Engagement - building a new experience for supporters Henry Rowling
This was the presentation I gave at the Fundraising Regulator Conference in Manchester on 21st February 2017. It outlines the steps The Children's Society are taking to move from 'fundraising' into a new era of 'supporter engagement'. I hope it is of interest!
Presentatie van de goeroe op het geibied van Direct Mail: Stephen Pidgeon. Speciaal samengesteld voor de masterclass die Sandd haar klanten aan heeft geboden.
Building Donor Loyalty: What it takes and how your database can help4Good.org
Most nonprofits work so diligently to secure the first gift with little plan for how to develop a deeper relationship with the donor. This personal connection results not only in increased commitment and donor loyalty, but also in as much as doubling the lifetime value of your donors.
This session will explore the fundamentals for creating Donor Loyalty. We will share the latest findings from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project report commissioned by AFP and the Urban Institute. The dismal news in this report can and should be an eye opener for every non-profit engaged in fundraising.
We will also explore the Donor Loyalty principles of Dr. Adrian Sargeant, the world-renowned authority on donor retention and donor loyalty! Dr. Sargeant’s principles are based upon years of research conducted in the sector and can be used by any organization -- whether you are a one-person shop or a large department.
You will be surprised at how simple it can be!
Come along to explore the key principles of fundraising from the local community. Learn how to use volunteer networks as a resource to develop a holistic management model approach to community fundraising.
The training was delivered as part of the fundraising fair at the Directory of Social Change.
Early-stage startup fundraising overview including: types of funding, how to decide how much money you need, creating the pitch deck, negotiating valuation, and how to approach investors. Talk I gave at Founder Bootcamp at Moscow State University (innovationlabs.net)
Fundraising Ireland 2010 Online Community Fundraising SessionBryan Miller
Here's the session I presented at the Fundraising Ireland 2010 National Conference at Croke Park in Dublin on 24/03/10.
It introduces the idea of Online Community Fundraising (aka Community Fundraising 2.0) starting with an understanding of the networked society, then examining specific data on the Irish online marketplace, before some case studies and ideas of how fundraisers need to change the way they work to be better equipped to engage with supporters through social media
Digging Deeper Into Donor Preferences | AFPFC 2016Abila
At the 2015 AFP International Fundraising Conference, Abila debuted its Donor Engagement Study, diving into the disconnect between nonprofit best practices and donor preferences. We wanted to take that study one step further with our 2016 Donor Engagement Study, digging deeper into donor engagement preferences specifically around content, recognition, events, and volunteering. This session was a special sneak preview of the results, where we shared key findings and insights into how donors want to be engaged and what activities nonprofits are doing that drive them away.
Full study available: www.abila.com/DonorLoyaltyStudy
Speakers:
Rich Dietz, Director of Fundraising Strategy
Tad Druart, VP of Marketing
Facebook Timeline & Open Graph Platform Briefing 11/2012Die Socialisten
On their annual f8-event in September 2011, Facebook introduced the biggest change to the platform since News-Feed in 2006: Timeline & Open Graph
In this briefing we want to give you an overview on these game-changing features, especially focussing on the opportunities they represent for publishers, startups and brands. Also included are our learnings from +1 year development on the Open Graph, best practises, recent changes, how to increase visibility of your stories etc.
Sydney social media forum - ACON HealthConnecting Up
Presentation at the Sydney social media forum by Yves Calmette from ACON Health, titled 'The power of Facebook and Twitter for reaching and (re)engaging about HIV prevention: Is social media the new holy grail?'
This presentation provides a brief introduction to the social Internet, an explanation of why it's significant, and a research-based framework for developing an effective social media strategy. The content focuses on government examples, but the best practices should apply to anyone.
The Nuts and Bolts of Relationship FundraisingPursuant
You can dramatically impact your year-over-year results just by shifting the way you approach and nurture relationships with donors. Pursuant fundraising experts Rebecca Segovia and Curt Swindoll unpack the proven strategies that drive donor commitment and encourage them to upgrade their giving.
From Fundraising to Engagement - building a new experience for supporters Henry Rowling
This was the presentation I gave at the Fundraising Regulator Conference in Manchester on 21st February 2017. It outlines the steps The Children's Society are taking to move from 'fundraising' into a new era of 'supporter engagement'. I hope it is of interest!
Presentatie van de goeroe op het geibied van Direct Mail: Stephen Pidgeon. Speciaal samengesteld voor de masterclass die Sandd haar klanten aan heeft geboden.
Building Donor Loyalty: What it takes and how your database can help4Good.org
Most nonprofits work so diligently to secure the first gift with little plan for how to develop a deeper relationship with the donor. This personal connection results not only in increased commitment and donor loyalty, but also in as much as doubling the lifetime value of your donors.
This session will explore the fundamentals for creating Donor Loyalty. We will share the latest findings from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project report commissioned by AFP and the Urban Institute. The dismal news in this report can and should be an eye opener for every non-profit engaged in fundraising.
We will also explore the Donor Loyalty principles of Dr. Adrian Sargeant, the world-renowned authority on donor retention and donor loyalty! Dr. Sargeant’s principles are based upon years of research conducted in the sector and can be used by any organization -- whether you are a one-person shop or a large department.
You will be surprised at how simple it can be!
Come along to explore the key principles of fundraising from the local community. Learn how to use volunteer networks as a resource to develop a holistic management model approach to community fundraising.
The training was delivered as part of the fundraising fair at the Directory of Social Change.
Early-stage startup fundraising overview including: types of funding, how to decide how much money you need, creating the pitch deck, negotiating valuation, and how to approach investors. Talk I gave at Founder Bootcamp at Moscow State University (innovationlabs.net)
Fundraising Ireland 2010 Online Community Fundraising SessionBryan Miller
Here's the session I presented at the Fundraising Ireland 2010 National Conference at Croke Park in Dublin on 24/03/10.
It introduces the idea of Online Community Fundraising (aka Community Fundraising 2.0) starting with an understanding of the networked society, then examining specific data on the Irish online marketplace, before some case studies and ideas of how fundraisers need to change the way they work to be better equipped to engage with supporters through social media
Digging Deeper Into Donor Preferences | AFPFC 2016Abila
At the 2015 AFP International Fundraising Conference, Abila debuted its Donor Engagement Study, diving into the disconnect between nonprofit best practices and donor preferences. We wanted to take that study one step further with our 2016 Donor Engagement Study, digging deeper into donor engagement preferences specifically around content, recognition, events, and volunteering. This session was a special sneak preview of the results, where we shared key findings and insights into how donors want to be engaged and what activities nonprofits are doing that drive them away.
Full study available: www.abila.com/DonorLoyaltyStudy
Speakers:
Rich Dietz, Director of Fundraising Strategy
Tad Druart, VP of Marketing
The elements of building a successful fundraising strategy
*Fundraising in context
*New Zealand's individual giving market
* Strategy options
* Critical success factors
Social media has had a massive impact on events fundraising, both from a supporter and charity perspective. Many event participants use it as their primary route for asking for donations, so this shows how social media can help them raise more and get their sponsors involved, including data on which social media channels perform best. It also looks at how social media can support recruitment and supporter care from a charity’s point of view.
Measuring Social Media ROI in Tourism MarketingatLarge, Inc.
A look at how tourism marketers can measure their social media ROI including how travelers use social media to plan their vacations, how destination marketers can integrate social media tracking and workflow tools, and how they can link social media interactions to intent to travel.
These insights were shared at the 2010 E-Tourism Summit in New York, NY Oct. 13 by Anand Pallegar, President and CEO of atLarge, Inc. and Chris Adams, VP Research at Miles Media.
In this third session of Sage\'s Web Wise series, Dan Gonzalez, Web Manager at Sage Nonprofit Solutions, provides information on the explosion of social media and its application to nonprofit organizations.
Leveraging Social Media To Raise Funds for Nonprofit OrganizationsAbila
The third session in the Web-wise series, you will learn to understand the recent explosion of social media and its application to nonprofit organizations, presented by Dan Gonzalez, Web Manager, Sage Nonprofit Solutions.
You've heard that social media can be useful to your organization… but how useful? For what? What tangible results are people seeing from it? If you or others at your organization are asking these quest ions, this webinar is for you.
Kami Griffiths of TechSoup will interview Laura Quinn, Executive Director of Idealware. They’ve recently created the Social Media Decision Guide, in partnership with the New Organizing Institute, which walks you through a step-by-step process to decide what social media channels make sense for your organization via a workbook, guide, and the results of more than six months of research.
We will also hear from Tex Dworkin, Social Media Director at Global Exchange. She will share the story of how social media was introduced to he r nonprofit, and the steps and challenges that followed.
This webinar is ideal for nonprofits and libraries who are struggling to understand social media and if it’s worth the time invested in implementing, training and sustaining. Use this webinar to support your case fo r why you should or shouldn’t take the next step with social media.
Intro to Social Media, Social Media Tools, Social Media CampaignRebecka Anderson
This slide set explains what social media is, as well what a social media campaign is. It explores two of the most used social media tools and related third party apps. It identifies six BASIC steps to creating a social media campaign plan. These steps are addressed throughout the presentation. The formal steps are identified at the end as a natural segway to planning.
This slide set was developed as part of a presentation to the Sonoma County Peer Outreach Coalition. The goal of this presentation was to share enough information to help the group formulate its own social media campaign, and to be knowledgeable in the tools used to support the campaign.
This slide set includes:
*slide notes
*YouTube links to the videos used
*Urls to tools mentioned
*A link to a sample social media campaign plan
Embarking on a collaborative project to create an interactive garden tourCharityComms
Hannah Sweetman, digital and web manager, Penny Brohn UK
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Social media that works for non profitsbelugasocial
I was asked to be a guest speaker at Susan Geib's Sales, Marketing, and Fundraising class at Concordia College. If you have any questions regarding this presentation, please make a comment on the blog post: http://belugasocial.com/2013/10/29/social-media-that-works-for-non-profits/
A presentation about a few current consumer trends and how they may apply to charities, covering AR (but not VR), data and AI, transparency and growth hacking.
An introduction to (digital) fundraising - campaign bootcampJonathan Waddingham
What is fundraising? What makes a good ask? How do you ask? How do you tell a good story? How will it work on mobile, on social? How would you ask for money on email? All questions asked (and not necessarily answered) in this deck, given to the next generation of campaigners at campaign bootcamp in October 2014.
Here are my top tips for giving great presentations based on going to and speaking at dozens and dozens of conferences and being inspired (or copying) other people's techniques.
Innovations in digital fundraising - presentation for charity works Jonathan Waddingham
This is a presentation aimed at people new to fundraising, be it digital or not, about the latest innovations in digital fundraising. Be it great campaign creative or mobile friendly, it's still about telling a story, no matter the innovative technology that's being used. So here are some great stories, and ways to think about telling your own charity's story.
How we built our new crowdfunding for social good community Yimby.com using lean startup and agile principles, and how we're growing our audience using growth hacking tactics and constantly testing and learning, even with a small team.
The future of Facebook fundraising - IoF National Convention 2012Jonathan Waddingham
Facebook is the world's largest social network and charities are keen to create communities and engage with supporters there, yet few are using any of Facebook's tools to raise any money effectively. Based on data from Facebook and JustGiving, we show you how to prompt donors to share their donations and the pound value of a Facebook share compared to other social networks. You'll also hear Facebook's own advice to charities on using the platform, and how a charity has successfully done so.
Given at Social Media Britain, on the 12/10/11, this presentation shows the latest numbers on how social media sharing is impacting fundraising on JustGiving, and how we're trying to encourage people to share their generosity on social networks.
Why storytelling is important, how you get supporters to tell your story, and an example of a fantastic charity story that played out across multiple digital channels.
Since Facebook opened its platform in 2007, we've developed many ways of enabling JustGiving users to fundraise with Facebook apps, and our latest app enables people to donate without leaving Facebook and is optimised for encouraging sharing.
How people use Facebook and how to help them spread their messagesJonathan Waddingham
This presentation shows recent (and old) examples of how people have used Facebook to fundraise and why they were successful. It also shows how JustGiving enables people to raise more by integrating with Facebook as well as how you can use their tools to make your content more personalised and add more value.
How small charities can use the web to punch above their weightJonathan Waddingham
The web is still an untapped oportunity for many small charities-this presentation gives some tips and a case study to show how you can make the most of the amazing power of the Internet. It was given both at the FSI Forum and the #techforgood conferences in October/November 2010.
Discover the secrets of online fundraisers (IoF National Convention 2010)Jonathan Waddingham
How changes in online behaviours have affected how individuals raise money to charity, the tools they use, what drives them to fundraise and who they are.
IoF National Convention 2010 - the role of Twitter in fundraisingJonathan Waddingham
How charities are using Twitter to fundraise, how different types of appeals bring different results, their traditional fundraising equivalents and how to measure your activity.
The way UK charities responded to the crisis in Haiti using digital media was a watershed in charity use of social media and digital storytelling. Here we look at what they did, the tools they used, and how those lessons can be taken into everyday charity communications.
Presentation was given at the IoF #DigiFun2010 conference in Edinburgh, 18th May 2010.
Fundraising and social media with Dogs Trust and JustGivingJonathan Waddingham
How DogsTrust used JustGiving & Twibbon to raise money, and more social media fundraising advice from the Institute of Fundraising's Technology groups' annual conference.
This was given at Internet World on April 28th 2010 - to show companies how they can learn from the charities who have embraced social media and put digital at the core of their organisation.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
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Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
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Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
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We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex Proofs
Using Social Media To Boost Events - Chase 2010 & IoF West Midlands conference
1. IoF West Midlands :
Next generation fundraising
How Social Media can boost your
events
Jonathan Waddingham
Digital Strategist
JustGiving
2. Good morning!
• Digital Strategist at JustGiving
• Work with charities to make best use of the web
• Research online giving trends to provide insight
• Manage JustGiving‟s social media strategy
www.slideshare.net/jwaddingham
3. What *is* social media? And what‟s the point of it?
It‟s a way for people to share and discuss information online
The point of it is people – anyone now has the power to create content online
From a charity perspective, it‟s a great way to engage supporters and tell your story
You can get your supporters to tell your story
4. Social media is all of this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marijnversteeg/3181758137/
5. Strategy is important
http://www.flickr.com/photos/intersectionconsulting/4044928121/
13. Target - where is your audience?
What does your average supporter look like?
What brings the most traffic to your website?
Where are the conversations about you taking place?
17. Reach out – on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PDSA-Virgin-London-Marathon
18. Reach out – on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/partnershipsinaction
19. Reach out – on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0imgzBNOqg
20. Reach out – on Twitter
http://twitter.com/scopeevents
http://twitter.com/WhizzKidzEvents
21. Reach out – on Twitter
http://twitter.com/romancircus/status/9257780448
http://twitter.com/childsi/status/6661433240
http://twitter.com/M_R_F/status/6234406070
22. Reach out – on Twitter
http://twitter.com/MichelleDewbs/status/8188051813
36. Look out for the NFPTweetup
http://www.flickr.com/hellobeautifulworld
http://icanhaz.com/tools1
http://nfptweetup.org.uk http://icanhaz.com/tools2
37. Measurement
Depends on the goals you set
What are you trying to achieve? What would success look like?
Is it to get more people to your events so you raise more money?
39. The big event – Manchester Midnight Walk
Promoted the launch of the walk by holding a flashmob
A flashmob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place,
perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse (wikipedia)
St Ann‟s did supplementary work with generic Hospice pages on Facebook and
Twitter to advertise the FlashMob and drive traffic to the main hospice pages/groups
40. Manchester Midnight Walk promotion
Goal: increase awareness of the event and encourage people to register
listen
target
reach out
share
measure
41. How did they record the event?
listen
target
reach out
share
measure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/st-anns-hospice-uk
42. How did other people record the event?
“So how did you hear about this?”
“Facebook – she passed it on to us”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4NEK2ap-4
43. Used other people‟s content on their own channel
listen
target
reach out
share
measure
http://www.youtube.com/user/stannshospiceuk
44. Using a Facebook fan page for the event
38%
http://icanhaz.com/stanns
45. Generating PR
£178k
PR value
(approx)
listen
target
reach out
share
measure
46. Early results
Only 6 weeks into opening registration for the event for the „early birds‟ in April, St
Ann‟s already had 1,340 registrants (from a total target of 3,000) for an event that
didn‟t take place until June.
238% listen
target
reach out
share
measure
Goal: increase awareness of the event and encourage people to register
47. After the flashmob… keeping momentum going
Set up the Midnight Walk twitter pages a couple of weeks after the event
Cross promoted everything between St Ann‟s site and Midnight Walk sites
All footage and Press coverage was put on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr
48. Social Media use after the launch
Realised the value of investing time & effort building fans and followers
Painstakingly followed lots of Manchester people on Twitter
Promoted it on their website, in their newsletters and enewsletters, and put
permanent links on the front page of their website and every other page too
They are also building into their Content Management System the ability to
flag up which pages they want to tweet to help manage the process.
54. Lessons learned
Had a Facebook group, but changed to fan page – lost a few people
Be careful how you set up your Facebook fan page!
Generating content is often hard, but there are always great stories around
Finding the right people on Twitter to follow – looked at the Forever
Manchester site to find local people
Now using Twitter lists to find Manchester people
Look out for opportunities – St Ann‟s have started work with Salford
University students on their Social Media Masters Course
55. Overall results of the Midnight Walk
Total net raised so far is £231,890 (last year £175,000).
17.5% higher than budgeted and 32.5% higher than last year
1,485 more walkers signed up than last year, a total of 3,285
83%
Budgeted for 2,750 so achieved a 20.5% increase on target
56. What‟s next for St Ann‟s
Challenge is tracking FB & Twitter accurately
More YouTube – getting help on design and structure of NFP YouTube page
Growing the Facebook fan page
Having more conversations about their services through social media
Added links to social media on every page of website
57. Catherine‟s advice
If I could give one tip it would be: do one thing now –
you don‟t need a strategy in place, just try it out!
For example, set up a Facebook group/event or a
Twitter site and actively promote it on your emails –
see what happens as a result!
Catherine Williams, Director of Fundraising and
Communications
59. Carry on the conversation…
Jonathan Waddingham
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