how to use social media to build excitement, attendance & engagement for your next event or conference rosettathurman.co m
Jan 16, 2015
how to use social media
to build excitement, attendance & engagement
for your next event or conference
rosettathurman.com
what people want from nonprofit events
• To learn• To be entertained, have fun• Meet other people, network• Have conversations• Share their opinions with others• Be recognized• To know what’s next, follow-up
excitement
attendance
engagement
four tools• Blogs– Free, self-hosted or integrated into org’s
website to share information
• Twitter– Free tool to share short updates &
connect people
• YouTube– Free video sharing tool to spread
awareness
• Flickr– Free photo sharing tool to provide visual
history
blogs • Create your own media coverage• Event summaries, keynote recaps,
session highlights from workshops, etc.• Blog on your org’s blog• Set-up a special event blog• Ask attendees to post to their org’s
blogs• Invite guest bloggers• Exchange event registration for blog
coverage
twitter• Hashtags for event• Related hashtags for your cause:
#nonprofit #philanthropy #p2 #hcr #lgbt• Twitter list of attendees• Tweepml.org allows users to autofollow • Monitor the conversation before, during &
after• Tools: Hootsuite, Tweetdeck• Exchange event registration for live
tweeting• Start Twitter now so you have followers
when your event comes around
youtube• Visual representation of what to
expect from your event • Don’t have to hire a videographer,
can use digital cameras or FlipCams• Welcome message from CEO • Creative promo videos• Get reactions from attendees, post
clips• Record keynote speeches, portions of
popular sessions, post to blog/website
case studies• ASAE & the Center’s Annual Meeting – Promo video about conference sessions
• Council on Foundations 2011 Conference– Promo showcases 2010 attendees, invites
feedback for next year’s conference
• NAACP 101st Convention– Video highlights reactions from attendees
• Nonprofit Technology Network Conference– Viral video showing ED doing “Single
Ladies” dance after raising $10K in scholarship funds
flickr• Allows pictures to be shared widely• Don’t need a photog, can use digital
cameras• Ask attendees to take their own photos
& share them• If you have a photog, ask them to make
photos publicly available, not behind a pay wall
• Can also post to your org’s Facebook page & allow attendees to tag themselves
First, why?
Then:
•How? (tools)•Who? (staff)•When? (timeline, workplan)