Outreach through social media & beyond
Jan 26, 2015
Outreach through Social Media & Beyond
Presenter: Joshua Ryf, communications director, Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
This presentation was delivered at MadSkillz 2013 on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013.
Joshua will cover free and cheap communication tools that non-profits can use to get their messages out, engage constituents, and raise awareness.
Presenter: Joshua Ryf, communications director, Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
This presentation was delivered at MadSkillz 2013 on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013.
Joshua will cover free and cheap communication tools that non-profits can use to get their messages out, engage constituents, and raise awareness.
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Outreach through Social Media & Beyond
Joshua RyfCommunications Director
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental DisabilitiesOct. 11, 2013
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Social Media Advantages• Easy to set-up and use
• Instantaneous
• Build your brand
• Engage
• (Usually) free or cheap
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How Can Social Media Help You?• Maintaining relationships with donors
and volunteers
• Recruiting new volunteers
• Sharing your nonprofit’s successes including stories and pictures
Source: Wired Impact
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Source: Nonprofit Tech for Good
56% of online supporters say compelling storytelling is what motivates them to take action
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How Can Social Media Help You?• Increasing attendees by promoting
upcoming events
• Driving traffic to specific pages on your website
• Increase fundraising efforts
Source: Wired Impact
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Source: Nonprofit Tech for Good
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Standard Features of Social Media• Define who you are
• Brand your organization
• Post content
• Others can follow your organization and like, share and comment on your content
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FacebookWorld’s most popular social networking website
Content: status, links, photos, videos
Apps
Ads and promoted posts (a.k.a. sponsored)
Insights
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Insights: Overview
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Insights: People
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Insights: Posts
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Facebook Tip #1:
Schedule your posts for high-traffic times
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Facebook: FYI1.5 billion users
53% female, 47% male
Highest traffic: mid-week between 1 to 3 p.m.
On Thursdays and Fridays, engagement is 18% higher.Source: Zephoria
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Facebook Tip #2:
Use a cheat sheet when building your page…or any social media
platform
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Source: TentSocial
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140 characters
Real time/immediate
Content: tweets, links, photos, videos
@usernames
#hashtags
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Twingo (Twitter Lingo?)
Tweet
ICYMI
RT
MT
Source: Twittonary.com
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Twingo (Twitter Lingo?)
Tweet – a post on Twitter
ICYMI – in case you missed it
RT - retweet
MT – modified tweet
Source: Twittonary.com
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Twingo Quiz
Attwicted
Tweetup
Twama
Twictionary
Source: SocialTimes and Twictionary
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Twingo Quiz
Attwicted – addicted to Twitter
Tweetup – when Twitterers meet in person
Twama – Twitter drama
Twictionary – a Twitter dictionary
Source: SocialTimes and Twictionary
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Hashtag tool:
#tagboard
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Company Pages
Groups
Board Member Connect
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YouTube Nonprofit Program
Tell your story with videos
Donate button
Community forum
Video: http://youtu.be/YpKAtk5C0lM
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Online photo sharing network
Mobile
Turns ordinary people into professional photographers – filters, framing, etc.
15-second videos
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Pin an image or a video to a board (similar to “liking” or “favoriting”)
Pins are organized and shared by topic on a board
Doesn’t have to be your content
Females: 5Xs more than males
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Social Media Management
Post to multiple platforms simultaneously
Schedule your posts
Monitor your platforms
One-stop shopping for analytics
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Email Marketing
Email templates
Manage subscriber lists online
Spam filters
Reports
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Source: Groundwire
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MailChimp Forever Free Plan
Send 12,000 emails/month to up to 2,000 subscribers
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Google Apps for Nonprofits
Google Ad Grants
Google Analytics
Google+
YouTube for Nonprofits
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Strategies
Select a tool
Develop a policy
Content: what can you leverage?
Develop an editorial calendar
Increase engagement; attract followers
Never stop learning!
Thank you for attending!
Joshua [email protected] Director
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
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