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Social Media for Nonprofits: What the CSuite Should Know
Sep 18, 2014
Nonprofit leaders of the round table: before engaging on social media, plan smarter and strategically first. Myths and blasphemies, as well as sacred realizations before considering social media in your campaigns.
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SociaL MeDia for NoNProfitSWHAT THE C-SUITE SHOULD KNOW
“Social media is online media that starts conversations,encourages people to pass it on to others, and finds ways to travel on its own.”
-Idealware, The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide
isn’t all about sharing stuff about this guy...isn’t all about sharing stuff about thisSocial media
Really.
Instead, people use social media to talk about other things like...
this.
this.
this.
and this.
You know,
stuff that really matters.
According to Silicon Alley Insider...
600,000,000
119,000,000
total active users on facebook
total active users on twitter
“Millennials expect organizations to have the same fluencywith social media, the same comfort working beyond the organization’s institutional walls as they do.”
-Beth Kanter, Co-author of “The Networked Nonprofit”
“Social Media is an ingredient,not an entrée.”
-Jay Baer, Convince & Convert
“Nothing an organization“Nothing an organizationdoes is free.”
-Olivier Blanchard, Brandbuilder Marketing
“I heard it was free!”
“Actually, it’s not.”
Well, there areTime costs w/ staff:•planning•executing•managing
and...Tech costs:Even some tools have financial fees depending on what you want to do, measure, or analyze.
“Sorry, just being honest.”
depends on the breadth of your goals.The amount of resources you invest into social media
The big question:
What is the ROI of social media?
That’s like asking:
What is the ROI of social media?
email? the telephone?
“So, then...
Can social media drive nonprofit revenue?”
First...
Let’s see how the for-profit sector used social media.
Dunkin’ Donuts ran a contest via Facebook that generated 130,000+ submissions and 174,000 votes.
= increase of offline sales
#1
Lenovo reduced call-center activity by 20% by leveraging their online support community.
= cost savings+better relationships
#2
Dell sold $3 million in products through their Dell Outlet Twitter account.
That was in 2009.
#3
“What about nonprofits?”
“ahem!?”
In 2008, The Save Darfur Coalition used a Facebook page to raise more than $75k from its 1 million members.
= increased donations
#1
#2The National Wildlife Federation used blogs and Twitter to promote their new initiative, Greenhour.org.
After 8 months, the results?
Website views doubled from 8k to 16k
Email list doubled from 2.5k to 5k
Two points:
•Both FPO and NPO can deal with ROI.
•They had clear goals from the beginning.
Organizations will not share the exact same goals...
Everyone’s strategies and tactics will differ.
Your adoption of social media
should align withyour business goals.
Your adoption of social media
should align withyour mission’s goals.
And a third point:
•It doesn’t always have to be about ROI.
Another way of looking at it...
What problem are you trying to solve?
Your activities are like waypoints of the broader mission...
Can social media help us along the way?
Non-financial outcomesusing social media:
• build rapport w/ stakeholders
•Net new volunteers
• build advocacy with audiences
Financial outcomesusing social media:
• save on traditional media (print, broadcast, etc.)
• net new donations
• net new memberships
What technical advantages does social media have over traditional media?
•wealth of data•rate of reach•multiplicity of information
“But! if so many nonprofits are using it,
what’s the problem?”
Meanwhile,
on a misty mountain top...
zen kittyzen kittyzen kittyand current problems
with nonprofit social media
Dear Zen Kitty of social media wisdom,I want my organization to use social media, but I want to ensure that we do it right. What are some common pitfalls I must avoid?
“hmmmmmm....”
“There are 3 you must know...”
1.Not tying social media into your nonprofit’s core objectives.
Experimentation is good!when guided by a solid communications strategy.
No general sends out troops without a good reason why.
Think about it like this:
“So, why are we doing this again?”
“Dunno, the boss just said get out there and start engagin’.”
Wrong.Get concrete with goals or you’ll waste
your staff’s energy, time, and money.
“Most likely. We know our audience is already on Facebook. We can leverage both our website and Facebook to create a multi-channel campaign.”
“Our coming fundraisers will need lots of support. Can social media help out?”
“Our coming fundraisers will need lots of support. Can social media help out?”
“Most likely. We know our audience is already on Facebook. We can leverage both our website and Facebook to create a multi-channel campaign.”
“Our coming fundraisers will need lots of support. Can social media help out?”
“Most likely. We know our audience is already on Facebook. We can leverage both our website and Facebook to create a multi-channel campaign.”
•You can focus your resources.•You’ll know what tools make sense.
•You’ll know what metrics you need to measure success.
Much better.
2.Not establishing a measurement
practice.
Why measure?
•track progress
A metric only tells a part of the story.
So many metrics. The secret?
Measure what matters.
•track progress•gather actionable insight
actionable insight =
better decision-making
•track progress•gather actionable insight•justify your resources
3.100% push marketing
Aside from “business” functions, social media can
humanize and harmonize.
Don’t always talk about yourself.
Social media is still
just another channel.
Push vs. Pull
10% Push
90% Pull
“What do we talk about?”
Listen first.
Fastest way to learn how to engage your peeps?
See how other nonprofits are doing it.
Thank you!omg,
“Don’t mention it.”
Other issues worth addressing...
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Social media is a part of your
existing communications strategy
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Movie Screenshot Credits:
InfoGFX Credits:
Dr. Strangelove. Dir. Stanley Kubrick. With Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens. Hawk Films, 1964.
Global Map of Social Networking 2011 by Trendstream.net
Twitterverse by Brian Solis and jess3
Social Media Landscape of 2011 by Fred Cavazza
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