Social Media to Tell Your Story and Raise Funds

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These slides are from the presentation Amy Sample Ward made on 4/16/12 in Harrisburg, PA, at the PANO Annual Conference. Learn more at http://nten.org and http://amysampleward.org

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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO TELL YOUR STORY

AND RAISE FUNDS

#PANOAC2012

Thanks to the session sponsor:

AMY SAMPLE WARD MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

NTEN.ORG/PANO-MEMBERSHIP

AGENDA

• Telling your story• Raising funds and reaching new people• Building multi-channel strategies• Questions• Tools and resources

TELLING YOUR STORY: WHO

COMMUNITY

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NETWORK

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CROWD

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COMMUNITY MAPPING

STEP 1: GROUPS

Questions to ask:Do different programs or departments connect with different groups?Do services or products target different groups?How would you describe your community to someone unfamiliar with your work, and if it is relevant to them?

STEP 2: GOALS

Questions to ask:Why does the community continuing needing your services, programs or work?What is in it for others to participate?

-----What do you need help with or involvement from the community to do?How can your work improve with engagement?

STEP 3: TOOLS

Questions to ask:Where does this group already talk or engage online?Which tools are most appropriate to the kind of message or content?What kind of engagement is required to match the goals?

COMMUNITY MAPPING TEMPLATE

Get this template! http://bit.ly/DIYcommunity

TELLING YOUR STORY: WHAT

CONTENT PLANNING

STEP 1: CONTENT

Examples:Program or service updates/changesStaff announcementsJobs Volunteer opportunitiesFundraisersEvents

STEP 2: GOALS

Examples:Increase visibility of the organizationIncrease participationRaise fundsBuild leadershipFind sponsors or partnersRecruit volunteersBuild community

STEP 3: OUTLETS

Examples:Newsletter or mailingEmail newsletterTwitterFacebookLinkedInWebsiteBlog

CONTENT PLANNING TEMPLATE

Get this template! http://bit.ly/DIYtemplate

TELLING YOUR STORY: WHERE

LISTENING WITH RSS

LISTENING WITH RSS

LISTENING WITH ALERTS

LISTENING WITH TWITTER

LISTENING DASHBOARD

LISTENING DASHBOARD

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

ALERTS

METRICS TRACKING TEMPLATE

Get this template! http://bit.ly/DIYmetrics

TELLING YOUR STORY: WHEN

TWITTER TOOLS

• TweetWhen.com• WhenToTweet.com• TweetReports.com• Tweroid.com• TweetStats.com• Twitalyzer• 14blocks

FACEBOOK TOOLS

• Edgerank• Booshaka• Insights• Your own tracking!

TELLING YOUR STORY: WHY

RAISING FUNDS AND REACHING MORE PEOPLE: THE RESEARCH

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

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TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

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TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

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TOP 12 HIGHLIGHTS

COMMUNITY DATA

ONLINE GIVING

ONLINE GIVING

MOBILE DATA

MOBILE DATA

MOBILE EMAIL

GETTING STARTED

FIRST: LISTEN

• Create listening dashboard• Identify bloggers, Twitter hashtags, and other

key words to follow• Add agenda item to staff meetings for review of

highlights or news from social channel listening

SECOND: RESPOND

• Post comments on blog (signpost back to your site)

• Use hashtags, or join a Twitter chat on relevant topic to the org/work

• Encourage all staff to comment and engage

THIRD: CREATE

• Add social media and mobile phone fields to your profile or registration forms (within reason!)

• Create content for the channel based on your content map

• Use segmenting or filtering options wherever possible

• TRACK!

QUESTIONS?AmySampleWard.orgNTEN.org SocialBySocial.com

@AmyRSWard

amy@nten.orgamy@amysampleward.org

TOOLS & RESOURCES: FREE AND LOW-COST OPTIONS

TWITTER TOOLS

• Twitalyzer• 14blocks• hashtags.org• Storify• Bit.ly, goo.gl, t.co, TinyURL, youtu.be, s.coop• Tweetdeck, Hootsuite

FACEBOOK TOOLS

• Edgerank• Booshaka• Insights• iPhone/Andriod/iPad• Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, etc.• LiveChatInc.com

LINKEDIN TOOLS

• Events• Groups and subgroups• Organization pages• Volunteering and causes• Slides, blogs, and other apps

GOOGLE TOOLS

• Google checkout• YouTube Channel + livestreaming• Adwords• http://www.google.com/nonprofits/

RESOURCESTemplates:Community Map Template: http://bit.ly/DIYcommunity Content Map Template: http://bit.ly/DIYtemplate Metrics Template: http://bit.ly/DIYmetrics

Books & Collections:We Are Media: http://wearemedia.org Social by Social: http://socialbysocial.com #SOCIALMEDIA NONPROFIT tweet Book01: http://www.happyabout.com/thinkaha/socialmedianonprofittweet01.phpManaging Technology to Meet Your Mission: http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Technology-Meet-Your-Mission/

Reports:eNonprofit Benchmarks Report: http://www.e-benchmarksstudy.com/ Nonprofit Social Networking Report: http://nonprofitsocialnetworksurvey.com/

RESOURCES http://amysampleward.org/2009/10/27/how-to-create-a-listening-dashboard-for-your-organization/http://amysampleward.org/2010/09/20/women-who-tech-tools-and-apps-to-energize-your-base/http://amysampleward.org/2009/08/18/5-steps-to-a-successful-social-media-strategy/http://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2010/google-analytics-for-facebook-fan-pages/http://blog.wikispaces.com/2008/07/google-analytics-for-your-wiki.htmlhttp://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2010/03/19/list-of-social-media-management-

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the-difference-and-the-opportunity/http://amysampleward.org/2011/03/07/slacktivism-turning-a-“like”-into-lasting-

change/http://amysampleward.org/2010/05/07/guest-post-on-online-community-report-

sustainable-community-building/ http://amysampleward.org/2009/08/06/online-community-building-gardening-vs-

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