Social Media:
What, Why, and
How?
Leveraging Social Media and Web 2.0 for Nonprofits
We Are Media Project:The Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits
Visit the WeAreMedia wiki for additional resources and to connect with other nonprofit social media practitioners via http://www.wearemedia.org
Funded by the Surdna Foundation
Objectives
• What
• Why
• Benefits
• Strategy
• Tactics
What is Social Media?
Using the Internet to instantly collaborate, share information, and have a conversation about ideas and causes we care about.
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It is a conversation between people
Supporters
Clients
Audiences
Donors
And those donors too!
Brand in control
One way / Delivering a message
Repeating the message
Focused on the brand
Educating
Organization creates content
Audience in control
Two way / Being a part of a
conversation
Adapting the message/ beta
Focused on the audience / Adding
value
Influencing, involving
User created content / Co-creation
TALK CONVERSATIONS
Source: Slide 10 from "What's Next In Media?" by Neil Perkin
Some differences in tactics
Ref: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/files/flippingfunnelPRO.pdf
Users are inspired and enabled to talk about your
organization
They spread the message around the network
SETH GODIN – ‘FLIPPING THE FUNNEL’
And guess what?That conversation is …
Not Controlled
Not Organized
Not On Message
SOCIAL MEDIA USE IS GROWING
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotpolka/34311984/
184 million bloggers
73% of active online users have read a blog
45% have started their own blog
57% have joined a social network
55% have uploaded photos
83% have watched video clips
39% subscribe to an RSS feed
Source: Universal McCann Comparative Study on Social Media Trends April 2008
Not everyone is a social media user
Social is not slowing down ….
Online MediaBroadly speaking, the top 1,000 media sites fall into two categories
Publisher MediaPublisher Media Social MediaSocial Media
• Social Media took the lion’s share of the 2.1 trillion page views made at the top 1k media sites last year, nearly doubling 2007 PV volume
Page View ShareShare of all page views at the Top 1,000 Media sites, December 2007 – 2008
15%
85%
Publisher Media
Publisher Media
Social MediaSocial Media2008
Welcome to the Social World
What if
What happens?
Market ResearchConcept TestingIssues AwarenessImprove ReputationImprove Customer Improve Client ServiceContent GenerationProgram Ideas Increased Relevant Visitor TrafficIncreased Page RankingsViral spreading of petitions or actionsFundraising – reach new donorsRecruit volunteers
Benefits
How do we balance conversation and talk?
A social media strategy map helps your organization think through objectives, audience, content, strategy, tools, and measurement to support your organization’s communications and Internet strategy.
Source: Inside Obama’s Social Media Tool Kit
Objective
•What do you want to accomplish with social media?
•Describe how your social media objective supports or links to a specific goal from your organization’s communications plan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wili/214316968/
Give Your Social Media Objective An IQ Test!
To draw political attention to ongoing genocide in Darfur by delivering 1 million postcards to be sent to Obama within his first 100 days in office
Audience
•Who must you reach with your social media efforts to meet your objective? Why this target group?
•Is this a target group identified in your organization’s communications plan?
•What do they know or believe about your organization or issue? What will resonate with them?
•What key points do you want to make with your audience?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuellar/57473280/
What are they doing online?
What research do you need?
One Wayemail
search engineads
SocialListening
ConversationConnecting
HomebaseWeb Site
AudienceObjective
Integration with Internet Strategy
1/3 Web Presence 1/3 One Way
1/3 Social
Share Pairhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ginable/325235488/
What is one goal you have for your organization for using social media?
Share Pair
Give Your Social Media Objective An IQ Test!
GenerateBuzzShare
Story
ListenParticipate
Community Building &
Social Networking
Tactical Approaches
Listen
Buzz
Share Your Story
Participate
Social Networks
Tactical Approaches
Listen Participate
Community Building &
Social Networking
GenerateBuzz
Less Time More time
10hr 15hr 20hr
ShareStory
Tactical Approaches and Tools
What was your biggest “aha” moment during the session?
Biggest Takeaway
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Holly Ross
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