Non-Profits and Social Media
Evelyn McCormack Westchester Executive Roundtable, February 2010
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Social Media Statistics
• Almost 600 million people on Facebook• 105 million users on Twitter• 300,000 businesses now have FB fan pages• Every minute, 20 hrs of video uploaded on
YouTube• More than 2 billion views a day on YouTube• 90 million users on LinkedIn• 53% of Fortune 500 have at least one Twitter
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What Can Social Media Do For Your Non-Profit?
• Publicize your achievements• Build trust and transparency • Drive traffic back to your website • Manage your message. An alternative to
mainstream media in getting the word out.• Develop a Personal Learning Network -- share
ideas, collaborate, professional contacts*Will require a culture shift in your organization
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Your Tools• Facebook (largest social networking site in
world.)• Twitter (a news feed in 140 characters)• Blogs (plenty of free blog platforms)• YouTube (brief movies. Invest in a Flip video
cam and post movies, create a channel.)• Flickr (photo sharing site)• Facebook-to-Twitter (saves time posting)• Do one thing!
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Common Social Media Myths
1. It's for teens and tweens2. It will compromise internet security/viruses3. It wastes time4. It's expensive5. It's hard to figure out
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Non Profits on Facebook
• 30,000+ non-profits using Facebook Pages• Thru application Causes, more than $5M has been raised since
2006 benefiting over 150,000 different causes.
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National Geographic 4.5 million fans
http://www.facebook.com/convoyofhope 27,000 fans8
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http://www.facebook.com/billmelindagatesfoundation 125,000 fans
http://www.facebook.com/redcross
236,000 fans
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The Power of Twitter
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• Micro-blogging tool (140 characters) that can be used to post news, links, photos and more.
• Can be used (along with others) to drive traffic back to your district website
• Largest age group is 35-49, comprising almost 42 percent of the site’s audience. (Nielsen Online)
• Majority visit Twitter while at work, and 62 percent access it from work only. (Nielsen Online)
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14http://twitter.com/redcross 262,000 followers
Use Twitter to post links to your website news stories, invitations to events, announcements. Most of the postings above include a link back to the Humane Society’s website or blogs. See links in blue.You will begin to get “followers.” It’s wise to check out who they are periodically. Choose who you follow carefully. Follow mostly organizations rather than individuals.
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http://twitter.com/oxfam 101,000 followers
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http://twitter.com/HenryStreet 706 fans
www.twitter.com/idealist18
YouTube
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YouTube Non Profit Program
http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits20
http://www.youtube.com/unicef
7.3 million video views
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http://www.youtube.com/AmRedCross
3.1 million video views
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http://www.youtube.com/ShareStrength
96,000 video views
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YouTube Non Profits Channel
http://www.youtube.com/channels?s=mv&t=a&g=724
Mayo Clinic YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/mayoclinic25
92nd Street Y on YouTube
2.4 million video views 26
Idealist will gladly list your non-profit on their site 98,000 listed 27
Other Best Practices
http://www.causecast.org/home
Add your non-profit
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Causecast on Facebook
Causecast on Twitter
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http://www.giveforward.com/ 30
http://www.onedayonearth.org/
Thousands of videos uploaded on 10/10/10. To raise money for different causes
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http://archive.onedayonearth.org/index.php/videos32
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/foundationnotes/Pages/default.aspx
Blogs
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How to Create a FB Fan Page1. create "personal page", either in your name or in a fictional name
related to your company2. link account to an authentic email address and wait for FB to
confirm.3. go to: facebook.com/pages/create.php4. When page on left comes up, choose Official Page 5. Choose Local Business6. In dropdown, choose Non-Profit7. Give your page a name, click checkbox, then Create Official Page.8. Once you have 25 fans, get a customized URL for your page by going
to: www.facebook.com/username9. Any FB fan pages attached to your account will show up and you can
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Building Your Page1. Upload your
company logo
2. Insert mission statement or paragraph explaining that this is the official FB fan page of your company.
3. Add address and phone in info box.
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Setting Up Twitter
1. Go to http://twitter.com2. A window like the one at top will come up.3. Click on "Join the Conversation.”4. A new window will appear.5. Choose user name as close to your company name as possible.6. Add your email address -- personal or business.
7. Type in security code then click “I accept, Create my Account.” 36
Promote your Facebook, Twitter, and other social media pages on your website.
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Other Cool Toolshttp://issuu.comIssuu – free tool where you download PDFs of your publications, it turns them into web pubs where you can turn pages, zoom, etc. You can also place the web pub on your website.
Photobucket, Flickr, and other photo sharing sites. Some give you the ability to make slideshows from your photos. They give you an embed code that you paste into the news section of your website.
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Scribd – document sharing site. Share white papers, programs, presentations, etc. Lots of non-profits on Scribd.
Slideshare – People sharing their Powerpoint slide presentations.
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Google Alerts
40www.google.com/alerts
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Announce meetings, public events, workshops, etc., through meetup.com.
Use evite to create and send digital invitations.www.evite.com
Must-Have Resources
www.techsoup.org42
Beth’s Blog
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http://www.wearemedia.org/ 44
http://socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php?f=5
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Mashable FB and Twitter Guides
http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
http://mashable.com/guidebook/facebook/
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Non-Profits on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/nonprofits47
LinkedIn Groups/Companies
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Social Media Examiner
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www.socialmediaexaminer.com
Mari Smith
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Mashable Twitter List/Social Good
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• The Social Media Bible (book and website: www.thesocialmediabible.com)
• Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web by Brian Solis
• The Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter
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