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The document outlines strategies for developing a social media approach for organizations, emphasizing the importance of a structured plan, community engagement, and content creation. It highlights the need for organizations to adapt to social culture shifts, utilize various social media tools effectively, and measure their impact. Key principles include storytelling, defining target audiences, and setting measurable objectives to enhance fundraising and community building efforts.
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MyCharityConnects Barrie - Back to Basics: Developing a Social Media Strategy for your Organization
- 1. Back to Basics:Developing a Social Media Strategy for Your Organization April 26, 2012
- 2. What is CanadaHelps? A public charitable foundation that provides accessible and affordable online technology to both donors and charities. For Charities A cost-effective means of raising funds online. For Donors A one-stop-shop for giving. CanadaHelps is a charity helping charities. CanadaHelps is giving made simple.
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- 4. Basic Social MediaStrategy
- 5. It’s time toget deliberate about our use of social media
- 6. The #1 factorfor determining success on social media: having a strategy.
- 7. • Canada leadsthe world in online engagement • Focus on video: Canadians love YouTube
- 8. The SECRET TOSOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS is…
- 9. Strong Good COMMUNITY CONTENT Supported by: • Structured PLANNING • Social CULTURE • Willingness to MEASURE & LEARN • ACTIONS
- 10. Agenda Be Social Planning Community Content Measure & Learn
- 11. Source: Beth Kanter,bethkanter.org
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- 13. Letting Go • Control • YOUR attachment to the organization • Doing what “we’ve always done” Opening Up • To meaningful involvement from donors, clients, volunteers, public etc…
- 15. Your Your CAUSE INSTITUTION
- 17. Source: The NetworkedNonprofit by Allison Fine and Beth Kanter
- 19. 8pm July6th Story posted 5am July 6th
- 22. Where Do YouFit?
- 23. • How isyour organization embracing the social culture shift? • What barriers do you face? Culture Shift
- 24. Tips for GettingBuy-In • Sign people up for tools to reduce fear (Twitter, Google Reader, alerts etc…) • Seek out example organizations and show their success • Search for your organization & show the conversation’s already happening
- 25. Bust Myths • Bustmyths: – 73% of donors gave online in 2010 – Baby boomers are the biggest cohort of online donors in Canada – More than 17 million Canadians use Facebook – Per capita, Canadians watch more YouTube videos than any other country
- 26. Think Social • Conversation,not promotion • Show personality • Be quick • Add value
- 27. Always Be Listening •Google alerts • Follow example brands and nonprofits • Google Reader, Twitter, e-newsletters
- 28. Plug In toNetworks • Join and participate in conversations happening online
- 29. Social By Design(not by accident) • Put people at the heart of your campaign design
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- 31. How your organizationuses social media • Marketing and publicity • Fundraising, donor engagement and retention • Connecting with others around your cause • Building relationship and online community • Collaboration and collective action • Sharing expertise on our issues • Movement building and social change
- 32. • Gain exposure • Engagement • Influence • Action • Create lasting impact • Offer support Set Goals From Don Bartholomew: http://metricsman.wordpress.com/
- 33. EXAMPLE #1 Collaborationand collective action around an unfair piece of legislation GOALS • Connect with like-minded organizations to coordinate actions • Energize an online community to take action
- 34. Pick the RightTools • Which tools best support your goals? • Where’s your audience? • What capacity do you have?
- 35. EXAMPLE #2 Shareexpertise on our cause within our local community. GOALS • Use our blog to position ourselves as the go-to source for local media on our issue • Lead conversations with other local organizations about key issues relating to our mission.
- 36. Tools You CanUse THE BIG FOUR: • Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube OTHERS TO EXPLORE: • Blogs, Google+, Tumblr, Foursquare, Pinterest, Instagram (now owned by Facebook)
- 37. Fish Where the Fish Are • 25% of all time online is spent on Facebook • Survey supporters about the tools they use
- 38. Define Roles • Determinethe right people for executing social media • Train accordingly
- 39. Draft your SocialMedia Guidelines • Responsibility • Transparency • Copyright • Proprietary Information
- 40. Social Media Guidelines • Privacy and personal information • Respect • Good judgement • Productivity • Personal use of social media
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- 42. Role of Community Manager • Understand & advocate for the community • Listen & engage • Problem solve & prevent crises • First point-of-contact • Lead the community to action
- 43. Characteristics of a Good Community Manager • Have a personality • Be passionate about the cause • Care about the community • Leadership • Don’t try to control • Be prepared
- 44. Have a Visionfor Success • Strong online communities have a clear rallying cry and committed members • What would your ideal online community look like? • What actions would they take?
- 45. • Who arethey? (Middle-aged men, young mothers, teens from Parkdale etc…) • Motivations • Other communities & online activities Know Your Community
- 46. Source: Beth Kanter,bethkanter.org
- 48. Nurture All CommunityMembers Happy Spreaders Donors Evangelists Instigators Bystanders Engaging, Regular Reasons to Resources & Ongoing interesting communication give tools support content Links to easily Peer-to-peer Recognition Thanks and share content fundraising praise! Good stories Creative ideas Stories about they can the impact of spread their giving Opportunities to engage offline
- 49. • Statement ofpurpose for the community • Community rules around respect • Moderation and deletion of comments • Privacy statement • How you will use the posts (i.e. marketing material, fundraising etc…) • Prohibited posts Terms of Use
- 50. Think Multi-Channel • Engageon other media • Collect contact information when possible • Provide offline opportunities when possible
- 51. Look Outside • Findyour ideal community on other networks • Join the ongoing conversation • Mobilize fundraising campaign with existing network
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- 53. Know Your Audience •Define your key audiences • Describe them – Get specific – What do they do? – What do they care about? – What moves them to action? • What do we want them to do?
- 54. Messaging that GetsRemembered • Simple • Unexpected • Concrete • Credible • Emotional • Stories
- 55. More Principles ofSocial Content • Short • Personal • Shareable • Easy calls to action
- 56. STORIES! • Stories oftenmake the best content, but charities are really bad at telling them
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- 59. • Remember thenumber ONE • Focus on HOPE, HUMOUR, SURPRISE, EMPATHY [less on fear, anger, hurt] • Appeal to IDENTITY (from Made to Stick) PRINCIPLES OF GOOD STORYTELLING
- 61. Other Good SocialContent • Resources, useful information, educational… but make it stick • Events/urgencies • Controversies, thought-provokers • Reviews • Questions, conversation-starters
- 62. Stats & Data • Use with caution • Make them concrete • Make them relevant • Focus on one stat at a time
- 63. The rule ofthirds
- 64. • Re-use existing content, ADAPTED TO SOCIAL PLATFORMS • Use content across platforms Recycle Content
- 66. Content for Fundraising •Stories about impact • Peer-to-peer campaigns • Clear, concrete calls to action
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- 68. STEP 1: SetClear Objectives • Review your goals • Set measurable objectives that will allow you to achieve your goals
- 69. Smart Objectives • Specific • Measurable • Actionable • Realistic • Time-specific
- 70. EXAMPLE #2 Shareexpertise on our cause within our local community. GOALS • Use our blog to position ourselves as the go-to source for local media on our issue • Lead conversations with other local organizations about key issues relating to our mission.
- 71. Smart Objectives • Increaseblog subscribers by 50% over the next 12 months • 30% of blog posts contain active discussion in the comments about the issues raised – more than 3 comments • Increase website traffic from blog by 100% over next 12 months • Increase media calls related to blog topics by 25% over the next two years.
- 72. STEP 2: SelectMetrics
- 73. Social Media Data • Subscribers/ Unsubscribes • Followers/ Unfollows • Comments/ Unique commenters • Favourites • Video/photo views • Retweets • Likes • Page/post views • # of posts
- 74. Social Media Data • Most popular posts • Conversations • Feedback • Repeat supporters • Comments • Recommendations • Click-throughs • Donations • Sign-ups
- 75. Your Measurement Tools •Google Analytics • Google Alerts • Twitter search • Facebook Insights • Blog statistics • Hootsuite • Bit.ly & other link trackers (Trick.ly) • Surveys
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- 77. STEP 3: Learn& Take Action!
- 78. Take Action • Listen,learn, and adapt. • Which posts generate conversation and sharing? Which don’t?
- 79. Try an Experiment! • Try a time-limited experiment on one of the tools • Reflect on what worked and what didn’t
- 80. Strong Good COMMUNITY CONTENT Supported by: • Structured PLANNING • Social CULTURE • Willingness to MEASURE & LEARN • ACTIONS
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- 82. www.mycharityconnects.org free online resources Information about technology and social media Webinars Past webinar slides Learning opportunities Events across the country
- 83. MyCharityConnects Conference 2012 JUNE 12 – 13 | Allstream Centre, Toronto Collaborate to build a stronger sector. Innovate to solve complex problems. Celebrate our work and the difference we’re making. • Join non-profits from across Canada and social media experts for the premier social media and online fundraising learning opportunity of the year. • Registration opens in February www.mycharityconnects.org/conference
- 84. 2012 MyCharityConnects Webinars www.mycharityconnects.org/webinars Join us for these FREE online information sessions that cover topics relating to online technology, social media and fundraising. Registration is open to employees, volunteers, and board members of Canadian charities and nonprofits. April 25 - Essential Twitter Tips for Your Charity May 9 - Preparing for a Website Redesign May 23 - Editorial Calendar Essentials: Organize & Plan Your Online Communications June 27 - Elements of a Great YouTube Video
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- 86. Questions? THANK YOU! [email protected] @CanadaHelps www.facebook.com/canadahelps www.mycharityconnects.org