Outreach through Social Media & Beyond
Presenter: Joshua Ryf, communications director, Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
This presentation was delivered at MadSkillz 2013 on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013.
Joshua will cover free and cheap communication tools that non-profits can use to get their messages out, engage constituents, and raise awareness.
2. Outreach through
Social Media & Beyond
Joshua Ryf
Communications Director
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
Oct. 11, 2013
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Social Media Advantages
• Easy to set-up and use
• Instantaneous
• Build your brand
• Engage
• (Usually) free or cheap
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How Can Social Media Help You?
• Maintaining relationships with donors
and volunteers
• Recruiting new volunteers
• Sharing your nonprofit’s successes
including stories and pictures
Source: Wired Impact
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56% of online supporters say compelling storytelling is
what motivates them to take action
Source: Nonprofit Tech for Good
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How Can Social Media Help You?
• Increasing attendees by promoting
upcoming events
• Driving traffic to specific pages on your
website
• Increase fundraising efforts
Source: Wired Impact
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Standard Features of Social Media
• Define who you are
• Brand your organization
• Post content
• Others can follow your organization and
like, share and comment on your content
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Facebook
World’s most popular social networking
website
Content: status, links, photos, videos
Apps
Ads and promoted posts (a.k.a. sponsored)
Insights
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Facebook: FYI
1.5 billion users
53% female, 47% male
Highest traffic: mid-week between 1 to 3
p.m.
On Thursdays and Fridays, engagement is
18% higher.
Source: Zephoria
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Facebook Tip #2:
Use a cheat sheet when building
your page…or any social media
platform
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Twingo (Twitter Lingo?)
Tweet
ICYMI
RT
MT
Source: Twittonary.com
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Twingo (Twitter Lingo?)
Tweet – a post on Twitter
ICYMI – in case you missed it
RT - retweet
MT – modified tweet
Source: Twittonary.com
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Twingo Quiz
Attwicted
Tweetup
Twama
Twictionary
Source: SocialTimes and Twictionary
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Twingo Quiz
Attwicted – addicted to Twitter
Tweetup – when Twitterers meet in person
Twama – Twitter drama
Twictionary – a Twitter dictionary
Source: SocialTimes and Twictionary
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YouTube Nonprofit Program
Tell your story with videos
Donate button
Community forum
Video: http://youtu.be/YpKAtk5C0lM
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Instagram
Online photo sharing network
Mobile
Turns ordinary people into professional
photographers – filters, framing, etc.
15-second videos
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Pinterest
Pin an image or a video to a board
(similar to “liking” or “favoriting”)
Pins are organized and shared by topic
on a board
Doesn’t have to be your content
Females: 5Xs more than males
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Social Media Management
Post to multiple platforms
simultaneously
Schedule your posts
Monitor your platforms
One-stop shopping for analytics
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Google Apps for Nonprofits
Google Ad Grants
Google Analytics
Google+
YouTube for Nonprofits
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Strategies
Select a tool
Develop a policy
Content: what can you leverage?
Develop an editorial calendar
Increase engagement; attract followers
Never stop learning!
60. Thank you for attending!
Joshua Ryf
joshua.ryf@wisconsin.gov
Communications Director
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
Notas del editor
Causes helps passionate people share ideas, find supporters, and make an impact.
Causes helps passionate people share ideas, find supporters, and make an impact.
Anything that is new – leverage it on Facebook and other social media. This includes press releases, new staff and volunteers, your newsletter, etc.
Anything that is new – leverage it on Facebook and other social media. This includes press releases, new staff and volunteers, your newsletter, etc.
Causes helps passionate people share ideas, find supporters, and make an impact.
Microsoft office for editing photos
Anything that is new – leverage it on Facebook and other social media. This includes press releases, new staff and volunteers, your newsletter, etc.
Anything that is new – leverage it on Facebook and other social media. This includes press releases, new staff and volunteers, your newsletter, etc.