ConnectVA 2013 Social Media for Nonprofits Conference Optional Basics & Refresher Clinic by Jeanine Guidry, Arts in the Alley. Designed for individuals and organizations new to social media, or in need of a refresher, this basics clinic will get you up-to-speed with a solid foundation in the big social media platforms.
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Basics & Refresher Clinic
1. USING SOCIAL MEDIA
IN YOUR NONPROFIT
Jeanine D. Guidry
Executive Director, Arts in the Alley
Social media consultant
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
3. BASICS: Tagging
• Hashtags = #
• Sometimes just called “tags”
• Used on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest
• File labels
• To make information easier to find
• Participate in discussions
• Narrow down the posts to read/track/consider
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
4. Blogs/Tumblr
• Original Part of Web 2.0
• Shortened form of “web log”
• Fast to update, requires little to no html knowledge
• Popular platforms: wordpress and blogspot
• Tumblr is an excellent option
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
5. Using Tumblr as your blog
Easy input for seven types of content: text, photo, quote,
link, chat, audio, video.
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
6. What makes a good blog?
• Compelling images and videos
• Links to other social media
• Minimum post of 1 per week
• Interactive in creating a community
• DON’T turn off comments
• DO respond to comments
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
7. Facebook Basics
• Personal profiles
- Never private, even if it is
• Groups
- great for coordinating efforts, communities
• Pages
- profiles for organizations, businesses, music educators,
schools, nonprofits, etc.
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
8. Facebook Best Practices
• Conversations: talk to people
• Post regularly
• ALWAYS respond (well, almost…)
• NEVER remove (well, almost…)
• Use photos
• Post information, not just marketing
• Post calls to action instead of fundraising appeals
• Fall back posts: inspirational quotes and facts, polls,
Instagram photos, Vine videos
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
9. Facebook goals: “likes” and comments
Do this
To accomplish this
Use “call to action” status updates
Get more “likes”
Use “community-building” status
updates
Get more “likes”
Use “call to action” status updates
Get more comments
Use “community-building” status
updates
Get more comments
“Call to action” status updates: soliciting the public’s help in specific
lobbying, advocacy, or volunteering efforts
“Community-building” status updates: promoting interactivity and
dialogue
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
10. Twitter: Basics
• 140 characters (120, really)
• Tools:
• # (hash tag) a way to organize information
• @ - direct reply or mention
• RT retweet - posting someone else’s message again
• DM Direct Message - sending a private message
• Tiny.url or bit.ly - url shorteners - a way to condense web
addresses and monitor click rates
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
11. Twitter: Best Practices
• Create a user-friendly Twitter handle (@you)
• Add a photo
• Find people you already know
• Find people in your area (#RVA, #NYC)
• Find organizations in your field
• Get a desktop or mobile client: Hootsuite
• Add Twitter handle to all your
signatures/sites/cards
• Read the bio of those who follow you
• LISTEN
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
12. Twitter goal: retweeting (& favoriting)
Do this
To accomplish this
Focus on others: use external
mentions and links
Tweets will be retweeted more
frequently
Use more complex tweets
(hashtags, mentions, links)
Tweets will be retweeted and
favorited more
Use more public education than
marketing tweets
Tweets will be retweeted and
favorited more
Use more call to action than
fundraising tweets
Tweets will be retweeted and
favorited more
Use photos instead of videos
Tweets will be retweeted more
Tweet more on weekends
Tweets will be retweeted and
favorited more
Use a dedicated campaign hashtag Tweets will be retweeted more
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
13. Twitter goal: conversation
Do this
To accomplish this
Keep tweets simple and short – few or
no hashtags, mentions, links, or
multimedia
Engage in conversation
Ask questions and use direct replies
Engage in conversation
Thank stakeholders for their input,
retweets, mentions, and actions
Engage in conversation
Ask stakeholders to retweet your
tweets
Engage in conversation
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
14. What We Can Learn From Large
Nonprofits’ Use of Twitter
@charitywater (use of images)
@American_Heart (providing info)
@LIVESTRONG (personal connections)
@RedCross (public service)
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
15. What makes a good tweet?
• Participate in conversations: ask questions and respond
• Use direct replies
• Use hashtags
• RT other tweets
• Builds up the community
• Provides/shares information
• Uses photos
• Inspirational quotes
• BUT: there is no one-size-fits-all
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
16. Bravo.
• Via @LIVESTRONG: @coachkirkham We offer lots of info on
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palliative care for end of life/ terminal. Call or email. 1-855-220-7777
or http://bit.ly/lsform
Via @LIVESTRONG: Tech is helping people monitor #cancer pain.
Rate your levels w/ an app: http://bit.ly/Oy5DAi (Via @xeni)
Via @RedCross: We have lots of shelters open offering you relief
from the heat. web: http://bit.ly/aiVTx8 app: http://bit.ly/htG06O
Via @hrw: Why are the #Bahrain police tossing stungrenades at
journalists covering protests? http://bit.ly/NCZ6Qa #pressfreedom
Via @worldvision: @Krystalsbuble good question - at the link in the
original tweet, click on the "Apply Online" button at the top. Thanks!
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
17. What makes a bad tweet?
• Only promote your own events
• Automatic posts from Facebook
• Too personal
• Plain inappropriate
• Lack relevance
• Forget to turn off auto-tweet
• Talking at people
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
18. Ouch.
• Via @KennethCole: Millions are in uproar in #Cairo.
Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now
available online at http://bit.ly/KCairo -KC
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
19. Visuals: YouTube
• Video an activity that captures the spirit of your
nonprofit
• Provide links
• Use slideshows with music if video footage is
scarce
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
21. Visuals: Instagram
• Easy way to include visuals
• Simple posting to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr
• Create two accounts
• Use hashtags
• Arts in the Alley Instagram
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
22. Visuals: Vine (or Instagram video)
• 6 second videos
• Smartphone
• Quick
• Easy
• IDEAS:
- Storytelling
- Quick how-to video
- Show off your personality
- Show direct results
- Say thank you to donors
• A few examples
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
23. Making Twitter Easier to Use: Hootsuite
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
24. Using Hootsuite (or Tweetdeck)
• Don’t overuse the scheduling feature
• Be sure you can pause or cancel your messages at a
moment's notice
• Create streams for hashtags and keywords
• DON’T shorten your links through their tools – use bit.ly
instead
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
25. Social Media Case Studies
• Lewis Ginter
• HealthyLove Campaign
• Amnesty International
• Unicef: many platforms, and: use your website!
• Malaria No More: partnerships
• BP: this is why you SHOULD be on Twitter
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com
26. Raising $$: Crowdfunding
• Indiegogo (Jeanine LIKES this one )
• Kickstarter (no guaranteed payout)
• Gofundme (no Paypal)
• Crowdrise
• YouCaring
Each has different characteristics – pay special attention to
the requirements for getting the money raised.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chancebarnett/2013/05/08/top-10-crowdfunding-sites-for-fundraising/
@artsinthealley
www.richmondartsinthealley.com