Developed for Managers of Volunteers on how they can learn, network & inform the sector utilising technology.

1. Networking, Informing and Learning via the New Technologies Volunteer Managers Network Meeting 12 October 2009 Brisbane

2. Networking Via New Technologies

3. Start with people… Technology People Source: Cat Williams - OakTree Foundation

5. Today, 44.2% do

6. Various social network sitesNetworking…

7. Twitter Median age is 31 11% of adult social network users 5-10 thousand new accounts opened daily (growing quickly) Facebook Median age is 26 22% of adult social network users 168% global audience growth in 2008 MySpace Median age is 27 50% of adult social network users 3% global audience decline in 2008 LinkedIn Median age is 40 6% of adult social network users Pew Internet & American Life Project (January 2009) The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/mar/09/socialnetworking-facebook State of the Twittersphere Q4 2008 report

8. Social Media Revolution Is Social Media a Fad? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&feature=player_embedded#

9. Social Media Goals Engage in conversation clients, funders, colleagues Share information Educate others about your agency and/or issue Learn from others Increase transparency and responsiveness Build community Network Advocate Mobilise your base to action Source: www.volunteerhoward.org

10. Social Media Challenges Giving up control of the conversation Achieving a comfort level using social media Balancing organisation’s identity with personal identity Time/personnel resources for maintaining social media presence Adjusting to ever-changing landscape of social media – being flexible Understanding technology and terminology Measuring ROI (return on investment) Source: www.volunteerhoward.org

11. Facebook Tips Why you need to have a strategy before you make a facebook fan page http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/11/13/why-you-need-to-have-a-strategy-before-you-make-a-facebook-fan-page-now/ Netwits Think Tank – 4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success http://www.netwitsthinktank.com/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=ifINKZOzFmG&b=4487123&content_id={EA4438F2-2529-4379-8A32-16EBD5D5BF90}&notoc=1

12. Facebook tips… How to Use Facebook for Nonprofit Organisations http://www.charityhowto.com/video_info.php?vid=18 How to set up a nonprofit Facebook page http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2008/06/16/how-to-set-up-a-non-profit-facebook-page.aspx

13. Informing Via New Technologies

14. Informing… Blogs in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

16. Nonprofit Blogs… Beth Kanter http://beth.typepad.com/ http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/02/nten-and-techsoup-webinar-share-your-story-roi-and-social-media-slides-and-notes.html

17. Learning Via New Technologies

18. Learning… Google Apps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJT3pagjd8s&feature=channel Wikis in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=channel

19. Wikis… Social Enterprise Wiki https://wiki.qut.edu.au/display/se/Home Philanthropy Wiki http://philanthropywiki.org.au/index.php/Main_Page

21. present an interview with a key member of staff

22. present the voices of your volunteers

23. present a recent speech by a memberPodcasting in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/podcasting

24. Webinars Online seminar – sometimes called ‘virtual seminar Uses video and audio aspects Is in real time Crosses geographical & physical boundaries Covers variety of topics (training, guest speakers)

25. What makes a good webinar? Concepts or skills that can easily be taught in 30-45 minutes Very narrowly focused topics Topics that generate discussion Case studies and stories Ask your community! From: www.techsoup.org

26. Producing Webinars

27. Discussion about New Technologies To podcast or not??? Face book?

28. Resources – Social Media Resources – Social Media NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network):http://www.nten.org/ Tech Soup:http://www.techsoup.org/ We Are Media:http://www.wearemedia.org/Tool+Box Social Brite:http://www.socialbrite.org/tools/ Change.org:http://nonprofits.change.org/

30. Thank You