1. Change by Us NYC
2.0
Best Practices & New Features

2. AGENDA
I. Change by Us NYC Overview & Review of
Basic Features
II. Project Pages in 2.0
III. Search & Social Media Upgrades in 2.0
IV. Tips for Using 2.0
V. CBU Social Media
VI. More Changes Ahead

3. CBU OVERVIEW
2488 Users
286 Projects
2998 Ideas
120 Resources
and counting…

4. CBU BASICS
Recent News Blog:
-Great resource for
updates on CBU 2.0,
available grants, events
and more
-Updated frequently
Map:
-Searchable by keyword and
neighborhood
-Helpful for finding areas with a lot of
activity and those with high need
-Pop-ups show number of Ideas,
Resources, and Projects in each
neighborhood

5. 2.0 PROJECTS
Goals replaced by
Needs/Events/Discussion
module
Needs allows you to
specify exactly what help
you need, how much of it,
and when. The I can help
button makes it easy for
others to participate.
Events helps you
promote special events
and recruit attendees.
Discussion features a new
user timeline and allows you
to post pictures and
documents to your page.

6. 2.0 PROJECTS
Follow the link below to watch an instructional video on
how to start a project on Change by Us.
http://vimeo.com/28648130
Follow the link below to watch an instructional video on how
to add an event for your Change by Us project.
http://vimeo.com/29929264
These videos are also available through the Change
by Us NYC website in the FAQs section.

7. 2.0 SEARCH & SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media widgets for Projects Like This allows users to browse
users to easily share your other projects with similar areas of focus
project on Facebook, and helps create networking opportunities
Twitter or Google+
Homepage Search box now lets you see the
top 10 keywords in order of popularity to
give you an idea of what to search for and
what you will find on the site. You can click
on a specific keyword or click on projects,
ideas and resources below the search box
to simply browse the site.

8. 2.0 SEARCH & SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the link below to watch an instructional
video on how to use the social media features
to promote your project.
http://vimeo.com/30394752
This video is also available through the Change by
Us NYC website in the FAQs section.

9. TIPS FOR 2.0
• Select an image for your project
• Choose the right keywords
• Fill out all fields on your project page and provide detail
• Conduct outreach through the CBU site
• Tag Resources
• Provide updates on your progress

10. CBU SOCIAL MEDIA
@ChangeByUs_NYC nycchangebyus.tubmlr.com

11. WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
• More Features!
 Multiple project admins
 Ability for users to specify skills and interests in their personal profile
 Ability for project admins to search for other users/experts by skill
 Print a flier option for projects
 Improved location search
• More Mini-Grants!
 2nd Round of CBU mini-grants in the Spring
• More Topics!
 Expand CBU beyond greening efforts to include other areas of focus
• More Events!
 Targeted networking events
 Annual Grassroots summit