1. Community Foundations
and Social Media
training for the community
foundation affiliates of
2. a network of people and organizations that share knowledge and services to
have the greatest possible impact through charitable giving. We are guided by
staff with decades of expertise and experience in working with nonprofits and
the public and private sectors. Minnesota Philanthropy Partners supports The
Saint Paul Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation, F. R. Bigelow
Foundation, Mardag Foundation and more than 1,600 affiliates across
Minnesota.
3. Our Agenda
• Introductions
• Overview of social networks and digital
communication tools
• How to use social media for your community
foundation
• Q&A
5. Social Media Overview
• Facebook
• Monthly active users now total 901 million (up from
680 million a year ago)
• Eighty-three million monthly active users accessed
Facebook solely from mobile in the month ending
March 31, 2012
• Great tool for engaging communities in
conversation, crowd sourcing information, and
publishing multimedia
6. Social Media Overview
• Twitter
• Immediacy and reach
• Short blasts
• Can be a good source of information
• Great for connecting with other organizations
• Journalists follow it
• Not everyone is on Twitter, your audience may not be
• Need to build followers before it becomes truly
effective
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8. Social Media Overview
• YouTube
• Easy way to access and publish video
• Over 4 billion hours of video are watched each month
on YouTube
• Traffic from mobile devices tripled in 2011
• People’s online video attention span is only about 1
min. or less
• You have to earn/build your audience
9. Social Media Overview
• Blogs
• Allows for content rich posting
• RSS feeds allow for blogs to integrated with users’
online reading habits
• Content can languish
10. Social Media Overview
• eNewsletters
• Direct marketing allows for targeted messaging
• More personal, can be forwarded
• Great way to share links and resources
• Email can get stuck in junk mail boxes, or lost in the
clutter
11. “Social Media is now a job, but one day it will be a skill. You
don’t have a ‘Director of Phone’"- @ambercadabra
12. Exploring the Benefits of Social
• Reach former community members and alumni
• Get news and information
• Respond in times of disaster
• Reach audiences on their mobile device
• Tie in to GiveMN.org and Give to the Max Day
13. Reconnect with old friends
Social media enables your organization to
create and maintain “community”
online, regardless of geographic location. Are
there people who care about your community
and support it that you can connect with via
Facebook or Twitter?
https://www.facebook.com/SLPPSF
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15. Stay up-to-date
• Today, news breaks on Facebook and Twitter.
But, social media can be a source for more than
just news. Social networks can be a go to source
for professional development, industry
information, social media tips & tricks and more.
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18. React more quickly
• In times of disaster, communities often come
together. But, response and recovery require
financial resources and the ability to collect and
disseminate critical information quickly. Social
media provides an amazing new channel for
mobilizing and uniting your community. Are you
prepared?
21. Give to the Max
• Facebook was the 2nd
biggest driver of web
traffic on Give to the Max
Day 2011 after direct
search and surpassing
email
• Give to the Max Day
provides a you something
to talk about on social media for 24 -hours
22. Developing an Outreach Strategy
• How to execute your social media strategy
• Aim to create community, share information, promote
giving/service/learning through relationship building
and quality content creation
• Networking
• Marketing/PR
• Education about services, programs and key issues/challenges
• Feedback through crowd sourcing
• Cheerleading other organizations and people
• Professional development
• Thought leadership
• Find and follow news & information
23. Developing an Outreach Strategy
• How often to engage?
• Daily on Facebook/Twitter
• Monthly/Weekly on YouTube/Blog/eNewsletter
• The perfect mix is a matter of the quality of
content, responsiveness and personality (are you
likeable?), and least of all frequency
• Questions?