1. 1. Social Media: Whats it all about? July 2015
2. 2. On the Agenda Welcome and introductions Questions you need answered The fundamentals Using social media effectively Resources
3. 3. The Fundamentals Social media is about: Communicating Being social, engaging Being where your audience is As a communications tool, it is about: Integrating into communications plan Maintaining your organizations brand
4. 4. Not Yet in the Space? Clearly, social media can be useful to nonprofits. The key question is, how useful? What can an organization reasonably expect in terms of results and benefits, and for what investment of time and effort? Idealware The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide
5. 5. What is Social Media? Social means media that starts conversations, encourages people to pass it on to others, and finds ways to travel on its own. Idealware The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide
6. 6. Using Social Media Effectively Be responsive, social, engaging Dont just push content Its not about you
7. 7. For FREE 1-hour TA Everyone who participates in one of the trainings/sessions receives one hour of free technical assistance! Contact Tish or Susie: Tish Atkins: latishaatkins@gmail.com, (202) 827-8018 Susie Cambria: susie.cambria@gmail.com, (301) 832-2339
8. 8. Thanks to East River Family Strengthening Collaborative for grant which has made the free trainings and TA possible! http://erfsc.org/ Department of Employment Services. http://does.dc.gov/