social media for non profit organizations - what you need to know!
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Social Media For Non-ProfitsWhat you need to know!
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Overview
• What are your goals & available resources?• Analytics• Twitter strategies• Facebook strategies• Other platforms• Useful tools• What works & what doesn’t• Q&A
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Where do you stand?What are your goals, available resources, & target audience?
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What are your goals?
• Who are you trying to engage? Why?• Generating awareness for a specific
cause/event• Reaching as many people as possible• Contacting politicians/decision makers• Defining social media goals is very important
to keep you on track!
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What tools are at your disposal?• Dedicated communications or
social media employee• Social media/analytics budget• Original content• Existing social media accounts• Experience with social media• Webinars and workshops on
social media
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How to engage your audience?
• What is “engagement”?• News articles• Graphics• Links• Videos, photos• Original content
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Analytics• Analytics give you insight• Built-in analytics are very useful• Engagement Rate
• Clicks + likes + RTs + replies + follows / impressions = engagement rate
• A “good” engagement rate is somewhere between 0.005 and 0.01 (0.5% and 1%) per tweet (according to Dasheroo)
• This is also true for other platforms like Facebook• Take a look at your analytics - just aim to increase the
numbers, not hit a certain target
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Important Social NetworksWhat are the best strategies?
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TwitterA good tweet has:• #Hashtags• Graphics/Images• Links• Moderation• Anatomy of a tweet
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Time & Date
Simple graphic
Link
Hashtag
TwitterPosting habits are very important:• Timeliness is key• General rule is NO MORE than once
per hour• Best times to tweet - sometime
between 11am and 1pm local time• Consistency, consistency, consistency!
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What NOT to do:• Inconsistent posting• Spamming (Tweets/Retweets)• Too many hashtags• Reposting your content• No call to action• Mixed/muddled messaging
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• Largest user base by far• Pay to reach a wider audience -
can be very useful if you have $$• Manage your organization
through your personal account• Network that is the most
‘personal’
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FacebookTry to avoid:• Spamming - 1 post per day is your
best bet• Don’t only use Facebook - not all
your ‘likes’ see your content• Inconsistent posting• Reposting/no original content• Bad formatting
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Socialbakers, 2015
FacebookTake advantage of new trends!• You can now react to posts
with love, haha, wow, sad, and angry instead of just “like”
• Could change how we view analytics
• Is a “love” better than a “like”?
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Socialbakers, 2015
Mobile Apps• Great for engaging followers, creating ‘buzz’
during events• Instagram• Vine• Periscope• Snapchat
• Not everyone will have uses for these networks• If you have the content - use them!
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Linkedin• ‘Professional’ version of
Facebook• Company and personal profiles• Professional environment• Job postings & resumes• Very large network, growing
consistently
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Pinterest• Great for specific audiences• Has ‘boards’ for any topic• Directs traffic to the source of the
image• Another fast growing network• Predominantly female user base• If you have original content, use this!• Great for infographics --->
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My 3 C’s of Social Mediaonsistency
onscientiousness
urrency@survivornetca CANADIAN CANCER
SURVIVOR NETWORK
Useful ToolsPu.ush for screen captures
Dropbox for file syncing
Evernote or Google Drive for notes and presentations
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Useful ToolsBit.ly for link shortening
Dashlane for password management
Buffer, Hootsuite for management/scheduling
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Useful Tools - Canva• Canva is an amazing tool• Custom graphics• Pre-sized graphics for different
platforms• Templates, photos, text, backgrounds• Very robust - the only limit is your
imagination• It’s FREE!
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Useful Tools - Tweetdeck• Support for multiple twitter
accounts• Customized timelines• Real-time updating• Night/day mode• Filters for certain terms/phrases• Lists are easily accessible• Tweet scheduling
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Google Alerts• We use these every day at CCSN• News & events• Tailored to very specific or very
general content• Saves time• Learns what you like/don’t like• Updates once a day, once a week
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Things to remember!
• Clear, concise messaging• Well-made graphics/images• Consistent presence• Links/call to action• Easy to get involved• Story-based messaging
Do NOT do these things!• Spamming• Inconsistency• No call to action• Responding to hate/trolls• Text-only
“If it doesn’t take effort, it probably isn’t worth posting.”
Other Useful Resources• Nonprofit Tech For Good
• Webinars, articles, tips & tricks
• Buffer Blog• Hootsuite Blog• Social Media Examiner• Dasheroo• Tech Soup• Pexels - free stock photos
Overall message:● 3 C’s - be consistent, conscientious, & current.● Use every tool available to your advantage.● Moderation is key.● If it doesn’t take effort to post, it isn’t worth posting.
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Questions?Contact MeEmail: mhandy@survivornet.caCCSN Contact InformationCanadian Cancer Survivor Network1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 210Ottawa, ON K2C 2B5Phone: 613-898-1871Email: info@survivornet.caWebsite: www.survivornet.caBlog: www.jackiemanthornescancerblog.blogspot.com
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Reminder:This webinar will be available to watch on our website tomorrow. Share with those who could not attend!
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