Getting Started in Social Media

Have you ever made the following statements?
- Social media is just for teenagers.
- I don't see how my nonprofit would benefit from using social media.
- There are so many social media options that I don't know where to start.

Brett and Leila Johnson will prove that social media is important and critical for nonprofits to reach their constituents (and not just the younger ones!).  They will explain how to get started in social media by using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in ways that support your message and don't take too much time.  Also, they will share some of the real world techniques that their clients use.

Bring your laptop for this hands on leap into social media.

Learning Objectives
- Create social media accounts and setup content for your organization
- Discuss real-world social media techniques used by nonprofit organizations and associations
- Review additional resources and best practices for continued learning

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Create social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
- Post relevant information about their organization to their social media accounts
- Use friendly ways of connecting with others who might be interested in their cause
- Use supporting, free tools to make the social media process easier
- Apply some of the real world ways that other nonprofit organizations are using social media to reach their constituents

Level
Introductory: This workshop is ideal for nonprofit staff or board members who have never dabbled in social media or are just starting to setup accounts and aren't sure what to do next.

Presenters
Brett and Leila Johnson are owners and managers of VelaMira, Inc. dba Data-Scribe(r), a full-service, award-winning Web and communications firm based in Rio Rancho.  Since 2003, they have offered services to nonprofit and small business clients around the world.  Prior to starting Data-Scribe(r), Brett was a support manager, trainer and consultant for a compliance software company in Denver.  Leila worked as a curriculum developer, software trainer and customer service coach for administrative assistants and call center staff.  She is also the author of Driving to Success: Let Your Spirit Take the Wheel.

Registration is now closed.  If you are interested in this training, please contact Tsiporah at [email protected].