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Socially Awkward on Social Media?

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iphonefacebookDo you experience a momentary sense of panic before hitting “Post?”

Afraid no one will “Like” what you wrote? Not sure what comments, memories or photos will resonate most with your alumni?

Believe me, I totally understand. I had that feeling too, until I learned to follow these simple steps to a successful Facebook page.

Keep in mind that the goals of Facebook for any school community are to communicate upcoming events, tug at the heartstrings, foster nostalgia, and instantly get feedback from your community as to what means the most to them about your institution. Poster’s block can easily be cured by cruising around campus with an iPhone camera at the ready. Don’t overthink it!

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LinkedIn Alumni Tool plugin (widget)

LinkedIn is continually seeking ways to better integrate LinkedIn technology with education sites.  Highlight what your alumni are up to now and showcase the diversity of their career paths to your current and prospective students.  Embed this university/college widget into your existing sites.

Alumni Tool Plugin data sheet

Additionally, here’s an example of the Alumni widget in action on a Colgate site: http://www.colgate.edu/distinctly-colgate/success-after-colgate.  You can even link to your school’s ‘notable alumni‘.

Other LinkedIn plugins are listed here: https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins.  And they have a page dedicated to Higher Ed Professionals with all kinds of resources.

Social Media Reduce Allure of High School Reunions – NYTimes.com

Remember Me From Yesterday?

The New York Times style section ran a piece asking the question, “Remember me from yesterday?”  With social networks like Facebook becoming a high school of sorts on its own (where you virtually pass by casual acquaintances, friends, and “frenemies” alike), is there any mystery left for attending your high school reunion?”

Social Media Reduce Allure of High School Reunions – NYTimes.com.

The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide | Idealware

With more than 750 million people signed up for Facebook alone, there’s little doubt that social media can be a powerful part of most organizations’ communications mix. But what can it be used for—outreach and engagement? Event management? Advocacy? How about fundraising? For many nonprofits, it’s far more obvious that such tools can be useful than how to use them.

Idealware created the Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide to help organizations like yours determine what results and benefits you can reasonably expect from social media, and to guide you through the process of identifying the right channels for different goals.

The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide | Idealware.

Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofit Organizations

Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications and blogger at Nonprofit Tech 2.0, presents webinars on how nonprofits can successfully utilize online fundraising tools, e-mail newsletters, social media and mobile technology. A firm believer in putting your money where your mouse is, Heather also donates 10% of the gross proceeds from her webinars to her favorite nonprofits.

The webinar schedule for 2011 is now posted. The content of the webinars have been updated to reflect the rapidly changing social media and mobile technology space. They have an entirely new look, and unlike previous years, a couple of webinars are now offered on Thursdays. Yet like always, the webinars focus heavily on how-to best practices and successful utilization of the tool set that each social media site or mobile technology tool offers.

Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofit Organizations.

Social Media and Mobile Marketing Webinars for Nonprofit Organizations and Small Businesses

Social Media and Mobile Technology Webinars for Nonprofit Organizations

Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications, gives webinars on how nonprofit organizations can successfully use social media and mobile technology. Her webinars focus on practical how-to advice and demonstrate in real time, click-by-click best practices that Heather has learned from spending more than 40 hours a week on social media sites for the last four years.

On Tuesdays :: 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern

  • November 2: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Facebook and Facebook Apps :: Beginner and Intermediate
  • November 16: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Twitter and Twitter Apps
  • November 23: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Use Facebook and Facebook Apps :: Advanced

Please Note: DIOSA Webinars are packed with practical, how-to information and do take the full 90 minutes.