Get Started with Social Media for your Nonprofit or Business March 31, 2009

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Every Dot Connects and The Nonprofit Advisors
present
Get Started with Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Business

The new media landscape can be intimidating. How is the average person supposed to keep up with blogs and YouTube and Facebook and LinkedIn and Twitter ... and are all these social sites even relevant to your business or nonprofit?
You bet they're relevant. Social media represent an evolving way of reaching clients and constituents that is cost-effective and leads to organic growth. This three-hour, highly interactive session will give you the basics you need to get started. Learn how your marketing, PR or communications team can put social media tools to work to meet your business objectives.
Topics include:

The Conversation Prism: An Overview of Social Media Tools and Technologies
Why Two-Way Communication Is More Effective than Broadcasting a Message
Telling the story of your mission in a relevant way for Social Media
How to use Social Media to reach out to stakeholders as a way of increasing volunteers, donors, & clients

CONNIE REECE is the founder and principal of Every Dot Connects,
a social media consortium of independent media pratitioners who are passionate about using new technologies to build bridges between people, ideas and causes. EDC consults with companies about integrating social media into their existing marketing, PR and communications programs to achieve business objectives. Connie is also a co-founding member and serves on the advisory board of the
Social Media Club, an international best-practices association for
emerging media professionals. When a friend was diagnosed with breast
cancer in late 2007, Connie created the Frozen Pea Fund. Connie
maintains office hours in the virtual world Second Life, where she
enjoys teleporting around the grid to attend business events,
educational seminars and casual get-togethers, or relaxing at her
oceanside villa.

MICHELE SCHWARTZ founded The Nonprofit Advisors after a professional career in training and program development spanning almost 20 years, over 15 of which were spent in the nonprofit sector. Her experience with nonprofit capacity building covers the spectrum: mission delivery, strategic planning, board training and volunteer management, as well as public relations, community outreach, fundraising and the creation of strategic corporate partnerships. A results-oriented nonprofit professional, Michele is experienced in building and leading high-performing, synergistic teams and designing metrics and accountability to achieve excellent "best practices" results. Previous clients and employers have recognized her commitment to quality and flawless delivery of customer service.

Organized by Every Dot Connects
Every Dot Connects is a social media consortium, a group of independent media practitioners who are passionate about using new technologies to build bridges between people and ideas and causes.

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Ticket Info:  

• Early Bird Discount, $169.00
• Basic Rate, $199.00
• Promotional Rate, $199.00

Official Website: http://socialmedia4nonprofit-upcoming.eventbrite.com