TechFoundation

Session designed by Beth Kanter, Independent Consultant & NTEN

Nonprofits and Social Media: Introduction to the Tools and Adoption Strategies

Description:

You may have heard the words, but what do they really mean for nonprofit organizations? This session introduces the concepts and tools behind the next generation of internet technologies or what has been dubbed "Web.2.0" or "Social Media." We’ll do some live demos of these tools, discuss their potential to enhance our work, along with some of the concerns they raise.  Participants in this workshop will also have the opportunity to play the "Social Media and Nonprofits"   training game.

Takeaways:

·      A basic understanding of and context for social media or "web 2.0"

·      Lots of resources for continued exploration

·      An idea or two on how you might integrate a social media tool into your org's strategy

Method: Workshop

Beth Kanter
Independent Consultant

beth@bethkanter.org

http://beth.typepad.com

http://bethkanter.org

Beth Kanter is a trainer, coach, and consultant to nonprofits and individuals in effective use of technology. She has worked on projects that include: training, curriculum development, research, and evaluation. Her expertise is how to use new web tools (blogging, tagging, wikis, photo sharing, video blogging, screencasting, social networking sites, and virtual worlds, etc) to support nonprofit. She is an experienced coach to "digital immigrants" in the personal mastery of these tools. She is a professional blogger and writes about the use of social media tools in the nonprofit sector for social change.