On Thursday, April 14 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time USA (2 p.m. East Coast Time), TechSoup is hosting a free webinar to discuss ways to use social media to find, communicate with and build community among volunteers. Happening during National Volunteer Appreciation Week in the USA, its for nonprofits, schools, libraries, and any mission-based organizations are interested in exploring how social media and other technologies might be used to strengthen their current volunteer program.

The presentation will be by Erin Barnhart and me, Jayne Cravens.

We’ll focus on examples of different ways different organizations have used Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other platforms to support current volunteers and recruit new volunteers. We’ll talk about ways to introduce or expand an organization’s use of such tools. And we’ll also review some cautions about using these tools with volunteers.

We want this to be a highly practical workshop, and we want the learning to continue long after the webinar is over. So reply to this message on the TechSoup community forum with your questions, concerns and examples regarding using social media tools to find, communication with and build community among volunteers!

And please publicize this workshop and this discussion thread to your own networks! And please RSVP and attend on April 14!