{"id":186,"date":"2011-04-05T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coyoteblog.posterous.com\/discuss-using-social-media-with-volunteers"},"modified":"2017-05-16T19:54:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T02:54:56","slug":"discuss-using-social-media-with-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/2011\/04\/discuss-using-social-media-with-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss: using social media with volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/techsoup_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3231\" src=\"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/techsoup_logo-300x71.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/techsoup_logo-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/techsoup_logo.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On Thursday, April 14 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time USA (2 p.m. East Coast Time), <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> TechSoup is hosting a free <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.readytalk.com\/cc\/schedule\/display.do?udc=byc06pvnknba\">webinar to discuss ways to use social media to find, communicate with and build community among volunteers<\/a>. 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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The presentation will be by <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/effectivealtruism.com\/who-we-are-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Erin Barnhart<\/a> and me, <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.techsoup.org\/cs\/members\/jcravens42\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jayne Cravens<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We&#8217;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&#8217;ll talk about ways to introduce or expand an organization&#8217;s use of such tools. And we&#8217;ll also review some cautions about using these tools with volunteers. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We want this to be a highly practical workshop, and we want the learning to continue long after the webinar is over. So <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.techsoup.org\/cs\/community\/f\/22\/p\/33432\/114960.aspx#114960\">reply to this message on the TechSoup community forum<\/a> with your questions, concerns and examples regarding using social media tools to find, communication with and build community among volunteers! <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And please publicize <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.readytalk.com\/cc\/schedule\/display.do?udc=byc06pvnknba\" target=\"_blank\">this workshop<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.techsoup.org\/cs\/community\/f\/22\/p\/33432\/114960.aspx#114960\" target=\"_blank\">this discussion thread<\/a> to your own networks! And <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cc.readytalk.com\/cc\/schedule\/display.do?udc=byc06pvnknba\" target=\"_blank\">please RSVP and attend on April 14<\/a>! <\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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