Social Media Marketing Donate Life Illinois I am. Are you? Campaign Scott MeisJoslyn Osten Sr. Project DirectorSr. Public Education Coordinator Carolyn Grisko & Associates Inc.Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
What is Social Media? Engaging, interacting and building communities online through the use of social tools and technologies.
Why it Works for the Donation Community Demographics of college and workplace audiences Maximizes use of online registry & measurement Easy engagement and interaction! Leverages long-term relationships
DLI social media platform I am. Are you? blog ( MySpace ( Facebook (group, page, cause – search “Donate Life Illinois”) YouTube ( Illinois Donor Diaries ( Many analytics, one ultimate measurement: Donor registrations
Social Media Platform DLI Website
Workplace Campaign Engage James Tyree, Mesirow CEO, transplant recipient as Honorary Chair “Virtual donor drives,” move away from time- intensive outreach, keep it simple via HR, newsletters, select health fairs/events Display support on our site via logo 175 Workplace Partners to date
Campus Campaign Initiated Campus Challenge - 20 schools participated - 2,500 registrations Engaged student groups (PRSSA, Student Nurses, Honor Societies, Greeks, PR/Marketing Classes, Volunteer Centers) Mix of serious and fun messaging utilizing Morgan D’ Organ April engagement utilizing Challenge contacts
Campus Campaign Tips Localize, localize, localize Provide tools, resources and drive the campaign! Keep it fun & engaging Maximize online! 76&ref=ts
Campaign results since January ‘07 Direct: More than 25,000 registrations –23% college –12% workplace –12% family/friends Illinois’ average monthly registrations 2006: 125,000/month 2007 to date: 131,600/month
Total impact on Illinois registry Jan. 1, 2007:1.49 million June 2008:More than 3.5 million NEW GOAL: 5 MILLION BY APRIL 30, 2009!
Recommended Resources Groundswell Nudge *Fall CG&A Social Media Webinar (October) *Social Media Snippets Blog: