THE GLOBAL LEADER FOR FUNDRAISING IN THE CLOUD ONE WORLD. ZERO BARRIERS. Carla Ferreira 17 July 2012
Social Media: the hype and the hope
The Hype
The Hype - Facebook users globally Facebook users in the South Africa, which makes it #34 in the ranking of all Facebook users by country. 89% of Internet users in SA
The Hype - Twitter
The Hype – Twitter (continued)
Top social networks SA Mxit – Facebook – 4.8 million BBM – Twitter – 1.1 million LinkedIn – 1.1 million Google+ – Pinterest? 63% of South African smartphone users access social networks daily.
Microblogging
140 characters Handle Mention Hashtag Retweet
Twitter Case Studies
Twitter Case Study #1
Twitter Case Study #2
Case Study #2– Brothers for Life Story telling on Twitter
Twitter tips Engage: At best Twitter is not a broadcast medium, it’s a forum for discussion Add value Follow back Thank supporters, Activists and volunteers Reply to tweets Retweet relevant content Use a URL shortener Create lists
Twitter tips (continued) Top Keywords to get retweets: – you – twitter – please – retweet – post – blog – social – free – media – help – please retweet – great – social media – 10 – follow – how to – top – blog post – check out – new blog post
Facebook case studies
Case Study #1 – Aquascape Foundation Story telling through pictures
Case Study #2 – Charity: Water
Case Study #3 – SOS Children’s Villages
Case Study #4– Chat Noir Books Creative Cover Photo
Case Study #5– Chat Noir Books Promoting an event through your cover photo
Telling a story with video Broadcast your cause YouTube is more than a video-sharing site; it's many communities of active and engaged users
Case Study #1– Greenpeace
Case Study #2– CANSA Shavathon Community-generated content
Case Study #3– Derma Blend Telling a story of transformation
Resources networks-in-south-africa.html - batch resizing of photos
Carla Ferreira Community Manager, GivenGain Foundation South Africa c: