1. Effective Communication for Ministry through Technology Objective: At least one step you can take in the next three months and another long- term step. Your goal: Make your ministry more social and more mobile-friendly. with Sus Schmitt and a panel of Cru experts Follow e4e: eQuipping for eMinistry blog

2. Basic Building Blocks for Staff Your Web Presence Your Database eMail Your Social Media

3. Keep in Mind 1.How can I have more social connection? 2.How does my content look on a mobile device? 3.Does my reader have to do too many clicks to get to where I want them to go (less is better)?

4. Basic Tools for Cru Staff Give.cru.org TntMPD or MPDx Cru Mail or MailChimp Facebook with Lists

5. Try Regular eNewsletters Give.cru.org TntMPD or MPDx Cru Mail and MailChimp Facebook with Lists MailChimp stats Most of your friends Post mailing on Facebook

6. Please stop eMailing PDF letters unless someone needs to print your letter.

7. Update Your Give Site Add a photo or two, ministry story, bio, and one or two links.

8. Search for “give. cru.org “ on equipping4eMinistry.wordpress.com Add an optional header photo. Learn how on e4e

9. Make Lists and Links Give.cru.org with great photo and ministry story TntMPD or MPDx eMail with link Check Facebook lists Financial partner clicks on link in eMail to donate Donor “follows” you

10. An MPD list on Facebook

11. Which Social Network? Give.cru.org with great photo and ministry story TntMPD or MPDx eMail with links Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn?

12. Choose a Database Give.cru.org TntMPD or MPDx Cru Mail with link to give.cru.org Facebook with Lists Donations synced Address & eMail address synced

13. Keep in Mind 1.How can I have more social connection? 2.How does my content look on a mobile device? 3.Does my reader have to do too many clicks to get to where I want them to go (less is better)?

14. Can You Be More Social? Update your website TntMPD or MPDx Mention update in eMail Post from your site on Facebook

15. Your Website Needs a Feed The old website concept: a resource site to send people to or that you’d hope they’d visit regularly. If you have a website you need an RSS feed, that is, a way for them to “subscribe”. RSS = Really Simple Syndication Feed Aggregator (Feedly, etc.)

16. Blog & MailChimp Option Post regularly on a “website” blog TntMPD or MPDx RSS feed through MailChimp FB & Twitter links to web content NOTE: someone may choose to read your blog through an aggregator.

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18. Your Website Needs to Be Mobile-Friendly How your web site might look on a cell phone if it’s not mobile-friendly. Look for “responsive” themes that adjust to phones, iPads, laptops,…

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