Foundation Center - Nonprofit Collaboration Database. Twitter Forum - TweetSocial.com. Here’s Where the E-Learning Community Provides Practical Value » Many of you are either working alone or on very small teams with limited resources. With some creativity, you can do quite a bit. In fact, many of my tips and tricks came from working in a similar situation. It’s amazing what can be done do with a computer and a little duct tape. With that said, working solo has some drawbacks. In the past we looked at how to navigate social media and manage all of the streams of information. I get a lot of emails about how to get started with elearning or how to learn more. A Quick Note about Communities Communities typically work like the image below. Lurking isn’t bad. If all you want is a quick tip or fast help, then it’s fine to be on the outside.
Real people get real help. A Practical, Real-World Example It’s one thing to talk about learning communities. Because of this, most people don’t fully participate in community activities. Joe Deegan is a recent Articulate customer. Just the other day, he posted another question in the forums: Tidbits: Nonprofit Tech 2.0. How to build a Facebook community. Here are 14 ‘levers’ you need to be pulling Like any social tool, Facebook needs to be worked in order to achieve specific marketing, event or fundraising goals.
Yes, you need to have a an effective Facebook Page where fans can easily interact (see “11 Quick Tips to Enhance Your Facebook Fan Page” by @franswaa). And yes, you need to have compelling content. However, even with all this, if you don’t consistently nurture your Facebook relationships, you’ll end up with visitors — potential fans — wondering, “Are they still in business?” What you get by working your Facebook levers You’ll grow your fan base organically, which means they’ll stick around.You’ll be able to identify your biggest supporters.You’ll stay current on what’s important to your fans (also called “market research”).
Facebook levers (manual) Many of the levers you pull on Facebook require time, attention and consideration. 1. Facebook Pages and Groups allows you to send messages to fans. Your best fans are busy fans. 2. 3.