Using Social Media

In reflecting on my connection to social media this week, I found out that my life already revolves around computer. Most of my daily interactions with parents and friends are always with computer either through e-mail, face-book or texting. My present and past experiences with the face-book are usually to interact with friends and locate the where about of other friends to find out what they are doing with their lives. Face-book is my source of sharing information, networking with other businesses, maintaining the relationships I have outside the United States and helps to reconnect me to lost friends in order to build more lasting relationships.

In my opinion I think that face-book, blog, and youtube are effective ways advocates can use to have successful and productive feedbacks. The social media will enable me reach out to other professionals in order to establish my audience and make them aware of the support I need for the cause I am advocating for.

I would use the social media to mobilize volunteers, contact people that have a lot of followers on their face-book pages to inform them about fundraising or newsletter to increase attendance to a conference or workshop.

If anyone has suggestions or other ways to use social media to connect to my audience, please feel free to comment.

References

Chun, K. (2010). Why Facebook matters for nonprofits. The Evaluation Exchange, 15(1), 20. Retrieved fromhttp://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/current-issue-scaling-impact/why-facebook-matters-for-nonprofits

E-Advocate. (2011). Social media advocacy: Five influential steps. Retrieved fromhttp://eadvocate.wordpress.com/social-media-advocacy-six-influential-steps/