Today, at the 2011 MyCharityConnects Conference in Toronto, I had a ton of fun leading a session and discussion around making the most of social media in just 30 minutes a day. Ultimately, it’s less about the amount of time and more about the consistency – and planning, tracking, and everything else! Here are the slides from the session and links to get you started:
Social Media in 30 Minutes a Day
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Templates
- Community Map Template: http://bit.ly/DIYcommunity
- Content Map Template: http://bit.ly/DIYtemplate
- Metrics Template: http://bit.ly/DIYmetrics
- Listening Dashboard: http://amysampleward.org/2009/10/27/how-to-create-a-listening-dashboard-for-your-organization/
Books & Collections
- We Are Media
- Social by Social
- #SOCIALMEDIA NONPROFIT tweet Book01
- Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission
- Networked Nonprofit
Resources
- Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base
- 5 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy
- Google Analytics for Facebook Pages
- Google Analytics for Wikispaces
- List of Social Media Management Systems
- DIY Community Engagement Metrics
- Crowdsourcing vs Community Sourcing
- Slacktivism: Turning a Like into Social Change
- Sustainable Community Building
- Community Building: Landscaping for Gardening
Questions? Ideas? Examples you’d like to share? Drop any questions or things to add to the resource list in the comments here for others to check out!
I am dedicated to supporting and educating organizations and changemakers in the use of evolving technologies that cultivate and engage communities. I am inspired by opportunities to catalyze community building and social action, online and offline, whether it’s through blogging, facilitating, training, or speaking.

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