The document discusses how nonprofits can empower staff to act as spokespeople for the organization through social media. It explains how social media has changed expectations about who can represent an organization publicly. The document provides tips for nonprofits to train staff on branding, create social media guidelines, teach privacy settings, identify internal champions, and establish processes for negative comments. The goal is for every staff member to feel empowered to act as a brand ambassador through their own social media activities and conversations.
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How to Empower Your Staff to be the Voice for the Organization in Social Media
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How to Empower
Staff to be the Voice
for the Organization
through Social Media
Danielle Brigida | National Wildlife Federation
Farra Trompeter | Big Duck
AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference
July 17, 2013
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What we’ll discuss
• The evolving definition of ‘spokesperson’
• How social media has changed the game
• Ways to empower your staff
• Resources
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Your ideal spokesperson…
• Is passionate about your mission
• Understands what you do
• Trusted to speak without a lot of approval
• Will be respected and can stay calm
• Speaks clearly and simply
• Is generally available
http://www.ereleases.com/prfuel/choosing-a-press-spokesperson-for-your-nonprofit-organization/
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Find & encourage your internal
‘social media evangelists’.
http://socialmediatoday.com/jasonmillerca/281057/empower-employees-brand-champions-social-media
Send a survey to staff.
• Do you have a Twitter account and/or
Facebook profile?
• What blogs do you read and comment on
regularly?
• Are you engaging in LinkedIn group
discussions?
• Do you like to share images on Pinterest
or Instagram?
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Have a point person, process for
negative comments.
http://group.tnt.com/Images/20100901_TNT_Social_Media_Guidelines-English_tcm177-523534.pdf
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Helpful articles
• Social Media for Nonprofit CEOs—How one Executive
Director manages it
http://www.bigducknyc.com/
social_media_for_nonprofit_ceos_how_one_executive_direct
or_manages_it
• Empower Employees as Brand Champions in Social
Media
http://socialmediatoday.com/jasonmillerca/281057/empower-
employees-brand-champions-social-media
• Employment Branding: The NPR Case
http://www.nonprofithr.com/employment-branding/