Foundations & Social Media
Philanthropy New York 's conversation with grantmakers on Good Grantmaking: What's Social Media Got to do With It? It included a Twitter chat with leading thinkers from the Knight Foundation, Case Foundation and James Irivine Foundation.
- Thoughtful responses on why a foundation would use social media.
Social media helps us inform people about our work, allows for more targeted outreach & expands our network #pnyevents
For Dodge, social media is about listening, learning, connecting, sharing resources, and committing to being accessible #pnyevents
Why do we Tweet? Community! It's in our name, it's why we exist. Talking about Brooklyn online and on the block. #pnyevents- This allows for greater participation & more knowledge-sharing w/ audiences who want greater access to info about our work #pnyevents
- Some specific examples of how foundations use social media.
Re connecting w/ grantees: "SM allows us to ask people directly what we're used to having to ask ourselves about." #PNYEvents
@slboval Yes, we RT info from our grantees, share interesting articles & aim to spread news abt the issues we care about #PNYEvents- This allows for greater participation & more knowledge-sharing w/ audiences who want greater access to info about our work #pnyevents
- @p2173 One of the ways to be more personal on Twitter and FB is to share links to programs/projects we love but can't fund #pnyevents
See Lucy Bernholz, (@p2173) and Samantha Beinhacker, (@slboval) complete presentation.
Go to: http://www.philanthropynewyork.org/s_nyrag/bin.asp?CID=18649&DID=50888&DOC=FILE.PDF
- What goals does social media help a foundation to meet?
#pnyevents - one of our key goals is getting more people involved in philanthropy & social media is an important tool to help build...
#pnyevents SM may help facilitate convo bw grantee & grantmakers...only if it feels right for the org. Just b clear about ur org policy 1st
@PhilanthropyNY you must curate your social media experience. Find the people talking about the issues you care about. #pnyevents
RT @knightfdn: Social media is an integral part of the foundation’s overall comm strategy to engage, inform people about our work #pnyevents
“@knightfdn: Be respectful & listen. Social media helps us facilitate better customer service #pnyevents”- Re connecting w/ grantees: "SM allows us to ask people directly what we're used to having to ask ourselves about." #PNYEvents
- @p2173 biggest surprise: how simple it has been, how it helps save time by getting info more easily & how it's expanded network #PNYEvents
- Then there was the million dollar question: Does being on social media mean you get bombarded with grant requests?
- @jenbo1 to an extent, yes, but doesn't take away from conversation. we have clear grants policy we can point ppl to #pnyevents
