Social Networking for Rotarians
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Social networking can be used by Rotarians to connect with others who share similar interests, source potential members and volunteers, and promote Rotary activities. Rotarians over age 45 make up a significant portion of users on sites like Facebook. The document provides tips on how Rotarians can personalize networking profiles to represent Rotary, create pages and events for their clubs, and use privacy settings to control what information is visible. Assistance is available through the Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship online.
Social Networking for Rotarians
- 1. Social Networking for Rotarians Simone Carot Collins Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship Chair
- 2. What is social networking? The use of dedicated websites & applications to interact with people you know, or to find people with similar interests.
- 3. Another avenue for building relationships
- 4. Are social networks new? Social networking sites have been around for 10+ years
- 5. Launched in Feb 2004 More than 500 million active users Launched in Feb 2005
- 6. Launched in July 2006
- 7. Who uses social networks? 37% of Facebook users are 45 years or older
- 9. What is the relevance to Rotary? Share what you do in a non-invasive manner Source of potential members
- 10. Source people for Rotary programs / projects Easily connect with other Rotarians Get to know your club members better
- 11. Meet Rotarians around the world Stay in touch with alumni easily Better chance of recruiting them into Rotary
- 12. How? Personal profiles: share information about Rotary in day-to-day status updates / tweets
- 13. Create a “page” on Facebook for your club Create Events for your club's activities Use “groups” to keep in touch with specific audiences, e.g. alumni
- 14. Upload your bulletin to SlideShare
- 15. … and more!
- 16. What about privacy? Make use of “friend lists” to control who can see what
- 17. Check your privacy settings regularly Facebook gives very fine grained control If you are concerned about certain data becoming public, don't enter it!
- 18. Where can you get help? Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship (ROSNF): rosnf.net “Expert” members are willing to provide help with specific sites
- 19. Articles and tips are regularly posted on facebook.com/rosnf twitter.com/rosnf
- 20. A variety of groups and forums so you can meet and hold discussions with Rotarians & Rotaractors around the world