Using Ning To Connect With Your Community
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The document discusses how to use Ning to connect with a community. It provides an overview of Ning, how nonprofits can use it to engage constituents and foster offline connections through features like blogs, forums and events. It also covers setting up a network on Ning, managing it, growing the network and examples of successful nonprofit networks on Ning like TuDiabetes that has over 11,000 members.
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Using Ning To Connect With Your Community
- 1. Using Ning to Connect with your Community October 15, 2009 Audio is only available by calling this number: Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392 Sponsored by
- 2. Using ReadyTalk Chat & raise hand Mute = *6, Unmute = *7 If you lose your internet connection, reconnect using the link emailed to you. If you lose your phone connection, re-dial the phone number and re-join. ReadyTalk support: 800-843-9166
- 3. You are being recorded… This seminar will be available on the TechSoup website along with past webinar presentations: www.techsoup.org/go/webinars You will receive a link to this presentation, material and links. After the webinar, you can ask follow-up questions in the Virtual Community Forum: tinyurl.com/yjf6e5c Twitter hashtags: #tsning
- 4. Using Ning to Connect with your Community Manny Hernandez (@askmanny, @ningfordummies) Sponsored by
- 5. Today’s Speakers Kami Griffiths TechSoup Manny Hernandez Ning for Dummies
- 6. Personal Background Web Products, Social Media: 10+ yrs Diagnosed with diabetes: Oct-02 Launched TuDiabetes on Ning: Mar-07 Worked for Ning: Jan to Apr-2008 Nonprofit management: since Apr-08 Published Ning For Dummies : Apr-09
- 7. What to Expect from this Webinar What is Ning? How can nonprofits use Ning? Setting up a network on Ning Managing and growing your network Fundraising and other Ning Apps Examples of networks on Ning Advantages/disadvantages of Ning
- 8. What is Ning? Ning is a social media platform Lets you create your own social network “ Your Facebook with your own brand.” Powers more than 1.5MM networks Free to set up and run Premium services to further customize
- 9. Why Ning for Nonprofit/Libraries? New way to engage with constituents Blogs, forums, videos Foster and solidify offline connections Events, groups Increased outreach possibilities Sharing mechanisms Export member data Fundraising
- 10. Ning and your Social Media Strategy Two great references: Beth’s Blog - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: http://beth.typepad.com Amy Sample Ward, 5 steps to a successful social media strategy: http://bit.ly/u6cNd Your social media strategy may contain a lot of elements
- 12. Setting up a Network on Ning
- 13. Setting up a Network on Ning
- 14. Setting up a Network on Ning
- 15. Setting up a Network on Ning
- 16. Managing your Network Who can become a new member Moderate members Who can remain a member Enforce the guidelines for your network What content can live in your network Moderate or remove content if needed All of this requires time!
- 17. Managing your Network Hours dedicated based on activity Administrators Up to a few hundred members, one person can do most of the management Very hard to keep up for one person past 1,000 members “Economies of scale” and self-policing help
- 18. Growing your Network By yourself: 5+ hours per week Through your members: Invitations, badges, embeddable content Through network RSS feeds TwitterFeed feeding Twitter, FB page Through bloggers Through existing offline efforts
- 19. Popular Features in Ning Blogs, Forum, Chat – build community Videos, Photos – visual outreach Events, Groups – offline connections Go Ad Free – premium service Ning Apps – more features…
- 21. Social Giving Through a Ning App
- 22. Impact Challenge: Another Ning App
- 23. Google Docs: Another Ning App
- 24. Other Ning Apps for Nonprofits Ustream: to broadcast streaming video PollDaddy: to poll your members Box.net: to share files with others CartFly: to sell merchandise Others: for event ticket sales
- 25. TuDiabetes: a Network on NIng Launched in March 2007 5-10% growth every month Mid-October 2009: 11,200 members 100,000 monthly visits 500,000 monthly pageviews 5 minutes average session
- 26. TuDiabetes Diabetes Awareness Project: Word in your Hand
- 27. TuDiabetes Diabetes Awareness Project: Making Sense of Diabetes
- 28. Other Social Networks on Ning 200,000+ members “… a community of individuals who support reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil through the use of domestic energy alternatives.” push.pickensplan.com
- 29. Other Social Networks on Ning 2,000 members “ The List Project created Netroots to help recent Iraqi arrivals with the resettlement process by connecting Americans and Iraqis across the nation.” netrootsthelistproject.ning.com
- 30. Advantages of Ning Very affordable Free basic service Premium services Solid product Customizable Appearance and features Network and member privacy controls
- 31. Disadvantages of Ning You can’t “host” the network yourself: You depend on Ning being “up” You depend on Ning being “in business” Network members are also members of Ning.com
- 32. Alternatives to Ning To create your own social network: http://traffikd.com/resources/build-your-own-social-networking-site To create your own blog: http://www.socialbrite.org/2009/05/09/seven-blogging-tools-reviewed To create your own web site: http:// sites.google.com and many more… White Label Social Networking Platforms A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/wlsn_comparison_chart.html
- 33. Additional Resources http:// help.ning.com http:// www.getsatisfaction.com/ning http:// blog.ning.com http://is.gd/p7kv (Ning for Nonprofits chat) http:// developer.ning.com (advanced)
- 34. Manny’s Contact Information Email: [email_address] Book: http:// bit.ly/ningfd Twitter: @ askmanny @ ningfordummies
- 35. Questions? Submit your questions using the chat box.
- 36. Continue the Discussion… Additional questions can be answered by posting in the Virtual Community Forum: http://tinyurl .com/ yjf6e5c
- 37. Digital Storytelling Challenge The Challenge: Tell us your digital story Submit a 5-panel image story to Flickr or a 60 second video or audio visual Goldmail Submissions should demonstrate your organizational mission/goals/needs in a thoughtful and creative way. More info at www.techsoup.org/go/tsdigs -challenge
- 38. Get the Most Out of TechSoup At TechSoup, you’ll find a range of technology services to help your nonprofit: Read helpful articles in our Learning Center Request donated software , hardware, and online services Join our community forums to learn from your colleagues Browse upcoming events and conferences
- 39. Upcoming Webinars Organize Your Donor Data with Telosa Wednesday, October 21, 10 a.m. Pacific Hidden Gems: TechSoup Donation Partners Every Librarian Should Know Wednesday, October 28, 11 a.m. Pacific Green Tech Tips from Microsoft Wednesday, November 4, 11 a.m. Pacific
- 40. Thank you to our Webinar Sponsor! ReadyTalk offers dedicated product demos for TechSoup organizations 4 times per week: Monday 1:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) Wednesday 9:00 am MST Thursday 1:00 pm MST Friday 9:00 am MST For more information: pages.readytalk.com/techsoup.html
- 41. Thank you! Please complete the post event survey! Kami Griffiths, kami@techsoup.org, 415-633-9392