Social Media: Connecting with Members Using Google Tools for Nonprofits and More
About Equal Justice Works Aaron Pickering and Sarah Mahoney Programs + Summer Corps + AmeriCorps Legal Fellows + Equal Justice Works Fellows
Challenges Newly designed website but: + No two-way communication with members + No use of new media tools (web 2.0) Limited budget to expand features and promote new site
FINDING WEB 2.0 SOLUTIONS
Directing traffic to site Applied for Google AdWords Grant Increased traffic to site from Google
Open Communication Facebook Blog Twitter Forum
Adding Video to Website Applied for Google YouTube for Nonprofits
Other tools Google Calendars Flickr
Measuring Success Google Analytics Can easily compare stats to measure impact of campaigns and tools Twice as much traffic in April this year compared to April 2008
Next Steps Use tools to grow support Increase content Increase user interaction and contributions
Aaron Pickering Sarah Mahoney