Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Social Media for Social Good: A How-to Guide for Nonprofits by Heather Mansfield Chapter 6 KEY CONCEPTS


Social Media for Social Good: A How-to Guide for Nonprofits by Heather Mansfield
Chapter 6
KEY CONCEPTS
Shelley Jane Graff

*CHAPTER SIX—“LinkedIn” =
Ø “Eleven Profile Tips for Nonprofit Professionals” (p. 139) =
± “1. Fill Out Your Profile to ‘100 Percent Completeness’” (p. 140)
± “6. Give Recommendations” (p. 142)
± “8. Use Linkedin Applications” (p. 142)
± “9. Join, Participate in, and Display Linkedin Groups on Your Profile” (p. 143)

Ø HOW TO SET UP A LINKEDIN GROUP (an investigation) =
±      First, on the horizontal menu (that begins with ‘Home,’ ‘Profile,’ etc.) running across the top of the screen click on "Groups."
±      Next, while on the “Groups” page, there are five “tabs” (beginning with ‘My Groups,’ ‘Following,’ etc.).  The last option is “Create a Group.”  Click on this tab. 
±      Finally, be sure that you exercise care in selecting the name of the group because LinkedIn restricts the number of times it can be changed (approximately a five change limit). 

Ø “Eleven Linkedin Group Management Best Practices for Nonprofits” (p. 145) =
± “1. Require Approval to Join” (p. 145)
± “3. Use a Horizontal Avatar” (p. 147)
± “4. Enable Promotions and Jobs” (p. 147)
± “5. Publish Group Rules” (p. 148)
± “7. Don’t Use News Feeds” (p. 148)
± “10. Send Monthly Announcements” (p. 150)

Ø Nonprofit Examples of Excellence: LinkedIn Groups” (p. 153) =

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