10/28/09 bdi nonprofit social communications conference - the lamp presentation
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Case Study: Using Social Media to Grow, Develop, and Communicate Presented by: Emily Long, Communications Director, The LAMP and DC Vito, Executive Director, The LAMPTRANSCRIPT
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Case Study: The LAMP and Social
Media Marketing
Nonprofit Social Communications Case Study Conference
Presented by D.C. Vito and Emily Long
October 28, 2009
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Background
“With a commitment to address the lack of basic media literacy
education in New York City schools and communities, The LAMP
(Learning About Multimedia Project) offers free workshops and public
events designed to help young people, parents and teachers make
sense of the media barrage they encounter in their daily lives.”
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Primary Social Networking Outlets
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www.thelampnyc.org
One-stop shop for all
LAMP media
Del.icio.us & Twitter feeds
Newsletter signup
Other LAMP social media
sites
LAMPpost blog
Recent redesign for
increased interactivity,
social media
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Challenges
“What’s media literacy?”
How can we use social media to reach people who are
not tech-savvy?
Existing stigma of new/social media as an educational
tool
The LAMP is based in and focused on NYC, but social
media reach extends beyond. How does this change
policy?
What tools are worthwhile?
How is this encouraging people to be more critical
media consumers?
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@thelampnyc
Use Twitter to talk about Twitter
Quick, easy dialogue on current events
LAMP Twitter guidelines specify frequency and purpose of tweets
Less value as site driver, better as marketing for The LAMP and media
literacy
Also use bit.ly to track link click-throughs, shorten urls
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facebook.com/thelampnyc
Most fans are people known personally by LAMP staff
Where is the interactivity?
Target audience: parents & teachers
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youtube.com/user/TheLAMPnyc
Showcase for student work—process, not product
Comment moderation, dialogue engages new audience
Work shows media literacy, LAMP students & staff in action
Network with like-minded organizations, individuals
Non-profit channel status allows unlimited video length, feature opportunities
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flickr.com/photos/thelampnyc
Image crowdsourcing
Fast, visual networking
Interactive archive
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thelampnyc.stumbleupon.com
Tends to have a greater geographical reach
Little networking, but good driver of website traffic and
brand awareness
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Social Media in the classroom
Nearly all social media tools are blocked in schools
School policies for cell phones differ, but are generally
discouraged in classroom
Youth network differently than adults online; seemingly
due to privacy/Internet safety concerns, age restrictions
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www.thelampnyc.org