7 secrets to facebook fundraising @ #barcampafrica
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Presented by Sara Waller Produced by Andres Varela Good news! we have free Facebook Fundraising Tips for you.Go tap deeply into your ROI with a copy of our free presentation from the Barcamp Africa day at Mountain View. You'll get additional tools and strategies for marketing your Facebook Page wrapped within an incredible fundraising application and NGO case study in this free presentation.TRANSCRIPT
What we presented…At
7 Secrets of FacebookFundraising
and how Silicon Valley can help Africa
Soft Power Education’s volunteers build and fund schools and community projects
Supporting Pre-schools…
Soft Power Education’s volunteers build and fund schools and community projects
…Primary schools like Buyala St Paul’s, Jinja
Before… & After
Soft Power Education’s volunteers build and fund schools and community projects
Amagezi Education Centre helps kids…
Soft Power Education’s volunteers build and fund schools and community projects
…and the wider community.
Soft Power Education’s volunteers build and fund schools and community projects
Hi, the original presentation included video from me, Sharon Webb from Soft Power Education, you can find it now at YouTube
http://snipurl.com/4g7ca
7 Secrets of FacebookFundraising
available at: www.facebookfundraisingtips.com
Move from a Profile or Group to a Facebook Page1.
Facebook Profiles andGroups are capped at5,000 members.Open an unlimited Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/business
Jazz the Facebook Page up with a few of these tips.2.
Install cool applications
Import your blog to Facebook default App ‘Notes’
Invite your Profile & Group friends to become fans (don’t forget your actual friends too)
Add the Page Manager application
Share the page link with your own Profile and invite friends (again) to too
Drive traffic to your Facebook Page3.
Email & Tweet
Bloggingpost
promoteprowl
How to migrate your existing Facebook Group database to a Page
4.Ask your friendly Facebook Admin:
www.new.facebook.com/help/contact_generic.php
Give the URLs of your Group and Page (and don’t forget to say please)
Limit to TEN email invites per dayRephrase and Reformat messages
Alternatives: Event Updates, Social Ads, Marketplace Listings and Status Updates
Comment on: Notes, Birthday Messages Videos and Photos
5. How to avoid a spam warning/alert
Avoid the sillier applications – so try:Static FBML, Simply RSS, Profile Web Address,
Business Cards, Free Conference Calls,You Tube Box, Flash Player, Kyte
Only upload relevant photos & video
Add ‘Looking for Networking’ to profile
Coinjars: http://apps.facebook.com/Coinjars
6. Take advantage of third party apps
Update the page regularly
Write on fans’ walls
Create Events with timeframes
Post links in Groups and Pages(even out of Facebook @ Twitter!)
Keep commenting
7. How to maintain interest
www.facebookfundraisingtips.com
apps.facebook.com/Coinjars
Be sure to come
up and talk to
me, right now
or through the
day!
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So get out there and help!