Comments on: Support Your Mission With Facebook, If You Dare http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/ A blog about inspiring change through communications Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:47:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dennis McDonald http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/comment-page-1/#comment-21843 Dennis McDonald Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:41:42 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/#comment-21843 If you think that's time consuming, think what's involved in Obama's transition team trying to keep up with all the public comments they receive! If you think that’s time consuming, think what’s involved in Obama’s transition team trying to keep up with all the public comments they receive!

]]> By: Chris Ammon http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/comment-page-1/#comment-21842 Chris Ammon Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:19:43 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/#comment-21842 Thanks for the comment Dennis. Both of your points are great. A friend of mine, in his capacity of directing online communications for a small non-profit, is the self-appointed "Facebook participant". It's time consuming, I'm sure, to stay on top of the page and participation, but indeed they benefit from having a knowledgeable, active voice on Facebook rather than just a body reading and replying with canned copy. Thanks for the comment Dennis. Both of your points are great. A friend of mine, in his capacity of directing online communications for a small non-profit, is the self-appointed “Facebook participant”. It’s time consuming, I’m sure, to stay on top of the page and participation, but indeed they benefit from having a knowledgeable, active voice on Facebook rather than just a body reading and replying with canned copy.

]]> By: Dennis McDonald http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/comment-page-1/#comment-21839 Dennis McDonald Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:09:05 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/#comment-21839 Alex, I agree with your last point. Facebook is littered with infrequently updated pages. That in my opinion is worse than no Facebook presence at all. Chris - I question the recommendation, "So pay an intern to sit and watch your page all day! Just get out there and connect." Be sure whoever is "watching" is actually engaging with folks, otherwise you'll get pegged as just another large organization whose public face isn't really empowered to respond. - Dennis McDonald http://www.ddmcd.com Alex,

I agree with your last point. Facebook is littered with infrequently updated pages. That in my opinion is worse than no Facebook presence at all.

Chris -

I question the recommendation, “So pay an intern to sit and watch your page all day! Just get out there and connect.” Be sure whoever is “watching” is actually engaging with folks, otherwise you’ll get pegged as just another large organization whose public face isn’t really empowered to respond.

- Dennis McDonald
http://www.ddmcd.com

]]> By: Alex B http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/comment-page-1/#comment-20880 Alex B Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:59:13 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/#comment-20880 This is an excellent idea for increasing an organization's online presence. One possible way to get over the inability to "email blast" might be to promote an email list on the FB Page. Not a perfect solution, but it could help. Also, I'd add another con. Well, not a con maybe, but a challenge. Besides having the intern monitor flaming, I would have them update the content whenever possible. Nothing screams "throw *stuff* on the wall and see what sticks" like an eternally static page. Fans will appreciate a return for being a 'fan' and they'll have a reason to keep you on their radar. This is an excellent idea for increasing an organization’s online presence. One possible way to get over the inability to “email blast” might be to promote an email list on the FB Page. Not a perfect solution, but it could help. Also, I’d add another con. Well, not a con maybe, but a challenge. Besides having the intern monitor flaming, I would have them update the content whenever possible. Nothing screams “throw *stuff* on the wall and see what sticks” like an eternally static page. Fans will appreciate a return for being a ‘fan’ and they’ll have a reason to keep you on their radar.

]]> By: Maddie Grant http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/comment-page-1/#comment-19208 Maddie Grant Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:04:59 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2008/12/09/support-your-mission-with-facebook-if-you-dare/#comment-19208 Chris - thanks for the link love! : ) We just held a great Facebook workshop today where we debated the pros and cons of a FB page versus a FB group. Our big downside to the page is that you can't send "email blasts" to the whole group which would appear in their inbox like you would with a group. You can send updates, but on individuals' profiles those are not front and center and not everyone goes to look at them. So it's all still a moveable feast... The point is just to be out there. The tweaking will come. Chris – thanks for the link love! : )

We just held a great Facebook workshop today where we debated the pros and cons of a FB page versus a FB group. Our big downside to the page is that you can’t send “email blasts” to the whole group which would appear in their inbox like you would with a group. You can send updates, but on individuals’ profiles those are not front and center and not everyone goes to look at them. So it’s all still a moveable feast… The point is just to be out there. The tweaking will come.

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