Today’s post is the second in a series of posts about fund-raising ideas and tips.
The best thing to happen to Gilda’s Gang fund-raising, after the adoption of online giving pages, is the explosion of social media.
If you participate in Facebook or other social networking sites, you have a wonderful platform to share your progress in the Gang and remind folks about the opportunity to support your training and Gilda’s Club.
For example:
- First Giving includes the ability to share from your page directly to social networking sites. Look for the familiar Facebook, Twitter and other icons.
- You can post status updates about your training — be sure to always include a link to your First Giving page as part of the update.
- If you are on Twitter, follow me @CynthiaManley and RT my tweets about the Gang, and tweet your own messages, which I will RT. Use #GildasGang on our posts so we can follow the conversation.
- You can include Gang-related status updates and link to your First Giving page on LinkedIn or other networks.
Another great way to use social media in your fund-raising is to get involved with this blog and our Flickr photostream.
Here are some ideas:
- Share links to new blog posts on your own Facebook page, on Twitter and in emails to friends, family.
- Comment on blog posts and photos that you find interesting.
- Write a guest blog posts about your own experience (which you’ll then share in your emails, your own Facebook page, etc). You can do that by clicking on the “Share Your Story” tab at the top.
- Share photos that our official photographer Anne Washburn has taken and uploaded to Flickr. There are icons to share directly to social networks or email, or you can grab the code directly to use on a blog.
- Upload your own photos to Flickr.
- “Like” the Gilda’s Club Nashville Facebook page and share your stories and experiences there.
