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Using Social Media To Protect Wildlife By: Danielle Brigida [email protected] www.twitter.com/starfocus www.twitter.com/nwf National Wildlife Federation

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Using Social Media To Protect Wildlife

By: Danielle [email protected] www.twitter.com/starfocus www.twitter.com/nwf National Wildlife Federation

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Social

Networking

Social Bookmarking

Social News

Photo by waynejackson

Multimedia Sharing

Blogs and Wikis

Social Media is an umbrella term for…

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Beyond the Buzzwords• It’s a new way to do old business.• There’s no one way to do it.• It’s not just for kids.• Authentic is better than cool.

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Edelman Trust Barometer 2009

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How Do You Add Value?

• Listen!• Serve as a resource• Offer ways to take action• Share photography and art• Get Critiqued• Creative reasons to donate• Find nature near you • Collect and store data• Respond quickly to Issues• Identify leaders • Break down Internal Silos

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Be an Educational Resource

#speciesday

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Example: NWF on Twitter

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What Does @NWF Tweet?

• New Blog Entries

• Random Facts

• Breaking News

• Program Info

• Timely Events

• Retweet

• Reply to People

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NWF Programs on Twitter

@NWF, @greenhour, @campusecology, @wildlife_watch@climateclass, @wildlifeaction

WildlifeAction

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People share their wildlife sightings

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Wildlife Watch with Twitter?

Robin in Park,

Maryland #NWF

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Don’t Be Afraid to Have Goals

• 50 unique Twitter Users

• 200 Wildlife sightings in first month

• At least 5 tweets a day

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Offer Ways to Take Action

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Share Nature Photography and Art

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Get Critiqued!

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Find and Share Nature

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It’s An Efficient Way to Donate

Freedigitalphotos.net

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“Crowdsourcing” Data

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Respond Quickly to Issues

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Identify Leaders and Volunteers

(Hold for NC wildlife Ning Site)

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Communicate with Your Colleagues

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We Combine Old and New Techniques

Press Release

Blog

Twitter

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• Social media gives us a new way to engage potential donors, volunteers and activists.

• Allows us to make unusual partnerships

• Experiment with content and ideas when you have little to no prep time or money.

Food for Thought…