Thursday, November 6, 2008

Northwestern Michigan College, University Center | Room 5
Noon - 1:30 pm
Cost: $10.00, bring your own lunch

"Break for Lunch: Telling Your Story "

So you've read a bit about blogs, RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, wikis, SMS (short message service), and social networking sites? But you're not sure exactly what any of these tools can do for your nonprofit? We'll cover exactly how these tools work and show you how you can use them to enhance your marketing efforts, and streamline your wokr processes.

This session will cover:
- How to use a weblog reader to track inforamtion about your nonprofit;
- The basics of blogging: why? when? how?
- On-line tools that simplify the process of creating a grant proposal;
- How to decide when and how to integrate your Web site with your other databases;
- eAdvocacy tools and resources you can use to get your message out.
We'll discuss several software and service options that make communicating with your constituents easy. This class is aimed at non-technical nonprofit staff members interested in leveraging new on-line tools in support of their organziation's mission.

Presenter: Andy Wolber, Michigan N-Power

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