Comments on: Social Media Engagement Lessons From Knight Foundation

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:53:42 +0000

Thanks Jereme, glad you felt like the webinar resonated and I agree about the other foundations you mentioned doing great work. Looking forward to continuing the conversation.

By: Chris Oien

Chris Oien — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:37:14 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Jereme! I definitely agree that a big part of the solution also lies in better social media engagement and alignment in nonprofits themselves. How many nonprofit ED’s follow their OWN organizations on Twitter or Facebook? But that’s a blog post for another day.

By: Jereme Bivins (@jcbivins)

Jereme Bivins (@jcbivins) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:23:31 +0000

Great webinar and a great follow-up post. I thought Elizabeth’s take on the best practices of a foundation were spot-on. As a practitioner at a nonprofit and someone who watches social at foundations and nonprofits closely, I always like to hear about what’s working/not working for others. Knight is certainly a force in the digital space and I’d also tip my hat to Robert Wood Johnson, the Patterson Foundation, and a few others, too (hint: follow them).

Additionally, I wondered if the nonprofit staff behind the Twitter handles are communications folks that aren’t aware of which foundations support them (though they might not be willing to admit that in a survey). Are the development and marketing/communications departments working closely enough together on social at most nonprofits? This research is definitely a welcome start to a larger conversation — one which I look forward to seeing unfold.

Thanks for the wrap-up!

Cheers,
Jereme