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Custom Social Networks with ThePort
Presented by: ThePort Network and Common Knowledge
When should you roll out your own social network? What does it take to make it work? Join ThePort Network and Common Knowledge as we explore custom social networks and explain how nonprofits are using them to connect with their constituents, engage their supporters and drive donations. In this webinar, we’ll outline the social network landscape for nonprofits and walk you through the possibility of creating your own.
Common Knowledge provides full service consulting in online marketing, fundraising, communications and advocacy. ThePort Network is the leading provider of social media solutions to some of the top nonprofit and member-based organizations in the world.
Membership Acquisition and Retention: A Social Media Perspective:
Trade or professional groups and philanthropies share a common challenge, which is the increasing competition for their supporters' time and money. Non-profits are all chasing the same donor dollars and trying to keep their cause top of contributors' minds. Similarly, industry associations are striving to keep their members interested and active in order to continue the influx of annual dues. Today, it is getting harder for people to focus their attention and find time to get (and stay) involved.
Compounding this problem for trade and professional associations in particular is the Internet, which is challenging their longstanding position as the sole purveyor of industry-related information. Members can now find a lot of what they need through an online Google search, thus diminishing these groups' value. For this reason, associations need to find ways to enhance member services and regain their role as the critical hub for their masses.
