Rotarians on social networks 071510

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Rotarians on Social Networks

Presentation by Don HigginsRotary Club of Pinellas Parky

Rotary District 6950Tampa Bay Florida USATampa Bay Florida USA

don@higgins.net July 15, 2010

O iOverview

•About social networks•Facebook – www.facebook.com•LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com•Twitter – www.twitter.com

•Rotary International on social networksy

•Rotarians On Social Networks Fellowship

F b k f b kFacebook – www.facebook.com

• Worlds largest and fastest growing SN• Create profiles, pages, groups, causes• Multi‐media – text, pictures, video

•Multi‐channel – private, wall, group, page

• Connect with family, work, school, Rotary

•Rotary International page with 60,000 fans• ROSNF fellowship page with 2 000 fans• ROSNF fellowship page with 2,000 fans

F b k f b kFacebook ‐ www.facebook.com

(Third largest country based on users)Facebook Total – July 2009 Total –July 2010

Total users 350,000,000 500,000,000Total users 350,000,000 500,000,000

Rotary International Fans 20,000 60 ,000

ROSNF Fellowship Fans 1,000 2,000

ROSNF Fellowship Members 200 500

Li k dI Li k diLinkedIn ‐ www.Linkedin.com

• Rotary International Official Discussion Group•10,000 Rotarians and Rotaractors•Wide variety of Rotary topics

•Email notification of updates if requested

•Very popular for business networking y p p g

T itt t ittTwitter ‐ www.twitter.com

• Rotary International page•20,000 followers•Daily posts of Rotary news and events

•Very popular for tracking events•Messages are limited to 140 charactersMessages are limited to 140 characters

ROSNF fROSNF ‐ www.rosnf.com

• Rotarians On Social Networks Fellowship• Approved by Rotary International – June 2010• 488 charter members488 charter members

• Why join Facebook and LinkedIn

Wh j i ROSNF F ll hi• Why join ROSNF Fellowship

• How to join ROSNF

Wh j i F b kWhy join Facebook

•Make friends all over the world including:•Family (my 2 daughters invited me to join)

•Friends and neighbors•Work associates and customers

•Reconnect with school mates and old friends

•Rotarians around the world•For both fellowship and service opportunities

Wh j i ROSNF F ll hiWhy join ROSNF Fellowship

•Enjoy fellowship with Rotarians •Get to know your own club members better

•Make friends with Rotarians in your district/zone

•Make Friends with Rotarians around the world

•Learn how social networks can help Rotaryp y•Create Facebook page/group for your club/group•Promote Rotary Foundation and other causesPromote Rotary Foundation and other causes

H t j i ROSNF F ll hiHow to join ROSNF Fellowship

•Go to www.rosnf.org and submit form

•Join www.facebook.com•Join the ROSNF Group on Facebook for:Join the ROSNF Group on Facebook for:

•Newsletter about ROSNF activities and events•Discussion topics related to ROSNF fellowshipDiscussion topics related to ROSNF fellowship

•Join www.linkedin.comJ i RI Offi i l Di i G•Join RI Official Discussion Group

Don’s Friends on FacebookDon s Friends on Facebook

• Family (3 of 13)Family (3 of 13)

• Rotary Club of Pinellas Park (6)

i i 69 0 ( f 8 )• District 6950 (4 of 181)

• Rotary International staff (1)

• ROSNF board (9)

• Plus many more from work school RotaryPlus many more from work, school, Rotary

• I hope this is useful example of Facebook