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An international developing community
Who are we?• Institute of Development Studies• Around 250 staff• Charity with funding from the UK
Government, large philanthropic organisations, NGOs, European Union, UN agencies and more
• Offer PhD and 7 postgraduate courses• Around 150 students a year
IDS history and reputation
• Two knights of old• Chocolate and
bananas?!• Youngest cabinet
minister
Online Community Vision & Goals• Be a global knowledge hub for the
development community • Grow our social media audience
internationally with focus on developing countries
• Promote our research, courses and opinion• Increase membership by 5% each month• Increase traffic to IDS website
What we share & promote
• Inspiring those who can make a difference in the world
• Number of IDS fans start to surge
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Fans 6032 102,093Growth per month 5% 10%Fan location in developing countries(vs. developed countries) 38.2% 58.9%PTAT by number of countries 35 135PTAT fans’ location – number of developing countries represented 20 93Facebook as a source of website visits 1.51% 5.95%
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Future leaders
• An international community of passionate people who want to make a difference in the world
• Developing campaigners, activists, teachers and government leaders for the future
Thanks for listening
Robin ColemanDigital Communications Officer
Institute of Development Studieswww.ids.ac.uk