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How to be a Social Media Rock Star at NCVS

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Today’s post originally appeared on the National Conference on Volunteering and Service blog. Follow the NCVS blog for news about the conference!
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The 2011 National Conference on Service & Volunteering (NCVS) is nearly here!

It will be held June 6th – 8th in New Orleans – The Big Easy!

Thanks to social media, there are lots of ways you can participate online – whether you’re there or not!

<-strong>Facebook

“Like” the so that the official wall posts show up in your Facebook news feed.

You are welcome and invited to post thoughts, ideas, etc. to The National Conference on Volunteering & Service Facebook page. Especially if you know a good place to eat in New Orleans!

This year, we’ll be sharing the opening and closing plenary on Livestream, and you’ll be able to watch them on your Facebook page! Keep an eye out on the NCVS Facebook page for a link that you can share on your wall and watch!

Eventbrite

This free tool will allow you (or anyone) to organize an event around conference and invite anyone.

Want to host a breakfast to discuss the topic of your dreams?

Want to organize an affinity group meetup?

Want to suggest an after-hours meet up spot?

You can do all of this with eventbrite.

Check out what your fellow conference attendees are organizing so far.

Blogging

You are invited to write a blog post (for your own blog or as a guest post on ours) about a session you’re excited about leading up to conference or reviewing a session you attended afterward.

Blogging is a great way to share what you’re excited about and/or what you’ve learned.

The HandsOn Blog editorial guidelines are here and the National Conference Blog editorial guidelines are here.

If you write a post for your own blog, send us a link to it at and we’ll be able to share it

Twitter

to hear all the official conference tweets.

Additionally, follow the conference conversation by . (The search bar is located in the right sidebar of your Twitter homepage.)

Each NCVS workshop session and forum is assigned a unique session #hashtag.

While the overall conference conversation will take place on the #NCVS hashtag, you can follow individual session twitter streams by searching on the unique session #hashtag.

Join the conversation by adding “#NCVS” to your tweets — adding that hashtag in your tweet is the way to have your tweet show up in the conference twitter stream.

You can also follow HandsOn Network ; Points of Light and CNCS

It’s super easy to follow twitter conversations using your cell phone so before conference, you might want to download a cell phone application for managing Twitter.

Want to follow conference speakers? How about conference speakers by focus area? No problem. Check out the and follow those that match your interests!

Foursquare

Foursquare at conferences can be fun. Want to know who’s savvy and in the room with you at any given NCVS session? Check-in using Foursquare and you’ll be able to see who else is at conference, and who you might want to meet!

Maybe you’ll even unlock a special badge!

Delicious

Delicious is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.

On Delicious, users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen terms.

A combined view of everyone’s bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL http://delicious.com/tag/ncvs displays all of the most recent links tagged with NCVS. You don’t just see the bookmarks that you’ve tagged, though. You get to see what other people have found that fits the same topic!

See all the great NCVS content saved to Delicious and add your own!

Flickr

Share your NCVS photos with everyone using the . You can upload your favorite conference shots photos by joining the group pool and then clicking on the link that says “Add photos.”

If you don’t have a Flickr account, it only takes a minute to sign up for one. All you need is a Yahoo!, Google or Facebook ID

YouTube

YouTube isn’t just a place for piano playing cats – why not record a video of yourself talking about your experience at NCVS, or Send links to your favorite NCVS videos and we’ll add them to our NCVS playlist on !

Send your video links to .

We can’t wait to see you in New Orleans – or online!

Storify

Storify is a way to tell stories using social media such as Tweets, photos and videos. You search multiple social networks from one place, and then drag individual elements into your story. You can re-order the elements and also add text to give context to your readers. At the end of each day, we’ll be sharing highlights from the conference. You can make your own social media story and share it, too!

WiFi
Unfortunately, there isn’t public wifi available in the Convention Center. If you have a smart phone, you’ll be able to use most of these tools from your phone. You might be able to use your phone’s connection to drive your computer’s wireless internet, but you’ll have to check with your service provider to find out if you have this option.

If you have a personal portable wireless internet hub it can be a great way to stay connected at conference, and meet some new friends!

Updated 5/18/11:
The National Conference on Volunteering and Service offers complimentary wireless service in all meeting rooms and lobbies. Please look for the SSID NCVS2011 on your wireless device.

In the exhibit hall, Starbucks has provided complimentary wireless service for all attendees and exhibitors. Look for SSID “NCVS” on your wireless device.
The National Conference on Volunteering and Service offers complimentary wireless services in all meeting rooms and lobbies. Please look for the SSID NCVS2011 on your wireless device.

In the exhibit hall, Starbucks has provided complimentary wireless service for all attendees and exhibitors. Look for SSID “NCVS” on your wireless device.

10 Ways to be A Social Media Rock Star at NCVS

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Service & Volunteering (NCVS) is nearly here!

It will be held on June 28th – 30th in New York City.

Thanks to social media, there are lots of ways you can participate online– whether you’re there or not!

1. Facebook

“Like” the so that the official wall posts show up in your Facebook news feed.

You are welcome and invited to post thoughts, ideas, etc. to the The National Conference on Volunteering & Service Facebook page.

2. Crowdvine

In order to help you meet and connect with as many people as possible, we’ve set up a conference social networking site where you can see who’s coming, find out what they have to share and make plans to get together.

Create your own NCVS attendee profile here and see who else is coming.

Meet up before you even get to New York!

3. Eventbrite

This free tool will allow you (or anyone) to organize an event around conference and invite anyone.

Want to host a breakfast to discuss the topic of your dreams?

Want to organize an affinity group meetup?

Want to suggest an afterhours meet up spot?

You can do all of this with eventbrite.

Check out what your fellow conference attendees are organizing so far.

4. Blogging

You are invited to write a blog post (for your own blog or as a guest post on ours) about a session you’re excited about leading up to conference or reviewing a session you attended afterward.

Blogging is a great way to share what you’re excited about and/or what you’ve learned.

The HandsOn Blog editorial guidelines are here and the National Conference Blog editorial guidelines are here.

If you write a post for your own blog, send us a link to it at

5. Twitter

to hear all the official conference tweets.

Additionally, follow the conference conversation by .  (The search bar is located in the right sidebar of your Twitter homepage.)

Each NCVS workshop session and forum is assigned a unique session #hashtag.

While the overall conference conversation will take place on the #NCVS hashtag, you can follow individual session twitter streams by searching on the unique session #hashtag.

For example, the Social Media for Social Good Forum hashtag will be #SM4SG and, if you follow that hashtag from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29th, you’ll hear what everyone in the forum is saying about it.

Join the conversation by adding “#NCVS” to your tweets — adding that hashtag in your tweet is the way to have your tweet show up in the conference twitter stream.

You can also follow HandsOn Network as well as our NCVS Featured Tweeps list.

Here’s a hint from Chris Jarvis of Realized Worth – If you want, you can cut & past twitter list name in to Tweepml.org and follow everyone on the list with one push of the button.

(Make yourself an NCVS Featured Tweep by tweeting “Make me a featured tweep “)

It’s super easy to follow twitter conversations using your cell phone so before conference, you might want to download a cell phone application for managing Twitter.

See all the conference tweets organized by session on our Tweet Notes page.

6. FourSquare

FourSquare at conferences can be fun.

Want to know who’s in the room with you at any given NCVS session?  “Check-in” using FourSquare and you’ll be able to see who else is there.

Maybe you’ll even unlock a swarm badge!

7. Delicious

Delicious (formerly del.icio.us, pronounced “delicious”) is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.

On Delicious,  users can tag each of their bookmarks with freely chosen term.

A combined view of everyone’s bookmarks with a given tag is available; for instance, the URL “http://delicious.com/tag/ncvs” displays all of the most recent links tagged “NCVS”.

Its collective nature makes it possible to view bookmarks added by other users.

See all the great NCVS content saved to Delicious and add your own!

8. Flickr

Share your NCVS photos with everyone using the HandsOn Network Flickr group.  You can upload your favorite conference shots by clicking on the words “add something.”

9. YouTube

Send links to your favorite NCVS videos and we’ll add them to our NCVS playlist on .

Send your video links to .

10. LinkedIn

Start a LinkedIn affinity sub-group on .

You can hold forum style discussions here on topics before conference and / or continue discussions that were initiated at NCVS.

See you in New York – or online!

#NCVS!

Social Media for Social Good at NCVS

Friday, June 4th, 2010

I’m excited about all the social media content coming up soon at the National Conference on Volunteering & Service!

I’ve already revealed how I attained Service Nerd Nirvana through the development of the Service Nerd Fantasy Panel Discussion, but wait… there’s more!

Social Media 4 Social Good: A Social Media Fair
Tuesday June 29th at 8:30 – 10:00 AM
Hilton New York Mercury Rotunda

Join this session for an opportunity to learn more about a myriad of social media topics by joining one of many small group discussions led by a fabulous host!

Discussions

Setting Social Media Policy & Strategy
, New York Cares
Deciding how your organization should use social media.  Learn how to tie social media tools to real organizational goals and objectives and how to release control to staff, volunteers and supporters.

Online Listening
Zack Brown, HandsOn Network
How to find out what the online community is saying about your organization & your issue – Using & Google Alerts and other tools to monitor the online conversation.

Engaging in the Conversation
, ETR Associates
Once  you’re actively listening to the online conversation about your issue and your organization, how do you know when and how to join the conversation?  What are the rules of social media etiquette?  Learn how to join in without making basic gaffs that make you look like a newbie.

Measuring Return on Investment for Social Media
Ken Cho, Spredfast
Jessica Kirkwood, HandsOn Network
How to track and measure the impact of social media efforts.

Twitter 101
Melissa Leibe, Volunteer Center of Bergen County
Getting Started – How to set up an account, how to use tools like Hootsuite, TweetDeck, , who to follow and how to use Lists (your own and those created by others).

Twitter 201
, Chicago Cares
Maximizing your account.

Facebook Fan Pages 101
Samantha Garrett & Lisa Gregory, New York Cares
The basic steps to starting a Fan Page.

Facebook 201
Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom, Volunteer Arlington
Making the most of your Facebook fan base and fan community.

Blogging
, Volunteer Maryland
Getting started, finding your voice, storytelling and community building.

Making the most of You Tube & Flickr
John Afryl, Hands On Greater Portland
How to make the best use of a Channel and a Group

Using Social Media for Events
Katie Stearns, Chicago Cares
Best practices for integrating social media into events

Time Management & Social Media
Whitney Soenksen, AmeriCorps Alums
How to survive the tidal wave of tweets, blog posts, wall posts, etc.

Leveraging Social Media for Disaster Response
Brian Williams, Hands On Nashville
Learn how social media helped HandsOn Nashville mobilize the city’s residents in an amazing volunteer flood relief effort.

New Ways to Tell Your Story
, Cause Global
Ms. Stepanek teaches a course on storytelling for nonprofits as well as a segment on “cause video” at NYU.  She also specializes in basic mobile social media-and-fundraising.

Make sure you’re registered for this amazing session!   The ID # for this session is 1293.