Utilizing Social Media Tools to Engage the Community - Webinar Materials presented by Nakia Hansen for the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) (October 2009)

Wondering what all of the social media talk is about and what it has to do with your organization? Trying to make sense out of Twitter, Facebook, blogging and other social media applications? This webinar focused specifically on how the domestic violence community can utilize social networking sites, tools, and applications to get our message of prevention and effective intervention out to the community. Materials from the webinar held on September 15 and 16, 2009 include the PowerPoint presentation and questions and answers from the presenter. These materials presentation will be helpful in understanding how to use the basics, including:

• Learn how social media is quickly growing into an effective, resourceful communications medium for nonprofits and social justice advocates.
• Begin to recognize, understand, and overcome generational differences that impact willingness to use social media as a means to communicate.
• Address common fears and apprehensions about integrating social media strategies.
• Get a head start on implementing a social media strategy of your own.

About the presenter

To say that Nakia Hansen is fascinated with social media and all things communications-related would be an understatement. Currently the New Media Coordinator for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and a freelance writer and social media consultant in her spare time, Nakia has combined her interests in online media and popular culture with a passion for social justice work and anti-violence advocacy. Nakia is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Temple University's Beasley School of Law, where she was named a Rubin-Presser Public Interest Scholar. Over the years, Nakia has continued to grow her involvement in the public interest sector by studying international human rights law in Tokyo, Japan, providing legal services for Philadelphia's homeless population at the Homeless Advocacy Project, and as a staff member at the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Most recently, she teamed up with the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project to help promote the project's public and prevention education efforts. Nakia currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

• Utilizing Social Media Tools to Engage the Community - PowerPoint Presentation
• Utilizing Social Media Tools to Engage the Community - Q&A

• VAWnet on Twitter
• VAWnet Facebook page
• Facebook Cause: Domestic Violence Awareness: Make Advocacy Accessible
• Facebook Cause: The Women of Color Network