The Knight Digital Media Center presents a unique two-day workshop exploring how community foundations can better engage the public around issues they care about by using new digital tools and best practices.
Among the presenters:
- Beth Kanter, a nationally recognized expert in social media strategy for nonprofit organizations and an author of The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.
- Sara Goo, senior digital editor at Pew Research Center, leading digital content, strategy and audience engagement at the non-partisan "fact tank."
- Amy Gahran, a media consultant and mobile specialist who covers mobile technology for cnn.com and entrepreneur.com.
- Daniel X. O'Neil, executive director of Smart Chicago Collaborative, a civic organization devoted to making lives better in Chicago through technology.
Topics
- How digital tools and culture are changing the way we communicate and affiliate.
- How and when a social media strategy is crucial to outreach and engagement on community issues.
- How emerging tools such as mobile and data enhance community engagement.
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