How To Get Involved with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
Whether you're completely new to Twin Cities Habitat or you're a longtime supporter looking for a new way to connect, there's always a way to help...
Do you get your news from Twitter and your gossip from Facebook?
I do.
I’m an AmeriCorps VISTA member in the communications department here at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and I coordinate all our social media activities.
If you’re still wondering what all the fuss is about, you’re not alone. About one-third of U.S. internet users don’t use any sort of social network regularly.
I get it. I’m old enough to remember a world without Internet and the myriad technologies we have today. In elementary school, I did my research projects using actual books (Rest in Peace, Encyclopedia Britannica). I talked to my friends on what is now known as a landline. I’m sure my books-on-tape are still around somewhere.
I also concede some of the arguments against social networking—bullies have found new foothold online, as have those who may fritter away their entire lives composing news bulletins about minutiae: “I had a sandwich for lunch!” “I’m going to the gym then the grocery store!" (I'm as guilty as anyone.)
But Social Media also has proven potential for Social Good. Who is using it and how they are using it may surprise you:
In short, social media matters – and it’s not just for the teenage set any more.
I think this quote by Josh Mendelsohn, the Vice President of Chadwick Martin Bailey (a market research and consulting service), puts the social media fad-cum-revolution in perspective:
While social media is not the silver bullet that some pundits claim it to be, it is an extremely important and relatively low-cost touch point that has a direct impact on sales and positive word of mouth. Companies not actively engaging are missing a huge opportunity and are saying something to consumers—intentionally or unintentionally—about how willing they are to engage on consumers’ terms.
Engaging on consumers’ terms. Or in the case of a nonprofit organization like Habitat, engaging on constituents’ terms—meeting donors, volunteers and advocates where they stand.
And where they stand, increasingly, is online. As promised, here are 8 ways you can connect with us in the social media realm:
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