Cool People Care will be hosting Social Media Summer Camp on Mondays in July. These interactive and informative sessions will give you the ins, outs, and latest ideas on how to use social media to promote your work. For a complete schedule and to register, visit: http://www.coolpeoplecare.org/about/summer-camp/

CNM has an exciting announcement!

In partnership with Lipscomb University’s SALT (Serving & Learning Together) program and Cool People Care, the Center for Nonprofit Management is pleased to offer two lucky nonprofits-one smaller agency with an annual budget of $500,000 or less and one larger with an annual budget of more than $500,000-the chance to work with a student intern this summer on social media strategies. In order to qualify, an agency must:

• Be a member of CNM

• Have a specific, stated goal for a social media intern (Example: Help implement Twitter as part of our overall communication strategy.)

• Provide one dedicated contact person for the intern

In order to be considered, please submit the following via email to Ellen Hingst, CNM’s Director of Education, at ellen@cnm.org:

 1. Name of Nonprofit Organization

2. Annual Budget Size

3. Name of Contact Person with Phone Number and Email Address

4. Specific Goal for Intern

 The deadline for submission is Friday, May 29, 2009, at 4:00 p.m.

 Representatives from CNM, the SALT program, and Cool People Care will review each submission for completeness. Each complete application will be placed one of two groups – a smaller agency group or a larger agency group. One agency will be randomly selected from each group to receive an intern. Interns and their respective agencies will meet initially to determine internship goals and terms for the summer. Sam Davidson of Cool People Care will help guide this initial discussion.

If you have any questions, please contact Ellen Hingst at 259-3911, ext. 15 or ellen@cnm.org.

Yesterday, Sam Davidson of CoolPeopleCare gave a presentation at the Belcourt Theater on how arts organization’s can utilize social media tools. Some of you may have seen Sam at our Lunch and Learn sessions or at CEO Network. Here are the major points and the accompanying video from Sam’s blog:

Social Media for Arts Organizations from adam patrick jones on Vimeo.

Who Generation Y is (3:15)
How Gen Y acts (5:00)
What the old consumer model is (7:00)
What the new consumer model is (8:30)
How arts organizations can have a new conversation (11:15)
Some reminders before embarking on a social media campaign (12:45)

According to the New York Times, implement a social media program for your nonprofit! The folks at CoolPeopleCare have a great summary of the article. Its worthy information, and it provides an innovative look at how you can utilize limited resources to get your social media program up and running.