A social media audit of systems, implementation, strategy, and culture offers a comprehensive evaluation of the state of your organization’s social media strategy, processes, and systems. Audits are not a judgment, but rather a statement of where you are along a continuum of practice, and offer practical insights into your social media execution and effectiveness. In this webinar, we’ll discuss the right time to consider a social media audit, the goals of the audit, inquiry tools and resources, what a 360-degree audit entails, and what to do with the results. We'll also explore case studies of two nonprofit social media audits, what the organizations learned from participating in this process, and how the audit information translated into ramping up their strategic social media engagement.
4. Today’s Speakers
Debra Askanase Ash Shepherd
Founder and Engagement Strategist Senior Project Manager/Strategist,
Community Organizer 2.0 NPower Northwest
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April Hunt, Nonprofit Webinars Sam Frank, Synthesis Partnership
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5. The Social Media Audit
Presented by Ash Shepherd
and Debra Askanase
Nonprofit Webinars
February 15, 2011
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6. Road Map
• What is a social media audit (and what it’s
not)
• When is the right time to do an audit
• Goals of the audit
• Tools and resources
• The 360-degree audit
• Tying the audit back to strategy
• Supplemental resources
7. Take a look under the hood
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8. What is a social media audit?
Measures processes, not the strategy
9. What is a social media audit?
Sets
expectations
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10. What is a social media audit?
Measures progress towards social
media maturity
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11. What is a social media audit?
Assesses systems efficiencies
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12. What is a social media audit?
Identifies barriers to successful implementation
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13. The audit is a measurement
of systems, competence,
and maturity
14. Audit components:
social media practice areas
• Strategy
• Implementation
• Online integration
• Support and/or connected culture
16. What an audit is NOT
• It will not offer a strategy for social media
• It will not evaluate how a specific campaign is
going or whether it met campaign goals
• It will not evaluate how you are progressing
towards a specific strategic goal
• It will not tell you how to make your existing
social media strategy stronger
17. Campaign vs. systems audits
Campaign audit Systems audit
Goals focused Systems focused
Metrics focused Processes focused
What was and was not What process are and are
executed not in place
Degree of success Level of maturity
18. When is the right time?
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19. Timing of an audit
• You’ve been doing social media for at least six
months
• You want to evaluate resource allocation
• You’re about to step up your social media
efforts or launch a campaign
• Your organization is ready to be a networked
nonprofit or ready to advocate for being one
20. Goals of an Audit
• Provide a snapshot of systems and processes
• Identify overall “foundation for success”
• Ease process of prioritizing next steps
• Allow for comparisons over time to track
growth
21. Use as a Framework
Inquiry up front & listen Modify where
for specific needs/goals appropriate
22. Getting into the Tool
• Detailed document of theory and application
• Methodology for assessment
• Entering “The Matrix”
• Recommendations report
28. Example 1 | Results
• Little extended beyond fund development
• Some campaign strategy but no long-term
• Traditional background helps with integration
• Strategy/Policy top priority for going forward
30. Example 2 | Results
• Very little institutionalization, mostly ad hoc,
some planned systems
• Weakest area is connected culture, which affects
the rest of the organization’s social media efforts
• Identifying SMART goals, conversation areas,
leadership development opps are priorities
• Organizational education about the use of and
participation in social media also critical
31. End Products
• Matrix
• Recommendations
Report
– Current State Analysis
– Priorities
– Next steps
33. What to do with the results
• Reevaluate systems and processes
• How does this impact your social media
strategy?
• Prioritize change:
– What can you immediately, in 3 mos, 6 mos.
• Convey this information to the whole agency
– Integrate with program and fundraising
– How will this impact culture, reporting, etc?
34. Where you can find more
• Original Posting: NPower Northwest Website
http://www.npowernw.org/knowledge-center/social-media-audit
• Wikispace: Collaboration Experiment
http://nonprofitsocialmediaaudit.wikispaces.com
35. The Wiki Experiment
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• Original docs
• Additional resources developed by others
• Iterations (Coalition specific, etc.)
• Related Resources
36. Jumping In
What is your next step?
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