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with Sus Schmitt and a panel of Cru experts. Effective Communication for Ministry through Technology. Objective: At least one step you can take in the next three months and another long-term step. Your goal: Make your ministry more social and more mobile-friendly.
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with Sus Schmitt and a panel of Cru experts Effective Communication for Ministry through Technology Objective: At least one step you can take in the next three months and another long-term step. Your goal: Make your ministry more social and more mobile-friendly. Follow e4e: eQuipping for eMinistry blog
eMail Basic Building Blocks for Staff Your Social Media Your Database Your Web Presence
Keep in Mind How can I have more social connection? How does my content look on a mobile device? Does my reader have to do too many clicks to get to where I want them to go (less is better)?
Cru Mail or MailChimp Basic Tools for Cru Staff TntMPD or MPDx Facebook with Lists Give.cru.org
Most of your friends MailChimp stats Cru Mail and MailChimp Try Regular eNewsletters Post mailing on Facebook TntMPD or MPDx Facebook with Lists Give.cru.org
Please stop eMailing PDF letters unless someone needs to print your letter.
Update Your Give Site Add a photo or two, ministry story, bio, and one or two links.
Add an optional header photo. • Learn how on e4e Search for “give. cru.org “ on equipping4eMinistry.wordpress.com
eMail with link Make Lists and Links Check Facebook lists TntMPD or MPDx Financial partner clicks on link in eMail to donate Donor “follows” you Give.cru.org with great photo and ministry story
eMail with links Which Social Network? Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn? TntMPD or MPDx Give.cru.org with great photo and ministry story
Cru Mail with link to give.cru.org Address & eMail address synced Choose a Database TntMPD or MPDx Facebook with Lists Donations synced Give.cru.org
Keep in Mind How can I have more social connection? How does my content look on a mobile device? Does my reader have to do too many clicks to get to where I want them to go (less is better)?
Mention update in eMail Can You Be More Social? Post from your site on Facebook TntMPD or MPDx Update your website
Your Website Needs a Feed • The old website concept: a resource site to send people to or that you’d hope they’d visit regularly. • If you have a website you need an RSS feed, that is, a way for them to “subscribe”. • RSS = Really Simple Syndication • Feed • Aggregator (Feedly, etc.)
RSS feed through MailChimp Blog & MailChimp Option FB & Twitter links to web content TntMPD or MPDx NOTE: someone may choose to read your blog through an aggregator. Post regularly on a “website” blog
Your Website Needs to BeMobile-Friendly • How your web site might look on a cell phone if it’s not mobile-friendly. • Look for “responsive” themes that adjust to phones, iPads, laptops,…
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