Social Media Workshop - Get Ready for GiveBigNRV 2017 

Sponsored by The Community Foundation of the New River Valley and The Foundation for Roanoke Valley

Register Now! 

Back by popular demand! With such positive feedback from the 2016 social media workshop, we've teamed up again with the Foundation for Roanoke Valley to bring Sarah Milston, founder of The Spark Mill, back for another full day of social media and give day strategies!  

The Spark Mill believes that all nonprofits regardless of size can have high functioning and high return social media programs. You will learn the basics of social media and receive cost effective and practical solutions with tangible action steps that can be implemented at your organization.

Social Media for Nonprofits (9:00 - 1:30)

The first part of the day will give participants a basic understanding of social media and how to use popular tools, to understand how to apply social media to their work, understand return on investment and risks of social media tools, and to get inspired to tackle social media on their own.  This portion of the day will be similar to last year with some new content.

Also covered:

• Emerging Trends and Tools
• Strategy - creating great content and timing it for the greatest impact
• Measurement techniques

Give Day Strategies (2:00 - 4:30)

This portion will help participants prepare for the Roanoke Valley Gives and/or GiveBigNRV annual online giving days.  Attendance guarantees that you walk away with tips, tools, and ideas to leverage the power of social media.

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PLEASE NOTE: In order to participate in this event, your organization MUST be registered to participate in Roanoke Valley Gives OR GiveBigNRV.

Registration Fee: $25 (breakfast pastries and boxed lunch included)

Space is extremely limited, so register today!

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Sarah Milston is the founder of The Spark Mill, a Virginia firm specializing in strategy and implementation work for nonprofits and small businesses.  Sarah spent 10 years working with nonprofits in fundraising, marketing, and board development and then transitioned these skills to consulting in order to build a varied and divers practice motivated by the belief that nonprofits can and do save the world.  Whether a guide, instigator, or knowledge base, Sarah is passionate about connecting the dots and giving people the right plan and tools to make stuff happen.  Committed to the nonprofit sector, Sarah earned her Masters of Public Administration (MPS) from VCU and her Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) credential from CFRE International.  Sarah is an instructor for Nonprofit Learning Point (Richmond), Academy for Nonprofit Excellence (Tidewater) and the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (Charlottesville).  In addition, she speaks at statewide and regional conferences on topics ranging from strategic planning, fundraising, social media, marketing and board development.