Blogging for People Who Should - February 2010

If you are doing work in the social sector and want people to know about it, this workshop is for you. Blogging for People Who Should is both an introduction to the science of blogging and social media and a workshop on the art of telling your story online in an authentic and engaging way.

Held at the Centre for Social Innovation on Tuesday nights from 6 to 8:30pm, this four-week workshop starts on February 9th.

The sessions will cover the following:

Session One: A Blogging Plan and Who Am I Online? - Tuesday February 9, 6-8:30pm
Participants will clarify why they are blogging, set some goals and guidelines for success, make some decisions about how they want to shape their online identity, and finish with a basic blogging plan.

Session Two: Blooging Tools and Listening - Tuesday February16, 6-8:30pm
Participants will evaluate which blogging tool(s) will meet their needs and then learn how to identify, join and help maintain online conversations and finish by learning how to build a basic online 'listening post' to find and track conversations happening online.

Session Three: Creating Blog Entries - Tuesday February 23, 6-8:30pm
Participants will learn the key characteristics of effective blog entries, and how to come up with fresh content while still having time for a life.

Session Four: Promotion and Evaluation - Tuesday March 2, 6-8:30pm
In this session, participants will learn how to make sure their message is visible on the internet, how to reach out to other bloggers in a respectful way and how they can monitor how their audience is finding and interacting with their blog.

More information and answers to Frequently Asked Questions are online here.