A novice takes the plunge
By Michele Goodrich, Donor By Design Group
Move out of your comfort zone.
You can only grow if you are willing to
feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
Brian Tracy
As a latecomer to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, I totally understand how mysterious and intimidating they can be. My initial reluctance was based on my fears of feeling stupid and not being able to “do it right”. I mean, how was I supposed to find my FB “wall”, let alone write on it!
Over the past year I have slowly overcome some of my social media fears. In fact, I have had Facebook and Twitter accounts for several months now. However, I d
on’t log on very frequently and when I do, I tend to be a passive observer. But, after experiencing the number of novice social networkers who came to the iNAYDO room and bravely let one of the Donor by Design team members set them up with accounts, I became inspired to venture out of my comfort zone a little farther. With Lora Dow’s “netiquette” lesson (see “Don’t Overlook the Social”) and her encouragement to “get social”, I’ve decided to go beyond observation and attend the “party”.
So, I am asking those of you who are new to social media, as a result of your
recent NAYDO Conference experience or otherwise, to join me in learning how to build relationships through social media. I am interested in learning and exploring how others are utilizing these tools to build relationships with prospective and current members and donors. I want to learn about your successes and your missteps so that all of us novices can continue to experience this new and mystifying world.
I know I can do this – after all, I am actually blogging now!!! Who knew?
Last 5 posts by Michele Goodrich
- SuperVision - February 3rd, 2012
- Good Reads - The Art of Racing in the Rain - January 25th, 2012
- Starting a New Tradition - November 16th, 2011
- Stop whining. There's important work to be done! - July 11th, 2011
- Encouraging New Growth - June 7th, 2011
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Same story! Last week I attended the NAYDO Conference. My goal was to become prepared for electronic communcation. I made my First “Official” Posting this morning! A shout out to a couple of people: Lora for bearing through my seemingly dumb questions; Gail for encouraging (badgering?) me to make the big leap; and Dale, who is my un-be-knowst partner in making the leap from 19th to 21st century messaging. Good luck – to both of us.
Not a bad start! I would try to email some of the novices to further solicit feedback. It might be truly neat to see the group progressing in different directions yet together!