[Nfbc-sj] Recruiting

[Gursimrat Otal]

A Facebook group sounds like a great idea!

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 2:46 PM Jamie P. <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Tim!
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> Sure, Brian. I think what is usually done in chapters all over that have a
> facebook presence is just that the facebook page and the mailing list are
> complementary, but not identical. The mailing list is still the primary
> source of official chapter information. But someone maintains the facebook
> page and ensures that major announcements go there as well. I dont
> personally think its desirable to re-post messages individuals leave on our
> facebook page to the mailing list because it undermines their choice in how
> to engage, and may even defeat the purpose of creating a new channel for
> engagement. Also, while you could pull messages from Facebook and put them
> on the mailing list, you wouldn't be able to effectively go the other way
> when non-Facebook users want to reply. The best thing to do is make sure
> everyone who finds our facebook page is made aware of the mailing list
> (probably through a pinned post and some individual invitation through
> conversation) and is encouraged to join. These two streams would not be in
> competition eith each other though. They would just be complementary
> channels to help engage more people where they are. A great example of this
> is NABS. They have a strong facebook presence, and yet still have an
> incredibly active and vibrant mailing list which is obviously their primary
> channel.
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 11:17 Timothy Elder <telder at trelegal.com> wrote:
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>> I second the motion.  I’ll like such a page/group.
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>> *From:* nfbc-sj-bounces at nfbcal.org <nfbc-sj-bounces at nfbcal.org> *On
>> Behalf Of *Jamie P.
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 10:28 AM
>> *To:* NFB San Jose/Silicon Valley Chapter <nfbc-sj at nfbcal.org>
>> *Subject:* [Nfbc-sj] Recruiting
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>> Hey all,
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>> We talked at our last meeting about ideas for recruiting people to our
>> chapter. Tim advised that personal invites are often the most effective way
>> to bring in totally new members, but I was thinking today about increasing
>> interest and participation of existing members. I have a thought. What do
>> we think about creating a facebook page for our chapter? Other NFBC
>> chapters seem to have done this. We could use it to share information about
>> upcoming meetings and events, spur conversation, signal boost information
>> from the state affiliate or from national, and reach each member's own
>> social network in a new way.
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>> I'm curious what others think.
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>> -Jamie
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