Tagged: "advancement"

July 16, 2010

Be quick. Be nimble.

I wondered who would be the first to jump on the outrageous, awesome and just plain hilarious Old Spice commercials and YouTube phenom.  If  you have no idea what I’m talking about go here,  enjoy and thank me later. I figured that some enterprising college would hop right on this just like Yale did with [...]

May 03, 2010

Galvanize Your department With Social Media Tools

For social media mavens, who already blog, tweet, Facebook, digg and use every other form of social media we can get our hands on, it’s hard for us to understand why our co-workers don’t rush at the opportunity to use social media every chance they can to connect with alumni, parents and students. In January, [...]

April 07, 2010

When they find you on Twitter…

And…. it’s finally happened. When I moved from higher education to working at Groton School, one of the first striking realizations I had was that I now work at an institution full of minors.  Because of this, there are much different boundaries that need to be established than what I was used to at the [...]

April 07, 2010

Special Bootcamp for Northern New England Schools

On May 6, 2010 at New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH, edSocialMedia, Independent Schools Association of Northern New England (ISANNE) & WhippleHill will offer a one-day, practical application of social media tools in a school environment using the edSocialMedia Bootcamp curriculum.

April 06, 2010

Bay Area Bootcamp: June 16, 2010

Join us on June 16, 2010 at Our Savior Lutheran School, Livermore, CA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty & alumni.

February 24, 2010

edSocialMedia Summit: Ben Jones Keynote

Thanks to our friends at WhippleHill for this video of the excellent Keynote address by Ben Jones, VP for Communications at Oberlin College and former Director of Communications for the MIT Office of Admissions. Ben shared his experiences in using social media, focusing on the “what,” “why,” and “how” from his point of view. This [...]

November 16, 2009

Bootcamp: Richmond, VA

edSocialMedia Bootcamp A School Administrator’s Guide to Social Media **WEATHER UPDATE** – Yes! We are still holding the bootcamp at St. Christopher’s School on Feb 3. Join us on February 3, 2010 at St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, VA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the [...]

November 15, 2009

edSocialMedia Bootcamp Keynote St. John’s Prep

A word of thanks to the folks over at WhippleHill Communications for streaming my keynote at the edSocialMedia Bootcamp at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, MA. Over 20 independent school professionals in all areas of advancement came together to learn and discuss the power and potential of social media in our schools. Enjoy!

November 15, 2009

edSocialMedia Bootcamp Keynote St. John’s Prep

A word of thanks to the folks over at WhippleHill Communications for streaming my keynote at the edSocialMedia Bootcamp at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, MA. Over 20 independent school professionals in all areas of advancement came together to learn and discuss the power and potential of social media in our schools. Enjoy!

September 22, 2009

Bootcamp: Boston (Area), November 12, 2009

Join us on November 12, 2009 at St. John's Prep, Danvers, MA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty & alumni. Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development.