Post by Zack Rosete on Oct 2, 2014 18:41:19 GMT -5
In the Google hangout with Nick Owen of Doctors without Borders UK, I found quite a few things he said very special and intriguing. I enjoyed how he dissected each kind of social media platform that the organization uses. He seemed very devoted toward his work and strongly expressed how he felt about issues they had when it came to utilizing social media and expanding its reach. The thing I found to be extremely interesting about Mr. Owen’s hangout was when he brought up coordination between the varying branches of Doctors without Borders.
I found this bit of his hangout super compelling. I cannot remember the exact number of Doctors without Borders in the world but it was somewhere around 26. Mr. Owen said that the assorted branches of the organization had to coordinate with each other so they could post and share amongst the world’s people. For example, he said that they will get in touch with each other and say that they need to post something or something needs to be put out there at this time. I thought that was so cool to hear that. Each Doctors without Borders may be in a different country and led by someone else, but they still listen and abide to each other so that they can better spread the word of their organization.
With the Google hangout featuring Paull Young of Charity Water, he immediately caught my attention. He was charismatic, energetic, and very well spoken about his work. I particularly liked the part where he made the representation of Charity Water’s social media spread. I thought his visual was a very good way to show what he was saying. Among that and the many things he spoke about, I think the special thing that Charity Water does on social media that Mr. Young addressed was that they do not plan posts.
When Mr. Young brought up their social media strategy, I thought his work on it was something that I have only heard from him so far. He said that he does not plan his social media postings. He said that they want to do things based off inspiration. I thought this was awesome. That’s very special when it comes to an organization’s posting because most plot and plan their social media engagement. To be a largely followed non-profit that mainly wants to post off of inspiration rather than just systematically do it is inspiring because it adds a human element to the organization that is sometimes forgotten.
I found this bit of his hangout super compelling. I cannot remember the exact number of Doctors without Borders in the world but it was somewhere around 26. Mr. Owen said that the assorted branches of the organization had to coordinate with each other so they could post and share amongst the world’s people. For example, he said that they will get in touch with each other and say that they need to post something or something needs to be put out there at this time. I thought that was so cool to hear that. Each Doctors without Borders may be in a different country and led by someone else, but they still listen and abide to each other so that they can better spread the word of their organization.
With the Google hangout featuring Paull Young of Charity Water, he immediately caught my attention. He was charismatic, energetic, and very well spoken about his work. I particularly liked the part where he made the representation of Charity Water’s social media spread. I thought his visual was a very good way to show what he was saying. Among that and the many things he spoke about, I think the special thing that Charity Water does on social media that Mr. Young addressed was that they do not plan posts.
When Mr. Young brought up their social media strategy, I thought his work on it was something that I have only heard from him so far. He said that he does not plan his social media postings. He said that they want to do things based off inspiration. I thought this was awesome. That’s very special when it comes to an organization’s posting because most plot and plan their social media engagement. To be a largely followed non-profit that mainly wants to post off of inspiration rather than just systematically do it is inspiring because it adds a human element to the organization that is sometimes forgotten.