The call for proposals for the 4th Annual Action Camp is now open. Presenters are asked to share knowledge and practice, as well as facilitate discussions. But, as the name suggests, presentations should include actionable items. Panel and presentation proposals are invited. Background Action San Antonio is managed by Colleen Pence, Fran Stephenson, and Molly [...]
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Action Breakfast Twitter Tips
Did you ask for a takeaway on Twitter after our Action Breakfast Summer session last week? You got it, thanks to Nathan Cone and Andrea Leal, of Texas Public Radio. The 7 Steps to Twitter Dominance 1. Identify Your Focus (Reporter should know what they’re talking about i.e. beat reporter) It could be your beat, [...]
Action Breakfast Pinterest Guide
Many thanks to our table captain, Taylor Henson, of Social Media by Design, for assembling and sharing this Pinterest Pointers Guide. It’s in PDF form, so click on the link below to open the guide, then you can save it to your own computer for future reference. Pinterest Guide What have you tried from the [...]
Action Report: Help is on the Way!
Last week’s Social Media Help Session for Nonprofits was fantastic! A big thank you to table captains Nathan Cone and Andrea Leal with Texas Public Radio; Melissa Burnett with the Downtown Alliance; Taylor Henson with Social Media By Design; Colleen Pence with Social Media Mentoring; and Fran Stephenson with Step In Communication. Nonprofits in attendance had [...]
Action Report: Ready, Set, Campaign!
On May 9, nonprofits from across San Antonio arrived at Cafe College for our sold-out Action Breakfast. Our challenge? For every attendee to walk away with at least one actionable item that would help them create successful social media campaigns. But, before we could take on that task, kickoff speaker Alicia Arenas, with SaneraCamp, put [...]
Ready, Set, Campaign!
Say the word campaign and most nonprofits start to shudder. The thought of releasing a strategy into the world is enough to give them hives. Take heart! Your next campaign is just one workshop away at the next Action Breakfast May 9 from 9-11 a.m. at Café College. The kick-off speaker for this workshop is [...]
Action Report: Leap into your Social Strategy
by Fran Stephenson A record-setting crowd gathered last week for the first Action Breakfast of 2012 in the new location at downtown’s Café College. The event opened with a presentation from Denise Barkhurst of Big Brothers Big Sisters on how her organization has made the “leap.” Afterwards, small discussion groups tackled the topic in various [...]
Introducing Our Table Captains for Action Breakfast on February 29
With Action Breakfast just two days away we’d like to introduce you to our table captains. They’ll lead the roundtable discussions following an introduction to the topic of social media strategy by our opening speaker, Denise Barkhurst. Action San Antonio invites table captains who bring experience from the nonprofit sector, as well as with social media [...]
Action Breakfast Speaker Armen Babajanian with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas
We’re kicking off this year’s first Action Breakfast with a special guest speaker, Armen Babajanian, the vice president of external communications for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of South Texas. Armen will open our breakfast workshop on Wednesday, February 29, by discussing the social media strategy for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas. Armen [...]
