By Kindra Cotton of SSS for Success: Simplified Social Media Solutions (Republished with permission; some links and images added by the Institutional Diversity Blog) Thank me later for getting you started on this 5 months ahead of time! A very popular, unattributable internet quote says: "Facebook is for the people you used to know, LinkedIn is for the people you … [Read more...]
EDI Tech Corner: 3 Things I Wish Every Chief Diversity Officer Knew Social Media
Today, I’m discussing the three (3) things I wish every Chief Diversity Officer (CDOs) knew about social media before starting their social media initiative. I’ve been a Social Media Specialist now for more than half a decade, and I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of executive level administrators and busy small business CEOs which have the best lead nuturing. … [Read more...]
EDI Tech Corner: 3 Tips to Help Chief Diversity Officers Implement Their Social Media Vision
Last week, Dr. Green shared her story of social media success as a Chief Diversity Officer (CDOs) at Ryerson University, and today, I’ll share 3 tips to help CDOs implement their social media vision: Always Have a Plan: Most CDOs are in their position because they’re leaders in their field. It took planning to complete your education and accomplish your career … [Read more...]
EDI Tech Corner: 3 Ways to Follow the Digital EDI Conversation
There’s a lot of information traveling in all directions on “The Information Superhighway”, and sometimes it’s hard to keep tabs on all that’s relevant to you. The Web is changing, and how you get information is changing, especially as “web personalization” continues to deliver a web experience that is more and more tailored to … [Read more...]
Promoting Your EDI Message with Blogging: How to Construct the Perfect Blog Post
In our book chapter “Leveraging New Media as Social Capital for Diversity Officers”, we discuss how to identifying the right combination of new media tools that works for promoting messages of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the social media space. This blog, The Institutional Diversity Blog, is an excellent example of how a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) is using the … [Read more...]