The Foraker Group Facebook Page

Recently, we created a Facebook Page for The Foraker Group to explore the value of social media specifically as a communications tool throughout Alaska particularly for people working with Alaska nonprofit organizations as well as our Partners.

There are several things to note about the Page and the use of Facebook for communications:

1. Page Not Profile. Facebook Pages are tools that companies and nonprofit organizations can build to create a presence on Facebook. People can then show their support or interest by becoming a fan of the Page.

Note: Nonprofit organizations are not supposed to create Profiles on Facebook according to Facebook rules. If you have a Facebook account, then you have set up a Profile. Some organizations have incorrectly set up Profiles for their organizations instead of Pages and run the risk of having their accounts suspended by Facebook which means losing all the "Friend" connections and content.

2. Blog Feed. The Foraker Group is feeding its blog posts into the Facebook Page so you can now read this content in multiple platforms including on the blog itself, on the Foraker Facebook Page or by subscribing to the blog's feed (there are subscription options towards the middle of this blog page).

3. Events. We'll post The Foraker Group calendar events to the Facebook Events feature so you can also access information about upcoming classes and events from your Facebook account.

Note: By saying you'll attend on the Facebook Event Page does not confirm your reservation for the class or event. It simply notifies your friends on Facebook of an interesting event you are attending. You still must register via The Foraker Group web site as usual.

4. Discussion. There is a Discussion link at the top of the Foraker Facebook Page where you can click to start or join in on a conversation. We're testing out the value of an online discussion forum so feel free to leave some comments there.

If you're using Facebook, we hope you'll become a Fan of The Foraker Group Facebook Page to help us explore this new communications asset.

If you are using Facebook, what are you using it for specifically?