Social Networking Broadens Support for Mayor's Alliance Programs
If you use any of the many online social networking services — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Digg, Delicious, Blogger, StumbledUpon, LinkedIn, etc. — you can easily spread the word about the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals and its success in saving lives throughout New York City. Read on as Mayor's Alliance Web Coordinator Krista Menzel describes how.
Last year, the Mayor's Alliance created Facebook Pages and Causes as tools to build awareness and raise funds for the Mayor's Alliance and its programs, including the Picasso Veterinary Fund and the New York City Feral Cat Initiative. Response to our Facebook presence has been wonderful so far, with new Fans and Supporters joining every day. Our friends receive occasional News Feed updates about Mayor's Alliance events, news, programs, animals for adoption, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising campaigns, as well as other information of interest to NYC pet lovers. We also encourage all of our Facebook Fans and Supporters to take advantage of the AddThis "Share" button at the top of each page of the Mayor's Alliance website to post articles, news, and event announcements to their own Facebook profiles.
Become a Fan of the Mayor's Alliance Facebook Page
Join the Mayor's Alliance Facebook Cause
Become a Fan of the Picasso Veterinary Fund Facebook Page
Join the Picasso Veterinary Fund Facebook Cause
Become a Fan of the NYC Feral Cat Initiative Facebook Page
Join the NYC Feral Cat Initiative Facebook Cause
In addition to barking and meowing, the Mayor's Alliance is also tweeting! Follow us on Twitter to receive quick announcements of events, news, services, and stories about animals in New York City. Of course, you are encouraged to retweet anything you would like to promote to your own followers. As a Twitter user, you can also tweet links to anything you find on the Mayor's Alliance, Picasso Veterinary Fund, or NYC Feral Cat Initiative websites using the AddThis "Share" button found at the top of each page of these sites.
Follow the Mayor's Alliance on Twitter
YouTube
The videos on the Mayor's Alliance YouTube Channel have been viewed thousands of times over the past two years. From our overview video, to seven humorous pet adoption and spay/neuter PSAs, to the three-part Tough Love: Socializing Feral Kittens series, you will find something interesting when you tune in. Subscribers will be notified as soon as new videos are posted to our Channel.
Subscribe to the Mayor's Alliance YouTube Channel
AddThis
Each page of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, NYC Feral Cat Initiative, and Picasso Veterinary Fund websites now has an AddThis "Share" button that makes posting, tweeting, bookmarking, and sharing articles a snap!
Give it a try:
About the Author
Krista Menzel is the Web Coordinator for the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, overseeing the design and maintenance of the organization's websites, e-newsletters and announcements, and social networking. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her rescued cats and budgies, and thousands of plants, indoors and out.
