Communications
Committee Report – 2/5/2013
Status
Our website is full of helpful information
and is updated as needed. Cynthia
Osborn manages the website. However,
IÕm happy to report that Marcia Lampe of Lampe-Farley Communications is on board to guide
and help out with our design and technical efforts moving forward. (Yay!)
o Working to update site to accommodate:
o Online processing of new & renewal membership forms.
o Online processing of new & renewal membership payment via
Paypal
o Register/Login for members
To-do
o
Scroll will not update with
current info. Need to fix.
o
With Marcia on board we can also
look at the possibility of a website re-design.
o
Would still like to scan old
newsletters if anybody has some available.
@WPNADecaturGA
Status
We began our Twitter account/feed in Jan
2012. Tom Reed immediately took
the helm as our WPNA Twitter Account Manager. Back up admin for the account is Cynthia Osborn.
o We have 22 Followers
o We average 3.25 tweets per mo. (39 Tweets for the yr)
o We are Following 7
1.
Ralph Ellis @DecaturGAPatch
2.
Midway Woods @midwaywoods
3.
Decatur Next @DecaturNext
4.
Downtown Decatur @DowntownDecatur
5.
Decatur Metro @DMetro
6.
Decatur Farmers Mkt @decaturfm
7.
DecaturKAC @DecaturKAC (Kecia
Cunningham)
To-do
o
Update our Profile picture logo.
o
Continue to spread the word and
get more followers.
https://www.facebook.com/WPNADecaturGA
Status
We began our Facebook Account in June 2010. However, we did not begin actively
maintaining and posting on the account until Jan 2012. Cynthia Osborn is the Facebook Account
Manager.
o
We have 46 ÒLikesÓ (fans)
o
Of note is our post w/the highest
Viral Reach
To-do
o
Would be helpful to have another
dedicated Content Creator
o
Would be helpful to have a backup
admin.
o
Would be helpful to have a
dedicated Advertise
o
Continue to spread the word and
get more Likes.
https://winnonapark.nextdoor.com
Status
We began our Nextdoor Account in May of 2012. Nextdoor is a private social network
for a neighborhood. It offers
things like stored recommendations, buy/sell/free, Crime/Safety, Groups,
etc.
The thinking was this would be a closed space
to have a ÒpotentiallyÓ more organized place to keep neighborhood recommendations,
create neighborhood groups, etc.
The safety of information provided and who can join is often brought up
as a concern. Nextdoor states:
Nextdoor makes it safe to share
online the kinds of things you'd be okay sharing with your neighbors in person.
Here's how:
á
Only you and your neighbors can
see what's shared.
á
Every neighbor has to verify
their address.
á
Every neighbor signs in with
their real name. Just like in person.
á
Your website is protected by
password and encrypted by HTTPS.
á
We never share your info with
advertisers.
We currently have 22 neighbors who have
joined. But it hasnÕt really been
used. The questions is: Do we continue to have this as an
option?
Status
In Jan 2010, in an effort to revitalize the
idea of a neighborhood newsletter I recruited members to the Communications
Committee and we began working on an online Newsletter with the idea that it
could eventually include a print version.
We were able to get two online ÒissuesÓ out for the year and started working on a
third when (for a variety of reasons) volunteers and help dropped off.
I still feel passionately about this project and
would like to press on.
However:
1.
I must simplify the process and
make it more organic and blog like rather than ÒissueÓ driven.
2.
We need volunteers.
To-do
o
Writers/Content Creators
o
Ad Sales
o
Website update help
o
News feed updates (mostly reading
and flagging stories to be included)