Why You Should Attend
Social media is a powerful tool for nonprofits, small and large. Effective use of social media can increase fundraising, further an organization’s mission, help to recruit volunteers, educate the public, and create cause awareness.  However, nonprofit board members, nonprofit employees, and outside counsel advising nonprofits must be aware of the risks associated with social media use. Attend this course, Social Media and Nonprofits: What You Need to Know, that covers some of the legal issues that may arise in connection with a nonprofit’s use of social media and some steps that can be taken to better protect nonprofits.

What You Will Learn
This program shares strategies and tips on ways to avoid potential legal issues arising from social media use, while still leveraging all its benefits. Topics of discussion include:

       •       Creating, maintaining & implementing a social media policy
       •       Using of social media for fundraising
       •       Social media use by nonprofit volunteers & agents
       •       Responding to social media inquiries
       •       Monitoring your social presence

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Cost: $199

Partial and full scholarship opportunities are available for judges; judicial law clerks; law professors; law students; retired attorneys 65 or older; law librarians; attorneys licensed fewer than five years; attorneys who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations, or government agencies; and unemployed attorneys. Information and application details can be found here.