Workshop - Question: Why do we want to use technology - what do you want to achieve?

What do we want to gain from social networking?

1. recruit volunteers and promote volunteering opportunities.

2. Promote digital inclusion

3. Communication with members

4. Campaigning

5. Raise awareness of organisation and services

4. Engage with membership, 2 way communication

5. Online presence

6. Engage with a different demographic of the population

7. Opportunity to communicate different mediums

8. Exposure and publicity of organisations

9. Simplicity of use

10. Marketing,generating business and making money

11. Collaborative working opportunities between organisations with similar aims
There is agreement within the group that utilising new technologies and social media in particular can enhance most organisations.