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Link In and Be Friends

Posted on: Thursday, April 28, 2011

Category: Announcements, Events

Submitted by CaridianBCT

Are you a member of ADRP’s LinkedIn group page? Eleven of your peers just joined the ranks of more than 100 donor recruitment professionals networking online though this page—from Indiana to Ireland and from New Zealand to North Dakota—check it out yourself and continue to build your network.

Speaking of networks, have you checked whether your photo is one of the many on ADRP’s Facebook page? Are you the one in the photo from the 2007 ADRP Conference in Baltimore, wearing a blue wig? Go look and tell us if you “like” it.

If you aren’t sure what “face” you’re supposed to “link” to on what “book,” then it’s probably safe to say you’re suffering from a case of social media-itis. We have just the cure! ADRP’s 2011 Conference is just around the corner and features four sessions devoted to social media, and how to use these tools to your donor recruitment advantage.  Check them out!

• The Highs and Lows of Social Media – Asuka Burge of New Zealand Blood Service
• IP-Targeted Advertising to Recruit Blood Donors Online – Jennifer Wilson of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
• Reaching Donors through iPhone Applications – Todd Abner, Oklahoma Blood Institute
• Building a Social Network without Facebook – Andreas Telgmann of deltacity.NET GmbH & Co. KG, who worked with the German Red Cross to launch a new iPhone app

If social media isn’t your thing, or you simply prefer to attend more traditional sessions, may we recommend the following?

• Solutions to Meeting Blood Centers’ Ever-Evolving Needs – Industry panel discussion facilitated by president Elect David Graham of Community Blood Center (Kansas City, MO)
• Radio, Television, VCT, iPhone: Generational Difference IS the Workplace – James Giacoletti of Carter BloodCare
• Full Circle Platelet Recruitment Program – Michelle Tandara of Inland Northwest Blood Center

What do you like about LinkedIn and Facebook? Leave your comment below and share your thoughts with us in person on May 17-20^th in Minneapolis.  Don’t forget to register or update your registration to attend the pre-conference sessions!