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SHARE – the organisation responsible for training housing associations in Scotland - has enlisted the help of social media experts NSDesign for a new training programme.
The organisation, which is based in Glasgow, has over 80 members from different housing associations around west central Scotland.
Training and Development Manager at SHARE, Olwyn Gaffney recognised the impact that social networking could have on housing associations.
She said:
“Using social media, organisations have access to a virtually untapped communication resource, however they need to be aware of the pitfalls that this brings and understand how to harness this powerful medium to the advantage of the social housing network for the benefit of tenants and staff.”
“SHARE would be happy to discuss any training requirements that organisations have on using social media.”
Gary Ennis, Managing Director of NSDesign, said:
”Social media and networking is not something which is restricted to big companies or any particular sector. What we are able to show groups like SHARE is how to make it work for them and how they can adapt and work within the boundaries of what is and is not appropriate for their work.
“This was the first workshop we had carried out with the Social Housing Movement and it was great for us as it gave us a completely different perspective on what this sector was looking for as until now we had mainly been working with small businesses. We received some great feedback from the people who attended on the day and we are looking forward to doing more of this kind of work in the future.”
One attendee Lee Kerr, from Dumfries and Galloway Housing Association said:
“Gary was very enthusiastic and great to listen to, but more importantly, the course told me a lot about Social Networking and helped me see how it could benefit our organisation. The examples and case studies shown helped me understand the size and impact social networking is having, and what we could do to tap into this.”
Gary said:
“Social media and networking is something that all different sectors and organisations can take part in. There really are no limitations.”
For further information on SHARE please contact Olwyn Gaffney on
0141 550 7595 or Home
For further information on NSDesign please contact Gary at NSDesign on 0141 585 6390 or Glasgow Web Design | Web Hosting | Consultancy | SEO - NSDesign - Glasgow, Scotland
ENDS
Issued by the BIG Partnership on behalf of NS Design
For further information on this release please contact Kate McCheyne at the BIG Partnership on 0141 333 9585/07766076469 [email protected]
or Nicola Macnaughton on 0141 333 9585 [email protected]
Notes to editors:
About NSDesign
NSDesign was voted Best Value for Money agency in the UK 2010 as validated by RAR.
The company has been helping businesses and organisations maximise their success online since 1999, and based at the award winning Hillington Park Innovation Centre.
Managing director Gary Ennis featured in the 2010 Business Insider Rising Stars feature.
The company designs innovative products and services that allow their clients to do things better on the web, ranging from initial domain name registration and web hosting, to custom web development, ecommerce systems, internet marketing and training, and deliver these solutions to a range of clients from start-up companies to government bodies and universities.
The focus is strongly on accessibility and usability, providing the tools to empower users with full control over their account, backed by in-house expertise to rely upon when required.
The organisation, which is based in Glasgow, has over 80 members from different housing associations around west central Scotland.
Training and Development Manager at SHARE, Olwyn Gaffney recognised the impact that social networking could have on housing associations.
She said:
“Using social media, organisations have access to a virtually untapped communication resource, however they need to be aware of the pitfalls that this brings and understand how to harness this powerful medium to the advantage of the social housing network for the benefit of tenants and staff.”
“SHARE would be happy to discuss any training requirements that organisations have on using social media.”
Gary Ennis, Managing Director of NSDesign, said:
”Social media and networking is not something which is restricted to big companies or any particular sector. What we are able to show groups like SHARE is how to make it work for them and how they can adapt and work within the boundaries of what is and is not appropriate for their work.
“This was the first workshop we had carried out with the Social Housing Movement and it was great for us as it gave us a completely different perspective on what this sector was looking for as until now we had mainly been working with small businesses. We received some great feedback from the people who attended on the day and we are looking forward to doing more of this kind of work in the future.”
One attendee Lee Kerr, from Dumfries and Galloway Housing Association said:
“Gary was very enthusiastic and great to listen to, but more importantly, the course told me a lot about Social Networking and helped me see how it could benefit our organisation. The examples and case studies shown helped me understand the size and impact social networking is having, and what we could do to tap into this.”
Gary said:
“Social media and networking is something that all different sectors and organisations can take part in. There really are no limitations.”
For further information on SHARE please contact Olwyn Gaffney on
0141 550 7595 or Home
For further information on NSDesign please contact Gary at NSDesign on 0141 585 6390 or Glasgow Web Design | Web Hosting | Consultancy | SEO - NSDesign - Glasgow, Scotland
ENDS
Issued by the BIG Partnership on behalf of NS Design
For further information on this release please contact Kate McCheyne at the BIG Partnership on 0141 333 9585/07766076469 [email protected]
or Nicola Macnaughton on 0141 333 9585 [email protected]
Notes to editors:
About NSDesign
NSDesign was voted Best Value for Money agency in the UK 2010 as validated by RAR.
The company has been helping businesses and organisations maximise their success online since 1999, and based at the award winning Hillington Park Innovation Centre.
Managing director Gary Ennis featured in the 2010 Business Insider Rising Stars feature.
The company designs innovative products and services that allow their clients to do things better on the web, ranging from initial domain name registration and web hosting, to custom web development, ecommerce systems, internet marketing and training, and deliver these solutions to a range of clients from start-up companies to government bodies and universities.
The focus is strongly on accessibility and usability, providing the tools to empower users with full control over their account, backed by in-house expertise to rely upon when required.
