We all know that social media can be one of the greatest tools to raise awareness about our causes and can build relationships with audiences in real-time. But it can also be a time consuming process which can seem quite confusing at times. So we invited four amazing ladies with very unique and diverse backgrounds in social media to join us for a chat. Feel free to ask questions about their personal experiences, share your stories and ask for advice.

We'll be talking about strategy, limited budgets, building channels from the scratch, fundraising, brand building, scaling up communities, campaigning, volunteer recruitment etc. 

🗓When: Wednesday, 30th October, 1-2PM

💻Where: Online on CharityConnect, right here on this post

🤝Meet the panel: 

Tereza Litsa is a social media manager and trainer at Lightful, helping charities improve their social media skills. She’s been working as a social media and content marketing manager for the last 7 years and is passionate about social media and how it can be used in the tech for good sector in a more impactful way.  She has received the Highly Commended award as 'Community Manager of the Year' and also the Highly Commended award for ‘Campaign for Social Good’ for Lightful’s #ReclaimSocial campaign at Social Media Marketing Awards 2019. 

Charlie heads up the social media, news and content team at Cancer Research UK, overseeing a team of social, creative and news content experts to deliver engaging content across social channels and the award-winning science blog. Charlie has been at the charity for nearly nine years, starting in the PR team then moving on to form the charity’s dedicated social media team.

Jo has been part of the British Heart Foundation's award-winning Social Media Team for almost 7 years. As Social Media Manager, she works on integrated campaigns and ad hoc projects, finding new and innovative ways to use social media and digital platforms to promote the charity and engage the public. With over 10 years’ social media experience, she also has a background in copywriting and print/digital marketing in both non-profit & commercial environments.

Kate Bolton is highly experienced in communications & content marketing, and has spent the last 10 years focused on the banking and technology sectors. During this time she has developed a keen interest in network and brand-building through community-focused business alliances and collaborative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Kate founded Comms for Good out of a desire to encourage organisations in the banking sector to drive positive change and maximise social impact through collaboration. Comms for Good is a network of financial services industry influencers that join forces through events and social media in support of community causes. Kate sits on the Banking Technology Awards judging panel, and supports the Fintech for Good Award.