the OYE social media project: an open-source social media strategy for NGOs & educators
Over the next few months, we will be developing a social media campaign for a small, yet very capable NGO in Honduras; The Organization for Youth Empowerment. Through this blog, we will examine the effectiveness of a variety of social media components to increase the global awareness of a small local humanitarian non-profit, on a minimal budget.
We hope that you'll subscribe to the blog to follow the transparent process of promoting this extremely committed NGO in their efforts to better the lives of children in Honduras. If you are involved in social media, we think that you'll find these updates insightful. and we invite you to participate by contributing your own expertise and advice to this global effort.
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- OYE Intern, Christina Ramirez, is graduating! Congratulations Christina! Great work!... fb.me/18mNe1xpY 5 days ago
- Escucha a OYE Ritmo Online!! oyehonduras.blogspot.com/2013/05/radiou… fb.me/xklLNxJT 6 days ago
- If you click on one link today: oyehonduras.blogpsot.com Radio, Bulletin, and Revista Support youth devel #oyehonduras #youth @USAmbHonduras 6 days ago
- Developing a #recycling campaign with the municipal gov. and local school. Looking forward to the #EMU volunteers! 1 week ago
- Race4OYE DC Raises $2,750 for youth scholarships! Thanks to all the donors! oyehonduras.blogspot.com fb.me/2nBqZ62kl 2 weeks ago
- Final push for OYE! Support the racers and raise funds for scholarships crowdrise.com/OYEHondurasWas… 2 weeks ago
- Why volunteering at OYE is unique! bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-… #oyehonduras #summerinterns 2 weeks ago
- crowdrise.com/OYEHondurasWas… Final push to support RACE 4 OYE DC! 2 weeks ago
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¡Adiós!
This marks the conclusion of the OYE Social Media Project. The time spent with OYE in Honduras will stay with me forever; the walk through the market every morning on my way to their office, the interns that I worked … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia University, el progreso, Guillermo Mahchi, honduras, OYE
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An analysis of social media platforms for NGO visibility
As we near the end of this project, it’s time to look at the stats and see which social media platforms were most effective. The four most effective sources of hits to the site were: Facebook: 37% LinkedIn: 23% Search … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Canada, Europe, Facebook, Germany, Guatemala, honduras, Iceland, India, International Youth Foundation, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Laureate International Universities, Linked In, Mexico, Middle East/North Africa, OYE, Pakistan, Pinterest, Reddit, Scandinavia, social media community, Spain, StumbleUpon, Switzerland, TACA airlines, The Netherlands, The U.K., Twitter, WordPress
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OYE’s Sandra Fiallos Selected to Represent Honduras at the One Young World Conference in October
OYE scholar Sandra Fiallos has been selected to represent Honduras at the third annual One Young World conference in Pittsburgh from October 18-22. She will be going as a fully sponsored delegate. http://www.oneyoungworld.com/giveaway/ From One Young World Conference: “The One Young … Continue reading
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Tagged Honduran youth, honduras, One Young World Conference, OYE, Sandra Fiallos, scholars
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Justin Eldridge Otero, Co-founder of OYE
Justin gives an overview of OYE’s program.
HuffPost and Latina Lista run editorials on the OYE social media project
“The Ethics of Storytelling: Documenting Change in Honduran Youth” “Going Global on a Shoestring and a Smartphone”
Dance to end world hunger!
From El Progreso, Honduras…a few hours ago. This event is called “Alto al Hambre” or “End Hunger,” and is an initiative begun by the international NGO World Vision (Visión Mundial). World Vision established an office in El Progreso about … Continue reading
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Tagged dance, el progreso, Garifuna, OYE, radio ritmo, Visión Mundial, World Vision
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update on the social media campaign from Honduras
It’s been just over a week with our location work in El Progreso, Honduras, and we’ve learned a great deal. Immediacy and personal stories get the most response on our blog entries. We try to put posts up within hours, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, After Effects, Apple, Canon, el progreso, Facebook, freshly pressed, Google, honduras, Linked In, OYE, Photoshop, Pinterest, Premiere Pro, scholars, social media, StumbleUpon, Twitter, WordPress
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grad student volunteers
Grad students from Columbia University signed on for an alternative Spring Break in Honduras to do volunteer work for OYE .
meet the interns
DeAngela and Amy are 2 students from Mary Baldwin College who are working as interns at OYE for a few months. This video was shot on an iPhone and uploaded on a WordPress mobile app just a few minutes ago. Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged el progreso, honduras, interns, Mary Baldwin College, OYE
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making the documentary
Work on the OYE documentary began in earnest today with a shoot at the COPPROME orphanage, just outside of El Progreso. A short film-style video will be a multimedia component of the social media campaign. Pictured here, Graciela, who lives at the orphanage, … Continue reading
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Tagged COPPROME, documentary, el progreso, orphanage, OYE, social media initiative
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first night in Honduras
dinner with the Yanes family Just a little while ago we were treated to a home-cooked meal by the Yanes family in El Progreso. Prepared by mom Maria, and the two sisters, Meredith and Yarly, we had baleadas (a thick … Continue reading
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Tagged baleadas, Columbia University, education, El progresso, honduras, OYE, tortilla
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A message from Marisol Fuentes, Director of OYE
Dear Richard and all of the supporters of the 18 Rabbits Project: I am writing to extend our thanks from Honduras as we prepare to work with 18 Rabbits on this fascinating experiment in social media. As a small NGO … Continue reading


