What's a social media surgery?

Social media surgeries are informal drop-in sessions where anyone from the voluntary and community sector can come and pick the brains of our 'surgeons' (helpful volunteers who understand the world of Twitter, Facebook and the rest).

Speak to experts and get tips and practical advice about how social media could help your organisation.

Whether you're flummoxed by Facebook, can't work out what everyone's Twittering about, or have fallen off a blog, there'll be someone here who can explain things, show you how to get started, unstick you if you've got stuck, or just help you think through why you might use any of these social media tools in the first place.

It's completely free, there's tea and coffee on tap, and you can have a conversation rather than being stuck in a classroom.

Who's involved in the Hulme social media surgeries?

hulmesms is kindly hosted in the cafe at Z-Arts. Z-arts is Manchester's primary venue for children and families covering all art forms and creative activities..

People helping at the surgery are all volunteers giving up their time.

Can I help at these surgeries?

By all means! If you'd like to help, just sign up and we will be in touch.

Can the surgeons come to my organisation?

All our surgeons are volunteers giving up their time for nothing, and as such, most are unable to offer further unpaid support outside of the surgeries.

But that's exactly why the surgeries are held every month. You're most welcome to come back again and again, as often as you need to - or to bring along colleagues if you need to spread the social media goodness around your organisation...

Find out more

Kate and Steven (two volunteers) have collected some pictures and stories about Social Media Surgeries.

Help given at Hulme Social Media Surgery

• Kate Fox helped Flick Harris to Twitter help and strategy. Recorded on Thursday 19 July 2012
• Kate Fox helped Nick to Two volunteers from Union Street - Twitter and FB strategy. Recorded on Thursday 19 July 2012
• Kate Fox helped Elaine Young to Twitter tips and Facebook Page help Recorded on Thursday 19 July 2012
• Kate Fox helped Joan Gem to Website help & Twitter Recorded on Thursday 19 July 2012
• Kate Fox helped Judith Sheehan to FB & Twitter stuff! Recorded on Wednesday 23 May 2012
• Kate Fox helped Andrea Marsden to FB & Twitter stuff! Recorded on Wednesday 23 May 2012
• Kate Fox helped Siobhan Nolan to FB & Twitter stuff! Recorded on Wednesday 23 May 2012
• Kate Fox helped rowena pyott to FB & Twitter stuff! Recorded on Wednesday 23 May 2012
• Chris Walmsley helped Betty McGrath to Websites + Social media goodness Recorded on Wednesday 23 May 2012
• Justin Hellings helped John Hastings to Wordpress / websites Recorded on Wednesday 23 May 2012
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Links created or updated at Hulme Social Media Surgery

• http://pinterest.com/springbankarts/ Added on Wed 14 Mar 2012
• http://www.springbankarts.blogspot.co.uk/ Added on Wed 14 Mar 2012
• http://www.twitter.com/trine3m Added on Fri 26 Aug 2011
• http://www.unionstreetmediaarts.com/ Added on Wed 11 Apr 2012
• https://twitter.com/#!/SpringBankArts Added on Wed 14 Mar 2012
• https://twitter.com/#!/Union_Street_MA Added on Wed 11 Apr 2012