Greetings All~
As part of our mission to spread the word about the NationalDiabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Alert Day, the Imperative has initiated a Thunderclap for the Tuesday, March 24 observance of National Diabetes Alert Day. You may or may not be familiar with Thunderclap. The link in the Thunderclap message is our Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. web page, but we would love for you to support us in this effort. As you will see, if/when you post the Thunderclap
message through your social media, you can add your own personal message, and perhaps highlight your specific program there.
Join the Choir
For those that may not know, Thunderclap is an online tool that allows us to amplify one single message at the same time on Facebook or Twitter. It works by getting the people in our networks to visit our Thunderclap link and join the Thunderclap which allows Thunderclap to post our message on their social media pages. The caveat is that 100 (or more) people must join the Thunderclap by 12:00 p.m. on March 24th in order for the message to be released.
The message that will be released is: Today is #DiabetesAlertDay! 86 million Americans are living with prediabetes, and most do not know it. Get Screened!
A Thunderclap basically allows all of us to issue the same message at the same time on social media channels (like Twitter and Facebook) —in one big choir, if you will. This mass-sharing of our message really amplifies its reach, especially when you consider that some folks who follow us may see the same message from multiple partners, which will really reinforce to
them not only the message’s importance the breadth of organizations in our communities who are committed to that message. That, hopefully, helps inspire the readers to take action.
Amplify Our Message
We need you and members of your teams and networks to sign on to the Thunderclap – we need 100 supporters to get our message heard. Once we reach 100 supporters, our message will be released and shared social
media-wide on March 24th!
I’ve provided instructions on how to join Thunderclap along with sample emails that you can send to your networks.
Please consider asking your communications/social media team to sign on and also please consider finding a way to invite your colleagues, members, and/or affiliates to join in this chorus.
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Here are some easy instructions:
1). Cut and paste the following address into your web browser: http://thndr.it/1aZCbCf. This will take you to our Thunderclap page.
2). The link will take you to the Diabetes Alert Day Thunderclap page, which will look like the image below. As you can see, you have the option of clicking Support withTwitter, Facebook, Tumblr.
3). Make sure you have your account username and password available – you will need these to sign-up for the Thunderclap.
4). Click the button of the social media platform you’d prefer to use: Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr.
5). You will then see a page similar to this (I clicked Facebook, so if you clicked another social media platform it may look different). This is simply the preview of what the post will look like when it’s live on your social media
account. Click Add My Support.
6). This will take you to the following page, where you need to log-in using your Username and Password:
7). Enter your information and then you will be finished (I already did it, so I can’t put my info in again).
8). If you wanted to add another social media platform just follow the steps again, selecting the platform you wish to use. Each platform (FB, Twitter or Tumblr) counts as one supporter, so participate with all the social media accounts that you have so
we can reach our goal of 100 supporters!
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Sample Messages for
Distribution
Sample Email 1:
Support the Imperative’s National Diabetes Alert Day Thunderclap on Tuesday, March 24!
Thunderclap is a tool that amplifies a message by getting a lot of people to say it together. By joining our National Diabetes Alert Day Thunderclap, you and others will share the same message at the same time across Facebook and Twitter.
Please join the Imperative National Diabetes Alert Day Thunderclap by 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, March 24, and ask
your friends, family, and coworkers to support the message, too.
Sample Email 2:
Support the Imperative’s National Diabetes Alert Day Thunderclap on Tuesday, March 24! Help us encourage others to get screened and understand their risks for prediabetes!
When: Sign up anytime between now and March 24 by 12:00 p.m. – then check back on March 24 at 1:00 p.m. to see whether the message was blasted out!
What: National Diabetes Alert Day - Thunderclap is the first crowd-speaking platform that helps people be heard by saying something together. If you reach your supporter goal, Thunderclap will blast out a timed Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr post from all your supporters, creating a wave of attention.
Goal: Our goal is to get at least 100 supporters to sign up to participate in the Thunderclap by 12:00 p.m. on March 24. If
we can get 100 supporters than our unified message will automatically be sent out on Twitter and Facebook at the same time. So join the Imperative’s National Diabetes Alert Day and let our message be heard!
Who: This Thunderclap is being organized by the Black Women’s Health Imperative (www.bwhi.org)
How: Click here or on the Thunderclap link above and choose "Support with Twitter" or "Support with Facebook" to join
in this message with us help encourage others to get screened and understand their risks for prediabetes.
Please help promote this Thunderclap through your networks and on social media!!! Help encourage others to get screened and understand their risks for prediabetes—and join this awesome effort!