Who can participate?
Anyone who wants to help inform state discussions about early childhood programs who is willing to use social media (like Twitter or Facebook)
What do we do?
- Tweet and Facebook post about #B25! During February, the Birth to Five Policy Alliance partners, and anyone else wishing to participate, are encouraged to post research-based messages on Twitter and Facebook that link back to short descriptions of the research with citations on the Alliance website. We’ve drafted some sample tweets and Facebook posts for you (see resources in sidebar) or create your own!
- Directly message opinion leaders, and/or tag them in your posts. Every state has its own set of opinion leaders and stakeholders in the field of early childhood, usually a mix of policymakers, advocates, parents and reporters. Some states might consider tagging these opinion leaders (simply by typing the “@” symbol followed by their user name on either Facebook or Twitter, and/or by directly messaging them to alert them to the #B25 Strong Foundations effort.) More ideas can be found in the how to guide.
- Twitter Town Hall. You may want to also consider doing an “ask the experts” town hall for policymakers, the media and the public in your state. Child Trends would be happy to help if you want to plan a 2-hour Twitter town hall and can assist in fielding any questions related to the research. Contact us (Brigitte Gavin [email protected])