Find Friends and Connect  with  Your  Community.  

Now  that  you  have  a  Facebook  account,  connecting  to  people  in  your  community  is  easy.  Start  by  using  the  Search  feature  to  find  friends  who  are  already  using  Facebook  and  request  to  be  their  friend.  You  can  add  just  about  anyone  you  can  think  of,  including  your  members,  supporters,  volunteers,  staff,  and  even  your  board  members.  Don't  worry  if  you  don't  have  a  big  list  right  away.  Once  you  have  two  or  more  contacts,  you'll  be  able  to  expand  your  social  network  by  locating  mutual  friends  and  contacting  them.

Finding Friends on Facebook.  

Facebook  offers  a  message  board  feature  called  "The  Wall"  that  displays  member  profile  pages.  You  can  use  it  to  post  all  kinds  of  messages  to  your  network.  But  beware:  Comments  can  be  viewed  by  all  your  contacts  in  your  list  of  Facebook  friends.

Create a Group for  Your  Organization or  Event.

Just  like  every  other  social  networking  site,  you  can  create  and  join  groups  on  Facebook.  And  there  are  a  growing  number  of  groups  dedicated  to  social  change.  

Why create  a  group?  Creating  groups  allows  you  to  share  information  about  pretty  much  anything.  You  can  create  groups  for  your  organization  or  event  to  make  announcements,  join  discussion  groups,  or  even  to  share  pictures.  There  are  two  kinds  of  groups  on  Facebook - open  and  closed.  So  be  sure  to  create  open  groups  so  that  people  can  find  it  and  your  members  can  invite  others  to  join.  

Upload and Share  pictures.  

One  of  Facebook's  most  popular  features  has  been  the  ability  to  upload  and  share  pictures.  Facebook  also  offers  an  unlimited  quota,  with  their  only  restriction  being  a  60 -photos-per-album  limit.

The process is very simple.  Start  by  creating  an  album  which  you  can  then  assign  limitations  to  (for  example,  visible  to  my  members  only)  and  upload  photos  within  them.  The  album  is  then  put  into  your  profile,  and  other  users  can  see  and  comment  on  them.  You  can  also  "tag"  your  photos  with  the  names  of  people  you  mention  and  share  the  photos  via  a  Web  link  or  by  email. What's more, you can  order prints online.