Not easy to find the right and elegant method to engage the young people with a good cause as ours. Our last try was using Facebook and to have a page of our own, which we named Smiling Knights; besides we formed a group on Facebook with the name of Smiling Hospital Foundation. During the first few weeks, many names were listed; at the moment 69 Fans for the Smiling Knights and 44 Members of the Smiling Hospital Foundation. But no further increase during last two weeks.
How to get more young people joining us as Fans and Members on Facebook? We tried a quiz and offered to send the winner anywhere in the world (we have Fans and Members from 15 different countries) a book of his choice with a maximum of Euro 20. Nobody applied sofar. Either the question was too difficult or - more likely - users of Facebook only like to chat or read quickly about the latest news and are not inclined to spend time on serious matters.
We are slowly learning to make best use of advanced methods of communication and technology.
But clearly we have not done well in this respect and need support from others. If any reader of this blog has a good idea how to engage young people towards the cause of the Smiling Hospital Foundation, we certainly would much appreciate to hear.
Albert Royaards
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
How to engage the young....
Hungary is such a beautiful country. I have lived here for already 14 years. I met a great number of wonderful Hungarians in this period and have seen quite a lot of the country during my 6.000 km biking tour through Hungary and on my other trips by train, car, bus, boat and even on foot (my walk in 2001 from Hungary to Holland).
For me (and supposedly for many others as well) it is so sad to see the slow progress Hungary is making in economic, social and many other fields. In many aspects, I see that things get even worse (e.g. many more homeless than in 1996). As long as the reputation of the government, regional and local authorities is known to be corrupt, bureaucratic and with all energy focused on their internal conflicts, I see little hope of change. Until....... the young generation will not accept this anymore.
The young Hungarians will travel and will be able to compare differences in life-style, income and opportunities with other countries. This country needs only a few young, clever and very determined minds to change Hungary for the better. It is a question of time. At one point in the future, Hungary will be as prosperous as many countries in the West and as Hungary has been once in the past.
The Smiling Hospital Foundation will engage the young very soon in a particular way. This effort may contribute towards a change in mentality Hungary needs. About this more next week.
Dr Albert Royaards
For me (and supposedly for many others as well) it is so sad to see the slow progress Hungary is making in economic, social and many other fields. In many aspects, I see that things get even worse (e.g. many more homeless than in 1996). As long as the reputation of the government, regional and local authorities is known to be corrupt, bureaucratic and with all energy focused on their internal conflicts, I see little hope of change. Until....... the young generation will not accept this anymore.
The young Hungarians will travel and will be able to compare differences in life-style, income and opportunities with other countries. This country needs only a few young, clever and very determined minds to change Hungary for the better. It is a question of time. At one point in the future, Hungary will be as prosperous as many countries in the West and as Hungary has been once in the past.
The Smiling Hospital Foundation will engage the young very soon in a particular way. This effort may contribute towards a change in mentality Hungary needs. About this more next week.
Dr Albert Royaards
Sunday, February 7, 2010
To Our Fans of Smiling Knights on Facebook
This post is mainly written for our Fans in Facebook on the page: Smiling Knights.
Question: how to get our Fans engaged in the work of the Smiling Hospital Foundation?
Answer: we are thinking of regularly (monthly?) asking a question through the Page of Smiling Knights in Facebook (for example a question whereby the Fans have to go through our website to find the answer). Then with the help of one of our many corporate sponsors to offer the Fans with the correct answer a nice prize (e.g. a voucher for luncheon in one of the most attractive hotels or restaurants); preferably a prize, which could be used by any Fan anywhere in the world.
This looks as a creative idea, but it will work only if our Fans will read our posts in the Page of Facebook under Smiling Knights.
Before we will decide to implement this project, we like to ask our Fans to give us their comments and suggestions through a post on the page of Smiling Knights in Facebook.
Internationally, we are expanding fast. In March, our Founder and I are going to Morocco for initial discussions to start "smiling hospital activities" in Casablanca.
We are also discussing to re-structure our Website in a way that we could make re-freshments from our own office on a daily basis. Our present webmaster and the kind sponsor Itent kft are thinking for the best and most sophisticated ways to implement the required changes.
Albert Royaards
President of the Board
Smiling Hospital Foundation
Question: how to get our Fans engaged in the work of the Smiling Hospital Foundation?
Answer: we are thinking of regularly (monthly?) asking a question through the Page of Smiling Knights in Facebook (for example a question whereby the Fans have to go through our website to find the answer). Then with the help of one of our many corporate sponsors to offer the Fans with the correct answer a nice prize (e.g. a voucher for luncheon in one of the most attractive hotels or restaurants); preferably a prize, which could be used by any Fan anywhere in the world.
This looks as a creative idea, but it will work only if our Fans will read our posts in the Page of Facebook under Smiling Knights.
Before we will decide to implement this project, we like to ask our Fans to give us their comments and suggestions through a post on the page of Smiling Knights in Facebook.
Internationally, we are expanding fast. In March, our Founder and I are going to Morocco for initial discussions to start "smiling hospital activities" in Casablanca.
We are also discussing to re-structure our Website in a way that we could make re-freshments from our own office on a daily basis. Our present webmaster and the kind sponsor Itent kft are thinking for the best and most sophisticated ways to implement the required changes.
Albert Royaards
President of the Board
Smiling Hospital Foundation
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