Anita Loando-Acohido
2019-2020 National Historian/Media Relations Ambassador
Historian/Media Relations: Auxiliary Facebook Pages and Websites
Does your Auxiliary have a Facebook page? If not, consider having one. It’s FREE, easy to set up and maintain, and it’s another way to communicate with members and non-members, as well as the local media.
There are many tools on the Program & Publicity Resources page to help your Auxiliary with its Facebook page, including:
- Top 10 Reasons to Have an Auxiliary or Department Facebook page
- Active and Awesome Auxiliary Facebook Pages
- Best Practices for Your Auxiliary or Department Facebook Page(updated May 2018)
- How to Set Up Your Auxiliary Facebook Page(updated May 2018)
- How to Add or Remove An Administrator on Your Auxiliary Facebook Page(updated May 2018)
- How to Post to Your Auxiliary Facebook Page(updated May 2018)
- How to Schedule a Post on Your Auxiliary Facebook Page(updated May 2018)
- How to Edit or Delete Posts on Your Auxiliary Facebook Page(updated May 2018)
Does your Auxiliary have an active and awesome Facebook page and is ready for a website? There are many options and they come in all price ranges, from free to more than $5,000! A wonderful option for Auxiliaries, District and Departments is the VFW Auxiliary Website Solutions Program. The first year is FREE and hosting is $360 per year after the first year. They even offer training and support at no charge! Interested? See the Flier, FAQ and Grant Application at the links below.
Use an Auxiliary Facebook page and/or website to share events and show how you are helping veterans and their families in your community. Facebook pages and websites are also great recruiting tools and help get the word out to non-members and the local media by sharing upcoming events and photos.
