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How To Avoid Becoming Addicted To Your Mobile Phone

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Like slot machines, people check their emails and social networks repeatedly because they have a Ludic Loop embedded. The 60 Minutes piece include an interview with Larry Rosen , an expert in the psychology of technology, author, and research psychologist who studies multitasking, social networking, and other topics.

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10 e-Newsletter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That was a 21% decrease from the previous year, but the decrease is mostly likely due to poor online fundraising practices , such as not having a mobile-optimized donate page and e-newsletter design. Prioritize mobile design. In addition, convert call-to-action links into call-to-action buttons for easy tapping on mobile devices.

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New Study Shows People Don’t Read Articles, they Retweet

Care2

” A new study by Chartbeat, which measures real-time traffic for some of the biggest websites like Upworthy, said their research shows that many people aren’t reading articles that they retweet. They also found that people who read the entire article are even more likely to share it on social media.

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HOW TO: Create a Mobile Website for Your Nonprofit for $8 a Month

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Web is going mobile. One in five Americans now access the mobile Web daily. Others through mobile Web browsers. One of the most – if not the most – important pieces of mobile web strategy is launching a mobile website [Re: Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Need a Mobile Website ]. Easy enough.

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HOW TO: Engage 5 Generations of Donors and Supporters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Gen X and gen Y both came of age during the rise mass Internet communications and increasingly shun print communications and fundraising while adapting quickly to new trends in mobile and social giving.

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Open Social Networks

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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10 Blog Design Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your nonprofit could have a wide variety of excellent blog content , but if your blog’s design doesn’t make a positive first impression, then few will read it – much less share it with their followers on social networks. The same is true with website and web articles. Enable social sharing. Mercy Corps Blog.

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