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5 Nonprofit Technology Trends to Watch in 2017

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005, and Twitter in 2006. For over a decade nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide have been embracing social media with the hope of raising funds and creating social change. Throughout 2016 Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have seen declining engagement and reach. Snapchat has Snapcash.

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

In some cases, fundraisers become casino nights or raffles drive donors to purchase family vacations for two to three times more than their standard price, all just to support a charity. On one end, we see the excitement and fad of Facebook games such as Farmville or CandyCrush. Target Audience. Player Goals. Engagement Model.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. You can also link a Pinterest account to a Facebook or Twitter profile. It's a very useful tool for charities who want to amplify their social media presence and share ideas through images.

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Virtual Platforms for Good: Empowering Individuals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is interesting to me about this concept of a platform for change that is very different from say - campaigns on social networking sites like Facebook or the use of widgets and charity badges on blogs for personal fundraising campaigns -- is that while Virtual Worlds are empowering individuals -- we are empowering collective action.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

Gartner just came out with a pretty set of interesting predictions on the hardware market through 2017. You can also link a Pinterest account to a Facebook or Twitter profile. It's a very useful tool for charities who want to amplify their social media presence and share ideas through images. Here's the latest.

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