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Here is a list of chapters that I’ve come across today that are using Twitter. These are in addition to the Arc Hamilton and The Albany Arc , which I have mentioned previously. The Arc of the US @TheArcUS. The Arc of Dallas @arcdallas. The Arc of Minnesota @TheARCofMN. The Arc of Monroe @ArcofMonroe. The Arc Solano @TheArcSolano. AHRC New York City @AHRCNYC. The Arc of Montgomery County @arcmcmd. The Arc of Montgomery County Junior Volunteer Program @arcmcvolunteers. MORE
How To Foster User Adoption In Your New Learning Management System? One of the easiest and strongest components of User adoption is making your users feel as if they have a say in what is to be selected. By knowing the cool features you are getting (especially the ones that exceed the original scope of requirements), you can act as an internal sales figure for increased product adoption. MORE
Photo by Sifter Last week, I had a fantastic conversation with the folks at EDF Innovation Exchange about transparency and social media adoption. Photo by Sifter Last week, I had a fantastic conversation with the folks at EDF Innovation Exchange about transparency and social media adoption. Specifically around the question, "What it is in the culture of organizations that are able to make the shift that is different from organizations that cannot?" MORE
Teespring is excited to announce a successful adoption campaign! The money will aid them in the lengthy and expensive child adoption process. ” Teespring is thrilled our platform helped a couple ease the financial burdens of adopting a child. This post was authored by Sean Pennino, a jack of all trades at Teespring. Since mid-March, Chris and Shelley Russell have raised $1,810 by selling custom t-shirts online. MORE
There is a great post from Louis Gray that I’ve been thinking about lately with an interesting view of 5 Major Stages of early adopter behavior. The Five Stages of Early Adopter Behavior include: Discovery, QA and Spreading the Word. Do you think these Five Stages of Early Adopter Beahvior of social technology can be applied to social change adoption? Tags: community socialchange early adoption innovation social change social entrepreneurs social media MORE
Here are some tips on how to convince leadership that adopting or buying new technology is a worthwhile investment. The post How to Convince Leadership to Adopt New Technology appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Nonprofits, like all other successful organizations, need to keep up with the tools of the times. It’s important that your board of directors understands the importance of new technology in letting your organization run like a well-oiled machine. MORE
The funds from Google will be used to develop and distribute NTEN:Change, a free quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders, and to develop case studies, research, and curricula on cloud adoption and data use over the next two years. Teaser: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google. MORE
In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. The post Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach first appeared on npENGAGE. MORE
Change the world, one video at a time.Adoption: The Hamster | 0:31 Adopt Us Kids To mark National Adoption Month we are highlighting The Adoption Campaign, which aims to significantly increase the awareness of the urgent need for parents to provide loving, permanent homes for children and teens in foster care. MORE
Change Management Leadership measuring impact technology adoption Kathryn Engelhardt-Cronk. Community TechKnowledge, Inc. Choosing a new technology for your organization should be a comprehensive solution, not a deferred headache. So, you’ve decided to move to a technology-based solution that enables your staff and volunteers to reach the next level of excellence in nonprofit service delivery and management. Congratulations! MORE
The readiness of society to adopt innovation. But the second concept, that the "readiness of the society to adopt innovation" is a large driver of the power of influentials, is something worth thinking more about. This begs the idea of what activities can you do consistently to enhance your networks willingness to adopt innovation. I just read an interesting paper called measuring user influence in Twitter: The Million Follower Fallacy (ill find the link.(Miyung MORE
Learn these tried-and-true methods to plan for successful user adoption and, ultimately, a culture that embraces technology at your organization. Unfortunately, without careful attention to system adoption, your solution can be doomed to sit unused, even if its functionality is wonderful! The good news: there are tried-and-true methods to plan for successful user adoption and, ultimately, a culture that embraces technology at your organization. Tucker MacLean. MORE
have successfully adopted social enterprise strategies to diversify their revenue portfolios and create sustainable revenue streams, such as the YMCA and Goodwill Industries. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. MORE
The post 3 Tips To Get Your Nonprofit’s Staff To Adopt Your New CRM appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of Jasbedi. It can feel liberating to migrate over scores of client, donor, and constituent information from Excel spreadsheets, or pen and paper to a robust CRM system like VolunteerConnect. And it can feel equally as terrifying to realize that you now have to implement this fancy new piece of technology into your day-to-day activity. MORE
Microsoft released a new paper, Demystifying IT Adoption and Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF). The new paper offers a simple framework to help nonprofit leaders develop their own vision and plan for adopting these IT innovations. Purposeful IT planning, grounded in an organization's miss ion and goals, is crucial to ensuring that a nonprofit can adopt the most appropriate IT solutions and realize the greatest social return on its IT investments. MORE
Fostering User Adoption in your Learning Program. One of the easiest and strongest components of User adoption is making your users feel as if they have a say in what is to be selected. By knowing the cool features you are getting (especially the ones that exceed the original scope of requirements), you can act as an internal sales figure for increased product adoption. The post Fostering User Adoption in your Learning Program appeared first on Gyrus. MORE
Convio crows about the quick adoption of Common Ground today : AUSTIN, TEXAS (January 15, 2009) — . While Convio was a little late to the SaaS/open API party, Convio has got a good shot at even more adoption this year as long as they can provide a clear path for people to adopt it given their current circumstances. Convio, Inc. today announced the signing of more than 30 new clients for Common Ground™ since it became generally available in late September of 2008. MORE
The funds from Google will be used to develop and distribute NTEN:Change, a free quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders, and to develop case studies, research, and curricula on cloud adoption and data use over the next two years. We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google. MORE
Unfortunately, this is … Technology Adoption Readiness Change Management Ease of Use Human Factors Social Use TAM Technology Acceptance Model ValueWhat’s the point of technology if no one uses it? MORE
Here's another flash site that allows you to "adopt the sky" while signing a petition. To raise awareness and encourage action, they've launched a project with Earthjustice called Adopt the Sky ([link] This site offers everyone a chance to make their voice heard. adopt??? So far, more than 40,000 square miles of sky have been adopted. I adopted square mile 42,985 MORE
What we’re witnessing with the hype and geek love swirling around Google+ follows a well established pattern identified by Gartner analysts called “ hype cycles.&# It begins with a technology trigger, followed by the peak of inflated expectations and punditry. And, of course, all the funny comics showing the demise of Twitter and Facebook anything else that stands in Google + way to getting more adoption or increasing it stock value. MORE
Fundraisers may find additional success by adopting the following professional service principles. Fundraisers can adopt the above tips, among others, and everybody can build lasting, authentic, and mutually beneficial connections with their respective customers. I left private legal practice for nonprofit fundraising to get away from the less relational aspects of the service provider-client relationship. MORE
Guaranteeing Successful New Technology Adoption | NTEN : "So, you’ve decided to move to a technology-based solution that enables your staff and volunteers to reach the next level of excellence in nonprofit service delivery and management. Congratulations! MORE
I started thinking about interpreted dance and social media adoption challenges after listening to Stowe Boyd's interview with Dion Hinchcliffe about Open Enterprise. (Dion is one of my favorite visual thinkers , well after David Armano ) Interpreted dance, is when a dancer (or dancers) often improvising (though sometimes it is choreographed) a dance to another medium. Technology adoption is part choreographed, part improvisation. MORE
If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We What Do the Results Tell Us About Tech Adoption at Nonprofits? “We MORE
Flicker photo: oddsock Ami Dar, founder of Idealist , sure has an interesting view of what it means to be a technology leader in your organization: laziness. That's right: he's a tech couch potato! He contends that part of why the technology of Idealist.org works so well is because he's so hands-off. It's hard to argue with him, since he has created one of the biggest web sites in the nonprofit space. MORE
I contributed my two cents about wiki adoption off the top of my head and Rob did a great summary of my advice and also from others -- so I'm posting here for the next time I want to think about wiki adoption. An interesting examination of the " ten best wiki communities " More general tips and a case study of wiki adoptionI love the slideshow from the good folks from Atlassian Software www.atlassian.com. It gives me another opportunity to thank Jeffrey S. MORE
The post GUIDE: How To Adopt A Customer-Centric Approach In Your Pro Bono Technology Project appeared first on Learn - GlobalGiving. Overview. Technology has the power to unlock new possibilities for people and for the planet. But not everyone is benefiting equally. MORE
Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy. Followers tend to grow the fastest during the early adoption phase and being one of the first nonprofits to have a presence on a new social network tends to solidify their popularity on the social network over time. MORE
The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week. The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week. Social Impact Nonprofit Social Media Survey View more presentations from Weber Shandwick Social Impact. One focuses on telling nonprofits not to bother with social media, the other provides some strategic ways to move forward. MORE
This got me thinking about the adoption challenges faced by nonprofits in embracing these new tools. However, based on observing nonprofits that have been effective - there are definitely some patterns of success for social media adoption. I'm looking for the best of the best blog posts or articles about social media adoption challenges and successes. | View | Upload your own. As you read this, I'm on my way to Palm Springs to do a presentation at the PBS Showcase Conference. MORE
That said, below is a list of early adopters using the new.NGO and.ONG domains. Unlike the.ORG domain which can be registered by any individual or brand (but mostly registered by nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits), the new.NGO and.ONG domains can only be registered by nonprofits, charities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and ONGs (non-governmental organizations in a romance-based language ). Think about that for a second or two. MORE
Check out these other compelling statistics: Over 75% of the leading nonprofits are engaged in tech planning and adoption. Inversely, over 50% of struggling nonprofits are not engaged in tech planning and adoption (YIKES!). Struggling nonprofits have an average tech training budget of $640, and low adoption levels. and high adoption levels. Did you know that small nonprofits have an average 1.26 IT staff members , and that larger nonprofits average 8.56 ? Believe it. MORE
But to get this information, we need your help: >> Share your experience: Take the Digital Adoption Survey today! digital adoption digital inclusion Leadership Mobile Citizen nten research How is the Internet making it possible for your organization to meet its mission? MORE
The flexibility and ease of adoption are two very beautiful aspects of VolunteerHub,” said Myra Khalife, General Secretary for Donner Sang Compter. “We The post 10 Support, Implementation, and Adoption Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients appeared first on VolunteerHub. MORE
The post TechSoup global study finds civil society organizations moving to adopt cloud-based services and cybersecurity tools, but challenges remain appeared first on CharityVillage. MORE
This post originally appeared at TechSoup for Libraries. I recently spoke with Alice Loy, co-founder of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship. GCCE and the New Mexico State Library are partners in Fast-Forward New Mexico (FFNM), a BTOP-funded project. Among other things, the project provides for 64 hours of free Internet training in 17 libraries around the state. MORE
The study, called the Broadband Barometer and focusing on broadband technology adoption in Latin America, shows that low-and-medium-income groups have not adopted as quickly as the higher socio-economic segment of the population. This post was written by Carmina Sicangco, partner-management specialist at TechSoup Global. Cisco released the results of a study last week , reporting that growth in Chile's broadband penetration has dropped from 45 percent in 2006 to 10.5 MORE
The post Adopting The Cloud? If there’s been a more talked about subject than cloud computing in the nonprofit tech world in the last 2 years, we here at Tech Impact sure haven’t heard about it. Cloud computing services have been on the tip of every nonprofit leaders’ and IT team members’ tongue for some time, and it’s not likely […]. Here’s What You Need To Know appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. MORE
After many client engagements around the globe, we found several key factors that drive behavior change and adoption. Every year we analyze our client performance data to determine any new trends or derive patterns that accurately predict how successfully a program will aid in behavior change. Here are the top five: Sales Training MORE
He describes it as: This was quite an exciting discovery, a group of people trying to put together a pattern language about wiki adoption. We shall see There are patterns and anti-patterns and organized by individual behavior (people patterns) and group behavior (adoption patterns). Adoption Lunch Menu. Anti Adoption All Wiki All The Time. This resource, along with Andy Roberts work, are invaluable resources in planning a project that involves wiki adoption MORE
Carr reports that some hard data is coming out this week on the adoption of Web 2.0 Fully 89% of the CIOs said they had adopted at least one of six prominent Web 2.0 Although Forrester didn't break out adoption rates by tool, it did say that CIOs saw relatively high business value in RSS, wikis, and tagging and relatively low value in social networking and blogging. adoption, and the results are quite different. technologies but much less widespread adoption. MORE
There are six steps that foundation leaders need to take to adopt grantmaking practices that best serve nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations want foundations to adopt practices that help them do their work more effectively. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. MORE
via ext337 I found a link to an interesting article entitled " An Adoption Strategy For Social Software." Nothing groundbreaking, but good advice based on change management literature related to introducing new technologies tools. While the technology tools may have changed over the past twenty yers, these points are applicable to introducing any technology within an organization or school. For that matter, are also applicable to introducing any change in an organization or culture MORE
Adopt Related Topics Volunteer Hub
JUNE 17, 2021
The flexibility and ease of adoption are two very beautiful aspects of VolunteerHub,” said Myra Khalife, General Secretary for Donner Sang Compter. “We The post 10 Support, Implementation, and Adoption Quotes from VolunteerHub Clients appeared first on VolunteerHub.
sgEngage
APRIL 21, 2021
In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. The post Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach first appeared on npENGAGE.
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NTEN
JANUARY 2, 2015
Change Management Leadership measuring impact technology adoption Kathryn Engelhardt-Cronk. Community TechKnowledge, Inc. Choosing a new technology for your organization should be a comprehensive solution, not a deferred headache. So, you’ve decided to move to a technology-based solution that enables your staff and volunteers to reach the next level of excellence in nonprofit service delivery and management. Congratulations!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
DECEMBER 13, 2015
That said, below is a list of early adopters using the new.NGO and.ONG domains. Unlike the.ORG domain which can be registered by any individual or brand (but mostly registered by nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits), the new.NGO and.ONG domains can only be registered by nonprofits, charities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and ONGs (non-governmental organizations in a romance-based language ). Think about that for a second or two.
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 10, 2009
There is a great post from Louis Gray that I’ve been thinking about lately with an interesting view of 5 Major Stages of early adopter behavior. The Five Stages of Early Adopter Behavior include: Discovery, QA and Spreading the Word. Do you think these Five Stages of Early Adopter Beahvior of social technology can be applied to social change adoption? Tags: community socialchange early adoption innovation social change social entrepreneurs social media
NTEN
MARCH 24, 2015
Learn these tried-and-true methods to plan for successful user adoption and, ultimately, a culture that embraces technology at your organization. Unfortunately, without careful attention to system adoption, your solution can be doomed to sit unused, even if its functionality is wonderful! The good news: there are tried-and-true methods to plan for successful user adoption and, ultimately, a culture that embraces technology at your organization. Tucker MacLean.
NTEN
JANUARY 19, 2015
But to get this information, we need your help: >> Share your experience: Take the Digital Adoption Survey today! digital adoption digital inclusion Leadership Mobile Citizen nten research How is the Internet making it possible for your organization to meet its mission?
Gyrus
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Fostering User Adoption in your Learning Program. One of the easiest and strongest components of User adoption is making your users feel as if they have a say in what is to be selected. By knowing the cool features you are getting (especially the ones that exceed the original scope of requirements), you can act as an internal sales figure for increased product adoption. The post Fostering User Adoption in your Learning Program appeared first on Gyrus.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 27, 2013
Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy. Followers tend to grow the fastest during the early adoption phase and being one of the first nonprofits to have a presence on a new social network tends to solidify their popularity on the social network over time.
SalesforLife
JANUARY 1, 2018
After many client engagements around the globe, we found several key factors that drive behavior change and adoption. Every year we analyze our client performance data to determine any new trends or derive patterns that accurately predict how successfully a program will aid in behavior change. Here are the top five: Sales Training
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 19, 2021
There are six steps that foundation leaders need to take to adopt grantmaking practices that best serve nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations want foundations to adopt practices that help them do their work more effectively. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.
Charity Village
JUNE 24, 2021
The post TechSoup global study finds civil society organizations moving to adopt cloud-based services and cybersecurity tools, but challenges remain appeared first on CharityVillage.
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 2, 2021
have successfully adopted social enterprise strategies to diversify their revenue portfolios and create sustainable revenue streams, such as the YMCA and Goodwill Industries. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.
NCE Social Media
APRIL 16, 2009
Here is a list of chapters that I’ve come across today that are using Twitter. These are in addition to the Arc Hamilton and The Albany Arc , which I have mentioned previously. The Arc of the US @TheArcUS. The Arc of Dallas @arcdallas. The Arc of Minnesota @TheARCofMN. The Arc of Monroe @ArcofMonroe. The Arc Solano @TheArcSolano. AHRC New York City @AHRCNYC. The Arc of Montgomery County @arcmcmd. The Arc of Montgomery County Junior Volunteer Program @arcmcvolunteers.
See3
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
Change the world, one video at a time.Adoption: The Hamster | 0:31 Adopt Us Kids To mark National Adoption Month we are highlighting The Adoption Campaign, which aims to significantly increase the awareness of the urgent need for parents to provide loving, permanent homes for children and teens in foster care.
NonProfit Hub
JANUARY 12, 2018
Here are some tips on how to convince leadership that adopting or buying new technology is a worthwhile investment. The post How to Convince Leadership to Adopt New Technology appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Nonprofits, like all other successful organizations, need to keep up with the tools of the times. It’s important that your board of directors understands the importance of new technology in letting your organization run like a well-oiled machine.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 25, 2007
He describes it as: This was quite an exciting discovery, a group of people trying to put together a pattern language about wiki adoption. We shall see There are patterns and anti-patterns and organized by individual behavior (people patterns) and group behavior (adoption patterns). Adoption Lunch Menu. Anti Adoption All Wiki All The Time. This resource, along with Andy Roberts work, are invaluable resources in planning a project that involves wiki adoption
Gyrus
APRIL 10, 2018
How To Foster User Adoption In Your New Learning Management System? One of the easiest and strongest components of User adoption is making your users feel as if they have a say in what is to be selected. By knowing the cool features you are getting (especially the ones that exceed the original scope of requirements), you can act as an internal sales figure for increased product adoption.
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
The study, called the Broadband Barometer and focusing on broadband technology adoption in Latin America, shows that low-and-medium-income groups have not adopted as quickly as the higher socio-economic segment of the population. This post was written by Carmina Sicangco, partner-management specialist at TechSoup Global. Cisco released the results of a study last week , reporting that growth in Chile's broadband penetration has dropped from 45 percent in 2006 to 10.5
TechImpact
MARCH 12, 2014
The post 3 Tips To Get Your Nonprofit’s Staff To Adopt Your New CRM appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Image courtesy of Jasbedi. It can feel liberating to migrate over scores of client, donor, and constituent information from Excel spreadsheets, or pen and paper to a robust CRM system like VolunteerConnect. And it can feel equally as terrifying to realize that you now have to implement this fancy new piece of technology into your day-to-day activity.
TechImpact
OCTOBER 4, 2013
Check out these other compelling statistics: Over 75% of the leading nonprofits are engaged in tech planning and adoption. Inversely, over 50% of struggling nonprofits are not engaged in tech planning and adoption (YIKES!). Struggling nonprofits have an average tech training budget of $640, and low adoption levels. and high adoption levels. Did you know that small nonprofits have an average 1.26 IT staff members , and that larger nonprofits average 8.56 ? Believe it.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Microsoft released a new paper, Demystifying IT Adoption and Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF). The new paper offers a simple framework to help nonprofit leaders develop their own vision and plan for adopting these IT innovations. Purposeful IT planning, grounded in an organization's miss ion and goals, is crucial to ensuring that a nonprofit can adopt the most appropriate IT solutions and realize the greatest social return on its IT investments.
Connection Cafe
JULY 2, 2019
Fundraisers may find additional success by adopting the following professional service principles. Fundraisers can adopt the above tips, among others, and everybody can build lasting, authentic, and mutually beneficial connections with their respective customers. I left private legal practice for nonprofit fundraising to get away from the less relational aspects of the service provider-client relationship.
NTEN
AUGUST 13, 2012
If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We What Do the Results Tell Us About Tech Adoption at Nonprofits? “We
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 3, 2007
I contributed my two cents about wiki adoption off the top of my head and Rob did a great summary of my advice and also from others -- so I'm posting here for the next time I want to think about wiki adoption. An interesting examination of the " ten best wiki communities " More general tips and a case study of wiki adoptionI love the slideshow from the good folks from Atlassian Software www.atlassian.com. It gives me another opportunity to thank Jeffrey S.
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Flicker photo: oddsock Ami Dar, founder of Idealist , sure has an interesting view of what it means to be a technology leader in your organization: laziness. That's right: he's a tech couch potato! He contends that part of why the technology of Idealist.org works so well is because he's so hands-off. It's hard to argue with him, since he has created one of the biggest web sites in the nonprofit space.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
This post originally appeared at TechSoup for Libraries. I recently spoke with Alice Loy, co-founder of the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship. GCCE and the New Mexico State Library are partners in Fast-Forward New Mexico (FFNM), a BTOP-funded project. Among other things, the project provides for 64 hours of free Internet training in 17 libraries around the state.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 11, 2011
What we’re witnessing with the hype and geek love swirling around Google+ follows a well established pattern identified by Gartner analysts called “ hype cycles.&# It begins with a technology trigger, followed by the peak of inflated expectations and punditry. And, of course, all the funny comics showing the demise of Twitter and Facebook anything else that stands in Google + way to getting more adoption or increasing it stock value.
AFP Blog
JANUARY 8, 2015
Guaranteeing Successful New Technology Adoption | NTEN : "So, you’ve decided to move to a technology-based solution that enables your staff and volunteers to reach the next level of excellence in nonprofit service delivery and management. Congratulations!
Global Giving
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
The post GUIDE: How To Adopt A Customer-Centric Approach In Your Pro Bono Technology Project appeared first on Learn - GlobalGiving. Overview. Technology has the power to unlock new possibilities for people and for the planet. But not everyone is benefiting equally.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week. The results of two new research studies about nonprofits and adoption of social media were released this week. Social Impact Nonprofit Social Media Survey View more presentations from Weber Shandwick Social Impact. One focuses on telling nonprofits not to bother with social media, the other provides some strategic ways to move forward.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 10, 2009
Photo by Sifter Last week, I had a fantastic conversation with the folks at EDF Innovation Exchange about transparency and social media adoption. Photo by Sifter Last week, I had a fantastic conversation with the folks at EDF Innovation Exchange about transparency and social media adoption. Specifically around the question, "What it is in the culture of organizations that are able to make the shift that is different from organizations that cannot?"
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Unfortunately, this is … Technology Adoption Readiness Change Management Ease of Use Human Factors Social Use TAM Technology Acceptance Model ValueWhat’s the point of technology if no one uses it?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 22, 2007
Carr reports that some hard data is coming out this week on the adoption of Web 2.0 Fully 89% of the CIOs said they had adopted at least one of six prominent Web 2.0 Although Forrester didn't break out adoption rates by tool, it did say that CIOs saw relatively high business value in RSS, wikis, and tagging and relatively low value in social networking and blogging. adoption, and the results are quite different. technologies but much less widespread adoption.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2009
I started thinking about interpreted dance and social media adoption challenges after listening to Stowe Boyd's interview with Dion Hinchcliffe about Open Enterprise. (Dion is one of my favorite visual thinkers , well after David Armano ) Interpreted dance, is when a dancer (or dancers) often improvising (though sometimes it is choreographed) a dance to another medium. Technology adoption is part choreographed, part improvisation.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 18, 2013
Teespring is excited to announce a successful adoption campaign! The money will aid them in the lengthy and expensive child adoption process. ” Teespring is thrilled our platform helped a couple ease the financial burdens of adopting a child. This post was authored by Sean Pennino, a jack of all trades at Teespring. Since mid-March, Chris and Shelley Russell have raised $1,810 by selling custom t-shirts online.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 7, 2007
Here's another flash site that allows you to "adopt the sky" while signing a petition. To raise awareness and encourage action, they've launched a project with Earthjustice called Adopt the Sky ([link] This site offers everyone a chance to make their voice heard. adopt??? So far, more than 40,000 square miles of sky have been adopted. I adopted square mile 42,985
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 17, 2006
via ext337 I found a link to an interesting article entitled " An Adoption Strategy For Social Software." Nothing groundbreaking, but good advice based on change management literature related to introducing new technologies tools. While the technology tools may have changed over the past twenty yers, these points are applicable to introducing any technology within an organization or school. For that matter, are also applicable to introducing any change in an organization or culture
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 13, 2008
This got me thinking about the adoption challenges faced by nonprofits in embracing these new tools. However, based on observing nonprofits that have been effective - there are definitely some patterns of success for social media adoption. I'm looking for the best of the best blog posts or articles about social media adoption challenges and successes. | View | Upload your own. As you read this, I'm on my way to Palm Springs to do a presentation at the PBS Showcase Conference.
NTEN
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The funds from Google will be used to develop and distribute NTEN:Change, a free quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders, and to develop case studies, research, and curricula on cloud adoption and data use over the next two years. Teaser: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google.
NTEN
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The funds from Google will be used to develop and distribute NTEN:Change, a free quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders, and to develop case studies, research, and curricula on cloud adoption and data use over the next two years. We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation. This is the first grant NTEN has received from Google.
Network-Centric Advocacy
MARCH 26, 2010
The readiness of society to adopt innovation. But the second concept, that the "readiness of the society to adopt innovation" is a large driver of the power of influentials, is something worth thinking more about. This begs the idea of what activities can you do consistently to enhance your networks willingness to adopt innovation. I just read an interesting paper called measuring user influence in Twitter: The Million Follower Fallacy (ill find the link.(Miyung
Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director
JANUARY 15, 2009
Convio crows about the quick adoption of Common Ground today : AUSTIN, TEXAS (January 15, 2009) — . While Convio was a little late to the SaaS/open API party, Convio has got a good shot at even more adoption this year as long as they can provide a clear path for people to adopt it given their current circumstances. Convio, Inc. today announced the signing of more than 30 new clients for Common Ground™ since it became generally available in late September of 2008.
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