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
A new Digital Adoption Survey explores how organizations keep staff connected, from offices to virtual teams, as well as how the Internet factors into program or service delivery. Throughout this digital adoption survey, we define digital divide as any barrier that prevents people from being able to access technology. How do online services and Internet access help you and your team deliver services and programs, and connect you with the people you serve? 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. MORE
Pheed and Sulia: Two New Social Networks for the Nonprofit Early Adopters | Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits : Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy. MORE
Disaster relief calculator, developed at URI, is adopted by U.S. Called the Greatest Good Donation Calculator, and developed by students and faculty in business and computer engineering, the calculator was adopted by the U.S. MORE
In many cases the hidden costs of maintenance and support and the less-tangible costs of training, user adoption, and efficiency are not included in the organization’s budget or they are considered as overhead that the organization is trying to avoid at all cost. Insights Admin User Adoption 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
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. MORE
Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication Venues - Chronicle.com: "Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication VenuesAcademe has been slow to accept new forms of scholarship like blogs, wikis, and video clips, according to a report released last week that examines emerging technology trends in higher education MORE
This question came to us from a participant in our recent webinar on user adoption. KG : What role can boards play in user adoption? If the IT solution is a board portal or a board-focused program, roll out the adoption in phases. 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
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. MORE
A board is made up of a group of people, and people have varying levels of comfort with, and willingness to adopt, new technology. How confident are you in their willingness to accept and adopt new solutions, and their ability to overcome technological hurdles? Whichever solution or solutions you choose, there are steps to minimize adoption challenges and ensure a more seamless transition for busy boardmembers. MORE
Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking Tools - Philanthropy.com: "Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking ToolsNonprofit organizations have long been labeled Luddites when it comes to adopting new technology.But a forthcoming study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research shows nonprofit groups are actually 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
Upgrading your nonprofits technology is always a must-do, however not proving the proper post-implementation measures can lead to a lack of adoption or low use of new features, rendering the investment worthless. Here are 6 strategies for increasing adoption and user awareness from NTEN. MORE
I’ve been an early adopter of online platforms since 1992. Before I can provide guidance to a nonprofit on a new platform, I need to get in play with it. MORE
Thanks to Deborah Finn for the heads upStudy on Nonprofit Technology Adoption Released | Management Consulting 2.0: "Study on Nonprofit Technology Adoption ReleasedDiscuss Here: [link] attached paper seeks to determine the critical factors that influence the adoption and effective use of technologies within the nonprofit sector. 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
Technology adoption is part choreographed, part improvisation. The point of that Hinchliffe makes about best practices for adoption of Enterprise 2.0 (or Stop thinking that adopting social media or social software or online collaboration tools is a matter of selecting a tool off a menu. MORE
Maddie Grant, co-founder of Culture That Works , was a recent guest on the TechnologyAdvice Expert Interview Series to share her insight on the intersection of sales, marketing, and technology. 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. What is Tech Adoption? "We MORE
When forced to adhere to the edicts of once-successful traditions, ethics, or customs, a team is adopting someone else's recollection of the way to perform, which has no relevance now. 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
50-59 year olds are early tech adopters too? | RAZ Mobile : "It makes me want to ask “Well, if older folks don’t use the internet then where are all the typewriters?” I observe older Americans (I guess the correct term would be “Boomers”) head down, finger extended, tapping and sliding around on their smartphones just as much as I see Gen X, Y or Z so the notion that Boomers somehow lag is a faulty notion to me. " ''via Blog this 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. MORE
Change Team : These are your evangelists and communication leads for the project, responsible for monitoring and managing the project’s impact on the people within the organization, with an eye toward ensuring user adoption (more on Change Management and Adoption Readiness below). 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. | View | Upload your own. MORE
That said, below is a list of early adopters using the new.NGO and.ONG domains. 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!). and high adoption levels. 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
One thing that Google Plus has brought with it are discussions that nonprofits should wait because the only people using it are “early adopters&#. There are three reasons why this is flawed: Early adopters know how to get a message out via social media. MORE
Don’t let the discomfort of the learning curve for new technology tools get in the way of adopting social media or mobile tools as a personal and organizational leadership tool for your organization. MORE
Invisible dogs” refer to the forgotten pets found in city shelters that face tremendous odds to get adopted. “[We’re] We’re] turning that into a real message about adopting dogs unseen in the nation’s shelters,” explains Claudia Perrone, marketing manager for Best Friends. MORE
User adoption is a tricky beast. Naturally, clients tend to focus on the technical aspects that surround adoption: picking a solution that meets the list of user needs they have identified. But what about the people/social factors that influence adoption? While there is no universal set of truths about user adoption (it inevitably depends on your needs, goals, users, and other situational variables), there are some tricks that we’ve discovered along the way! 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
We’re very pleased to introduce our newest regular columnist here on SocialFishing: Anna Caraveli, of the Demand Perspective. You may recognize her name from several outstanding articles she wrote for Associations Now. Read more about her here. ) 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
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This question came to us from a participant in our recent webinar on user adoption. KG : What role can boards play in user adoption? If the IT solution is a board portal or a board-focused program, roll out the adoption in phases.
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That said, below is a list of early adopters using the new.NGO and.ONG domains.
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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.
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TechImpact
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy.
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One thing that Google Plus has brought with it are discussions that nonprofits should wait because the only people using it are “early adopters&#. There are three reasons why this is flawed: Early adopters know how to get a message out via social media.
TechImpact
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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!). and high adoption levels.
Idealware
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In many cases the hidden costs of maintenance and support and the less-tangible costs of training, user adoption, and efficiency are not included in the organization’s budget or they are considered as overhead that the organization is trying to avoid at all cost. Insights Admin User Adoption
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.
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
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. What is Tech Adoption? "We
SocialFish
JANUARY 17, 2012
We’re very pleased to introduce our newest regular columnist here on SocialFishing: Anna Caraveli, of the Demand Perspective. You may recognize her name from several outstanding articles she wrote for Associations Now. Read more about her here. )
Influence
DECEMBER 11, 2010
User adoption is a tricky beast. Naturally, clients tend to focus on the technical aspects that surround adoption: picking a solution that meets the list of user needs they have identified. But what about the people/social factors that influence adoption? While there is no universal set of truths about user adoption (it inevitably depends on your needs, goals, users, and other situational variables), there are some tricks that we’ve discovered along the way!
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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.
Connection Cafe
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Change Team : These are your evangelists and communication leads for the project, responsible for monitoring and managing the project’s impact on the people within the organization, with an eye toward ensuring user adoption (more on Change Management and Adoption Readiness below).
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!
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 2, 2012
When forced to adhere to the edicts of once-successful traditions, ethics, or customs, a team is adopting someone else's recollection of the way to perform, which has no relevance now.
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?
AFP Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
50-59 year olds are early tech adopters too? | RAZ Mobile : "It makes me want to ask “Well, if older folks don’t use the internet then where are all the typewriters?” I observe older Americans (I guess the correct term would be “Boomers”) head down, finger extended, tapping and sliding around on their smartphones just as much as I see Gen X, Y or Z so the notion that Boomers somehow lag is a faulty notion to me. " ''via Blog this
Frogloop
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
A new Digital Adoption Survey explores how organizations keep staff connected, from offices to virtual teams, as well as how the Internet factors into program or service delivery. Throughout this digital adoption survey, we define digital divide as any barrier that prevents people from being able to access technology. How do online services and Internet access help you and your team deliver services and programs, and connect you with the people you serve?
NTEN
MARCH 24, 2011
A board is made up of a group of people, and people have varying levels of comfort with, and willingness to adopt, new technology. How confident are you in their willingness to accept and adopt new solutions, and their ability to overcome technological hurdles? Whichever solution or solutions you choose, there are steps to minimize adoption challenges and ensure a more seamless transition for busy boardmembers.
TechImpact
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Upgrading your nonprofits technology is always a must-do, however not proving the proper post-implementation measures can lead to a lack of adoption or low use of new features, rendering the investment worthless. Here are 6 strategies for increasing adoption and user awareness from NTEN.
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.
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
AFP Blog
JUNE 18, 2009
Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking Tools - Philanthropy.com: "Nonprofit Groups Outpace Businesses in Adopting Social-Networking ToolsNonprofit organizations have long been labeled Luddites when it comes to adopting new technology.But a forthcoming study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research shows nonprofit groups are actually
See What's Out There
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.
SocialFish
NOVEMBER 15, 2008
They may need a little extra care. But once they get it, they will get it. Promise
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.
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2007
Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication Venues - Chronicle.com: "Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication VenuesAcademe has been slow to accept new forms of scholarship like blogs, wikis, and video clips, according to a report released last week that examines emerging technology trends in higher education
AFP Blog
JUNE 5, 2007
Thanks to Deborah Finn for the heads upStudy on Nonprofit Technology Adoption Released | Management Consulting 2.0: "Study on Nonprofit Technology Adoption ReleasedDiscuss Here: [link] attached paper seeks to determine the critical factors that influence the adoption and effective use of technologies within the nonprofit sector.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 7, 2009
Technology adoption is part choreographed, part improvisation. The point of that Hinchliffe makes about best practices for adoption of Enterprise 2.0 (or Stop thinking that adopting social media or social software or online collaboration tools is a matter of selecting a tool off a menu.
AFP Blog
MARCH 27, 2013
Pheed and Sulia: Two New Social Networks for the Nonprofit Early Adopters | Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog :: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits : Nonprofits that have the capacity to be early adopters have learned that early adoption in and of itself is a wise social media strategy.
NetWits
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Invisible dogs” refer to the forgotten pets found in city shelters that face tremendous odds to get adopted. “[We’re] We’re] turning that into a real message about adopting dogs unseen in the nation’s shelters,” explains Claudia Perrone, marketing manager for Best Friends.
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. | View | Upload your own.
AFP Blog
MAY 31, 2013
Disaster relief calculator, developed at URI, is adopted by U.S. Called the Greatest Good Donation Calculator, and developed by students and faculty in business and computer engineering, the calculator was adopted by the U.S.
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.
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