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Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

NTEN

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Technology, however, is never enough.

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Google + Nonprofit Brand Pages

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The early adopters have jumped in and pages are set up and waiting for some SMART objectives, content strategy, and tips on engagement. I didn’t hear a lot of chatter about what objectives and measurement – particularly how to measure to learn. Wait for maturation? Jump now or wait?

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Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

NTEN

They support and extend the larger trends that are shaping both charity and business operations -- whether those trends are flex time, impact measurement, real time data, or open APIs -- and allow you to gain the benefits of those larger trends without really having to think about it much. Technology, however, is never enough.

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National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering Results for Arts Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. How to analyze a moving target? Arts organizations are not alone in this. The panic is over!

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Google + for Social Change Activists: Dive in Early or Wait?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The focus is how to effectively integrate social media channels and measure and learn. My colleague Geoff Livingston says that “Shiny Object Syndrome&# makes nonprofits and individuals to adopt the latest cool social tool based on peer pressure, buzz, or a strange desire to be one of the first.

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The Ins and Outs of Remote Work for Nonprofits

Connection Cafe

Is the hype surrounding remote work warranted? And you’d think with all of the technological advancements in communication, there wouldn’t be an issue when it comes to communicating with others. You may consider adopting a policy prohibiting employees from using public WiFi on their work devices. The short answer—yes.

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Step Up to AI, But Tread Lightly

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Should we believe the hype? But technology moves fast. The people who are closest to this technology have already sounded an alarm,” Amy said. Yes, there are dangers, but that profound impact on culture and society is the best reason to begin understanding this technology and to become an early adopter.

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