Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. Where do branded social networks like Ning sites fall? Research Studies of Nonprofit and Social Media Adoption Overbook Foundation Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

You have to be an NTEN member to participate and you have to be the first one to email Gavin.) where you vote for one of the finalists in the NTEN Video Content or watch a machinima about Nonprofits in Second Life. General conclusion: culture shift before tech adoption, keep it simple, small steps, and focused on real needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

1: New + Tech = Resistance New + Tech + Education = Adoption Think about what the technology adoption curve. You have early adopters, a big scary chasm, and then more mainstreamed adoption of the tools. Concerns about adopting social media will no doubt arise. This pattern is the same no matter the tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

" Allan Benamer answers : Not much because the average nonprofit does not have the infrastructure and skill sets that would allow for rapid adoption for new technology. And, maybe this is only of concern to relatively small number of early adopters in the nonprofit sector. Identify what you key success metric is.

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