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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We’ve all heard about blockchain, or at least its most famous application – bitcoin. As a database platform, a blockchain can support a range of applications, of which bitcoin is only one. A related application of blockchain in the social sector is the transparent tracking of donations and international aid.

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AI in Marketing and Art

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As the litany of new, strange, scary, and interesting applications of AI and machine learning keep expanding before our eyes, we all must constantly re-evaluate its implications. One of the most interesting recent applications of AI machine learning is image generation by text prompt. AI Image Generation. Inclusivity.

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ChatGPT and Fundraising: 4 Things You Need to Know

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So what’s all the hype about? If applicable, ask ChatGPT to include information about a specific program the donor’s generosity has helped. Use examples that show your supporters as the heroes of your cause. In fact, the AI gained over one million users in just five days after it launched!

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Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin: Creating a Social Networking Strategy (Part 0)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An article in the Washington Post notes that "fewer than 1% of those who have joined a cause have actually donated money through [the Facebook Causes] application." Later in this series I'll go into some reasons why the thinking and practice around these kinds of applications are flawed. It doesn't work that way.

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NpTech Summary: Social Networking Strategies and Nonprofits: Getting Beyond Shiny Object Syndrome and Getting More Precise Practices

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We are in the very early stages of how nonprofits and social activists can leverage social networking applications for good causes and just learning what works and what doesn't. Not buying into social media/Facebook hype. This is a disaster for cause marketers who simply can???t Causes doesn???t s the secret sauce?

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Why I Use Twitter

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Twitter.com is all the rage among geeks, although it has more hype than users at this point. I’ll admit that, for the longest time, I was exasperated by the Twitter hype. As we looked over one particular application, someone asked, “Hasn’t this project been tried before?”. This causes the muscles to change.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Chimp Personality, Convio Open API, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Find out what kind of monkey you are for a good cause. Convio or Causes? " suggests that the answer to fixing a broken email, the most widely used web application, is to add social networking features. As bloggers and others give it closer scrutiny, we're hearing a debate about which Facebook App is better?

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