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Social Media Adoption: The Line Between Individual/Personal and Organizational

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is why companies allow employees to make personal phone calls, why they underwrite education and training, and invest to create pleasant environments. In nonprofit environments, there is less tolerance of "personal professional development" because of a culture of training versus culture of learning. tool after Web 2.0

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In " The Social Web Ain't Rocket Science " Worldchanging blogger Jon Lebkowsky reminds us that blogs, wikis, and social networking sites may not be appropriate for all nonprofits and that hype and pressure shouldn't drive adoption decisions or they may not be successful. This week was Blog Action Day for the Environment.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, The Trustees works to protect the environment in Massachusetts and they geotag themselves in locations throughout the state thus expanding their reach. It’s a simple way to express appreciation for partnership and an excellent means to steward corporate sponsors. Utilize Geotags.

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