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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on. He broadens this to tackling what he labels “the packaged intervention,” the neatly wrapped solution that will solve a social problem. Toyama’s biggest point seems to be that people matter.

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Upworthy Type Headlines: To Like or Dislike?

Care2

And if you look at their website right now, you will find that some of their headlines are simpler and not the hyped up "and you won''t believe what happened next.". Should your organization adopt a similar model and share popular memes and videos with your audience on Facebook to generate more engagement? What about Facebook?

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Non-Fungible Fundraising: NFTs for Good

Whole Whale

This example shows how a nonprofit can be a fun partner to meme NFT and benefit from the sale. A lot of the success of a NFT drop is based on the hype and perceived value generated by the promotion work. One interesting use of NFTs is to incentivize community building and participation. Creating NFT Artwork.

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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 the Social = Me First meme , I have spoken on widely. Technology providers also try to avoid getting seduced by the hype cycles. As Jon Stahl notes, in reaction to the recent Overbook Foundation Report , I wonder how much of this anxiety is the product of nonprofit sector consultants and pundits hyping Web 2.0

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. In discussions with small and medium-sized nonprofits, there’s a lot of hype about stories (which disappear 24 hours after posting), but very little ROI and stories can be time-consuming to create.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. The NTC is the nonprofit technology's field largest gathering. Here's your chance to vote on sessions and suggest speakers. A short case study about the Nature Conservancy uses e-metrics. I wholeheartedly agree

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

NTEN

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning. Be proactive.