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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

A short-hand for this might be that technology is most useful in the hands of people who are ready to use it. He notes: “the right people can work around a bad technology, but the wrong people will mess up even a good one.” Wishful thinking makes many people dream of quick fixes.

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Upworthy Type Headlines: To Like or Dislike?

Care2

But is this a signal that people are growing weary of the “and you won’t believe what happened next” headlines? Just because this tactic works for Upworthy (who is driven by a ton of testing on their own website) does not mean it will work for your organization. And what does this trend mean for nonprofits?

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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Perhaps they can not get a Facebook ad budget approved or they are simply stuck in the outdated “social media is free” meme. Facebook has a well-known pattern of testing new fundraising tools with a small, select group of nonprofits and then expanding them to all nonprofits. 7) Utilize Facebook Messenger.

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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. People are talking about you.