Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

cc "BY" license Photo by Cosmic Spanner What we're witnessing with the hype and anti-hype or schmype swirling around Web2.0 "Technology Trigger" The first phase of a Hype Cycle is the "technology trigger" or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

He uses this to analyze why many technology interventions are successful in the pilot phase and fail when they go to scale. In the pilot phase, you frequently have the best (human) conditions: the best partners and the best program staff making something work. Toyama’s biggest point seems to be that people matter.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The SafeChat Silicon Valley Domestic Violence Collaborative, made up of four nonprofits who provide services in the San Jose, California area, launched this online chat service in August 2016, successfully completing its two-year pilot phase in August 2018. Reach and Usefulness of Social Media Plateaus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The purpose of this invitation-only phase of the research was to make sure we were getting representation from around the country, and not just the coasts and major urban areas. The key question we asked is whether digital and social media are delivering on their promise and the hype. What we learned: a snapshot. The panic is over!

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

The Magic of Finding and Presenting Compelling Data In this Chronicle of Philanthropy post Matthew Scharpnick argues that despite the big data hype for every new piece of valuable data, a lot more useless data surrounds and obscures it making it challenging to find useful insights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Hope from the Hype So why does social networking matter? There is still a lot of hyper-hype, but the opportunity and potential is very real. Before starting to create a strategy it makes sense to set a baseline. Where are we today? What's going on? Haven't we seen this before? Why does any of this matter? This is Part 0. Lots of talk.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Event agenda emails: This can be a follow-up to your save-the-date email and get supporters hyped for the different activities that will be part of your Giving Tuesday event. Build the Perfect Giving Tuesday Donor Journey: Part One— The Discovery Phase. Try out these templates.

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