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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering Results for Arts Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. First, make sure that your nonprofit uses a well-designed, visually-striking profile photo a.k.a. Finally, add the category of “nonprofit organization” under Edit Profile > Category. Of those, 93% said they are likely to do so again.

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How to Create the Best Nonprofit Marketing Plan

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During the research and planning phase, you’re able to evaluate your nonprofit’s position compared to similar organizations. For example, try creating a frame for your supporters’ Facebook profile pictures, a flyer they can hang in their break rooms at work, or postcards they can pass along to friends, family, and neighbors.

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Predicting the Future of Social Media and Fundraising.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some of the new tools now being launched to create a single profile that can be used across social networks will as analysts predict make social networks like air. We're still in the early stages of social media as in the early days of the web and online fundraising , so, we are in the "it's hype, and not going to last" phase.

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The Right Way to use Social Media for Fundraising: Wildlife Direct

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some of the new tools now being launched to create a single profile that can be used across social networks will as analysts predict make social networks like air. We're still in the early stages of social media as in the early days of the web and online fundraising , so, we are in the "it's hype, and not going to last" phase.