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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. His biggest prescription is around connecting with these human forces.

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The Next Wave of Technology for Nonprofits

John Kenyon

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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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Check out this video to learn more: The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis reached 101% of their fundraising goal on Giving Tuesday 2020 by using Qgiv’s platform. Ask local performers to appear on your livestream or send in a video performance recorded ahead of time. Use videos to keep your donors engaged.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to Hubspot , single-image posts receive 28% more likes than video and 14% more likes than carousel posts. As mentioned earlier, to maximize organic reach prioritize compelling, eye-catching single image posts and mix it up with the occasional video and carousel post. Post Eye-catching Photos.

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Google+ for Nonprofits and Libraries? Maybe

Tech Soup

It is still in its Beta testing phase, so its not fully released, but the amount of hype surrounding it is enormous. Granted, it looks exactly like Facebook, and it is still in the Beta testing phase, but there is much to look forward to. So Google finally did it. "), clearing up page clutter, and making me a happy blogger.

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11 Charity Auction Tips for Raising More Money

Neon CRM

During this phase of your charity auction planning, remember to keep the law of supply and demand in mind. Auction off your biggest, most expensive item (or the item that got the most hype during your event promotion) at or near the end. If you’ve run auctions in the past, take a look at which items inspired the most bids, too.

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