sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Artificial intelligence has been around since the 1950s and it has gone through periods of hype (“AI summers”) and periods with reduced interest (“AI winters”). The recent hype is driven in part by how accessible AI has become: You no longer need to be a data scientist to use AI.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! emphasis mine) &# ooooooh… During the NTEN call on Connect, they had mentioned that they were only going to publish sample code in C# and Java. What’s to lose?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Of the major social media platforms, Instagram routinely tops the list as one of the most important engagement channels for nonprofits looking to reach a wider, younger audience. Instagram is a visual social media platform. Instagram is especially useful for nonprofit event coordinators. Share compelling imagery.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Pundits have been weighing in on the role of social media in sparking the uprising, and whether it is a necessary ingredient in accelerating modern revolutions or simply an over-hyped notion. Internet upstarts (eg Business Insider, Politico), corporate/owned platforms and social."

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

Maybe you’ve never heard of those platforms, but for some large demographics they are the hot spots online, not Facebook. Choosing the platform or platforms to concentrate your efforts online is crucial. Each platform offer unique functionality and it may not match what your community members want to do with/for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As the platform matures , we’ll get a better sense of the power and potential of this network that lets people find, connect, and support social change organizations and issues. Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? Is Jumo Worth The Hype?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The official hashtag, #14NTC , is starting to buzz on Twitter, and I’m getting hyped about connecting with nonprofit leaders from around the globe! Facebook was the platform I shared pictures of my kids for Aunt Margie to “Like”. Twitter was a mysterious platform I always forgot my password to. Lewis and J.R.R Social Media.

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