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NpTech Tag Summary: Five Hot Conversations!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. The proposed call agenda is here. Five Hot Conversations. A Few Web2.0

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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

The field became fixated on achieving two holy-grails, requisite in every proposal, but nearly always unattainable: sustainability and scalability. . At Geekcorps Mali, our approach was: through great engineering feats attempt to somehow lower the costs of access, while hopefully creating sustainable “business models” in the process.

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Case Study: An Accidental Techie #FAIL Story

NTEN

Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. Unfortunately, I was the less experienced accidental techie David Geilhufe referred to earlier this month. Without the support of leadership, the project essentially dragged to a halt.