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Platforms break open!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! You’re going to get a much more vibrant developer community involved in developing new stuff for your platforms if you eliminate hurdles. What’s to lose?

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Facebook Subscriptions: 8 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Pay Attention

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Facebook is a communications platform with close to a billion users. With the release of their new “ Subscriptions &# feature, Facebook has made it even more compelling to use the platform as a way to communicate, connect, engage and impact people. The place where people respond, react and start. Subscriptions.

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9 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Your Virtual Fundraising Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Get event registrants hyped before the big day! Text messaging remains a surefire way to get more eyes on your communications. In fact, over 95% of text messages are read within 3 minutes of delivery.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The reason that the platform is called blockchain is because transactions or the recording of information occurs in batches or blocks, with each block cryptographically tied to the next in a linear fashion. As a database platform, a blockchain can support a range of applications, of which bitcoin is only one.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

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This is our most popular Managing eLearning post every year, and by now we know you want to see the hype curve first. Here it is: Our 2018 eLearning predictions set in terms of Gartner’s hype cycle. We use our knowledge of practical use cases to put the media and marketing hype in perspective. Innovation Trigger.

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Is Instagram Useful for Nonprofit Marketing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From critics saying it is killing photography to hype and hoopla from marketing pundits saying it is a must-have as part of your “visual marketing tool box.” Others are using Instagram by sharing visual stories about their programs using a branded profile, like Children’s LA and Unicef USA.

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Are You Going To Adopt Google+ for Professional Learning/Networking? Why or Why Not?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But remember, the platform is in its infancy and the culture, features, and use cases are unfolding before our eyes. I’ve been an early adopter of online platforms since 1992. Before I can provide guidance to a nonprofit on a new platform, I need to get in play with it.

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