This report indicates what trends dominate older users of social media. The main argument here is whether or not using social media to interact with NPO volunteeers and clients is worthwhile. The research indicates that it is a worthwhile endeavor. The important thing to bear in mind as far as older users are concerned, is making organizational web sites extremely accessible and user-friendly.
I think to a certain extent it is important to incorporate new social media into npo's its a easier way to reach out to volunteers and clients, its mostly about how you as a supervisor manage the usage from your employees.
It,s important to releazie the sitaution in which we were few before technology arrived. A decade ago, access to technology was limited and wiring schools was one of the nation's highest education priorities. Ten years of substantial investments have vastly improved this picture. therefore, this article has discusses the importance of technology in significan ways. According to the Secretary's Fourth Annual Report on Teacher Quality, virtually every school with access to computers has Internet access (99%), compared to only 35 percent of schools in 1994, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Did you know? FUN statistics.
* 35% of mobile local news consumers feel they can have a big impact on their community (vs. 27% of other adults)
* 65% feel it is easier today than five years ago to keep up with information about their community (vs. 47% of nonmobile connectors)
* 51% use six or more different sources or platforms monthly to get local news and information (vs. 21%)
* 75% use social network sites (vs. 42%)
* 15% use Twitter (vs. 4%)