Much has been made of Tim Cook's lambaste against Facebook. We've all had our own issues with the company over the years, ranging from having to help our parents figure out how to use it to realizing that the social media monolith is part of the reason conspiracy theories are spreading faster than science these days. As nonprofit professionals, people often find themselves relying on tools not because they're the best or share their organizational values but because they're free and familiar. This is often the case when a nonprofit creates a group for volunteers or program participants in Facebook to be able to send updates and share content. But there are some serious shortcomings with this approach that I want to review here, again some small and some much more serious.

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