I'm sure it's been said elsewhere, but the slow switch off small/medium VCSOs to bluesky is understandable in the UK. The hard won audiences and trust with peers on other platforms is a huge investment to abandon. The cost of reconnecting with them on bluesky is high in terms of time and heart. 1/
The learning of a new platform is time-consuming and seen as risky. There is still some anxiety about which platform will win in the long term. People don't want to have to do this again in another few years. There is also, from our point of view, a linked lack of public sector switching. 2/
These large local organisations are key peers and partners, working in collaboration with the VCS, and often lend social media heft and confidence to VCSOs in their patch. Their absence leaves a big gap in developing a local community. 3/
It is also worth noting that VCSOs are so focused on the desperate need for their "real world" work at this time, that investing in social media can feel like a luxury, especially when the assistive tech of social media management apps is still in development. 4/
Having to revert to real time, manual posts is a habit that's hard to maintain or even start. It will be interesting to see when the floodgates will really open for the VCS. Your work, @madlinsudn.bsky.social, will continue to encourage and support this moral migration. ❤️ Thank you.
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