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2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Winner for 11/25 (NTC Registration!)

NTEN

The 2010 Nonrpofit Technology Conference registration give-away to one of our current members as part of the 2009 Member Appreciation daily prizes? Well then I'll delay no further: Ann Beck , from the Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County. We're giving you a free registration to the 2010 conference!

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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

Many volunteer managers cite recruitment as their greatest challenge; however, Brudney and Meijs (2009) contend that “the preoccupation with recruitment distracts attention and resources from the management and retention of volunteers” (p. She previously served a term for AmeriCorps with an adult literacy program in Flagstaff.

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My Three Words for 2011: Seek, Sense, and Share

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2009, my three words were: Streamline, Weave, and Einstein. In 2010, my three words were Networked, Generosity, and Full of Life. Then, try to think in even broader terms. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on. I’ve been doing this for two years now.

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Will It Take a Village to Bring Our Communities Online?

NTEN

Disclosure: In August 2009, CoTweet paid me to write a casestudy for them.). We landed on the possible solution of leveling up the concept of online literacy. I proposed a panel for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. It's the first software I've ever fallen in love with. When did I turn into such a giant nerd?

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly. http ://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/americas/21text.html?_r= link] 9546.

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The End of the Beginning of Online Giving

Connection Cafe

Since 2009, online donations made on mobile devices have grown from 9% of all transactions to 24% in 2018. SMS text-to-give in the United States experienced a major spike following the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 but has never achieved inflated expectations. Compare that to about 2 billion personal computers – and not growing. Time is up.

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