NetWits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Back in March I got a chance to catch up with Joel while at SXSW in Austin, TX. Because PETA is a nonprofit, cost is a huge factor to consider when we screen agencies—but we also look for game developers who understand our edginess and who can bring creative, unexpected ideas to new games. We talked games, games, games.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2009

opening night pre-screening here in Austin and was blown away by the powerful videos shared by the four nonprofit organizations screening their video entries. note: you don't have to actually be a nonprofit to submit, your video simply needs to be about the nonprofit space). Last Thursday night I attended the Lights.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

I was brought on board to help with the 2009 Nonprofit Technology conference when I returned to Portland after dropping out of a graduate program that wasn't a good fit and came at the wrong time. After four fantastic years with NTEN, I've made the decision to move on and have accepted a position with PwC Advisory in Austin, TX.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2010

If you aren’t already familiar with LCH, it’s a nonprofit organization that works to help other nonprofits use film to spread awareness and action for their causes through volunteer matching, education and its annual nonprofit film festival. Make a donation to for your nonprofit peers’ amazing work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2009

As our nation's needs soar, and charitable donations plunge, it is taking its toll on the nonprofit sector. Foodbanks, soup kitchens, and many other nonprofits that address the hunger issue are being hit by a triple whammy. This will provide 140,000 meals for children in Austin. It's hard times. Minds at Work.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

One of our 2009 class of NTENnies, who also happens to be an Austin 501 Tech Club organizer, is at it again: David Neff is organizing another event for media-savvy do-gooders. This festival is the first of its kind in the nation and reflects the spirit of Austin, a prominent city in the non-profit, grassroots and activism communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was honored to be on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We are having a great time at the Convio Summit 2009 in Austin. Today at lunch Vinay Bhagat, Convio’s founder and an expert in nonprofit web marketing spoke about trends online. One thing he talked about was video and social media and how these new online tools have become more important to nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Platforms break open! It is nice to see that Convio has followed and I hope to hear a lot about it this week in Austin at their user group meeting. 2 Michael Hoffman 10.15.07 Be Helpful.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage Business Solutions. What will the nonprofit office of the future look like? Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. Probably like your own home. The death of management by walking around.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2009

I'll be attending SXSW in Austin, TX the week after next. I'm really excited about the Social Media Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam. I've gathered up some of best of the best folks in the nonprofit tech field to share their social media measurement lessons learned. I am participating in several panels and events at SXSW.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2011

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions I've been asked to present a session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference on "Technical Management Techniques for Managers". Howe has presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) since 2009.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. LCH) is one of the leaders in nonprofit digital storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

As we sift through the data, we’re learning some interesting things and finding correlations with other data that can help nonprofits make better decisions. Probably the most vivid case in point is our hometown of Austin, TX. Her answer, “I don’t know, but I am upgrading my web site.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

(scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2009

Flickr: cwalker71 The 2009 Women Who Tech panels were announced this week, and we're glad to see so many NTEN members representing the women who nptech! Fellow Aussie NTEN member David Jacquier has already made the long trip to the US to attend the SxSW conference in Austin. You can see video from the session here.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

(scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. The nonprofit presence at SXSW has been growing steadily over the past couple of years. In 2008, I was on one of the few nonprofit panels on the agenda. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Please try to vote for as many nonprofit panels. And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 1200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. (And,

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2009

If you haven’t already heard, 2009 is the year for nonprofits at South By Southwest Interactive ! Convio Nonprofit Technology Bash Featuring Joe Solomon and the judges of the Change the Web Challenge BD Riley’s on 6th Monday, March 16th 8:00 pm. Nonprofit/Advocacy/Social Good sessions. Events/Afterparties.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Author: Gene Austin. I am sure at the end of 2009 glasses of bubbly will be raised across our market in hopes that the tough times are in the rear view mirror and that 2010 will provide a return to growth in philanthropy. My “batteries” are almost back to 100 percent after the Convio Summit.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2009

, we've planned a networking lunch so that you can interact with your peers, and we're excited about the Expert Lab that will enable attendees to get answers to their questions about Convio products and nonprofit services. Nonprofit event strategy and management. And we look forward to seeing you in Austin, Texas this November!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Matching gifts may represent “free money” for nonprofits, but nonprofits fail to seek out potential matching gift opportunities from individual donors. Today, ACS is among the country’s largest nonprofit recipients of matching gifts. And, they can be tailored for almost any budget.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

at least thre that I know of Pam Mandel , Duncan Riley and Dave Delaney ) Tyson Foods and the Austin Social Media Club organized a HAM TweetUp to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. I'm sure there will be a lively chapter about nonprofits and twitter. How will Twitter be using for fundraising for good causes and by nonprofits in 2009?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ). However, I know there is a lot of expertise and knowledge about social media and nonprofit use out there. Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2010

David Neff, nonprofiteer extraordinaire, is at it again with the kick-off of the second annual Lights. nonprofit film festival submission opening. And year two is already proving to be a great year for nonprofit films. The festival will be held July 29-August 1 in Austin, Texas. Author: Jordan Viator. On March 27, Lights.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2010

I’m in Atlanta on the eve of the 2010 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and excited about the few people that I have already run into and looking forward to reuniting with more friends and NPTech peeps. This year there are also remote events happening in Austin and DC too. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 21, 2009

Going out and volunteering my time with a nonprofit gives me the opportunity to live a day in their shoes and see life from their perspective. The sense of connection I get by trying to see things from a nonprofit point of view inspires and movitates me. I hope to connect again and again with other nonprofits like this.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2009

So, I’m not the only one out there who became a new user in 2008 and who plans to keep using in 2009. What are some nonprofits doing in Twitter? These are some of my favorit examples of nonprofits doing great, creative things with Twitter. • Net result is 600% growth in 2008. Statistics are courtesy of HubSpot.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2009

So, I’m not the only one out there who became a new user in 2008 and who plans to keep using in 2009. What are some nonprofits doing in Twitter? These are some of my favorit examples of nonprofits doing great, creative things with Twitter. • Net result is 600% growth in 2008. Statistics are courtesy of HubSpot.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 5, 2010

Well it is officially spring in Austin and with spring brings a return to warmer weather, longer days, Easter egg hunts, and metrics for the nonprofit professional. And like Easter candy there seems to be an endless craving for information about how nonprofits are faring and how they can do better. percent in 2009.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Collaboration among nonprofit organizations is near to becoming a necessity. Driven by waning resources and increasing demand, nonprofits are entering an era of “accelerated interdependence.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. David Neff, American Cancer Society David will be perform a spoken word and video poem about using Twitter to recruit blood donors and the Austin Twestival. Austin is no different. The description: What works and rhymes?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2009

Alan Graham, President of Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), said it perfectly during his presentation at the AFP Austin luncheon yesterday – there is no magic bullet, and there is no get rich quick method when using technology to raise funds for your nonprofit. The winner will get a Kindle 2!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2009

Alan Graham, President of Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), said it perfectly during his presentation at the AFP Austin luncheon today – there is no magic bullet, and there is no get rich quick method when using technology to raise funds for your nonprofit. Alan has a goal to get over 1000 followers, so let's help him get there!!

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Future of Nonprofit Technology: Amy Sample Ward, Robert Machen, Tom Matthews. Creativing Movements with Digital and Social Media with Austin Graff. They were awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for their coverage of China and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2009. Impact Awards. Friendly Savages.

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