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2009 NTC Preview: Dahna Goldstein and Bev Magda on Managing Change

NTEN

The best software in the world won't do an organization any good if they can't get their staff to use it. Of course, knowing that isn't enough: Anyone who's engaged in implementing technology projects at nonprofits needs a whole slew of tools to help navigate the change management waters. I could not agree more.

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rebooting Your Digital Community Building

NTEN

Jacobwith Flickr: jenny8lee When it comes to building community and increasing brand awareness, some organizations hire communications, marketing, and engagement staff to handle these activities. And that makes sense -- someone needs to be charged with keeping a close eye on the organization’s community growth.

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The Future of the Nonprofit Office: Working from Home v2.0

NTEN

Many organizations are enjoying lower overhead, higher productivity, and happier employees by providing the option to work from home (WFH). A growing trend among organizations is to get out of the business of owning servers entirely. All functional and productive organizations share certain characteristics.

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Becoming A Social Media Savvy Nonprofit, Nurturing A Social Culture Through Personal Use

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Dietrich I love the Red Cross's approach to scaling its engagement strategy by involving the whole organization - it is spelled out in their strategy handbook and policy guidelines. His total for the day was 64 hot dogs. In 2009, he won again, beating his own record by consuming 68 hot dogs. Has it been valuable?

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Who Sits at Your Leadership Table? A Case for Senior Technologists

NTEN

This is also a commonly held view of programmers, web developers, IT professionals, database administrators, and other tech staff in an organization. But it can (and should) be adopted into your organization's core strategy. Management meetings provide insight into organizational long- and short-term priorities. X-Ray Glasses.

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If You Had 300 Words in NTEN's Online Journal.

NTEN

In 2009, we started the NTC Ignite tradition at our annual conference. We told attendees they could have 5 minutes and 20 slides in front of the captive nonprofit technology audience. Anyone who has given an Ignite-style presentation knows that boiling down complex ideas into 5 minutes is tough, really tough.

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Blackbaud Grantmaking: Examining the Past, the Present, and the Future

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MicroEdge was established back in 1985 and released their Grants Management Software “GIFTS Online” in 2009. As a trail blazer in the social impact space, Blackbaud had already been serving a wide array of nonprofit and public sector organizations.