NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN members generally rock, but every week we try to give props where props are due. This week in NTEN member news: . Is there something in the nptech water? NTEN rockstar (and official NTENny) Amy Sample Ward has a guest post about 5 steps to social media strategy success for nonprofits. . " to the post.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Lots of NTEN folks there, so support them with your votes! ). Stephen Blyth , an NTEN member from New Zealand, is examining online communities and writes about his reasearch and initial thoughts -- including a nice review of the NTEN online discussion group in our Affinity Groups. See the case-study here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? My feeling from watching the conversations within the NTEN community is that people DO understand the acquisition costs of FOSS software.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. 2009 proved to be another important year for online giving by nonprofit organizations. The average online gift in December 2009 was $244.17.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). NTEN is People! Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Nice work! .

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JULY 24, 2009

Flickr: Cambodia4Kidsorg: Can you idnetify the NTEN superstars? This is where I give props to announcements and activities about NTEN members. If you're an NTEN member and have nptech news, don't forget to tag your posts "NTEN member" or "nptech" -- and give me a heads-up!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

This month is all about YOU, NTEN members! . Well: > Every weekday in November leading up to Thanksgiving Day, we will give away special prizes to randomly selected NTEN members. . > > New this year: NTEN Gives Thanks Day. If you're not a member of NTEN yet, maybe this is what you've been waiting for: join today !

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The generosity of time given by nonprofit professionals has allowed NTEN to create reports on the state of IT staffing in the sector that have been read thousands of times. We've just opened the 5th Annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Avencia ranked in the 2009 Inc. Tags: community buzz nten member. 500|5000 list.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . love -- though we're not surprised to see -- that so many NTEN individuals.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 7, 2009

NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, puts on a massive, be-there-or-be-square conference for nonprofit professionals every year (in 2009, we met in San Francisco). But, if you don’t want to wait until April to dive into the knowledge and expertise in the NTEN network, you don’t have to!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Barbara posted the Parks Climate Change: North Cascades 2009 video. Tags: member appreciation NPTech NTEN Social Media video Communications. We've selected two commentators to win Flip Ultra Cameras. The winners are. Barbara Christenson from Conservation Northwest. We couldn't embed it, but you can (and should) watch it here.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Thank you, Joe, for being a member of NTEN! Second: free webinar today for ALL NTEN MEMBERS! Second: free webinar today for ALL NTEN MEMBERS! > > It's NTEN Give Thanks Day! I'm thankful for all NTEN members for their generosity and passion for the nonprofit technology community! And, finally: . >

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2009

James and Cassie are bringing their long-time experience in the nptech hiring world to the NTC for two sessions. Tags: 09NTC careers itstaff james_weinberg NTC NTEN. If you go looking for him there, would you be so kind as to pick me up some of my favorite cheese ?

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2009

Here are highlights from the web of NTEN members doing their, you know, NTEN-type awesomeness: NARAL-Pro Choice America launched a contest on Twitter last week: submit hashtag (#) ideas for aggregating the discussion around "the Supreme Court battle that's just around the corner. Tags: NPTech nten members.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

How about a lucky NTEN member getting their 2009 Membership renewed, on us? . I waved my hand over the trusty NTEN CRM and came up with that lucky NTEN member: David Hall , Information Systems Manager for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. It's that time of year, NTEN members, so renew for 2000.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2010

Here are the most clicked on "Things We Like" links from 2009. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Patience pants. Have you thought of making a whole patience outfit?"

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2009

In contest news, NTEN member organization ZeroDivide has launched a great contest that combines poetry, social media, and good causes: the ZD Technology Haiku Contest ! Finally, I love it when NTEN members pat each other on the back: Michelle Murrain gives ONE/Northwest a nice shout-out for having a helpful nptech blog.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. At NTEN, we are all practical dreamers, we're open and authentic with one another, and we hold each other accountable. NTEN Member John Merritt, from the YMCA of San Diego County , embodies all of these ideals.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

The folks in the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) , as part of the Council on Foundations , have a lot in common with the NTEN community. In fact, many folks in the NTEN community are also part of TAG, and vice versa. Completed forms should be submitted to Linda.Sult(at)wkkf.org no later than Friday, April 3, 2009.

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NTEN

MARCH 30, 2010

To help them cast an analytical eye on technology decisions, NTEN and The NonProfit Times came together to create the Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey. Tags: Budget Community IT staffing Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning. more successful — organizations are doing. > > Get the Report.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Did you enjoy the first week of 2009 NTEN Member Appreciation ? We had free webinars and lots of prize give-aways, and even the first ever NTEN Gives Thanks Day. And the randomly-selected NTEN member who will be receiving it soon: Eva Penar, from Chicago Community Trust. Thank you for being a member of NTEN, Eva!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Somewhere in the midst of all that, he found time to sit down and talk to me about his session at the 2009 NTC , Online Organizing for Community Organizers : And, for what it's worth, Charles says no one should miss out on the Science Fair at the NTC. Tags: NPTech Advocacy NTEN 09NTC. We agree, Charles!

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2009

That's also important for the nonprofit sector to do as we begin 2009. Here are the resolutions I have for NTEN: 1. In 2009, we're going to need every second of every day to do our work. In 2009, we're going to be called upon to do more than we ever have before as a sector. Tags: nptech npecon.

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

And our new Sprout-built fundraising widget could help as many as 57 people attend the 2009 NTC. Tags: NPTech NTEN Newsletter Things We Like. The Capitol News Connection has one that lets you " Ask Your Lawmaker ".

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference starts in just two days. > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live! > Find out how to follow the 2009 NTC Live! It's entirely up to you whether or not to sip a beverage as you follow along, Tags: 09NTC NPTech NTEN. You should totally check it out! >

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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. That's a long flight, y'all!

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2009

The folks at Google have been more than generous in sharing that recipe with the NTEN crowd. Not only do they give NTEN members priority treatment for new Google Grants accounts, they've also shared their Adwords secrets in our Adwords webinar series. We're doing more in the spring!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Then, try to think in even broader terms. I want to improve my writing.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The lucky NTEN member can apply it to an NTEN webinar of his/her choice. Congratulations Adam, and thank you for being an NTEN member! And if you're a new member or curious about NTEN membership, you can join me this Friday for an NTEN Member Q&A session to learn more! Today's prize is a free webinar coupon.

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NTEN

MAY 29, 2009

2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. The government has nothing on the NTEN community's ability to find adorable animals online, though. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. No, really: think of them, then implement them. Proof that Roombas really work ! There have been a lot of releases over the past month. Did you miss any?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Welcome to the 2nd week of 2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Month ! There are a couple of treats for NTEN members this week that I hope you can take advantage of: > Ask the Expert with Seth Godin. Free and only for NTEN members! > Free and only for NTEN members! ). Thank you for being a member of NTEN, Angela!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

Rather than list off the top things you can do to raise money and spread your money right now, we decided to instead put our money where our mouth is - quite literally - and make a concerted effort to help the entire nptech community by raising money online for scholarships to none other than the 2009 NTC Conference in San Francisco.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Photo by lumaxart The web is abuzz with resolutions for 2009 -- NTEN included! We'd like to help you put a little action behind the words, with the NTEN Technology Leadership Series. Tags: Leadership eric leland NPTech beth kanter john kenyon robert weiner.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Member News online this week: NTEN member United Nations Foundation is featured in a Forbes article for turning to innovative online strategies -- including YouTube and Twitter -- to raise money in tough economic times. Jenn Thompson lists the conferences she's looking forward to attending in 2009 and why she recommends them.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

It's no surprise, then, that she's tackling the topic of " The Softer Side of Tech Consulting " at the 2009 NTC. . Tags: NPTech NTEN consulting cindy leonard consultants 09NTC. Cindy Leonard is one of the nicest people I know -- and I know a lot of nice people! This will be Cindy's first trip to the west coast -- EVER!

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

Get the Most out of NTEN. Anyway, if all you're getting out of NTEN is this newsletter, you're clearly missing out. Let's just consider our popular webinars : in addition to saving up to 50% off our already low prices, NTEN Members can buy the Season Pass -- unlimited webinars in 2009 for only $275. note: Ouch.].

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