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Network + Self-Organizing + Location + Data Visualization = 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think these are four qualities to look for: Network: This is a collection of people and organizations that linked together. Self-Organizing: The ability for people to work together without a centralized or top down coordinator. My Plancast for SXSW Session: Crowdsourcing Social Change.

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7th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Report: A Closer Look (Staffing Levels)

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Because we know that the term "IT Staff" means something very specific to people, and the concept of who is "IT Staff" has not changed as rapidly over the last few years as the role of technology in an organization has. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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If You're Part of the Cream, You're Gonna Get Licked

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Lucky for us, our great pals Maddy and Lindy at Social Fish organized a Buzz 2010 breakfast with , who wrote , and who just released her latest book, Open Leadership. " Often, she sees senior managers and people at the bottom of the org chart pushing for openness, meeting resistance at that middle manager level - the cream of the Oreo.

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rebooting Your Digital Community Building

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Building community takes many forms and is done for many different reasons: to raise money, pass legislation, connect with like-minded people, have fun, learn new things. In 2010, she published her short book and ebook, Nine Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign. Could the experts offer one-on-one trainings over coffee?

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

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For example, if a tech officer knows that an organization wants to allow members to log into the site eventually, they may choose a different kind of content management system in the short-term so they can make this feasible down the line. Tech people don't need to rely on gut or anecdotes to make decisions. What Does the Data Say? 'In

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Notes from 10NTC Community Call - Agenda!

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As part of our agenda planning process for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we hosted a community planning call this past Friday. Back office technologies and management. Change Management. Love to see @cariegrls present about the way she's using tools to do reputation management for Humane Society.

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Technology Process Improvement for Nonprofits (Can Help Raise More Funds)

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PRINCIPLE 1: People First, Tech Second. So for example, you might look at Phone Calls with Donors or Members from 2010. Data is constantly changing, and creating a complete map of your entire data ecosystem can be overwhelming. While these are absolutely common sense, they are not common practice. Work on one system at a time.

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