Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So Good move on NTEN’s part! Congrats to everybody!

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MAY 26, 2011

Here at NTEN we sure are! NTEN members have a lot to share this week so be sure to bookmark these posts for reading from your lawn chair! Check out the 2010 Annual Report in video ! Are you using Google Analytics for your organization's website, blog, or other online space? What are NTEN members reading this week?

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

Flickr: Lydia Mann (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.) I know many of you have tackled this for your organizations.

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MAY 5, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good When we think about giving online, we tend to focus on the latest new bell, whistle or widget for fundraising. Analysis of cumulative online giving (i.e.,

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2013

Over the last few years, NTEN has been working with nonprofits to understand how to better wrangle all the data they’re creating and what’s available to them into improved results: more mission impact. In 2010, we organized an online workshop we affectionately titled “Taming the Data Monster.”

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MARCH 5, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . prototype focusing on Massachusetts nonprofit organizations will be. their nptech awesome.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

With more than half of 2010 now over, it might be helpful to review some updated statistics. . Online Giving Remains Positive. But the latest online giving data shows continued growth. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving was launched this year and measures online giving data from more than 1,700 organizations.

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MARCH 11, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Speaker: Debra Askanase, Community Organizing 2.0. Session: Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns.

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MAY 13, 2010

An online session from the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) about the "starvation cycle" at nonprofits tackled a tough problem: we nonprofits tend to starve ourselves from the kinds of investments we need to make in order to be more effective in reaching our missions. That's where NTEN comes in. . It's a $49 value!).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Online Courses November 6, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about giving online courses in the use of open source software.

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NetWits

JANUARY 27, 2011

I just got an email from Holly Ross, the Executive Director of the Non-profit Technology Network – better known as NTEN. You received the same email if, like me, you’re subscribed to the NTEN newsletter (hint hint). What’s the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey? First, go take this years survey.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

2010 Haiti earthquake mobile fundraising: $30+ million. Find out more in MobileActive.org's " Definitive Guide to Mobile Fundraising " While it seems that nearly every Super Bowl advertiser had been told by a research firm that men are feeling emasculated in 2010, at least the half time show was good.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

That's the topic Sarah Durham, Principal at Big Duck , is going to tackle in her 2010 NTC session, " Brandraising Online: One Organization, Many Channels. " Subscribe to the NTEN Podcast. The trick is figuring out how to have all those conversations in a way that is both personalized and consistent.

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DECEMBER 18, 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.) . include NTEN member organization Idealist.org. Tags: community buzz nten members.

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APRIL 30, 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.) . Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Online Giving Continues to Grow. Year End Online Giving Trends.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Recently, I've been thinking about the launch of NTEN's newest resource: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. But we also understand that these leaders want to know what other organizations are doing, how they’re doing it, and what the impact is on their work.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo: Caro Wallis (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.). Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Nice example!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Or are you looking to move from online community to offline event coordination? We’ll be talking about organizing events and supporting international/global communities. Tags: Monthly Chats 4change community community building events monthly chats online community. Maybe across multiple countries, or even continents.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. ." of it staying the same.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

The eight reports listed below are just a small sampling of the research available to nonprofits about online communications and fundraising, social media, and mobile technology. As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. Thank you. Published by Convio.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 9, 2012

NTEN published my somewhat snarky predictions for nonprofits' use of fundraising technologies in 2012. My overall predictions are that most things will be pretty much the same as last year (and 2010 and 2009, etc.): many nonprofits will struggle with out-of-date systems. No surprise -- many will also lack the funding to replace them.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Annual IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. If anybody asks, feel free to tell them, "NTEN said. > Take the Online Survey. We’ll share the results with you in 2010, including: Data to compare your organization to others. > Take the Online Survey. time for the 4th.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. I want to provide some updated findings for the entire year, as well as discuss the importance of online donations to support the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Online Giving Continues to Grow. Year End Online Giving Trends.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Just a reminder that the fees for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference increase after today. We like to talk about the great time you'll have at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , but it is, first and foremost, a place for you to learn the skills you need to help your organization meet its mission. I was also very.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware who surveyed over 500 nonprofit staff members about their Facebook usage and goals may have answers to some of the questions organizations have been seeking. In 2010, 78% of nonprofits surveyed by NTEN who had raised money on Facebook raised $1K or less in 12 months. Check out the key Facebook data below.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010. Both of them involved celebrities.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

You can download the complete report here , and don''t forget the companion online benchmarking tool , where you can compare some of your organization''s data against your peers in our research. Is the clear jump after 2010 due to the more inclusive language in the survey question, or to increased staffing levels at organizations?

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Charity and Technology in the Online Universe This infographic from Mashable and Shane Snow puts social good into better context with donation numbers, growth charts, and some comparisons to its offline counterparts. 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study A visual version of the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. Session: Online Fundraising Benchmarks and Metrics. Session: Online Fundraising Benchmarks and Metrics. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2009

That means it's time to get ready to renew your NTEN membership for 2010. It seems we here at NTEN both fear and are fascinated by zombies and robots, and use them as metaphors pretty much whenever we talk about scary things or events we don't want to happen. . Tags: NTEN nten members. Ok, I'll stop there.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Your organization is awash in data, but (while we hate to be the ones to break the news) nobody wants one more boring spreadsheet. XKCD has finally updated its Map of Online Communities , showing the size of Facebook relative to its smaller brethren. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. And the future of Old Spice Man? No, really.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – Have you registered yet for the Nonprofit Technology Conference?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

For example, my colleague Shai Coggins from Connecting Up (the Australian version of NTEN), who always brings me Tim-Tams. This prize will be given annually to an organization that leverages networks. Annie Leonard, the Story of Stuff, was the recipient. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Are enewsletters still worth your organization’s time? Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online Fundraising. Online fundraising grew 14% from 2009 to 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Some donors have a solid relationship with an organization where they choose to donate funds year after year. Whether you're hosting a walk-a-thon, charity auction, or soliciting online donations for an annual fund drive, the success of your fundraising campaign lies in the success of each of the individual participants.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I’ve been hearing good things about SugarCRM from organizations that use it. It also gets kudos from NTEN’s satisfaction survey (it came in third, after CiviCRM and Salesforce.) at 4:47 pm Michelle - Is there an online community of NP SugarCRM users that you know of?

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