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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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Many of you might already be wrapping things up at work right now so you can head off to visit family and friends for the upcoming holiday. Well, we'd like to take today's give-away opportunity to send one of our NTEN members a gift that will hopefully make their return to work after the holiday just a little easier.

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JANUARY 15, 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.) . Want a way to make sure your nonprofit organization is represented -- artistically, that is?

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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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JULY 9, 2010

HaitiAidMap from InterAction (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.) . your organization's online engagement. Members are in bold.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

That means we're giving out a complimentary 2010 Membership to one current member, as part of our NTEN Appreciation Month festivities. You can learn more about Fundapi -- it helps if you can read Spanish -- and the work they're doing in Ecuador here. Don't forget to renew your own NTEN membership for 2010.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Every year we survey the nonprofit technology community (via our members, program participants, and other like-communities) to learn two main things: How are WE doing , as an organization, to make your work easier, and your mission a little closer? 93% of NTEN members would (or have already) recommend membership to their colleagues.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Teaser: These are heady times for those of us that work in nonprofit technology. Over the last decade, NTEN has been part of this transformation of technology from back-room efficiency builder to disruptor of every department in your organization. > Register for The Future of NTEN. I look forward to seeing you there.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

We're excited to be partnering with GreatNonprofits and Guidestar on their 2010 GreatNonprofits Science & Technology Campaign -- and not just so we can pick up a few reviews for NTEN. But then, you ARE doing good work, so the occasional, inevitable comment troll will be drowned out by all the folks who know you best.

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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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MAY 13, 2010

When the presenter paused to ask attendees to name the ONE thing they'd love their organization to be able to invest in when it came to that scary "overhead" category of infrastructure and administration costs, the majority said: Technology. That's where NTEN comes in. . Tags: NPTech NTEN. It's a $49 value!).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

These are heady times for those of us that work in nonprofit technology. Over the last decade, NTEN has been part of this transformation of technology from back-room efficiency builder to disruptor of every department in your organization. > Register for The Future of NTEN. I look forward to seeing you there. >

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AUGUST 31, 2010

HBR's Dan Pallotta thinks it's unethical that your organization doesn't spend more time and money on fundraising. We think it's unethical that this crazy yo-yo guy hasn't been worked into a fundraising campaign. Adina Levin thinks Facebook's not the best place for community organizers -- but it may depend on the community.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The second annual Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report, a joint project of Common Knowledge, thePort, and NTEN, has hard data and insights on the trends surrounding social networking technology as part of nonprofit organizations' marketing, communications, fundraising, and program services.

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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.): And don't neglect what's already working for you. many nonprofits will struggle with out-of-date systems.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

It's that time of year when many of us reflect on the work we've accomplished over the year. Recently, I've been thinking about the launch of NTEN's newest resource: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. We knew we didn’t want to get into the print publications business – we’re a technology organization!

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

> Vote now for the winners of the 2010 Taggies Have you thought about you own organization's tagline? He quickly wrote six works on a napkin and passed it around. Whatever the reason, the end result is a highly-used message that’s not doing its job for your organization. Tags: NPTech NTEN tagline. Never worn."

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

3) Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops on resilience, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. This year one thing I am doing for myself is exploring fountain pens and working on calligraphy. I use the themes to guide my professional work and writing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

Eric Lanke: Stop Calling It Strategic Planning – "So I'm working my way through Humanize, and like most everyone else, I'm really enjoying it. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. ." " Is email going out with 2011?

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NTEN

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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NTEN

MAY 5, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] People who give online are no different from other donors in that most of them expect a relationship— not simply a transaction—with the organization they support. Work hard to win them over.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Are you working on building or supporting community beyond one geographic region? We’ll be talking about organizing events and supporting international/global communities. Maybe across multiple countries, or even continents. Or are you looking to move from online community to offline event coordination?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Annual IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. sit, you're still working. If anybody asks, feel free to tell them, "NTEN said. We’ll share the results with you in 2010, including: Data to compare your organization to others. Flickr Photo: eszter. time for the 4th. We need you to.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Teaser: Across the ocean and the international date line, there is an organization doing amazing nonprofit technology work -- Connecting Up Australia. NTEN is proud to announce a mutual scholarship program in partnership with Connecting Up to share nonprofit technology knowledge across the Pacific. How amazing is that?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I tell you this not to wax nostalgic, but to remind you that while there are only 1 billion PCs in the world, we'll pass 5 billion mobile phones by the end of 2010. Computers are an established part of the nonprofit work place, and have been for years; we're used to PCs being on the cutting edge of our work.

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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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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

When it comes to fundraising, though, one of the areas of most interest is motivation – this can help fundraisers and organizations align their message and delivery with the points of interest and the channels that are the most influential to the target audience. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

He was the one walking around with an NTEN baseball cap and a huge smile on. David, the Chief Technologist for the Pierce Family Charitable Foundation , has been an integral part of the NTEN community since he first joined in 2007. flickr: askdebra Chances are, if you've attended an NTC since 2008, you've met David Krumlauf.

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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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JUNE 28, 2010

But we bet that's not true for your organization. Try breaking some of these out at your next staff meeting when you report back on all the amazing work you've done. (Oh, Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Box office trackers have started counting Twitter mentions to help predict movie openings.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network – Have you registered yet for the Nonprofit Technology Conference? This is one of the best opportunities each year to meet others from the nonprofit technology sector, learn what other organizations are up to, what's new and what's next!

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

I shared results from the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R Strategic Services. From 2009 to 2010, the open rate for organizations of all sizes and sectors declined by 12% on average. Meanwhile, unsubscribe rates held steady from 2009 to 2010. Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Please take the NOSI survey January 7, 2008 In my work with NOSI (the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative,) I’ve become really interested in how FOSS is used in nonprofit organizations.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

That said, there are real policy issues being debated today that could have a tremendous impact on how you get your work done. A little investment in some policy issues could yield huge impacts for your organization. In this edition of our 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference podcast, I chat with Laura Efurd from Zero Divide.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

Daum and NTEN will be sharing resources with our respective communities. According to Daum's 2010 survey of 500 Korean nonprofits, text messaging is a widely-adopted communications channel for nonprofit PR purposes, while few Korean nonprofits are using social networks for that purpose. A communications channel that works well for U.S.

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