NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

This year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference is fast approaching. While it’s still 10 weeks away, here at the NTEN office, we’re kicking into high gear for conference prep. Join Lunametrics for this one-day training to learn about Search Engine Optimization best practices and tips geared towards nonprofits online. >>

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

If you didn't have enough reasons to attend the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , here's one more: the first ever Drupal Day for Nonprofit IT Professionals. Note: This event will not be a training on “How to build a website with Drupal,” nor will it be a Drupal vendor or product spotlight.). 10:45-11am: Break.11-12

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Artwork by Favianna Rodriguez If you've been to the NTC before, you know the basic lay of the conference land. We know it can be hard to be the new gal or guy at a big event, but please trust us when we say that the NTEN community is the one of the friendliest and most fun out there!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

But it is also theme of a panel that I’m moderating at the Innogive Conference on Monday, April 2 that will focus on how this trend is and will continue to impact nonprofits’ communication strategies. She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. Check it out on your mobile phone.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2011

Flickr: magnuscanis This week, NTEN members are busy sharing ideas and experience on a range of topics. OpenSo urcery 's 2011 Drupal Training Tour this summer hits eight cities on the West Coast, from Seattle to Salt Lake. The NASCO 2011 Conference focuses on exploring the emerging issues in Charity Regulations.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Flickr: Alexdecalvelo SXSW Interactive is offering 5 scholarships to attend the 2012 conference. The conference boasts five days of special programs showcasing the best new websites, digital projects, wireless applications, video games, and startup ideas the community has to offer. Applications are due August 26th, at 11:59 PM PST.

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Care2

DECEMBER 5, 2011

According to a study by Blackbaud , NTEN and Common Knowledge, over 92% of nonprofit organizations have a presence on at least one social networking site, but most raise very little money through their social activity. Conferences dedicated to helping nonprofits learn how to leverage social media for social good are popping up.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog. by Roger Burks (@loudmind) I'm already back at my home in Atlanta, having taken a flight away from Washington, DC and the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) under cover of very early morning darkness.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Offer training opportunities as rewards for performance. Reap some quick improvement with these easy four tips!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! We also offered workshops back at the conference location to handle the overflow demand. See you in 2011 in Washington, DC. And, I saw a few thank you tweets from local organizations in Atlanta too!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

One of the case studies I shared was about NTEN’s recent social fundraiser to raise scholarship money for NTC conference attendance. They set up a c ommunity champions campaign on Razoo and asked their champions to commit to raising $500 each and that the money would be matched by the NTEN board.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

How important is it for your conference attendees to have access to the internet? We asked this question recently on our post-conference survey and the results were overwhelming: 95.9% of NCFR Conference attendees said that having internet access is at least somewhat important. Making it work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. We don’t have a lot of time and it will come after a long day, so have been thinking of ways to do a train the trainers in an efficient way. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. Begin Connections.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. The Science Fair isn't like a typical conference exhibit hall. It's also the setting for the conference's Opening Reception. The Science Fair is also packed with giveaways!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

We were all tired of endless, expensive phone calls and conferences that had not enabled parent centers to become lean, mean technology machines. Barbara Buswell is the Director of PEAK Parent Center, which is Colorado’s federally funded Parent Training and Information Center, which assists families of children with disabilities.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The following is an excerpt from the newly released Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits and was published in the September 2011 edition of Fundraising Success Magazine (@ frsuccess ). Overconfidence about their social media skills prevents most social media managers from getting the necessary training.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on October 20th, 2010 Today is the start of Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Join me, Allyson Kapin, Co-founder of Rad Campaign and Blogger-in-Chief of Care2''s Frogloop blog and Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director of NTEN for this free webinar. She has also been a featured speaker on web design, Internet marketing and social media at national conferences. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a case study that first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the entire case study in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] That additional custom training was what finally got all board members up to speed, he said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It can help organizations make a traditionally closed process more transparent and ultimately improve the level of feedback. Conferences have taken this approach to shaping their agenda. NTEN used a hybrid crowdsourcing approach to solicit panel proposals for its NTC 2011, similar in design and approach to the method SXSW has used.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. They offer comprehensive high school scholarships, personalized mentoring, and leadership training. I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.”

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