Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2011 I had gotten in the very bad habit of listening to (mostly) CNN in the background while working… all day long. Enter The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : VIDEO: 2011: A Look Back. The Daily Show remembers the important stories of 2011 so you don’t have to. .

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 5, 2011

This post offers an overview of NTEN's eNon-profits Benchmark Study and 2011 Social Benchmarks Report and Idealware's Donor Management System Workbook.( Here is a round-up of recently released reports and resources available free of charge that might be of interest to non-profit and membership organizations. read more ).

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JUNE 29, 2011

While we're on the subject of updated downloads that also happen to be free, we just released a new " Consumer's Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", in association with Idealware. Oh, and: Convio has a new " Online Fundraising Guide ", too.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Or more techies because data keeps pouring out of the system faster than we can keep up? A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog. Classic chicken v egg: Is there more data because there are more techies?

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

" A 2011 university study similarly found that 62 percent of homeless teens had a phone and data plan and that they considered the device as important for them as food. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report? nonprofit technology news nptech NPTech news cloud computing'

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

With the automation in most e-mail systems now, you can trigger these reminders to personalize and go out automatically. Utilize the tools available to you through your online communications systems or event management tools to track this important data. And always make sure to celebrate them on the actual day as well!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

A new paper argues that a key first step is to get a more realistic understanding of health systems, using the lens of complex adaptive systems." " The State Of Social Media 2011: Social Is The New Normal | Fast Company – "The state of social media is no insignificant affair.

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NTEN

MARCH 6, 2012

In the second half of 2011, when we set out to look at the “State of the Nonprofit Cloud”, we weren’t sure what to expect—and what we found after surveying US nonprofits and conducting follow-up interviews was that it’s somewhat.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

Will 2012 be pretty much like 2011? It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. It replied: Based on that, plus 27 years in the field, I foresee that 2012 will be pretty much like 2011. Weiner Consulting. it’s not cloud-based. it’s the cheapest. it’s the “best”.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The Database, together with the fully-updated 2011 Nonprofit Tagline Report, are key tools in in crafting taglines, organization names and other messages that connect and motivate action. The report also includes our new directory of consultants and designers who help nonprofits implement these Content Management Systems."

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Planning, reporting, and strategic systems put a priority on numbers instead of narrative. Or was power based in the individual relationships offline and online, many of which continued to grow and strengthen after this day? A challenge of our time seems to be building networks of quantity while creating/generating quality from the networks.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2009, we learned that while respondents tended to rate individual systems as generally successful for managing specific parts of their organizational work (in the B to A range for most criteria), they graded their ecosystems as unsuccessful (generally C's and lower). > Find out more and get the report (free for NTEN Members!).

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

In our recent Blog Reader Survey, membership growth/acquisition ranked as the second most important issue facing small membership-based organizations for 2011, just behind member communications and engagement. read more ).

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NTEN

JUNE 30, 2010

At the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we gave our session evaluation system a major tech overhaul by highlighting a mobile text messaging option in addition to our normal paper evaluations -- as well as an online option that was added at the last minute.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Democracy tool recently launched by Foundation Center, out of a total of 18,446 grants awarded since 2011 by more than 1,300 funders focused on the broad range of issues and efforts related to democracy, just 962 have been focused on technology. Only Six Foundations Provide the Majority of NPTech Grants.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

In 2009, we learned that while respondents tended to rate individual systems as generally successful for managing specific parts of their organizational work (in the B to A range for most criteria), they graded their ecosystems as unsuccessful (generally C's and lower). > Find out more and get the report (free for NTEN Members!).

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2011

2011 has been a big year for NTEN, especially when it comes to staff. She's also helping me build systems to better manage our fundraising practices over the next few months. We've grown from six to eleven staff this year, all to serve our mission of helping you use technology to create the change you want to see in the world.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Since Twitter did not develop this capability into its system, the community came up with their own way: hashtags. This is an excerpt from The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age , coming from Wiley in 2011. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. traffic, #followfriday, #hashtag.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. They will be powered by the same operating systems used on desktops and laptop PCs – mostly Windows and Mac OS. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

According to the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , nine out of 10 nonprofits have a standard Facebook page. With nearly half of nonprofits using Facebook to raise money (according to the 2011 NPO SN Benchmarking Report), is this data being shared with your Giving Department? Does it need to be? Christina G.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. For many organizations, multiple systems can be a better fit. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ]

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2012

Free Report: 2011 Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems Report Blog Post: WordPress vs Drupal. Resources on Databases One member on our call was interested in database management, and meeting other nonprofit database managers.

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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. This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out nearly 100 exhibirors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

All Parent Centers have the same mission: to help families of children with disabilities succeed in life, find tools and resources, and develop advocacy strategies despite the many barriers including segregated classrooms, inaccessible communities, and old cultural belief systems about disability. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Confidentiality : Role based access control makes it possible to assign permissions to each individual in the system based on the role they play on the board or in a committee. November 2011: Community Generated Content. In other words, a member could have complete and total access to all the digital resources (i.e.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

The content of this full-day event will be geared toward IT decision-makers who either currently manage, or are considering, the Drupal content management system. ThinkShout is facilitating an NTC Drupal Day on April 3rd, 2012, the first day of the NTC. >> Already registered for the NTC and would like to sign up for the NTC Drupal Day?

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NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

For those of you who have read Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard , by Chip and Dan Heath – or if you were at the 2011 NTC and saw Dan's Plenary – you've probably already started thinking about the Direct-Motivate-Shape the Path triumverate for helping people change their behavior.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

I’m excited about the potential it holds and to hear about some of the successes (and challenges) at NTC 2011! When a major or minor news story happens that directly impacts your organization, you want to ensure you have all systems ready to respond to maximize press, actions, and ultimately your bottom line. Twitter: @ahadirect.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2010

I’m excited about the potential it holds and to hear about some of the successes (and challenges) at NTC 2011! When a major or minor news story happens that directly impacts your organization, you want to ensure you have all systems ready to respond to maximize press, actions, and ultimately your bottom line. Twitter: @ahadirect.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

Established in 2008 as a collaborative response to the growing number of complex elder abuse cases in NYC, the NYC Elder Abuse Center helps professionals, organizations, and systems prevent elder abuse and improve their response to it.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Confidentiality : Role based access control makes it possible to assign permissions to each individual in the system based on the role they play on the board or in a committee. November 2011: Community Generated Content. In other words, a member could have complete and total access to all the digital resources (i.e.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

As long as spare parts are in stock and locals know how to maintain and repair the systems, we can keep safe water flowing for a very long time.) We rolled out ProvingIt.org in October 2011. There are skilled tradespeople in every country we serve, and local talent makes our model far more sustainable. (As It isn’t perfect.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The summer 2011 program included 115 participants who also exceeded goals, raising a total of $125,000! In addition to the personal touch provided with the customizable fundraising pages, the ease of using the system also allows participants to be creative with their fundraising efforts. In 2010, 75 volunteers participated.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

While I was on sabbatical at Tuck/Dartmouth, one of the things I heard from small NGOs in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire, is that they couldn't afford a staff position to manage their donor data and systems. IFRC joined in early 2011. But they were open to sharing a person.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

We thank the team at Mariette Systems for making a flawless wireless network for the NTC and converting the conference internet from an #NTCfail last year to an #NTCwin this year! NTCwinning 7: Musical Entertainment Photo by Trav Williams After the 2011 NTC, we decided that we needed to incorporate some music and local culture into the NTC.

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MARCH 25, 2013

In January 2011, at a gathering hosted by TechSoup Global, we began talking about how to model our own ideals. In summer 2011, we received funding from Microsoft to bring our groups together to answer at least one question: which nonprofits do our organizations serve separately, and collectively.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. We’ve had multiple celebrations of the web in recent years: the 20 th anniversary of the first public web page in 2011 , another 20 th anniversary webpage anniversary in 2013 , and this month, the 25 th anniversary of the idea of the web. NPTech Contests and Awards.

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