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NTC Goes Green!

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Each year, we at NTEN work hard to make the NTC a more environmentally sustainable event -- this year we even have carbon offsets for travelers! We''re also excited to share some of our NTC sponsors who are helping us go greener in April. Win advocacy victories? Want to recruit new donors?

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Guest Post: Networking Tips for the 2011 NTC from a Former Newbie

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Yesenia Sotelo, Director of New Media, Jasculca Terman and Associates This will be Yesenia Sotelo's fifth NTC, but she was once a first-timer and is a self-designated introvert. Here, she shares some of her networking tips that will make anyone look like an NTC pro. NTC usually provides breakfast and lunch. Bring business cards.

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Best #14NTC Panels and Parties to Check Out

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Every year I look forward to one very special conference - the NTC conference organized by the awesome NTEN team. This translates into thousands of organizations with similar names and missions competing for advocacy, donor, and foundation support. NTC Beer: Wednesday, March 12th 7PM to 9PM. 14NTC Sessions. See the problem?

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2009 NTC: Awards Show Wrap Up

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Although I hate the idea of talking over lunch, I'm glad that two years ago, under former ED Katrin Verclas, we added the awards ceremony to our closing lunch at the NTC. The.ORG Amabassador Award , presented by PIR , recognizes upstanding.ORGs and promotes sharing, communication, and interaction across the community.

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2011 NTC Preview: Can Social Networks Create Social Capital?

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One thing often forgotten when organizations build social networks and make plans to "use" these networks (be it for advocacy, for fundraising, or just to drive traffic to their website -- maybe the most common if least helpful use of the network) is the first word: Social Think about your own, personal, use of Facebook and Twitter.

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Elephants, Triggers, and Actions: Applying Behavior Theories to Our Nonprofits and Our Work

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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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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest national gathering of student leaders, administrators, faculty, and nonprofit staff committed to engaging students in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work. InterAction Forum 2019. InterAction Forum 2019. InterAction / Washington, DC / TBD.

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