NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Weather forced the cancelation of ASAE's Tech10 conference , but in a matter of days, nptechies organized an alternative, the UnTech10. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Fresh, hot 10NTC podcasts. You can subscribe on the front page of our new web site. Materials are available online , with a side of awesome.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2015

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Having an agreement with another organization in an alternate location to provide services from there.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

We're big supporters of democracy here at NTEN, so we encourage you to use all the tools at your disposal to help you make your decision and get it counted. As an alternative, voters can always use our 50 state map to find their state’s official poll finder tool or the phone number for their local election office.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

On a smaller scale, NTEN's own web analytics show that, by and large, our carefully considered, better written, longer blog posts yield much longer time-on-page, particularly during the first few days they're up, than our regular, written-for-the-web fare. Tags: NPTech NTEN Communications. He is, of course, correct.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2013

Let us do a quick dive into this term and discover what responsive design is all about, why it is important for nonprofits and, most importantly, what your alternatives are if responsive design is not the best fit for your organization. It is 2013, and the mobile buzzword is “responsive design.” What is Responsive Design?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We'll have to move to alternate methods of communication and examine results versus attendance. Howe has presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) since 2009. Tags: Change Management grant howe Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning. This simply won't work for WFH 2.0.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is from the September 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. What are costs of alternatives? Next, consider the costs of alternative solutions including competing providers or different approaches. What are the costs of doing nothing?

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2013

Luckily NTEN members never cease to contribute their wealth of knowledge to the nonprofit tech community. Idealware expressed their disappointment and points to some alternatives to Google Reader to consider. We all want to make a difference and even the most expert nonprofiteer can always use guidance.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

The Science Fair is the conference's opening reception -- an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 90 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. Find the answer to these questions and more by stopping by the Charity Dynamics booth #62 at the NTEN Science Fair.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Tags: dave greenberg NPTech NTEN Open Source IT Staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2008

In the NpTech FriendFeed Room, Marnie Webb pointed to and commented about this post about the recent Twitter issues, " Why Twitter Must Die." I've really been enjoying the FriendFeed NpTech Room (thanks Jcolman). Are you investing in community building on Twitter alternatives? This is the secret sauce of social media.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

PCI Compliance - are there good alternatives to having your own / any good? Cross fertilization in leadership groups like NTEN and AFP - suggestion from phone: bring in Fundraising (or other, per topic) expert from other organizations (like AFP) to participate or help plan content for that track. "I built it. why didn't they come?"

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

why Ruby on Rails rocks (or doesn’t), what’s a good alternative port to run SSH, when we’re going to implement IPv6 or … there’s a whole lot of testosterone, and not a lot of estrogen hanging about. Technorati Tags: linux , linuxchix , nptech { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Tory 11.19.06

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2008

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. Dave Cormier published a paper recently entitled "Community as Curriculum" and that phrase has stuck with me as one way to think about workshop curriculum projects that are being developed in a networked way like the NTEN project.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2011

Alternately, you can also ring a cash purchase or input the number of a card that refuses to swipe. You tap on the photos of the t-shirt and the book to add them to the sales slip. Then, you swipe the customer’s card, have them sign the next screen with their finger, and input their email to send a receipt.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2010

Because there was no efficient alternative. Tags: fast compnay nancy lublin NPTech slacktivism Program. For a very long time, getting that 1 percent of your audience who is very active with you to participate deeply was the very best way to leverage your supporters. We had no easy means to get the other 99% to contribute.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Alternately, the conversion rate can be used tactically to highlight issues with your conversion page, like your fundraising forms. Tags: email jeff patrick measurement Newsletter NPTech NTEN. An email with good open and click rates that has a very low conversion rate may signal a technical issue with your giving form.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

The Economist says, "Crisply written, rational and practical, Zero to One should be read not just by aspiring entrepreneurs but by anyone seeking a thoughtful alternative to the current pervasive gloom about the prospects for the world." " Recommendations from NTEN. Images 6, 7, and 8: NTEN. spanhidden.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Alternatively, you could just include a sentence directing visitors to click the "wall" tab to the top. Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. To access the address of your wall tab to provide a link, click on the wall tab, and copy the contents of the address bar. (Do

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

A more general success for Freedom Fone is the ability to provide an alternative, mobile-based medium for news and information. Saunderson-Meyer said it “provides a particularly important alternative communication medium for community radio stations in Zimbabwe, as no community radio stations have received licences to operate.” .

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

If you don't want your news "pre-chewed"; by large corporations, your only alternative is the Internet. Tags: digital divide network neutrality Newsletter NPTech NTEN sheldon mains. Pew Internet and American Life Project. The Internet and the Recession . Save the Internet project of Free Press.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

Fortunately, we have a great alternative: the Online NTC. So, if you've been putting off that registration, don't wait much longer. We hate to turn people away, but we won't have a choice this year.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In the four years that I’ve been responsible for planning and negotiating conference A/V and other technology expenses for NCFR, I’ve had my eye on mobile broadband as a potential lower-cost alternative for providing internet access.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Yes, if there is keylogger malware that made it into a computer, you could be tracked that way, but this is a viable alternative.). Tags: Infrastructure Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning IT Staff. In fact, the password doesn't even get stored on the website, and there is no way to trace it back.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2011

Worthy alternatives (and superior, because they're multi-user): Sharepoint or Open Atrium. By the same token, status updates and working out schedules where one person's work depends on others completing theirs benefit greatly from face-to-face planning. Excel (or any spreadsheet). Socialcast (or Yammer ).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Regarding alternate price points for mobile donations, the research suggests that there is negligible donor erosion between the $15 and $20 levels, thus charities should forego the former and opt for the latter. 89 percent said "$10 or more". 76 percent stated "$15 or more". 75 percent chose "$20 or more".

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

When presented with alternative organizations on portals, donors respond: On portals powered by Network for Good, more than half the post-Katrina funds went to the smaller charities that were featured. The Red Cross typically dominates disaster giving. It reportedly received about 80% of all giving post-Katrina.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. While they're scrambling to figure out "new media" alternate entities spring up around them that exist only online. Tags: beth kanter NPTech sxsw.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Prior to the project, two of the three nonprofits had paper-based systems – not because they loved what they had, but because they looked at alternatives and found them all out of their price range. The third nonprofit is a hospice home and has a child care center for special needs children.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

NTEN Community Values. Check out our whitepaper, Social Media, Risk, and Policies for Associations for an annotated social media policy, complete with alternate language for important policy points. white lindy dreyer maddie grant Newsletter NPTech NTEN. Easter Seals Internet Public Discourse Policy.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

What is the cost of alternatives or not investing? Compare costs of alternatives, cost/benefit, and cost of not doing. This article is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's new book , " Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission " which includes detailed checklists, case studies, and how-to steps for successful ROI projects.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

Great alternative: [link] 2. If exact location is critical in your work, you’ll have to learn about quality and precision issues. Often, addresses fail to match and you may be forced to learn more or live with missing data. Google Spreadsheet Mapper So, now you have some map-ready datasets now.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

If you're short on text for your new website demo, we're pleased that there are now alternatives to the standard Lorem Ipsum generator, including bacon and hipster versions. note: this "joke" is going on too long for us to let you try to fit every form of punctuation into one bullet point.]. Ah, a line late and a hyphen short.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Starting with the new(ish) generation of interactive websites and blogs, we can observe how mainstream and alternative organizations serve up news, critical analysis, community building and civic engagement. There are many great sources on this topic -- many of whom present with and blog for NTEN and TechSoup. Tools you can Use.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Think about it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Holly Ross at NTEN writes about a new ring tone, " Why don't you just shut up? There are lots of alternative gift giving opportunities too, take for example Save the Children gift catalog that lets you and your children explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts make a difference. It was covered by C|NET news.

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