NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report found that 30% of Master Fundraisers – those that brought in more than $100,000 – were small organizations and a further 8% were medium-sized. Gain exclusive access to data from the Benchmark Report. > Learn more and register today.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2012

Over 450 people joined us for the 2012 Benchmarks Extra: Facebook webinar we co-hosted with NTEN and the Ad Council last week. Combine all this knowledge with your free copy of the Benchmarks Extra: Facebook study , and you’ll be rocking your organization’s Facebook page in no time! A: Of course!

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2010

The Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report , our joint project with Common Knowledge and thePort, told you that 86% of nonprofits have a presence on Facebook. What it doesn't tell you is whether or not those Fan Pages are meeting their organizations' goals. Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN Social Media.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Basically, "churn" is the term used to describe the rate at which subscribers – be they in your email lists, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, etc. When it comes to your organization's Facebook page, you've probably already been doing a good job at tracking your number of fans; it's right there on your fan page for everyone to see!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2012

Whether you’ve been using Facebook for years or aren’t quite sure what all this “tweeting” is about, this session will have information and resources you can put to use right away. Pennsylvania Association for Nonprofit Organizations. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Network. eNonprofit Benchmarks Report. Session slides.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

1 – Does your organization have a data management plan? 2 – When was the last time your organization cleaned your donor data? 3 – Is someone in your organization responsible for data quality? The most popular is Facebook – https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

There have been a lot of questions about customized Facebook landing pages and my business partner at Zoetica, Kami Huyse, wrote this fantastic summary of the resources shared. This post harvests some of the insights shared about social media measurement and nonprofits. Ymca of Metro Chicago Facebook Case Study. or ow.ly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Many nonprofits often address measurement at the end of a project or program or fiscal year, but by putting it first it enables organizations to build a thoughtful strategy. Meaning, if you are a senior-serving organization and you have 1000+ friends, 80% of whom are under 30, well, enough said… &#. Measurement Challenges.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Facebook is an ever growing force in the internet space and it looks like it will be for a while. Facebook is also a great tool for nonprofits. Facebook also gives others the ability to share their affinity to you with their friends, family and co-workers. Google) of Facebook. Check out the ONE Campaign Facebook page.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2012

When it comes to technology, it's often assumed that smaller organizations just don't have the resources to use the tools and services that larger nonprofits do. It helps, of course, that Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest are all free to use. Fancy databases? Too expensive. Up-to-date computers on a working network?

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2011

[Editor's note: the following is an excerpt from the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , sponsored by NTEN , CommonKnowledge , and Blackbaud. We identified a subset (27 organizations) of “Master Social Fundraisers” from amongst the survey respondents. You can get the entire report for free here.]

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2011

Benchmarking: When assessing social media performance, many nonprofits want to benchmark their social media results against other similar nonprofits. Here are a couple of nonprofit and social media benchmarking resources. A big shout out to their new Director of Social Media, Jordan Viator.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

Start a Facebook Page instead! If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. Tags: NPTech NTEN. New fundraising campaing? Try Causes! Need to build community? Let's create a Ning site! No budget for a web site redesign? Maybe it will work. webinar here.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. Change the internet?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. Staff performance reviews incorporate how well the organization is doing on KPIs.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Though each tool is a little different, they all create opportunities for your organization to start conversations and to show the personal side of, and the personalities behind, your work. Working for what?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Click to see larger version. Develop shared language.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Need some inspiration to get your organization''s website updated?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Need some inspiration to get your organization''s website updated?

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. Learn more and register today The report addresses questions like: How many Facebook pages does the average nonprofit maintain? How many followers do nonprofits have on Twitter?

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Care2

MAY 8, 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)

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The last three months of the year represent a critical time for the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations. " They probably said the same thing about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools. These organizations understand what a critical role the Internet plays in their current and future fundraising programs.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Institutional silos are commonplace in many organizations, but in nonprofit organizations they may not be visible at first glance. In the past, fundraising owned the largest list but with Facebook's average nonprofit community size growing at an amazing 161 percent over the past year, that may not continue for long.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." But ROI was not really intended to measure a technology project, program, or tool or any other isolated aspect of an organization. I used the example from the Facebook Birthday campaign.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2010

Since the release of the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , we know many of you have been hard at work looking at how your programs measure up against industry benchmarks. But the Benchmarks Study is really meant to help you think (or rethink!) Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN steve peretz Communications. www.mrss.com.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The NTEN team does a remarkable job of facilitating an environment ripe for connection with no limit to how much you can learn from peers. The plenary lineup NTEN has put together this year includes topics like “The Future of Nonprofit Technology,” and “Where does Tech Belong and Whose in Charge.” Visit [link] to see who is coming!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities to do so: you can nominate local unsung heroes or become a speed catcher for young leaders (read on to learn what that means), or find resources to help your organization have a successful fundraising season! Take part at networkforgood.org/beyourdonor/. Anything we missed?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

Great news from a new study by M+R and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN): Online giving is bigger than ever. And lest you think social media is a waste of time, the study showed that organizations’ annual social growth is also on the rise, with the average number of Facebook fans increasing 37% and Twitter followers increasing 46%.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

The weather is warm, summer camps are in full swing, BBQs are a weekly occurrence, and as the sixth month of the year wraps up, some organizations are already gearing up for end-of-the-year asks and setting up holiday campaign fundraising goals. Does your entire organization treat it this way?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 28, 2019

The weather is warm, summer camps are in full swing, BBQs are a weekly occurrence, and as the sixth month of the year wraps up, some organizations are already gearing up for end-of-the-year asks and setting up holiday campaign fundraising goals. Does your entire organization treat it this way? Use this checklist to check in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

The purpose is to call attention to the problem of Information Overload, how it impacts both individuals and organizations, and what can be done to lessen its impact. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . Audience Overlap : Use Rapleaf to sort out what percent of your Facebook audience is also on your email list.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Start with your organization's name. Set up Twitter searches and see if people are "tweeting" about your organization or industry. Search for your organization's name on LinkedIn. Set up Twitter searches and see if people are "tweeting" about your organization or industry. Don't worry. Start easy.

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Forum One

MAY 15, 2008

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2008

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations.

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