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Security: The Scary Part of Cloud Computing

Tech Soup

On August 29, 2011 some of us from TechSoup attended NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit in San Francisco. It was a one-day in-person free workshop, thanks to funding from Google Foundation , and attracted an impressive array of smart and informed nonprofit technologists. Pacific time. TechSoup's Security Corner.

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NTEN and TechSoup Webinar: Share Your Story - ROI and Social Media - Slides and Notes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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." And, it also includes measurement - not just qualitative information. Reduces my information overload. But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. Feedburner.

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Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are some good examples of CEO and Executive Director use of social media in the US social sector: Holly Ross is the executive director of NTEN, the nonprofit technology network in the US. She uses Twitter to share what's going on at NTEN, announce new initiatives, and have conversations with NTEN members.

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Building and Supporting Your Drupal Website: In-House, Outsourced, or Both?

NTEN

Do you have a team with some expertise in information architecture, taxonomy, and usability, a team with capacity to outline website specifications clearly? Having internal staff who can make some changes quickly certainly comes in handy when unexpected needs pop up - one argument for having a blended model. Just tech savvy people?

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Do You Need a “Communications Manager” or a “Community Manager” at Your Nonprofit?

NTEN

By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. More individuals are engaging in online communities, made more mainstream thanks to Facebook and Twitter, due to the new way we now find and filter information: online, often via online communities or community-generated information. I also informally polled the NTEN community.

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. Take a look at the NTEN Crowd Funding Campaign to raise money for scholarships to its annual conference. Engage audiences in conversation about the campaign theme.

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Leaders in Nonprofit Technology: Daniel Ben-Horin

Tech Soup

In the same year, NTEN. This blending of different groups interests me now. They’re informed on a headline level, but it’s at the expense of a depth of understanding that is crucial for being an effective social change advocate. gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award.