NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The December issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Featured in this issue: " From Outcomes to Impact ," by Julie Macalik with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, which provides guidance for measuring the real impact of your nonprofit. "

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Indeed it has, and the latest issue could be our best ever. I'm pleased to announce Issue Five of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders ! The latest issue also features articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2013

Please stay tuned for the June issue of NTEN:Change for a recap of this event and your reactions and responses.]. Change Management community Infrastructure mobile Mobile nptech nten:change Organizational Culture Social Media strategy Strategy Web Sites Communications IT Staff Program' Image by Mike Licht.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

As the membership organization for nonprofit technology professionals, it''s an important, and often sticky, issue to understand, communicate, and especially measure.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

But we spend most of our time talking about the basics: how to lay a good foundation for technology use and management. In fact, we've been talking about planning, budgeting, change management, and related topics since before I joined NTEN nearly seven years ago. Tags: IT Staff NPTech ontc. What's your greatest challenge?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yes, Labor Day is now long past (or so it already feels), but the three-day weekend never slowed down the nptech community! They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Data member news Member Round Up nptech'

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yes, Labor Day is now long past (or so it already feels), but the three-day weekend never slowed down the nptech community! They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. Data member news Member Round Up nptech'

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2010

Tags: Change Management charlene li Leadership NPTech open leadership Social Media.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We have challenges to overcome, including interpersonal and management issues around working remotely. Sales and Customer Support had to address the issue of productivity and results a long time ago. Managers in those organizations did observational "ride alongs", or recordings of calls and meetings with customers.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

Solving the issues that we are working on requires that we work across our sector to address these complex problems in equally complex ways. Tags: Change Management Leadership microsoft NPTech Planning. We need to run IT shops that protect our assets while encouraging this innovation. Open by default.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

I also am the front-line troubleshooter for the hardware and software tech issues in the office, and the contact person for dealing with all our various tech support companies, from the network guy, to the ISP, etc. Did I give up any job responsibilities to add these? we'd love to hear your story and your advice to others.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Sean's post brought up some good discussion on the list from other nonprofits and consultants working on the same issue. In fact, "business processes" are a key element behind a recent theme rumbling through both the for-profit and now, somewhat, nonprofit sectors: " The Changing Role of the CIO ".

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Show them that you're someone they can rely on, someone who cares about the same issues they care about. The more people see you as someone they can turn to, the better positioned you'll be to lead a tech change. Tags: Change Management Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN. What You Know.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Everyone also steps up to take on responsibility, and to take on the more difficult task of discussing process issues.”

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in the current issue of NTEN's new quarterly e-journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Note: You can read the entire March Issue of NTEN:Change online for free.).

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Although we may not see blatant sabotage of technologies or culture within our own organizations during a technology change, we may notice some type of resistance to the new technology. This resistance can lead to such things as morale issues, absenteeism, productivity loss, and even turnover1. The George Washington University.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for fre e! ] Note: this was one of the most popular articles in the March Issue of NTEN:Change. By Farra Trompeter, Big Duck 1.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is from the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read current and past issues by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Note: You can read the entire June Issue of NTEN:Change online for free -- and you might want to get your executive director and board to subscribe to it!)

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Note: You can read the entire September Issue of NTEN:Change online for free. )

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article -- and the rest of the issue -- when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] We take a look at each one in depth in the complete article: > Get the complete issue here. By Laura S.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Note: this was one of the most popular articles in the March Issue of NTEN:Change. Leave your feedback in the comments!).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

41% are tracking external data about their issue area. Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics. 89% track financial data and find it useful for making decisions. 50% are tracking data about outcomes of clients/constituents. 39% use donor data to make budgeting decisions.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2012

The issue is especially apparent in STEM careers, which is extremely important to the global economy. Women are gaining numbers in traditionally male dominated fields, but we are still significantly outnumbered in STEM occupations. Getting talented women into male-dominated careers is one struggle; keeping them is another.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a feature article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the rest of article, and the complete issue on "Content Curation" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

But she also recorded a special message for you: The first issue features such fantastic articles as “Boosting Board Collaboration” by Idealware ’s Chris Bernard, a series of predictions and insights from the NTEN community of experts about what to expect in 2011, a look at Network for Good’s landmark study , “What 1.9

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware (Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the feature article "Boosting Board Collaboration " , which appeared in the first issue of NTEN's new publication: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. Read the entire article and the complete issue by subscribing online.)

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In this issue of NTEN: Change, we take a holistic approach to looking at some of these internal processes, including trust building to demonstrate impact, making decisions with data, and prioritizing activities through evaluation.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

The group addressed a number of issues over the course of the year, many of which are reflected in this white paper. > In 2011, NTEN, with support from the Knight Foundation , convened the CTOs for Good forum and conducted follow-up interviews with the participants in order to document and share the group’s experiences and challenges.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Results We just published the fourth issue of NTEN:Change , and we have nearly 7,000 subscribers after just 10 months. I get several inquiries after each issue launch about our digital platform and process. Screenshot of article page – note the “read more” boxes, which link to the resources online.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the rest of the article, and the complete issue on Content Curation, when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

I am making an essentialist argument here, but it's my belief that unless we diversify our organizations by race and ethnicity, we will find it hard to succeed and stay relevant in light of the changing demographics of the country. This is because diversity is more than an ethical issue. It's become critical to their future success.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an article from the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the rest of the issue when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] By Peter Drury, a child's right a child's right either had a problem or an opportunity—the distinction hinged only on our perspective.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

A lot of IT failures happen when people focus too much on one issue at the expense of another. Each role has different things they need to be conscious of, and they need to champion those issues so that important things don't get ignored as the project unfolds. We still believe technology can help create change.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

He is a frequent speaker on nonprofit tech issues at forums, including the Google Grants Conference, NTEN, U.N. During his 4.5 years at DoSomething.org, he oversaw the complete overhaul of the site (cms, architecture, skin, etc) in 2008, landing a People's Choice Webby Award in the Youth in 2009 and nomination in 2010.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 3, 2007

It's easy to teach someone how to issue an invoice. When are invoices issued? Information Systems rollout trainings need to include a change management component. So the real issue had not been training in the traditional sense - but simply setting up a structure for sharing the information. Otherwise, why bother?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You can subscribe to the journal ( for free) and see the current and past issues, including the DIY articles, right here. So, consider this an open call – and a bit of a challenge – from us to you: > Find out more about submitting a "DIY Nonprofit Technology" article for condideration.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

They have a knack for noticing important details and it helps to have an ally if compensation for the right person becomes an issue. I've found that having someone from accounting or finance involved in the interview process is helpful, too.

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