NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

" In too many cases, tech becomes the elephant in the room: we see it, but tend to ignore the greater possibilities. Tech speaks it's own confusing language, when the only unifying language we all need to speak is MISSION. How can a techie coexist in a world where tech doesn't have a seat the table?

Tech 62

Tech Org Chart San Diego 62

NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. What is Tech Adoption? "We

Adopt 81

Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Figure out what core Tech you have. Categorize that core Tech Now add one more column to your chart: commodity or value. A commodity is a technology that is transactional in nature and may improve your efficiency but does not fundamentally change your business. Here are six steps that will help give your technology direction.

Org 84

Org Tech San Diego NTC 84

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

"We really needed to think about how we should be investing in technology to align with our strategic goal to reach people statewide from our small office in tech-savvy Seattle," explained Margit Rankin, executive director.

Artist 60

Artist Case Study Leadership Seattle 60

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. Everyone brings something unique to the table, whether it's content, tech skills or social media know-how. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]

Social Media 96

Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

years I've been at NTEN. Over a game of Foosball, which George Weiner, the organization's CTO, was kind enough to let me think I might have a chance at winning, we talked about running tech at an organization of 20 staff and a community of nearly 2 million teenagers. To me, that makes Ed a hero. .

New York 61

New York NTEN Change Management Tech 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

NTEN and Jossey-Bass/Wiley is hosting the " Online NTC ," a 2-day online conference based on the book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. The online conference is for the "Tech Responsible" individual within any nonprofit. It is a learning event to help you better understand how to manage technology.

Conference 87

Conference Technology Online Chapter 87

NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Other orgs will finally learn what I've known for 5 years: bring it in-house and don't silo your tech people, make one of them a c-suite leader. Tags: Change Management Leadership NPTech NTEN. More rockstars like Invisible Children, Charity:Water, and DonorsChoose will rise from nowhere and capture our hearts.

Technology 98

Technology Org United States Drupal 98

NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > Since 2006, NTEN has produced the annual Nonprofit Technology (formerly "IT") Staffing and Investments survey and report for the nonprofit sector. tech staff, and very large Organizations reporting 8.56.

Report 71

Report Survey Technology ROI 71

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'

Research 65

Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 65

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'

Research 61

Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 61

NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

Together, the NTEN community is going to make those proverbial thousand flowers bloom. As tech leaders, we are going to work tirelessly to get those tech commodities off of our plates an into the hands of the cloud, or a fantastic tech shop. Tech leaders need to lead this culture shift in their organizations.

Leadership 88

Leadership Measure Hunger Tech 88

NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

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

Org 77

Org Leadership Technology Organization 77

NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The third issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Plus: Watch NTEN's mini-documentary video on Data-Driven Nonprofits Listen to an episode of the "askDeborah" podcast series, presented by the CTK Foundation.

Issue 85

Issue Case Study Org Green 85

NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Has it been a year already since we launched NTEN's quarterly digital journal for nonprofit leaders? NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press. Indeed it has, and the latest issue could be our best ever.

Case Study 78

Case Study Issue Studies Journal 78

NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

What one mid-sized organization learned about managing a technology project -- and how it can help you. Online Organizer. Food & Water Watch. When you're investing in a large technology project, you want it to go smoothly, from planning to launch.

Project 72

Project Tech Tips Database 72

NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] [Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Reap some quick improvement with these easy four tips!

Environment 63

Environment Tips Create Journal 63

NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The December issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Nonprofit Leaders discuss managing their organizations through change. Plus: Watch NTEN's mini-documentary video on Cloud for Nonprofits Listen to an episode of the "askDeborah" podcast series, presented by the CTK Foundation.

Issue 57

Issue Impact Case Study Org 57

NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

This is also a commonly held view of programmers, web developers, IT professionals, database administrators, and other tech staff in an organization. They demand an in-house tech team. Tech is often viewed as a money pit, an expense to avoid (until something goes wrong). This can be a tremendous asset at the management level.

Leadership 94

Leadership Tech Lecture Org 94

NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

From NTEN's perspective, organizations would likely want to be somewhere between the 25th and 75th percentile range in staffing levels, meaning that you're in a "normal range" compared to other organizations in your budget size category. more tech staff!). incidentally, the mode was also 1.0 -- the most frequently reported number).

Benchmark 85

Benchmark Technology Nonprofit Survey 85

NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

Another benchmark we think is importmant for nonprofits to consider is the ratio of organizational staff to their tech-responsible staff. While we took a look at the number of tech staff benchmark in the first post in this series, I'd like to now turn to the org staff-per-tech staff benchmark.

Ratio 67

Ratio Benchmark Technology Org 67

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Back office technologies and management. Change Management. Sessions on how to use free/low-cost tech really efficiently for prospect research. Tags: 10NTC community NPTech NTEN. IT Alignment session was good but Fundraising Alignment and overall strategy alignment with mission type sessions would be good.

Community 52

Community Sharepoint Org Metrics 52

NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management.

Professional 74

Professional Technology Consultant Change Management 74

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.)

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Tools Adopt Journal 59

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. First things first: we clean water for kids.

International 60

International Project Org Technology 60

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. Determining the ‘Right’ Project , by Laura Dallas Burford, MA, PMP. So get started!

North Carolina 85

North Carolina Issue NTEN Change 85

NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

I mean, they’re probably experts in all tech stuff since they can post lots of YouTube videos, right? This month we have a few Nonprofit Technology DOs and DON’Ts for you to consider: DO hand off technology to “the youngest person in the org” because they know how to use Facebook.

Director 84

Director Journal Nonprofit Org 84

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

PRINCIPLE 1: People First, Tech Second. While these are absolutely common sense, they are not common practice. Keep a continual focus on these principles and you will substantially increase the likelihood of successful improvements.

Process 92

Process Technology Raise Fund 92

NTEN

APRIL 4, 2011

If you're looking for more resources on these theories: Dr. Fogg's resources Heath Brothers Persuasive Tech Lab at Stanford Katya Andresen's Nonprofit Marketing Blog article Beth Kanter's Notes from the 11NTC Plenary.

Action 59

Action Work Advocacy NTC 59

NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Have access to technology information that is individualized and cutting-edge Increase their confidence and competence in using tech tools to support their program work Attending two Nonprofit Technology Conferences exposed to us to the latest and greatest in nonprofit technology thinking. What Holly said in a recent tweet!)

Case Study 69

Case Study Culture National Network 69

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

Too Few Women in Tech? Jocelyn is passionate about helping nonprofits succeed online so that they can change the world! Environmental Movement – Angela Park Diversity is Inefficient – Ashindi Maxton The Business Case for Diversity – Gordon Jay Frost Diversity, Inc. Blame Sexism. Ivan Boothe.

Demographics 87

Demographics United States Baltimore California 87

NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 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! ]

Org 59

Org Share Data Conservancy 59

NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

Read the entire case study in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Chris Bernard, Idealware When [NTEN Member] Andy Wolber worked for NPower Michigan—first as a consultant, then later as executive director—the organization had a geographically spread-out board of 10-15 members.

Case Study 69

Case Study Michigan Collaboration Studies 69

NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

I kept this in the back of my head while dealing with tech issues from day-to-day and resolving the problems as they occurred. I also provided weekly tech hours in the office, giving the staff a chance to get individual help or training on tech issues/questions.

Case Study 84

Case Study Google Studies Tutorial 84

NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

And some may love the tech part of their jobs, but it will remain a small, incidental (accidental?) People who come to tech from other roles in the organization often feel like, when it comes to supporting the function they started in, they can do it all for their users. They're ready to graduate from their apprenticeships.

Technology 93

Technology Oakland Chicago Skills 93

NTEN

JUNE 19, 2012

NTEN recently released the 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. Key Benchmarks from the 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey from NTEN View more presentations from NTEN.

Benchmark 64

Benchmark Survey Technology Proposal 64