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. By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0 Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

In the NTEN community, the concept of "IT Staff" has been more fluid and inclusive, but we also know that many nonprofit professionals who have information technology responsibilities are either not given formal "information technology" titles, or don''t self-identify as "IT Staff" -- and often both cases are true for an individual.

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Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

NTEN

MARCH 15, 2013

Online Communications Manager. Social Media is an important tool for engaging with your community -- but what are the risks and rewards of working with volunteers to implement your social media strategies? Shari Ilsen. VolunteerMatch.

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Social Media Volunteer Org Tech 91

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. NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Michael Hoffman and Danny Alpert, See3 Communications When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan we saw the aftermath almost immediately. Your organization needs a communications plan and a content plan.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Humane Society of the United States has a well-established and successful online communications program. We realized we were trying to do too much, and we lost focus and interest and just gave up. Figure out what really matters and how you can get that data. But here’s one thing we’re not so great at: the world of data. And we know it.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2010

Here at NTEN, we strongly believe in keeping private information private. Has your org or an org you've worked for ever done this? Tags: database E-mail email NPTech NTEN privacy Communications. Yesterday, some of our staff members received an email with the following message: We weren't alone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

A way to connect your org to your community? And just last month, I used Twitter to raise $350 in a couple hours to help send the NTEN staff out for a relaxing excursion. When an org sends an email, the open rate can be low - but when a person sends an email to friends, the open rate is 90%! Clearly it works.but why?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The contest is presented by YouTube and See3 Communications and generously sponsored by Cisco and us, NTEN. An additional gift of up $3,500 (US) worth of Cisco products to help each winning org harness the power of human and technology networks to multiply their impact on the people and communities they serve.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

Mapping Your Communications Mix," from Idealware's Laura Quinn, with tips and examples for mapping the right mix of content for your channels--and organizational goals. Nonprofit Leaders talk about their balance (or unbalance) of IT for mission versus keeping the org's lights on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

This slide show from Common Craft uses a party as a metaphor for online community. Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " The 1cent thoughts on NPTech blog muses , "Is technology the step child of older organizations?

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

And, because your org is discussed on infinite communications channels, it's more important than ever to brand your organization, programs, and campaigns. This must be real, or it will undermine everything your org is trying to do. This is much more effective than your org making the ask directly.

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Social Media Effective Org Media 53

NTEN

JULY 1, 2010

It's the only complete guide to building your org's brand in 8 words or less, filled with how-tos, don't-dos and models. So many nonprofit communicators were excited about last year’s awards, and had questions for us, that we developed a mini-site for this year’s program. This could be your organization in 2010!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Welcome to the 2nd week of 2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Month ! There are a couple of treats for NTEN members this week that I hope you can take advantage of: > Ask the Expert with Seth Godin. Join an online chat and conference call with Seth Godin, Beth Kanter, and NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, this Thursday, November 12.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

If you haven't thought about your org's mobile strategy yet, now's the time -- at our upcoming webinar series, " Going Mobile: Bringing the Mobile Web into Your Organization " > Learn more and register today It's only too easy to push mobile off as something for tomorrow (or next year). Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2011

It turns out that nonprofits of all sizes are able to scale their fundraising efforts on social networks. 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.

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Benchmark Social Media Org Media 79

NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

When pressed for details, though, many in the nonprofit community can't offer much of a definition. Worse, most have no idea that it stands to severely restrict the way they communicate and serve their constituents. Steve MacLaughlin is Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions and an NTEN board member. Think it can't happen?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. For every 1000 e-mail subscribers, orgs had 110 Facebook fans, 19 followers on Twitter, and 19 mobile users. A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? The average nonprofit in the study sent 3.6

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2012

See3 Communications. More than ever before, orgs are using video as their primary vehicle for communicating their issues and telling the stories of their cause while the tech becomes easier for laymen to use. But orgs rarely have the budgets to hire pros (like my team) to create every piece of video content.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

You found you had a knack for technology and you became your org's go-to person for computer problems. I work with our Executive Director to determine how we integrate technology into our programs and make decisions that affect the overall direction of our org. Step 1: Call yourself a career non-profit techie !

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

I'll try to synthesize all the great discussion on the topics and themes we'll be looking to include in each of our 5 conference tracks: Leadership, Fundraising, Communications, IT Staff and Consultants and Program. Nicci Noble on both fundraising / communications. Communications. Iron Chef Communications (not just website).

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2009

At some point, somebody at your org will probably say, "I know what we'll do! We've run a video contest with See3 Communications for three years running now, and every year, we've more than doubled the number of entries. Tags: 09NTC michael_hoffman NPTech NTEN video. We'll make a video!" Need proof?

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

But whatever method we came up with to track, monitor, and evaluate projects would have to be easy for them to use and communicate back to headquarters—in a timely enough manner that the data were still meaningful.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

These special videos will be announced by See3 Communications and the Case Foundation at the end of the contest. Just log into your org's YouTube account and submit your best work from the past year. It’s incredible to think of all the great work the participating organizations submitted. Check out those winners to get inspired.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2011

Humanize Your Story: Connect with Org. Maintaining messages: Role of Internal Communicators. Crisis Communications: Importance of Messaging. Has your organization found a communication method that seems to hit the sweet spot with your stakeholders? Establish Key Stakeholders. Initiatives. Create a Message Box.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In the NTEN group discussion on LinkedIn that followed, Michelle Hines made the following comment: "There are still some days that I don't feel absolutely comfortable in my role as Technology Director and I wonder if its right, but that is usually countered the next day by something that confirms that it is the right position.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Bring a pen to write down your twitter handle on your organization’s card, or to jot down a personal note about your org. The NTEN staff are great at posting the latest updates about sessions, coffee replenishment and fun contests. Yesenia has worked for nonprofits since 2001 in technology, development, communications and advocacy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

at 4:57 pm Hi – just one point, I see in nptech world the bend/promotion towards Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla alot which is no bad thing I work successfully with all of them, they are all good and great, and fairly easy to use for the end user. 3 Laura Whitehead 02.05.08 Be Helpful.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

As long as your org doesn't give technology a seat at the leadership table, it will continue to be viewed as just another expense. As DoSomething.org's CTO, George manages all online and mobile communication systems for DoSomething.org. During his 4.5

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

This year's report focuses on communicating with Millennials, how and where they're communicating. Make sure your org has mobile platforms that make it easy for Millennials to participate. The survey had 6,522 Millennials complete the survey from January 1 - January 31, 2012. 77% of Millennials have smart phones.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It's simple: We work with fabulous local hosts to recruit NTC-area orgs who need some help. Consult Details: How to communicate the need and connect with donors? Tags: 10NTC beth kanter dos NPTech. Whether you're a social media maven, an online fundraising guru, or a wireless networking champ, you can lend a hand. Magic happens.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

If change is a constant at your org and you are considering an outsourced model, you’ll need to know how responsive your potential Drupal shop or consultant is. This is convenient and efficient for mid-size to large orgs – less vendor relationships to manage – and price breaks may be available. Ask around and get lots of references!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

By Nasser Asif, Director of Marketing and Media, See3 Communications. I want to share the basics that your org should think about. He is a specialist in communications planning, client service, and new media activation with a diverse agency background. I'm going to start by telling a story about storytelling.

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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. Blue” orgs get a small fraction of environment funding. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] It’s our mission to make the ocean more famous online.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

Steve Daigneault puts his 15 years of experience as a grassroots organizer, communications specialist and online strategist to work for M+R clients like PBS, the Legacy Foundation and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

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Story Org Work Data 98

NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

But technology is critical to an organization's success: all staff depend on it to deliver programs, communicate the organization's mission, raise money, etc. Get org-wide buy-in. Dahna also added that we can manage the tech change life-cycle by communicating (and communicating some more) and involving end users.

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