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Welcome Julia Smith, NTEN's Community Development Manager!

NTEN

I''m so excited to officially welcome Julia Smith as NTEN''s new Community Development Manager! Julia began working with NTEN on the Communities of Impact (CoI) project earlier this year, and now we''re thrilled to have her on the NTEN staff! Julia is no stranger to the nonprofit technology community.

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Why aren't we supporting leadership in a way that helps people grow?

Care2

Unconference we explored how to disrupt social change in the nonprofit sector. Often people who are part of the community that is being served are NOT called upon to identify problems and develop solutions. The community that''s being served are considered partners but not necessarily the major decision-makers.

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Introducing Community Participation Bootcamp at the MAH

Museum 2.0

MuseumCamp is a professional development experience that is part retreat, part unconference, part adult summer camp. Some people want an outcome-oriented training (as opposed to a community co-created summer camp). You will learn the theory and practice of how to open your organization to robust community participation.

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She's Geeky -- An Unconference for Women in Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

connect to each other and address issues women face in participating in technical communities. This is an unconference so it will have an agenda created by the people who attend. s presence in our industry leads to more opportunity, a more supportive and civilized environment and better technology goals for all.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. To be a part of a larger nonprofit community/networking. They come to us looking for practical tips and a supportive community.

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Voices from the Community: Accessibility

Tech Soup

Voices from the Community is an ongoing series of blog posts culling. popular topics of interest from the TechSoup Community Forums and other. online community channels. As our community discusses the topic of building a culture of accessibility, an important distinction arises. Opening Hearts and Minds. and Ottowa.

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Women Who Tech: Tools and Apps to Energize your Base

Amy Sample Ward

I have always been proud to support WWT both during the telesummit and during the rest of the year with other offline meetups, online content, and more. My slides covered the tools and apps for the back stage side of energizing your community. Community Mapping. How do you set up an unconference?

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