NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session. One of those session is a panel featuring NTEN's Annaliese. Here's a list of where we'll be and where we want to be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

For the past eight years, I've attended NTC , NTEN's premiere conference for nonprofit techies.* According to Holly, folks are registering at a break-neck pace, and sponsors have provided more support than ever before. According to Holly, folks are registering at a break-neck pace, and sponsors have provided more support than ever before.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Tad Druart, Convio. Anecdotally and intuitively, you know that changing demographics and technology are driving a shift in your engagement with donors, volunteers, event participants and other people your organization relies on to fulfill your mission. Are you giving your supporters the tools and messages to influence peers?

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APRIL 9, 2009

Long time NTC supporter Convio is hosting two breakfasts at the NTC: one for partner organizations, and one on their CMS. Send your name, organization, and phone number, and which breakfast(s) you'd like to attend: Introducing: The Convio Solution Partner Program. Tags: 09NTC convio NPTech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I've been a proud member of the Nonprofit Technology community since, yikes, 1993 and a part of NTEN/NTC community since the early days. The NTC also provides scholarship assistance to those nonprofit techies whose organizations are facing budget hardships. This year's Nonprofit Technology Conference will be my 11th one. .

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

09 NTENnies At Large (Blackbaud's Chad Norman, and Convio's Jordan Viator) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Members are in bold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. Convio or Causes? More from the Convio Summit this week. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 12, 2010

That was the meat, now here's the pudding: the NTEN community's remake of "Bohemian Rhapsody", Muppets style!" He says charities have been relatively slow to start using the internet to communicate with their supporters, but he believes they will catch up quickly." " What can Google Buzz do for you?

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2009

My friend and fellow consultant John Kenyon is fond of saying that, after people, data is an organization’s most important asset. An organization’s databases store its history: contact records; people served; donors, funders, and prospects; VIPs, volunteers, and vendors; event attendees, and more. NTEN www.nten.org/blog.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2011

This is a plea to get as many people as possible to take the NTEN CMS Survey. One of the things I do as Convio’s CMS Evangelist is spend a lot of time thinking about how to help nonprofit organizations use web based technology better. What does “better” mean? Does the site look professional?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Alan Cooke, Convio. Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success. Nonprofits of all sizes are able to reach millions of donors while simultaneously sharing the need and impact of a donors support. .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2011

Today at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference I attended the Convio affinity user meeting. My first impression was that both NTC and Convio have come a long way as the room was packed. In the groups it was “all things Convio” ranging from best practices, product pain points and tech support challenges.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Each of the past couple of years our friends over at NTEN have released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. The NonProfit Times recently did a feature story on how organizations use data to make the best decisions possible to manage their mission. To do that, they need your help!

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Convio in booths 107 & 108.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2009

You're registering at a break-neck pace, and our sponsors have provided more support than ever before. I'm proud of the team here at NTEN for putting together an event that is so valued by the community. But not everyone is able to convince their organizations to make the investment in this time of tough choices.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Meg Murphy, Convio. [Ed. note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Last year, Convio clients raised more than $777 million online and 2009 looks to be even better. Organizations of all sizes can get into the game, you just need a playbook. You can read all the details here. ].

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Visit the 501 Technology booth and enter to win an app from our MoblityCMS platform for your non-profit organization. Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Convio in booths 107 & 108.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

But before you do, it’s important to do some self reflection to determine if mobile is right for your organization. How do they typically support you? How about the return on engagement in the form of new supporters, added convenience for supporters, improved advocacy and brand exposure? Are they using smartphones?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2011

So last week I was hanging out at the Purple Couch at Convio's Austin headquarters with Emily Goodstein and Betsy Gressler and some other colleagues*. Convio's booth at NTEN was on Foursquare, and Marc Cannon at Convio ended up being the mayor of the Convio booth. Author: Sally Heaven.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

For my first session, I attended "Building & Sustaining Relationships with the Next Generation" with Holly Ross of NTEN. We're already framing our issues in ways that appeal to them, and have the systems to support that. When it comes to donations, we're currently thinking about a few generations.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

The best part of working at NTEN is you: the great people in our community. Please join me in welcoming Rusty, Tom, Steve, and Nancy to the NTEN Board! . Tom Krackeler, Convio. Tom Krackeler has spent the last 10 years developing web technology that enables nonprofits to acquire, engage, and retain supporters online.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2011

So last week I was hanging out at the Purple Couch at Convio's Austin headquarters with Emily Goodstein and Betsy Gressler and some other colleagues*. Convio's booth at NTEN was on Foursquare, and Marc Cannon at Convio ended up being the mayor of the Convio booth. Author: Sally Heaven.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Once again, the amazing NTEN community rallied to support one another. Thanks to the generosity of Convio , we can add another $10,000 to that total, bringing us to $17,195. I've been at NTEN for over seven years now, and the generosity of spirit that you show during this campaign, and every day, is exactly why I stick around.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How do you determine which technology, or set of technologies, will be best suited to your organization? Here are just two examples from organizations that I found to be most successful and effective. It also posted a host kit online that gave party volunteers the tools they needed to organize a party. Fundraising Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. The webinar is sold out, but the folks at Convio are making the recording available if you sign up. Convio asked me to prepare something for organizations that are just getting ready to embrace social media. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ).

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's about creating authentic, meaningful relationships that drive actions benefitting your organization: getting more members, volunteers, and donations. How then can organizations manage the hundreds, if not tens of thousands, of relationships in the social media world? Savvy nonprofiteers know it's about much more than that.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Amy VanWyngarden, Convio. What better way to tap into your constituents’ networks than to encourage them to ask their friends for donations in support of your organization? Peer-to-peer fundraising events are growing in popularity - and rightfully so! This is one case in which one size does not fit all.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The big news is (if your organization is anything like Pathfinder ) that increasingly donors, boards, and senior management are asking "why aren't our videos getting 1 million views?" As a sexual and reproductive health organization. For your organization, it might not be a problem. Why do you want people to share?

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

If you're on Convio, sourcing Facebook recruits is easy. The fact that we can attract support from individuals capable of this level of gift through Facebook is particularly encouraging. This deeper relationship will hopefully yield larger financial support. It also allows us to treat our most dedicated supporters differently.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

If you currently work in a nonprofit organization, or the corporate world for that matter, you've no doubt had a conversation in the past year about "generational differences" today. How likely is someone in Generation X going to donate to my organization? Author: Jordan Viator. My main takeaway? Newsletters, newsletter, newsletters!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Last week, Convio released a report they commissioned from Jupiter Research to learn more about online giving this holiday season. There are a lot of points I could bullet, but these are my favorite: Among those planning to donate: 27% said the organization's website is most helpful in deciding which organization to support.

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MARCH 26, 2009

Tad Druart, Convio. While online fundraising continues to be a growth engine for many nonprofit organizations, the data -- real and anecdotal -- shows that engaging constituents through an integrated, multi-channel approach provides the greatest return over the life of most supporters. Integrate your people.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

are already having and will continue to have a profound effect on organizations of all stripes and sizes. In addition, the study found that Executive Directors of color mostly lead local or regional organizations, not national organizations. Nearly all (92 percent) of national organizations are led by white executive directors."

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Nonprofit organizations simply have not had the resources to make use of similar solutions. Matt McCabe, Orange Leap. [Ed. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You can read all the details here. ].

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2009

It's no surprise that every other blog post you read these days talks about how to raise money, stretch funds and build supporters in the current economic climate. But like Holly mentioned on the NTEN blog , we're going to need your help to do it and have a few ways you might be able to lend a helping hand: 1. Donate Airline Miles.

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MARCH 6, 2008

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts.

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