Tech Soup

MARCH 8, 2016

A well-designed app can be a great way for your nonprofit to motivate people to take action, change behaviors, convey important information, and inspire real change. Three Affordable Solutions: Using Open Data and Open-Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. in YOUR Community.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Check out our newest groups: * [NetSquared Abuja]([link] in Abuja, Nigeria. * [GroundWork group]([link] in Columbus, Ohio. * [NetSquared Daytona Beach ]([link] in Daytona Beach, Florida. * [Tech4good Las Vegas]([link] in Las Vegas, Nevada. --> --> What have NetSquared groups been up to recently? Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Check out NetSquared's year in review , and discover what topics are most popular with our attendees and how NetSquared organizers are creating communities of practice for TechSoup members.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

50 Fascinating Nonprofit Statistics , Douglas Gould Company Must-Know Insights from #15NTC , Kevin Martone, Harold Grinspoon Foundation via Getting Attention 15NTC: Tech Tools & Austin Tips , Roshani Kothari, Ginkgo Street Labs NTEN 2015 Wrap Up , Paul St. This much fun , Deborah Elizabeth Finn #15NTC = Amazing , Liza J.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Three specific examples that are very different include: Connectipedia : a wiki-based platform that allows anyone interested in philanthropy or social impact in the Pacific Northwest (or beyond) to share research, resources, information, or data about people, places and topics. The crowd decides and creates everything that it is.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2011

Flickr:hellojenuine Last week, the entire NTEN staff came together for a week of strategic planning. During the month of August, NetSquared wants to know your tips for creating a successful survey ! They talk about the best ways small nonprofits can back up their information. Have more news to share? Anything we missed?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Watch a replay of our Harness the Power of Your Data with CRM video to learn how CRM can increase your charity's impact. Here's a selection of their informative articles and blog posts. NetSquared Local group Tech & Social Change Baltimore hosted a presentation on CRM for nonprofits. In search of a new CRM tool ?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

That means you need to make sure your information is viewable and useable on a mobile device. SMS messaging can also help you conduct surveys, provide quick answers, and gather information on-the-go. Sharing information from your database. Users can text a keyword to a shortcode to get relevant information.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 5, 2009

Who needs a lot of data and background information and who needs us to cut to the chase. Help send me to the NetSquared Conference Okay, time for shameless begging and plugging… I’m really interested. It’s more than separating those who gave $500 from those who live in Kentucky. Beth Kanter. Connection Café.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. What are they like: what are the demographics, the data, the stories? Events: NetSquared Camps. Case Studies.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. By hard coded, I mean in the legal policies you've adopted, the features you've released and prioritized, your data taxonomies, your site map and information hierarchy. I'm blaming it on 4 years of awesome NetSquared conversations. Screw that.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. It will play back all the data to show you where reports came from each day so you can see how the actions on the ground changed over time. How can we do that? Fundraising. More and more, now we can.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Photo from LolNPtech.org (Registration is here ) Mashups, Meatballs, and New Orleans Do you look at all of the data available online, and imagine ways to combine and connect it to increase awareness about an issue? Then enter The Netsquared Mashup Challenge ! Applications will be available form Feb 1 to March 14, 2008. And if you???re

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Big Data and the Cloud: What's the Link? Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International reflects that as more nonprofits move into the cloud, the importance of data to the sector becomes more pronounced. For more information, check out TechSoup Canada's recorded webinar on Google Apps.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Since 2005, nonprofits have downloaded it more than 13,000 times to send news, communicate information on critical issues, and serve as an emergency help line. Since 2005, nonprofits have downloaded it more than 13,000 times to send news, communicate information on critical issues, and serve as an emergency help line.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Moderator: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. but pack in a tremendous amount of information. Facebook General Growth data: More than 200 million active users. Twitter data: An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 new accounts are registered each day. A great example of using Twitter for real information exchange and for conversation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2012

This session will cover basic tips and guidelines for protecting your technology, data, and assets so that you're well prepared for a natural or man-made disaster. Find NetSquared at NTC. Poor technology planning is a liability not only to your nonprofit, but also to the people who rely on it. Details here.).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Handheld Awesome Detectors: Sustainable Apps Making more sustainable choices is getting easier with help ubiquitous information, thanks to passionate geeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th. Here's another article from Information Week to add to the list. The notes suggest discussion around the appropriate tools to leverage transparency and how data in the social sphere is a public good. More from the Convio Summit this week. And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Handheld Awesome Detectors: Sustainable Apps Making more sustainable choices is getting easier with help ubiquitous information, thanks to passionate geeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

What really defines GiveWell is collecting the information that nonprofits are surprisingly hesitant to share, and centralizing and coherently summarizing it. Information-sharing tools are great, but they don't magically make this happen. It focuses on the area of data privacy, secure communications and information security.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

More information here. This can take place in a variety ways, including brown bag lunches "Facebook Friday," presenting examples from other organizations experiences, sharing market research data about consumer trends and social media. I think NTEN is a terrific example of the rule of thirds.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

NetSquared Open Space (NOS): APIs and Open Data. Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. What : Learn how your organization could use open data and APIs to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, or inspire supporters to take action. Thursday, April 8, 2010. When : 9:00 a.m.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Rolling your own social network wrapped with your organization's branding, data, and integrated into an organizational site will provide more control. First, neither site has all the custom features, branding, or data integration that many organizations want. Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !)

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Handheld Awesome Detectors: Sustainable Apps Making more sustainable choices is getting easier with help ubiquitous information, thanks to passionate geeks.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Nonprofits are spicing up their social media communications strategy with language and informalities that may turn-off older supporters and major donors. Platforms like Genius Rocket and NetSquared provide nonprofits an opportunity to crowd-source a communications or technological need. This is a flawed assumption. Get an iPhone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Take advantage of that information. Look at your data for answers. account and point to a few good ones I find every week for my NpTechTag Roundup over at Netsquared. So, I've attempted to pull out a few introductory articles, books, research, and blogs that might help inform your experiments!

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Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

Join me, Allyson Kapin, Co-founder of Rad Campaign and Blogger-in-Chief of Care2''s Frogloop blog and Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director of NTEN for this free webinar. He is passionate about helping nonprofits use a data-driven, efficient approach to online marketing. Don''t worry though, we can help you change that.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

Thus far, an informal brain trust dedicated to this topic has communicated and collaborated through a private list and closed-door meetings; the NTC in March will mark the first time that we open our conversation to everyone who is interested. Dynamic information. What is delivered to you is not a single item, but a dynaset.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. Regardless of which department or team you’re a part of at your organization, data—the collection, analysis, and use of it for your work—has most likely come up more than once. Do you have a data plan? But not all infographics really do that.

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