Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2011

With over 2,000 attendees NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was buzzing with lots of exhibitions displaying technology on offer as well as workshops and side events (which even included free massages provided by PICnet ). read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The NTEN Book Club, organized by Lauren McKown and Kai Williams, hosted a video chat this week.This month they have been reading The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout and discussing it in the NTEN online community. Workplace Productivity and Well Being .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. September 21 in Austin, TX : Social Media Boot Camp for Nonprofits is a half day workshop with Ridgewood. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session. Are you going?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here’s what the NTEN team said about voting: We received more than 400 ideas this year — a 75% increase over last year — and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. This session will include a presentation, discussion and small group scenarios. Vote today!

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JUNE 5, 2014

Beth has been part of the NTEN Community since the beginning and has offered feedback, input, and inspiration as programs evolved and new concepts took shape. She is an incredible example of the NTEN Community spirit, consistently looking for ways to share her experiences and resources to help as many others as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! I also ask for feedback on what exercises or content in the workshop helped learning and what should be changed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. The second session used a conferencing software that allowed the whole group to break into small group discussions on the phone line. This mirrors what you might do in a face-to-face workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

During the discussion, one of the partners asked about how they track whether engaging with their audience on Facebook or other social channel might lead to donations. The comments were discussing what people did when Reddit was done. We will be covering these in an upcoming NTEN Webinar on November 28th.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. If you're an NTEN member with some news, let me know! One tactic is going online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook.

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NTEN

MAY 19, 2009

Folks who've participated in the NTEN community for a while probably know about NTEN 501 Tech Clubs , but chances are even some of our new members aren't too familiar with these affinity groups -- and I want to change that! Tags: 501 Tech Club nonprofit technoloy event NPTech NTEN. Anna Richter, Portland (Oregon).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 4, 2012

In this workshop, we’ll focus on all aspects of designing high-value, engaging, and participatory content that creates a partnership with your fans. In this session, we will discuss how co-creation unleashes online evangelists and strengthens cause centric communities, and help you to do that as well. Related Links : 2012 NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

Over the next six months, I will have the pleasure of working with NTEN and Holly Ross on a new community-driven funded by the Surdna Foundation. There is an advisory group who are working on curriculum and workshops geared at helping nonprofits use social media. lends itself to having people discuss these issues--i.e.,

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2014

Tracy has been a frequent presenter on CRM selection/implementation and technology strategy at venues including NTEN''s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), Money for Our Movements, the San Francisco Foundation Center, and the Nonprofit Boot Camp. View the growing lineup of #14LCS speakers and facilitators and register today!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. The 10NTC will be April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA - mark your calendars now!

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NTEN

MARCH 7, 2011

This April 8-10, our friends at Free Press , the national media reform organization, will host The National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, where the discussion of using technology to change the world will focus on the media. Register online with the code "NTEN_NCMR" to receive the special NTEN discount of $50.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

It's NTEN appreciation month and I can think of no better way than to say thank you to all the NTEN members (and non-members) who have contributed to the WeAreMedia project. I am honored to have facilitated this project with NTEN over the past 18 months on the WeAreMedia: Nonprofit and Social Media Starter Kit.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

We’ll address emerging best practices and discuss the associated opportunities and challenges of community-driven strategies. This session will include a presentation, discussion and small group scenarios. Related Links : Conference registration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

As I am planning for workshops in the fall in Cleveland and North Carolina (with Jeanne Allen), looking back always help you create a good lesson plan and incorporate improvements. This activity allowed the learner to move, engage in small group discussion, and apply analysis to the content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2012

Then members started posting their own questions, and some people just found the book and joined when we were already discussing chapter 5. While we are still actively discussing the themes in The Networked Nonprofit, we are also using our Book Club to explore related works and ideas. Actually none of this mattered.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2011

NTEN's own Amy Sample Ward will join speakers Noah Flower of the Monitor Institute and Alfredo De Avila of the Applied Research Center, to discuss "Rethinking Movement Building". With many great workshops to choose from and interesting plenaries, there’s definitely something for everyone.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Today was the second session of my 2-part workshop for consultants and wanna-be consultants. We started by listing everyone’s burning issues, then discussed as many as we could in-depth. Discussion: Ideas about telling the story about “what do I do as a consultant?&#. Tags: Consulting NTEN.

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

That's a question we'll help you answer at our upcoming workshop, " Taming the Data Monster " You can register for this online workshop right here. We'll talk through what metrics are possible to gather from commonly used types of software and discuss a framework to help you analyze what's likely to be useful to you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I didn't know anything about UNIX, discussion forums, email, or any of the technology used. Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings. My job was the network weaver.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

We struggle with that ourselves here at NTEN. You'll then have the opportunity to apply the information to your own organization through worksheets, discussions with peers and experts, and "homework" assignments (in the best possible sense, of course). How do we choose the ones that will be the most effective?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. The workshops topics included. Vancouver, British Columbia: Luminate Online Discussion Group — Ask Anything. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

TechSoup will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Office 365; exhibiting at the NTC Science Fair; speaking at plenary events, breakout sessions, and a "Birds of a Feather" lunch; and facilitating networking opportunities. Special Pre-Conference Office 365 Workshop. A lively discussion is sure to ensue. Sunset: Box.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

In the US, I keynoted and gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Pittsburgh , North Carolina , Buffalo , and Omaha. I wrote many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training , including this wrap up post from our NTEN NTC session on teaching and learning for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. It integrates online community discussion forums, structured learning like webinars, content, with participants' social profiles. When I design a workshop, I start with a simple framework. Social Instructional Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

This can be a mix of presentations by peers, with lots of facilitated discussion and interaction. There are different formats that you can use to make it more interactive: panel discussion, or interview experts. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar. Incorporate Different Delivery Options. Small: Up to 25 people.

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NTEN

JUNE 1, 2010

. There's a discussion we need to have. You should register for this important discussion here. Cost: $50 for NTEN Members, $100 for non-members. Tags: NPTech NTEN. As we hurtle toward the social web, the notion of "public" and "private" are being redefined, and it's not sitting well with everyone.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. It was great to do at a Spitfire session and discuss how social media integrates with the Smart Chart. The good folks at The Port Network had emailed me about an extra NTEN Membership and I raffled it off at the end of the session. Pete Stauffer.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Speaking of volunteers, Wild Apricot ''s post, The Mission Driven Volunteer, discusses a new definition and new models of volunteering. Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 18, 2008

This week we have been discussing and building Module 3: The Social Media Ready Nonprofit Organization: Dealing with Resistance as part of NTEN's We Are Media : Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits project. Photo by Terry Bain.

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