Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I’ll be attending and speaking a number of conferences and workshops this month. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Conference: March 12-15th. I’ll also be attending Penguin Day. There are also lots of fun social events, like NTCBeer. There are many nonprofit, social media, and technology conferences all year long.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

If you did not attend the conference, visit the SlideShare event to review presentations. Check out notes taken by session attendees throughout the conference using Google Docs , too!

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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. Workshop: Using Community Organizing for Effective Online Campaigns. Vote today!

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

We were excited to have our first 2012 NTC Community Call last Tuesday! New to the NTC There will be a couple of new additions to the NTC schedule next year. We’ve also added a couple new session types for the 2012 NTC educational sessions. You can watch the recording to catch up , or check out our recap below.

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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 conference schedule for NTC has been developed openly and collaboratively.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! This annual event started over a decade ago in Kansas City as a way for nonprofit techies to give back to the local community by volunteering their expertise for a day. We always managed.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

After an action-packed Drupal Day event at the 14NTC, Stephanie Gutowski shares her key takeaways for those looking to dive into Drupal. I spent the last four months preparing for Drupal Day , a Drupal-centric, day-long workshop that ThinkShout coordinates as part of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC).

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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. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2009

Photo by Joel Zimmer The annual Day of Service at the NTEN NTC Conference has been a tradition since 2000. Yes, this is a great feel good event! Over the years, we've reiterated this event - from office visits, types of volunteer tasks, amount of time, workshops, and lots more. Lots of good stories.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. But maybe you're skeptical and you're wondering: "How can a free event organized by a volunteer be any good?" The workshops topics included. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

But what if you can't make it to NTC this year? Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Attending our events is like going to NTC in DC — except without the cost of a hotel and flight! Sunday, March 12, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2008

Jay Dedman is going to lead a video blogging workshop in New Orleans as part of the line up for the NTEN's NTC Day of Service 2008. Disclosure: This is a paid gig I do to coordinate the event and have done for the past 7 years). Bernard work one-on-one with residents who use the computer center there.

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2012

The NTEN staff is so excited that we're blogging our favorite tips throughout the week. There's a lot going on at the NTC, so here's a step by step guide to using myNTC , the online conference community, to plan your schedule: Step 1: Access Your Account. Step 3: Map Out Your Agenda. Step 4: Find Your Friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

For more in-depth learning experiences, I do a pre-workshop assessment, but for this mini-workshop I did a living assessment in the room. One of the case studies I shared was about NTEN’s recent social fundraiser to raise scholarship money for NTC conference attendance.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

But what if you can't make it to NTC this year? Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Attending our events is like going to NTC in Austin — except without the cost of a hotel and flight. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Our volunteer network has accomplished the following: 232 events. That means Net2Local organizers are reaching as many people as NTEN’s NTC conference every quarter ! Wordle of event titles from Net2Local groups. Event NetSquared tsevent' Net2Local has been busy over the last six months. Theme Months.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

There are free workshops and networking events happening in cities across the globe this month. We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Storymakers. Monday, May 16. Tuesday, May 17.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2011

Participants will walk away with a set of guiding principles and tactics to develop media, events and activities that encourage connections and local leadership among your stakeholders to increase your organizational reach and impact. This session will include a presentation, discussion and small group scenarios. Session page.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Did your event make the list? This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. So don't wait!

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Did your event make the list? This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 32+ year history. So don't wait!

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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. This online community, Engage365 , is a place to network and share knowledge about how to integrate the use of social media for events. When I design a workshop, I start with a simple framework. It has 400 members.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 7, 2010

I’m in Atlanta on the eve of the 2010 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference and excited about the few people that I have already run into and looking forward to reuniting with more friends and NPTech peeps. One of my favorite tools for monitoring a hashtag at a live event is: tweetchat.com. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Networking opportunities, hands-on workshops, keynote speeches, and roundtable discussions combine to recharge you — usually when you need it the most. And as you can see, there’s no shortage of inspiring events. You can also expect unofficial attendee-led events to keep the fun going after hours. Want more time?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

This year’s event will have me quite busy so I’m hoping that by putting out some of my plans, we can find time to connect so I can learn more about your work! Even if you’ve never participated in an ‘unconference’ event like this, no worries! Science Fair: The NTC Exhibit Hall. When : 10:30 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

In a follow up blog post by Pamela Passman, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs, who was our host for the event, she amplifies this point. “Our citizenship work is grounded in the power of our people, our products and our partners to address social and economic opportunity. This enables us to have impact, scale and sustainability.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 3, 2009

This past year alone she has been a presenter at NTEN's NTC (in San Francisco) , Blackbaud User Conference in Charleston , SxSw in Austin , the list goes on. He is an active blogger, Twitterer and speaker at conferences and workshops related to the non profit tech environment. Danielle truly walks the walk.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices and event hashtags - you're welcome! Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. NTEN / San Jose, CA / $650.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2012

. —– The first week of April was like an annual family reunion for the nonprofit technology community as the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) converged on San Francisco. But at this year’s NTC, the conversations about email were much less about its impending departure and more about exploring its evolution.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. As this collection of fantastic conferences continues to grow, we'll be updating event details like ticket prices * and event hashtags. Did your event make the list?

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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. A regular on the conference circuit, Amy has spoken at numerous conferences, workshops, and training days in the US, the UK and beyond.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

I ran into an old colleague at NTC , and it came up, because he had been thinking of contributing to the journal, but decided that he probably won’t, for reasons I will talk about. Although the Journal was prepared in partnership with NTEN, I take full and personal responsibility for the decision to use a closed license.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

What I loved about this BlogPotomac is that it was a small and intimate event that allowed for a conversation between the speakers and the audience. Jill Foster who I met online first through her blog in 2006 and presented remotely at an event she was organizing along with Mariam Scoble. This was the first time we met face-to-face!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

From social media advice to events to new opportunites, there are all kinds of ways to plug into your nonprofit technology community. Nicole is looking for examples of effective nonprofit infographics to showcase in her upcoming NTC workshop. Maybe you've heard of the cloud? Creative Commons has an exciting new opportunity.

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