Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 23, 2008

NTEN & TechSoup have teamed up to deliver a series of webinars on storytelling and social media - and I’m the presenter for the first one! In this webinar we’ll discuss the fundamentals of sharing information with social media tools. First, what’s a web-inar? More Information and Register Now! How you can join.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

NTEN’s gathered some of the top nonprofit social media experts to help your organization devise a solid strategy as well as learn the secrets of using a variety of social media tools. Experience a variety of social web tools that are essential in listening/engaging, storytelling, generating buzz, and online networking.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Also, are you attending an NPTech-related event this month? How do you listen to your community and generate content from it?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2014

There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Also, are you attending an NPTech-related event this month? How do you listen to your community and generate content from it?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Check out the latest articles, news, and events from NTEN Members! Sessions feature community leaders in nonprofit communications and fundraising, including NTEN Member, Kivi Leroux Miller , as keynote speaker. This year’s event will take place on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile at the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, Oct.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Many NTEN Members are taking part in #GivingTuesday this year, and we asked our Members to share their campaign plans. They also offer supporters unselfie templates and other tools to make it easy for donors to show their support. GivingTuesday Community Fundraising giving members nptech nten Social Media Strategy Fundraising'

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MARCH 26, 2014

NTEN''s newest team member, Bethany, is focused on our community programs, including the Communities of Practice and Tech Clubs. How did you first become involved with the NTEN community? I discovered NTEN and the nptech community about four years ago. Don’t focus on tools! Community interview nptech nten staff'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN. In preparation for today''s blog post, I tried to make a list of all the technologies and tools I use each day in support of my work. It was a long list - so long that I didn''t actually finish it - but what I thought was most telling was that the NTEN community was a part of the list.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tools and Apps to Energize Your Base. You need two key ingredients – people and tools to connect and engage with them. From “texting&# to location based apps like FourSquare this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest apps and tools organizations can use to effectively moblize and energize people online.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

While in-person events are beginning to open up again, many have pivoted to a hybrid learning environment. SXSW EDU is a more focused conference in the lead-up to the main event. How much : $400 (depending on timing and NTEN membership). There are parties thrown by vendors plus a larger gathering hosted by NTEN.

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NTEN

JULY 29, 2013

The links were tracked so that if you clicked the sad link, you’d be automatically removed from NTEN emails, and if you clicked the happy one, you’d stay in (and if you clicked both we kept you unless you specified otherwise). We just like ‘em, and lots of NTEN members seem to like them too. Why pet videos?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So Good move on NTEN’s part! Congrats to everybody!

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . It's a helpful compilation about online tools for. Members are in bold. Who's your Mayor?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether you’re searching for industry best practices and inspiration, looking to connect with other fundraisers, or are on the hunt for practical tips leveraging the tools in your Neon One account, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for at Generosity Xchange. How to Register: Click here to register.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 10, 2009

Join NTEN for this 4-part webinar series hosted by Triplex Interactive, a division of InfoGROUP to learn how to become a more effective email marketer, communicator and fundraiser. This is a series that is recommended for folks who can answer yes to the following questions : Do you use an email tool or CRM to manage your email?

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

We recognize NTEN’s 501 Tech Clubs (local in-person groups) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) (online affinity groups) organizers are one clever and innovative bunch! We learn new community organizing tips and tools from them all the time. Check out the event Storify Praan put together. Leave a comment below!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Events -- especially the "a-thons" -- have been a huge part of fundraising in the nonprofit space for decades. Tags: blackbaud charity dynamics events NPTech Social Media Fundraising. One of the reasons they work so well: the appeal is extremely personal.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Or are you looking to move from online community to offline event coordination? We’ll be talking about organizing events and supporting international/global communities. Tags: Monthly Chats 4change community community building events monthly chats online community. Maybe across multiple countries, or even continents.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source Tool #16: CiviCRM April 21, 2008 In honor of the webinar that is happening in a couple of weeks, I figured I’d talk a bit about CiviCRM.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology New tools February 5, 2008 Last week, I spent too much time watching demos from DEMO , which is this twice yearly event that showcases the most bleeding edge internet technology. Watch the demo.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. We value both transparency and sharing here at NTEN, so we decided we would share all our campaign results with you. Number of fundraisers (including NTEN): 21. Number of first time donors: 169.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The most successful campaigns are reactions to real world events or sparks that move quickly through established networks of human relationships. Your gala event is a culmination of a year or more of relationship building, multi-channel outreach and face-to-face interaction, just like a social media fundraising campaign. HelpAttack!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. By investing in automation and organizational tools that let technology take over on the day-to-day tasks, your team can devote more of themselves to your organization’s big-picture initiatives. Now ask yourself, what’s keeping you from achieving that goal?

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NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I gotta hand it to Holly Ross and the tireless NTEN team for putting on yet another fantastic event! While listening is critical at an event like NTC, it’s also a key function back in the offices of our nonprofits. Listening to our supporters can help in so many ways, and social media has made it extremely easy to so.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Leaving for my first in-person event in 2022 after two years of pandemic shut down. Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. Our family has several New Year’s rituals, including a nature hike.

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M+R

MARCH 19, 2021

We need more refined tools and thoughtful approaches. Our upcoming NTEN session and public Roundtable will demonstrate how to not only better reach your known audiences but find the hidden markets that may hold the key to your future fundraising success. Want to know more? Register here.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) Upcoming 501 Tech Club events: 501 Tech Boston: Cambridge, June 15 501 Tech Austin: HelpAttack!

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NCE Social Media

JULY 20, 2012

Livestreaming is a way to broadcast meetings and events across the internet in real time. Here is a video from NTEN of Maddie Grant interviewing Evonne Heyning about how livestreaming can benefit your organization’s communications and engagement. Evonne is a nonprofit executive who is an expert in livestreaming.

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JUNE 19, 2009

We're so excited to announce the first Tech Club event for our friends in Australia, thanks to the hard work of Jeevan Joshi , in Sydney. Because Jeevan wanted to make sure that folks not able to travel to Sydney could also be involved, he's conducting the event as an online webinar. (He See more details of their first event.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and Open Source tool #14: SugarCRM March 27, 2008 Since I’ve been covering CRMs for the webinar today, I figured I’d switch categories on my free and open source software list. 2 admin 04.20.08

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Try a multi-touch approach by adding some new communications tools to your event promotion toolbox. If you've decided to shake up your events this year and strive for a " new normal ", be sure you also raise the bar for event promotion as well. Lori Halley. Engaging Apricot. Wild Apricot.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. They'll cover everything social media, including writing to improve your site traffic, blogging, and the newest tools out there. One of those session is a panel featuring NTEN's Annaliese. Are you going?

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2009

Join your NTEN colleagues ( tomorrow! ) Nonprofit Communications Round Table (Fri, Aug 21): Join your nonprofit communications colleagues at a (virtual) round table session to discuss trends and tools and share practices around the issues you're facing on your job today. Free and only for NTEN members. > Learn more and RSVP.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Flickr: Chad Norman (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . with some other NTEN superstars, including Beth Kanter , David Neff , and. Thanks for.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

That said, she understands the power of these tools, and relishes the opportunity to learn more. Below is a list of resources, including the tools my Grandmother is already using, that can help you to teach a retired friend or relative how to get the most out of the internet. . Getting Started. Getting Social. Getting Specialized.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

research and tools, and a list of creatures that walk a fine line between ugly and cute bring this week to a close--check out what your industrious community has been up to! Long-time NTEN member and supporter, Atomic Mobile , recently reached a big milestone of 200 clients on the new TapFunder mobile donation platform - check it out !

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

In 2010, 78% of nonprofits surveyed by NTEN who had raised money on Facebook raised $1K or less in 12 months. Facebook Increases Event Turnout. Interestingly, over 70% of nonprofit staff respondents saw the most success attracting new event attendees. Facebook Is Not a Good Tool for Donor Acquisition or Volunteerism.

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