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! Over 110 volunteers worked with almost 60 local Atlanta-based nonprofits sharing their wisdom and expertise on a variety of techie topics. There was a lot of energy in the room.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Engage influencers and free agents.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2009

Coming up from April 26-28, NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (or NTC) 2009, is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals. We've written here before about why NTC is a great event if you can swing it. From panels, plenaries, and presentations (oh my!) read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

You may be familiar with the NTC ( Nonprofit Technology Conference ) hosted by NTEN. The Day of Service is an opportunity for nonprofit techies to give back to the local community - in form of sharing knowledge one-on-one with a local organization or participate in a group project like installing a wireless network in a homeless shelter!

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. State/Local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2013

For the past three years, I’ve been a fundraising champion for NTEN, the premier organization for nonprofit techies. Fundraising' Happy #GivingTuesday! It is the official start of giving season and year-end campaigns. We were called “Circuit Riders.” What questions do you have for her? askbethk. — Giving Days.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Every year I look forward to one very special conference - the NTC conference organized by the awesome NTEN team. Community Engagement Reinvented: Online Fundraising and Engagement Strategies for the Modern Nonprofit Saturday, March 15 10:30AM. NTC Beer: Wednesday, March 12th 7PM to 9PM. 14NTC Parties.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. State/Local.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

Telling Better Stories: Fundraising Tips from 12NTC from Ariel Gilbert-Knight. If you attended NTC, what were the highlights? Purchase Recordings from Online NTC. If you weren't there in person, you may have participated in the Online NTC , with live-streaming sessions, keynotes, and more.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Support our amazing Community Champions who are helping NTEN to reach our fundraising goal of $50,000, which will help us to serve the 50,000 and counting NTEN Community members. Take a look at pictures from the most recent Tech Club event and join a local tech club. Follow the #ntenthanks hashtag and add your own thanks to the mix.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Discussions about green jobs and green economy policies occurred from local to national levels. Many engaged in those events have continued to be involved in the issue, if not the organization, and some have taken up leadership roles locally or even nationally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. Peter Deitz, from FOIK, also a nominated project, offers volunteer assistance to the other 149 projects in implementing personal fundraising campaigns. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. More pointers to NTC posts here. NTC 2007 Pipe.

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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.* Despite the tough economic times, it seems the community is really excited about the 2009 NTC. If you're coming to NTC, I hope you'll volunteer for this event.). Convio is offering to match the dollars raised up to $10,000.

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MARCH 5, 2013

From sharing ideas to sharing rides to the NTC, this is an extremely generous community and the 2012 Champions Campaign is yet one more example. We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the NTEN community is pretty amazing. Our board even matched your donations!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

(Note: My collection of vlog and blog posts on the NTC Boston 2005 can be found here ). The theme of NTC Boston2005 was "Enabling Technology Funding: Issues for Grantmakers and Grantseekers." He spoke about how the demographics of wealth has changed and fundraisers need to pay increasing attention to individual donors.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2014

Join your local group and start participating in the conversation. And if you don’t have a local group we’ll help you start your own. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: May Meeting of local members. Portland, OR: NTC Round-Up: Mini-Presentations from the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Upcoming Events.

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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. Fundraising. I’m not gonna lie: this is not a quick & easy task. Leadership.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

With most online fundraising and communications tools, you have the ability to easily group people together and send specific messages based on what you know about them. You can send them specific messages about events happening in their local community. Segmentation can vary from simple to sophisticated.

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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. Thanks again to everyone who participated at the NTC!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Since I started working on the NTC -- and its predecessor, the RoundUp -- almost a decade ago, my very favorite part has been the Day of Service. Whether you're a social media maven, an online fundraising guru, or a wireless networking champ, you can lend a hand. What should we expect from an online fundraising tool?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Back in those days, a couple hundred people would show up for the NTC. To that end, we are proud to kick off our first community-wide fundraising campaign. I have worked at NTEN for nearly nine years now; Ed Batista hired me back in January of 2003 to help create and run new programs for a nascent NTEN.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Back from the NTC hiatus of these weekly round-ups, I figure it's only fitting to start out with the round-up of all the online notes and media the NTEN community generated around and after the 2010 conference. Maine: May 11th, Portland: Finding the Right Fundraising Mix. Members are in bold. Rock on open data and mapping!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

NTEN set up an event area on Slideshare for the NTC 2010. Some events have set up branded channels, like the Bar Camp Channel. (5) 7) Fundraising. Here’s a slideshow that summarizes research interviews of donors from a local humane society. 5) Tool For Networked Nonprofits To Share Draft Documents and Get Feedback.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

There are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. Chicago, Illinois: Social Media for Social Impact: Fundraising and Customer Relationship Management. Portland, Oregon: NTC Round-Up: Mini-Presentations from the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2007

The 2007 NTC Conference is around the corner, well in April, but some discount pricing deadlines coming right up. Even though for many years I've had a paying gig with NTEN to coordinate the Day of Service at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) -- it is THE conference to attend if you work with technology and nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

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. Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Washington, DC: Best of SXSW and NTC.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

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. Los Angeles, California: Happy Hour with Informal NTC Reports. NetSquared East Africa (South) Regional Ambassador's Summit for Local Organizers.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 21, 2016

I’m headed to NTC again and want to give you the run down of the sessions I’m excited about and plan to attend. You Mean There’s More to It than Just Writing Copy for a Fundraising Email? Year End Fundraising Year Round. Use the News: How to Fundraise when the Media Spotlight Shines on Your Organization Mission.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local.

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MAY 30, 2013

These are informal local groups of those working in the nonprofit sector that meet on a regular basis to network and connect with colleagues, share information, and develop a local professional support network. Tech Clubs are driven by local leaders who step up to organize and plan group events with the support of NTEN.

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APRIL 1, 2016

Fundraising. Fundraising / #casesmg / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising / #caseadvdean / @CASEAdvance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The day was designed as a one-day interactive strategy session in the morning and intensive mini-workshops on tools and tactics in the afternoon lead by a cadre of local social media specialists and experts. I’ve using the technique to deliver conversational keynotes at conferences.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2009

Thanks to NTEN for sharing live webinars of the NTC sessions for those of us that couldn’t make the actual conference. Community Organizers work with and develop new local leaders, facilitating coalitions and assisting in the development of campaigns. This debate isn't solely found among community organizers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. He summarized some learnings from NTC sessions he attended and the keynote by David Pogue. He talked about his first personal fundraising campaign - for cancer research in his mother's memory.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2009

This was the first year I was able to participate in the Day of Service , a pre-conference volunteer event allowing technologist from all over the country to contribute to the city that is hosting the conference by sharing their expertise with local nonprofit organizations. Photo Credits: SteveLavo (Flickr).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Here's but one example from a blogger: “I took an American Red Cross class I thought was less than satisfactory. […] Someone found my blog post and told the local chapter director. They've recently implemented an online photo contest that combines wisdom of the crowds with person to person fundraising. More on that later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. NTEN has two fantastic events this month!

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