NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 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. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Austin, Texas: Google Analytics for Dummies. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Toronto, Ontario: TBD.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. Google offers the free MOOC called “ Google Analytics Academy.”

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

We hear about the iCloud, Google Apps, Amazon, and other solutions that draw on the language of the “cloud” to describe what they do. In short, it is a buzzword that refers to software and services that can be accessed via the internet that do not require software to be installed on your local computer or network.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

Fortunately, the NTEN community is making it easy this year. Check out all the awesome resources, opportunities, and summer learning programs on the docket for this summer: Superstar member Heidi Massey created this handy Google Doc full of free/low cost tech resources for nonprofits. The best part about it?

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NTEN

JUNE 23, 2009

The Google Grants team has announced their very first grantee conference , to be held in early August at Google HQ in Mountain View. Our goal is to provide content for a diverse mix of attendees with different interest areas, locales, sizes, and levels of AdWords experience.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Giving back to the local community that physically hosts the NTEN Community through NTC Days of Service expresses a guiding value of the annual event. Throughout the 15NTC, there will be volunteer opportunities to engage and share the community''s skills with Austin, TX area nonprofits.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2012

Our interviews with diverse nonprofits revealed a number of great examples from local and international organizations of all sizes and from across a wide range of technology expertise. Are there other challenges with this topic that you'd like NTEN to address in future studies? Into the Cloud: Great Books Foundation.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2015

Digital Inclusion Fellowship In partnership with Google Fiber , we’re launching the Digital Inclusion Fellowship. We’re looking for emerging local leaders who are passionate about helping people in their community,” said Andrew Bentley, Google Fiber’s Digital Inclusion Program Manager. We hope you'll join us!

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2012

NTEN members are even using The Hunger Games buzz to educate about real world food and water issues. Oh, and let’s not forget using GIS technology to better connect localities with programs and services. Using GIS data has helped the YMCA of Metro Chicago better match local areas of need with their programs and services.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

We're big supporters of democracy here at NTEN, so we encourage you to use all the tools at your disposal to help you make your decision and get it counted. As an alternative, voters can always use our 50 state map to find their state’s official poll finder tool or the phone number for their local election office.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

We'd love to check it out, so please post the link in the comments, or add it to this open Google spreadsheet. Curation at NTEN , Evonne Heyning. Let's Get Local: Using Social Media in State and Local Campaigns , Ted Fickes. My Top Five Takeaways from NTEN's Drupal Day , Melissa Anderson. Session Blog Posts.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In April 2012 NTEN worked with Idealware to conduct a survey of nonprofits about their relationships with data, and what we found was a large dichotomy—either they were doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all. We'd like to thank Google for supporting this research project.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Here at TechSoup, we're big on stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

In Google Analytics I'm closing looking at referrals. I did a comparison of time on-site with top referrals and Twitter referrals stay longer than Google. She later wrote more about this in a expanded post on the NTEN blog. A side benefit is that brings people over to my blog. Is Twitter A Traffic Tool, Not.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Naples, Florida: Social Media Surgery: Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+. Feeling overwhelmed? and the globe.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Or if face-to-face is more your style, join your local NetSquared group — NetSquared groups are holding digital storytelling events all month. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. New York, New York: Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. A Free Database Tool from Google.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

We'll discuss ways your organization can use GIS, from local fundraising research to disaster relief, at our upcoming webinar, " The Future of the Map " – with live demonstrations of ArcView, Crowdmap, GeoCommons, and Google Fusion Tables. > Now, I'd likely just create a Google Map. > Learn more and register today !

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

The tool is meant to openly share and visualize the operations of World Bank financed activities down to as local a level as possible and compare these with actual need and monitor the effects over time." There are also indicator data including maternal health, infant mortality, malnutrition, poverty, and population.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers connect nonprofits with local technology experts. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Naples, Florida: Google For Nonprofits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

In the first of a series co-sponsored by NTEN and Salesforce.com Foundation , I covered the integration of Google Adwords with salesforce.com. It delves deeper into the uses of salesforce.com campaigns tab, " Salesforce Campaigns for Nonprofits " There some kind words over at the NTEN Blog about my most recent screencast.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2007

As part of some research for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN, I gave a shout out to folks asking for examples. BTW, if you are looking to learn more about how to use Google Analytics, I highly recommend the Webinar that NTEN is offering next Wednesday with Avinash Kaushik.). That was what one person entered.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. The new NTEN fellows have just started their training. Organizations Doing Notable Digital Inclusion Work. Citizens Online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

As you know, I'm working on a screencast about Google Analytics and have been collecting real life nonprofit examples. I put a query out on NTEN Affinity Group of Nonprofit Webmasters. site - Proper HTML coding makes a huge difference in Google rankings. These are the people who came to your site but didn't engage.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech. New York, NY: Intro to Google for Nonprofits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. Upcoming Events. July 2014 meetup. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Thursday, July 31, 2014.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

Make It Rain: Using Google AdWords to Drive Impact Techsoup / Webinar / Fee: Free. Community of Practice: Chat with Anne Kreamer NTEN / Community of Practice: Women in NPTECH / Fee: Free. Ask The Expert: Finding Funding for Technology Projects NTEN / Webinar #NTENlearn / Fee: Free / Members Only. July 9 — 2 p.m.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2015

From WordPress to Google AdWords to big data, we're planning events dedicated to making you the fastest and most powerful nonprofit techie you can possibly be. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Upcoming Events. Thursday, January 15, 2015.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

Starting April 21, dubbed “Mobilegeddon” , Google changed the search results and will show mobile friendly sites in search results (while using your mobile phone). You can test your web site here and find out if you passed the test and if you flunked it, there is some advice on what and how to fix it. Work the project plan.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2012

Online maps can demonstrate the breadth of large movements or highlight grassroots work at a very local level. You could embed a simple Google map on your website or you could invest in a Flash-based mapping tool. In ancient times (5-6 years ago), there were two main ways to visualize data with online maps.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

She now uses Google Search, reads her news online, sends and receives email, and even uses Facebook to check-in with family and friends. These are the tools that I used to get my Grandmother started: Google Search - So simple! Using this resource, seniors can find local events to attend or start their own. Getting Started.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Naples, Florida: How Do You Move Forward with Google AdWords for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. You should, because it's awesome fun.

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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. Leave a comment below!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech. New York, NY: GEO Tools and Google Maps for Nonprofits. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members. Upcoming Events. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, but you’ll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech. Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of local members.

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