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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: This Week in NPTech

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Superstar NTEN member Amy Sample Ward interviews Clay Shirky -- NTC09 Plenary Speaker and author of Here Comes Everybody -- about how social media will affect the future of nonprofits, specifically about how nonprofits are (and should be) communicating with their members/supporters. One tactic is going online.

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NpTechTag Summary: NpTech Events, Twitters, and Green Web Hosting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Two nptech events were visible in the NpTech tag stream, the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Launch Party and the Net2 meetup in Houston.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Five Hot Conversations!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. GetActive GetsAcquired - By Convio This is big news and it bounced around the nonprofit and progressive blogs, listservs, IM, and emails. Change the World!

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

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For more on that topic, read the excellent interview with Carie Lewis of the HSUS here. If we're thinking of Facebook groups (or listservs for that matter) as online communities, what personalities do you see in the communities you are managing? The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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Great reads from around the web on April 8th

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Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org " Check out this terrific interview with Joe – I'd love to hear your ideas, reflections and stories about how you are inspired to make change! Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org " The US will use Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts – "The U.S.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. You can learn a lot about that more through this informative interview by The Buzz Bin with Steve Bridger on the Buzz Director. leading to an impassioned request for best practices for minimizing damage when this security breaches occur on several listservs.

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Finding the Best People: Strategies for Effective IT Hiring

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Make sure you clearly communicate your needs in the job description, screen applications according to the identified criteria, and base your interview questions and reference checking around the required competencies. Each step of the interview process should be planned in advance to ensure consistency and equity across candidates.