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MAY 28, 2014

Here at NTEN, we were shocked and saddened to hear the news that last week our colleague, Michael DeLong, passed away very suddenly. Michael was an active member of the NTEN community, NTC speaker, colleague, friend, and an all-around great person to know. He was our social media manager.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most people will tell you that learning how to effectively monitor (or listen to) what’s being said on the web is the beginning of social media success. The increasing popularity of social networking, blogs and social media on the web validates this point nicely – People are talking about you, but is your nonprofit listening to them?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Many NTEN Members are taking part in #GivingTuesday this year, and we asked our Members to share their campaign plans. This year, we''ve put together a whiteboard video, a first for us, to highlight what we do and #GivingTuesday," explains Digital Media Manager, Jason Shim. Are you taking part in #GivingTuesday?

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JULY 22, 2013

I''m so excited to officially welcome Julia Smith as NTEN''s new Community Development Manager! Julia began working with NTEN on the Communities of Impact (CoI) project earlier this year, and now we''re thrilled to have her on the NTEN staff! community Community julia smith nptech nten Communications'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

NTEN is taking part in the virtual book tour Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer are doing to explore concepts from Open Community: a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. In this post, Maddie and Lindy answer a few questions for the NTEN community. How does Open Community affect NPTech?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Tag your posts and news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help me find your stories online!). Jordan Viator ( Convio ) weighs in: Seth Godin took nonprofits to task on their (as he argued) lack of penetration into the social media sphere. Read more about how she came to this realization here.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Session: The Real Housewives of Social Media. Tags: 10NTC Collaboration david neff NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: David Neff, 501derful.org.

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NetWits

JANUARY 27, 2011

I just got an email from Holly Ross, the Executive Director of the Non-profit Technology Network – better known as NTEN. You received the same email if, like me, you’re subscribed to the NTEN newsletter (hint hint). What’s the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey? First, go take this years survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I got hear the legends in the nptech sector in the early days talk about their work and was inspired. The photo above is of Rob Stuart in 1997 at a meeting in Montana to create a plan at what eventually became NTEN – thoughtfully documented in photos by Gavin Clabaugh and included in the nptech history wiki.

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NTEN

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. I like cats AND I like nptech. Hand-written cards = golden.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

In a way, I feel like I'm on that show --but my car is NTEN's social media platforms, and my Xzibit is all of you, our awesome community of social media users and experts. That's right, we'll no longer be tweeting about every webinar with the #nten tag. Embed webinars in social media channels.

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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. Post to any social media platform with why you love your nonprofit and the hashtag #TINT4Good for a chance to win.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

flickr photo: woodleywonderworks November is member appreciation month, and we set today aside specifically to thank our amazing NTEN members, and to help them celebrate each other. If you're on Twitter, just thank your favorite NTEN member(s) and include #ntenthanks in your update. NTEN is so much more than a community now.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Recently, I learned some amazing new ways in which social media (i.e. Social networking, once the office pariah, is now becoming an integrated part of office culture. According to a recent study, more people are connecting with social media on their mobile devices than on desktops. Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act.

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NTEN

MAY 16, 2013

Everything Megan Keane does as the community engagement manager for NTEN is driven and supported by one simple principle: "It's all about the people," she said. Keane joined NTEN in 2012 and has worked as a community manager in the nonprofit sector for several years. "It''s Kimberlee Roth. Out-Word, LLC.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs and HandsOn Tech. If you’re holding regular events gathering the #nptech community let me know and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! Naples, FL: How to Evaluate your Social Media Campaigns.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Social Instigator. With the social landscape feeling more like a tilt-a-whirl than solid ground, it's far better for a non-profit to adopt a social media philosophy than a strategy. Social media changes fast. Kevin Wolfe. DonorDrive.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

LOLnptech Lot's of member news and activity online this week, so, in the order that I ran across them: NTEN member organization United Nations Foundation was mentioned in a Forbes article discussing ways nonprofits are raising money in tough times. Rockstar Beth Kanter presented on social media ROI. One tactic is going online.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Media Cause. The struggle to create effective content strategies for social networks either comes from not having enough time to devote to social media or not having enough content to post. Below are 10 tips for managing your time and dealing with the problem of feeding your organization’s social media beasts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today was the first webinar in the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global. Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. tags: nonprofit nptech ).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Every November, during Member Appreciation Month, our monthly e-newsletter features articles written by you, the NTEN community. The best reviewed articles -- as determined by page views, time on page, social media mentions, and number of comments -- will be published in the newsletter in mid-November. Exciting stuff, eh?

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2014

Today we give a huge thanks to our mighty team of NTEN Community Champions : you helped to collectively raise over $30,000 for the greater good of the #nptech community! Debra Askanase, Founder & Social Media Strategist, Community Organizer 2.0 So today, we tip our hats to you.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Manager of Social Strategy and Integration. When it comes to collecting social media data, most of us are hoarders. We all have a role to play when it comes to making data-informed decisions – especially where social media is involved. Danielle Brigida. National Wildlife Federation.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. Social media became another place to tell our story, to engage readers and attract new supporters.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2014

It is with excitement that I announce these new additions to the NTEN family. First, a new face on the NTEN staff, with Bethany Lister, our new Community Program Coordinator. If you have ideas about how NTEN could better deliver programs to help you and your staff, Bethany and the whole team would love to hear from you.)

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2010

So, after a presentation on marketing and social media, I was not surprised to hear a common question: "We're a small organization, so we can't do it all. " It's a great question because it perfectly summarizes the conundrum of social media. Nevertheless, small organizations are using social media well.

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Social media fundraising is driven by a combination of relationships and immediacy. Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." HelpAttack!

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2013

Community data management external tools ImpactFlo Infrastructure internal tools nptech nten social media Social Media Staffing Strategy Terri Harel Communications' Equally as important are the external systems organizations use to communicate their work to the public.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

At NTEN, November means Member Appreciation Month and we love to show our gratitude for the nonprofit technology community frequently, loudly, and on social media. We'll be spreading the NPTech love all month and wrapping things up each week with a prize drawing for one lucky #NTENThanks participant.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

I convinced the entire NTEN staff to join me in a remake of the Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody ! Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN Social Media Fundraising. We're going to raise another $10,000 (matched dollar for dollar by Convio) for the NTC scholarship campaign this year -- and send another 57 people down to Hot-lanta. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be co-hosting The Zoetica Salon on my Facebook Page with my Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston , Kami Huyse , and Julie Pippert (the newest Zoetican ) where almost 7,000 nonprofit leaders have been engaging in informal peer learning about nonprofits and social media.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Pelaia Media Group. Advocacy Community Geof Pelaia nptech nten Pelaia Media Group Social Media Strategy video Communications Fundraising' Geof Pelaia. Founder and Marketing Consultant. A well thought out video strategy can accomplish all of these goals and more.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

However, our organizers are currently very keen on social media surgeries. A social media surgery is an informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign, or collaborate. Whatever your social media problem, we'll have a cure for what ails you this June.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2013

In the age of social media, anything we say can be transferred across the globe in a matter of seconds. Community nptech nten shane jones Social Media tools twitter Communications' Shane Jones. Nonprofit organizations on Twitter are able to leverage this tool and do a lot of good with it.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

There are two key areas of volunteer engagement – recruitment and recognition – that are such great matches for social media that it’s worth a second look no matter how your organization is structured. And not all of them easily translate to the social media realm. Vice President, Communications & Marketing.

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