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. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN roger burks Social Media Communications. Roger Burks, Mercy Corps.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

It can be fun to do on your own (like at NTC 2011 ), but it can have real benefits for your organization too. At my organization, we announce it (at a minimum) in our e-newsletter , on our blog , and on Twitter. Tags: NPTech NTEN. Get out there and make it work for your own organization!

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

As costs have dropped and nptech savvy has risen, I think that gap has closed, dramatically. Public Interest Registry and NTEN want to celebrate that change, so we're launching the.ORG Ambassador awards. This year's Ambassador will be chosen by a judging panel made up of the.ORG and NTEN teams.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Conferences like the NTC and Personal Democracy Forum do a terrific job of putting on some of the best panels and speakers. So why can't mainstream tech and social media conferences openly embrace diversity like the nptech community? Tags: allyson kapin digital divide gender Newsletter NPTech NTEN.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Targeting a highly technical session to an NTEN audience is kind of like cooking a gourmet meal with one entrée for 1000 randomly picked people. We've already summarized the view from the top in a quick, ignite-style presentation , available wherever fine NTC materials are found (and also on Slideshare). And stayed tuned for more!

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

Get the Most out of NTEN. Our newsletter is only the tip of the iceberg: it's the Member benefits you're not seeing yet that will sink your ship. Anyway, if all you're getting out of NTEN is this newsletter, you're clearly missing out. Prepare for the NTC. Hmm, wait, that doesn't sound right. note: Ouch.].

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

And our new Sprout-built fundraising widget could help as many as 57 people attend the 2009 NTC. Tags: NPTech NTEN Newsletter Things We Like. The Capitol News Connection has one that lets you " Ask Your Lawmaker ".

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Our NTC session will identify more guiding principles like these and focus on takeway lessons for marketing, fundraising, and public engagement. Tags: E-mail Newsletter NPTech NTEN Communications. They want to know who these fellow activists and donors are and why they care about your issue.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2009

At this rate, we're poised to host the biggest NTC ever - more than 1200 people - in a time when many conferences are seeing double-digit declines in registration. Thank you, for coming together again in record numbers, and for all that you do every day to support our NTEN community, and your communities at home. He's THAT good.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Perhaps you already provide them with relevant content through a website, e-newsletter, e-mails, or social media channels. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter. That can make it difficult to navigate.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

In a packed room at the 2009 NTC in San Francisco, LeVar Burton loomed large. But as we shared our recipes for success at the NTC session Join! Tags: Fundraising marc ruben Newsletter NPTech NTEN. Marc Ruben, M+R Strategic Services. they shared a common ingredient: a grain of salt. At least, it did in late 2008.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

" I even used that expression at the NTC conference last April, but when it was time for Q&A, a gentleman in the back raised his hand, and asked the question "Why do you hate the dashboard report so much?" Tags: Data marissa goldsmith Newsletter NPTech NTEN Communications. " I really had to think.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Sometime after leaving WGBH and feeling lost about my career for a while, I discovered NTEN and the career called "non-profit techie" That’s when I also discovered the two-step secret to becoming a non-profit techie. In addition to NTEN , other resources I find indispensible are: Idealware. Indispensible Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

I also plan to continue blogging about these topics - focusing on writing in-depth thought pieces as well as aggregate and summarize the best thinking in the nptech field. Looking back over the past year, I'm proud my thinking and writing about this over the past year: The ROI of Social Media published in NTEN January 2008 Newsletter.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

In April at our NTC conference panel, we'll dig in and discuss some strategies, advice, and real examples from groups that have had success. Tags: NPTech data NTEN Newsletter kurt voelker. So how can your organization tap into these tools and trends?

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) You be the judge, NTC!

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

That sort of information could be a newsletter sign up, a contact form that should be responded to, an online donation or an event registration. Tagged as: CMS , CRM , nptech , opensource { 4 trackbacks } What we’re reading, week of 1/12 « i On Nonprofits 01.15.09 What’s involved in this? 10 Tompkins Spann 01.23.09

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by edtemeles As Holly notes, it would be silly to try to sum up the NTC in one blog post , so I'll give you something digestable. As the Program Coordinator at NTEN -- the one trying to wrestle everyone and everything together to bring you the NTC -- it's fitting that I evaluate the program side. We Are Media.

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NTEN

JULY 30, 2009

We interrupt this newsletter for a self-serving commercial interruption. We're still nine months away, but not a day goes by that somebody at NTEN HQ doesn't mention the 10NTC. To help you relive the 09NTC, we've got a few "Best of" webinars coming up: Best of NTC: Mobile Giving Works, Learn How. Prepare for the 10NTC.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Karl Hedstrom , NTEN. Every year at NTEN's annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), one of our major goals is to collect enough feedback from you, the attendees, to make our future conferences even better. Iin our continuing effort to make the NTC greener, saving paper is always a good thing. What Worked Well.

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2010

And not just because the winner will be announced at the 2010 NTC.) Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Apparently, technology isn't always the answer. List segmentation. The Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. The nomination process closes February 1st. Where do these people find the time?

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2010

And not just because the winner will be announced at the 2010 NTC.) Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Apparently, technology isn't always the answer. List segmentation. The Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. The nomination process closes February 1st. Where do these people find the time?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Writing last month's post about how NTEN differentiates between types of open rate made me think about the ways we've worked to boost our numbers. While you should keep in mind that all of this is based on data specific to NTEN – your own results may vary – here are 14 ways we've worked to achieve that modest bump.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

It starts with the core purpose and vision your organization hopes to fulfill and goes all the way through how people experience your organization -- via programs, events, videos, newsletters, and yes, your website. Then, pull up your organization's website, e-newsletters, and online appeals on a computer monitor.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

More at Our NTC Session. Tags: Infrastructure Newsletter NPTech NTEN IT Staff. Reduce printer usage: consolidate hardware, use auto-duplexing (printing on both sides), and use print management software. Examine data storage -- consider carefully what to keep and where to keep it. Extend the life of your hardware.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2013

Be sure to connect with the Constant Contact team at the NTC! You can’t have a colorful, carefree personality on Facebook and then send email newsletters that are written in a cold, robotic language. Gone are the days that blaring TV ads and full-scale newspaper advertisements are the sole components of a marketing program.

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