The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Claire Axelrad ( @charityclairity on Twitter) has been called a Fundraising Ninja, and we have to agree. Follow him on Twitter @JeffBrooks. Learn all about how to tell stories that inspire action on the blog , or follow her on Twitter @VanessaEChase. NTEN CONNECT BLOG. And you’ll do a better job. TECHSOUP BLOG.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Tags: community buzz nten member. Members are in bold.

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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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NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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JULY 23, 2014

Amy Sample Ward. The internet might be everywhere, but where are you? Amy makes the case for making your website your digital home. For all this effort to create content and spark conversations, we won''t be successful if our online presence didn''t have a home. Our website is that home, and being a home is a difficult but important role.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2009

NTENny winner and general NTEN rock star Peter Campbell has a great run-down of the various nonprofit technology related extra-curricular work he's doing -- and by work, I mean the resources he's building and sharing with other nptechies. She did some analysis of the 90+ Foundations using Twitter to communicate. Kellogg Foundation.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

flickr: hellojenuine Starting the month on the heels of a hurricane ( here's how you can help ), those of us safe and dry at NTEN World headquarters head into November with more than ever to be thankful for. NTEN would not be possible without our community. NTEN, as an organization, would not be possible without you.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Here are some useful tips to increase your e-newsletters performance rates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

In fact, recent research revealed some very surprising data about social networks which is that after Facebook, users are spending their time (and more of it) on Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and SnapChat and in that order. NTEN , Idealware , and Connecting Up also offer social media training for nonprofit professionals.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Flickr:R00pert Way back in 2007, we started the tradition of setting aside November to shower NTEN members with free programming and daily prizes. You'll be receiving a Member Appreciation Month T-shirt, water bottle, and a few other fun NTEN goodies. Simply by being an NTEN Member , you're already invited!

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MARCH 16, 2010

That's one of the reasons you soak up all NTEN has to offer about technology and engagement. Is the message in next week's email consistent with the direct mail and the website -- and what the heck are people saying about us on Facebook and Twitter? Is it all consistent? Yeah, more people to do fundraising solicitations!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Or you may use a sector wide benchmarking study such as the NTEN Social Networking Benchmarking Study. Another interesting find was the overwhelming use of newsletters and email correspondence as a means of communicating. This was supported through discussion at the event. This was supported through discussion at the event.

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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. We simply needed to make Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an extension of what we were already doing and saying.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Live-tweeting -- the kind of tweeting where you replay to your Twitter followers what people are saying at an event in real time -- is something that seems to be gaining popularity at conferences around the nonprofit circuit. At my organization, we announce it (at a minimum) in our e-newsletter , on our blog , and on Twitter.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

A first-of-its-kind Twitter widget that tracks tweets about nonprofits or social causes in real time. The strategists – located in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and London – are: Beth Kanter, a longtime trainer and advisor to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and other organizations.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Twitter and WordPress Feeds. Privacy Settings. Then read them again. Tweet responsibly.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

" You're certainly not going to get many Twitter followers with that philosophy. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. At the beginning of a fascinating (yet short) piece on privacy , Stowe Boyd quotes Gabriel Garcia Marquez: "Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life."

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Frustrated, I took my online organizing skills and used the Twitter petition tool Act.ly allows you to target a petition to another Twitter user, so each time someone signs it, the tweet shows up in their mentions thus having a viral effect. The RT chain is one of the most powerful aspects of Twitter. Did it work?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

When they mention you on Twitter, comment on a Facebook update, or reply to your email newsletter, respond with a thanks or some other kind of encouragement. Integrate your real-time communications channels into your website, for example, by using Twitter or Facebook widgets or RSS feeds that bring the live conversation to your site.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For the 3rd year running, the November edition of NTEN Connect will be filled with content written entirely by our Members -- but with a twist. Last month, we put out a call for articles, and received 21 submissions from NTEN Members. Twitter: I think I get it. We folks know, ballers know, no stopping it. Now what do I tweet ?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You can create groups based on first donation dates and thank constituents for donating to you over that time even if they only signed up to receive your e-Newsletter this month.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Information is Beautiful has some nifty visualizations of Twitter. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. And Danah Boyd strikes down upon those who would attempt to poison and destroy the twitterverse. Thanks for making our staff retreat possible. In fact, you deserve a bonus cat video.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. Volunteers in one region could follow the twitter stream or hashtags from other groups and iterate off their progress almost as if they were all in one room. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

or Twitter, or Foursquare, or Tumblr, etc.). Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. Here's the concept: That bottom part of the funnel is what nonprofit communicators often forget when we think about social media.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. Volunteers in one region could follow the twitter stream or hashtags from other groups and iterate off their progress almost as if they were all in one room. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

We welcomed the following experts: Amy Sample Ward , Membership Director of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). During its Member Appreciation Month , for example, NTEN invites its members to share how they are using technology at their organizations to make a difference. Paula Goldman , Director at Omidyar Network.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The Real-Time Web: it's more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an always-on mobile device, disrupting the concentration that civilization is based on and bringing a rush to crazed social media addicts obsessed with the hottest new buzzwords. Twitter as Trigger. You can pre-order the report here.].

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

Great news from a new study by M+R and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN): Online giving is bigger than ever. And lest you think social media is a waste of time, the study showed that organizations’ annual social growth is also on the rise, with the average number of Facebook fans increasing 37% and Twitter followers increasing 46%.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. When I teach a class about Twitter I always get the same questions: “How can I say anything in 140 characters?”. The reality is that Twitter is the perfect tool for snippets of information.

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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. When the content matches with your needs, find out a little bit about the instructor using Google or Twitter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 17, 2008

I started a little Twitter conversation about it, and people seemed intrigued. As a funder, you can put up RFPs (at a cost), and people can apply directly online. It looks interesting, and potentially useful. I wonder how many foundations will go for it, though. It looks very promising.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

We all dream of having a billion fans on Facebook and gobs of Twitter followers, but for those who are active in the social media space, we know that the end goal should always be quality over quantity. Tags: Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media. The Value in Smaller Networks.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

" They probably said the same thing about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools. The 2009 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , authored by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN , surveyed 32 nonprofit organizations and found an average gift size of $71. Here's your official wake-up call. Online Giving Tops $15 Billion in 2008.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2010

Box office trackers have started counting Twitter mentions to help predict movie openings. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Of course, there are so many visualization tools out there now, you almost need a guide. Idealware to the rescue: " A Consumer's Guide to Low-Cost Data Visualization Tools ".

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

I had the great honor of moderating the panel Tools Galore in Online Communications: From Google Earth to Wiki’s and Twitter this panel will give you the nuts and bolts of the latest tools organizations can utilize to ramp up their next online campaign. Social Networks & Twitter from Natalie Foster: Two Principles: 1.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Mobile sites are most commonly accessed via sent links (primarily text messages, Twitter, Facebook and email) and secondarily, through mobile search. . Tags: jed alpert Mobile Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Communications. Users rarely enter a URL onto their phones; instead, they follow links.

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