NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

According to Ask.com , a recent study by the Pew Research Center found that more than three-quarters of all Americans expect to find information about a company, government agency or nonprofit organization on the Web. Additionally, print material provides a clear source, or reference, for the information. " Worth the Effort.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2021

Software and digital tools have redefined how nonprofits think about outreach and organization. While paper physical copies still have their place as reference documents, digitizing your fundraising campaigns allows your nonprofit’s team easy access to shared tools while communicating with supporters across the country.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present your development project (or any project, really) in the context of your organization and larger goals. There is no one-size-fits-all RFP, but that doesn’t mean that organizations shouldn’t feel the need to write their life story — especially if it is a small project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. Via Laura Quinn at Idealware comes a pointer to a research paper titled " Technology Motivators and Usage in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations " that comes from the Systems Synthesis Project course at the H.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Making the decision to move our organization 100% to the cloud was fairly easy, and the reasons straight-forward, but implementing it proved to be a combination of amazingly simple to disturbingly complex. Let me share with you what I now refer to as the good, the bad, and the ugly. GrantStation.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Your nonprofit has to do what we refer to as ‘purposeful blogging.’ your blog’s purpose should reflect the purpose of your entire organization. General Tech content marketing Mobile Technology nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech social media technology' Put very simply, blogging for the sake of blogging is not good enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Of course, referring to the newish book by Seth Godin called Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? 2 ) that discusses how to lay the groundwork for board signoff on an organization's social media in initiatives. I Collaborate blog has a post about how to lobby for skype in your organization, if you're working internationally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. Organizing a community and serving it well has a lot of dimensions poorly reflected in webstats alone.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tal Frankfurt has a nice round-up on his blog about #nptech articles. Members are in bold.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

One survey participant referred to her phone as a "lifeline," further adding: "With a reliable cell phone, I will be able to function as an independent person." HandUp is a social enterprise company that takes online donations via web or text for specific homeless people and delivers the help through partner organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. Rolling your own social network wrapped with your organization's branding, data, and integrated into an organizational site will provide more control. First, neither site has all the custom features, branding, or data integration that many organizations want. What do you think?

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Or that IT staff in the NTEN community regularly refer to WIRED and Mashable more than any other online resource, while nonprofit Executive Directors and CEO's refer to NTEN more than any other site when looking for online resources? What are the biggest nonprofit technology challenges for your organization? How's NTEN doing?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 29, 2010

So bookmark this post and take the time to apply this knowledge to marketing and communications at your organization – it's cheap (or free) and has worked for others!" Below you'll find a combination of great resources that were submitted, and information I've found useful in my own research on online outreach.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Supporters react to hearing and seeing real people talking about issues or an organization’s mission coming to life with visual examples. A video that actually empowers constituents to take action and interact with your organization is key to a conversational video. . First, think through the four basic steps: Set the tone.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

The unit referred to in our definition is one where every part of it is required for survival and growth. Next I need to ensure those registrants are able to raise money on behalf of my organization. Tags: Marketing and Communication #nptech Non-Profit. If even one element is removed the entire unit could die.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them! So let’s dive in! Analog Tactics.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Everyone at your organization thinks the new website is fantastic. Look for opportunities to test different calls-to-action and other key content that is important to your organization. Cycle through a combination of blog authors and guest bloggers from within your organization, board members, influencers, etc.

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2010

But what if everybody at your organization was a messenger, working together to create a community of supporters around your cause? For those of you who look at NTEN as a model (for things other than cat video distribution and Saturday Morning Cartoon references), consider this: at heart, we are essentially one big communications team.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2010

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

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

We’ll also be referring folks to resources for more formal learning and peer connections, like NTEN , the Nonprofit Technology Network and host of the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference and Netsquared and TechSoup Global – and of course sharing resources from our colleagues in the nonprofit/social media field.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

They''re looking for folks to take a short survey about the content marketing practices of their organization so they can produce their report. It may just help your organization. member news Member Round Up nptech' Read more about the research project and, even better, take part in the survey ! Idealware to the rescue!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Based on the response to a couple of how-to articles about Google Analytics I've posted to the NTEN blog recently , we know there's a hunger for more information about how to understand what's going on with your organization's web site. . And judging by the referring sites, they're coming from all over. Presented by : Eric T.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Wikipedia provides a good formal definition : “Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. For a nonprofit organization, perhaps the most important reason for implementing Web accessibility is social responsibility. I’m glad you asked.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2010

In case you haven't noticed, we love jokes here at NTEN world headquarters: witty remarks, amusing cat videos , Star Wars references. Has your organization used comedy to bring light to an important issue? Tags: facebook humor immigration NPTech NTEN Social Media Web Sites Communications. Tell us about your experiences.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2011

— Facebook Pages include a reporting module called “Insights&# which enables Page admins to understand how to better use their Page to market their cause and organization. Knowing what sites refer the most traffic to your Facebook Page will tell you instantly where you need to focus your resources. Is it your blog?

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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. Small or large scale, live-tweeting is a great way for your organization to create buzz, join conversations, draw attention to your causes, and gain credibility (and followers!) -- all at a relatively low cost (your time).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Here are just a few of the ways that enlisting CRM technology (and the processes to support it) can help your organization. Our data is scattered all across our organization!" When nonprofits talk about disparate data (or data "silos"), they're usually referring to the use of multiple database systems at their organization.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I like to offer suggestions that any organization or community group can put to use regardless of sector, focus, size, geography, or budget. The tools and methods here are designed to be flexible and adaptable so that you can make them work for your organization and needs. Tags: amy sample ward NPTech NTEN Program.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. of small organizations indicating that they are at that level.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2010

This also applies to organizations. To be clear, I'm NOT advocating that you skip the social media plan at your organization. It benefits the organization to have it written down in one place, where everyone on staff can see our plan, as opposed to storing it in the collective NTEN brain. Trust your instincts.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

After decades (or more) of honing your marketing strategies, now is not the time to drop the tried and true when social media marketing is still so unproven for your organization. After you spend time listening, you can begin to participate and add your organization's voice to those conversations. Listen and participate.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Also sometimes referred to as a “Twitter party,” a tweet chat is a live discussion that happens on Twitter; tweets in the discussion thread are identified by the use of a common hashtag (for example, #nptech is a common hashtag used to discuss nonprofit technology topics). Have you run a tweet chat at your organization?

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2010

For many organizations and individuals, this would have been a disastrous situation. So, even in the pop culture detritus, we can clearly see the way social media has changed how organizations interact with their audience. Slater was promptly arrested and the media blitz began. We would all do well to remember that.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. " How do your social media channels fit in your organization's emergency communications plan? Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. Repair Interview: Joe Solomon of 350.org

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Take a moment to investigate the following data: Analytics : Configure and then analyze reports from your web analytics to see which page on your site is the first stop for folks referred from social networking sites. The truth is, people don’t connect with organizations, they connect with other people. advocacy action or donation)?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Aspiration uses these tools to help organizations identify deficits and establish best practices in their eAdvocacy work. Other bloggers are also more likely to link to your blog posts than the home page (or services page) of your website, and those links can bring both referred traffic and a higher ranking on search engines.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

It's a valuable resource for small and mid-sized organizations that are considering options for their CMS solution (for website content management). It includes a summary comparison matrix for a quick reference, detailed product reviews, plus a directory of consultants that can help nonprofits select and/or implement solutions.

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