Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

I’m tired of reading and hearing about about social media and nonprofits, and I’m annoyed that social media is taking up so much of the air space in the #nptech world. I’m a fairly active user of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and some other social networking sites, and have been for years now.

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TechImpact

MARCH 20, 2014

5 Days a week, post to Twitter. Twitter is the most dtnamic, fastest changing of all social media feeds. Because of its high turnover rate, staying active on Twitter 5 days per week is imperative to increasing engagement. Audio and video presentations are more tactile than still text and images.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

E-Metrics: Followers, Friends, and Fans - Expanding Your Online Community View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: blogging nptech ).   So, in that spirit,  I'm sharing my presentation from last week which is a case study of my blogging ROI.     What a combination!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Is it simply the number of followers you have on Twitter, or how many people "like" you on Facebook? With that in mind, the AIDS.gov team compiled some advice about what it takes to use Twitter effectively to engage with our audiences. For example, questions on Twitter can be added to the FAQs your website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2008

As you read this, I'm on my way to Palm Springs to do a presentation at the PBS Showcase Conference. I'm doing a presentation on a panel called "Let's Get Social." I put together a wiki for this presentation which includes a set of conversations questions. It's the latest addition to NpTech Dogs. of Wired Blog).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Presentation Slides on flickr Blog post here. NpTech Talk. NpTech Software. Most of the links identified have flowed through the NpTech Tag stream but nice to revisit them! The Top Five Ways smart people are using twitter. Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0 The Socialmarkets Manifesto is here. Need some comic relief?

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Sure, readers care about the quality of the content, and the validity of the information that’s being disseminated; but they also care about being entertained, and the ease at which they can consume and digest the information your blog and social media feeds are presenting to them. ?Ultimately,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. We're hearing some early tweets about Netsquared on twitter. If you pop out of your browser to visit, you'll see the NpTech Meebo Chat Room.). NetSquared Community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Rebecca Leaman, publisher of Get your sanity back , Wild Apricot's non-profit technology blog Great new presentations on social media are coming out almost daily, now that we're deep into conference season, and many are directed specifically to the needs of non-profits. Tips and Case Studies Who’s Doing What, Where, and How?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2008

IN two weeks, I will have the honor of presenting at the E-Metrics Conference with Jonathon Coleman, Nature Conservancy and Laura Lee Dooley. Followers, Friends, and Fans: Expanding Your Online Community If you aren't on facebook, twitter, friendfeed, technorati, and delicious, should you be? tags: blogging nptech ).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

In true “Ignite” style, each presenter will have five minutes to present 20 slides about their nonprofit programs, initiatives and the ways they’ve seen nonprofits from around the world use social media to make a difference. Claire Williams Diaz who works on social innovation at Twitter. Incredible!). Nice work Noah!).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

UNF has a YouTube channel and uses Twitter to engage support online. Those familiar with Michelle's work in the nptech sphere understand that this non-open-source tool review is rare, so go take a gander and join the discussion in the comments! Rockstar Beth Kanter presented on social media ROI. One tactic is going online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

Expect lots of tweets from Netsquared next week and make friends with NetSquared on Twitter if you haven't already! The NpTech Summary. So, this is going to be a NpTech Power of Ten roundup, noting ten themes from the week. Buzz in NpTech space -- from blog to blog to tagged bookmarks. can you find them all?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. Set up a twitter account. Visit SlideShare and read through great presentations on just about any topic.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Check it out! Great slides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Deborah Finn isn't crazy about Facebook, although she likes giving virtual gifts and especially using the applications of her clients, like Changing the Present. Alexandra Samuel has a great idea for using twitter - provide updates on how you've changed the world! And now for a chuckle from LOLnptech about twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

One goal that I had was to a peer support community through the twitter hashtag # npsmpeer – where nonprofit social media managers could share advice and support one another. I enjoyed designing and facilitating this session because I had five awesome presenters who have a depth of knowledge about the topics we discussed.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2009

Beth Kanter took some time to contemplate good presentation skills and the nonprofit sector. Since many NTENers are frequent speakers on nptech, and it's the start of a new "conference season," this read might help you make that presentation you're working on even awesomer.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2014

Weve been working all year to make the 2014 Leading Change Summit an incredible experience for all of you, so we were excited when the San Francisco Hilton at Union Square presented an opportunity to make it even more spectacular. One lucky attendee will be upgraded to a corner suite with a view for no additional cost!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

According to PC World , Yahoo will shut down several of its Web properties, including Delicious, according to a leaked Yahoo presentation slide that was posted on Twitter. I queried my friends on Twitter and my library, museum, archivist, and educator colleagues suggested Diigo. I was hoping this was just a rumor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 4, 2011

On Friday, I tripped down the rabbit hole of Google + field test with many other social media early adopters and nonprofit technology (#nptech folks) who were kicking the tires. Google + is Google’s new social sharing platform. The tag is still active on Twitter and other places. I found it overwhelming!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

View more presentations from Beth Kanter. It was great to see long-time colleague from NPower Seattle Peg Giffels who I met ten years ago when she first joined the staff. I was presenting a strategic technology workshop at one of their conferences. Don’t Just Research Your Audience, Make Them Part of the Presentation.

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NTEN

MARCH 23, 2010

You can watch the full presentation here: Session Slides . Ramya on Twitter: @ramchopps. Tags: 10NTC Advocacy NPTech ramya raghavan Social Media video youtube Communications. Ramya Raghavan of YouTube was kind enough to preview her upcoming 10NTC session, Activating Your YouTube Audience for us last week. YouTube Direct .

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Wild Apricot

JULY 2, 2009

In the spirit of " 30 Great Links for Associations ," here are some of the most popular blog posts, articles, presentations, and other web resources submitted to AssociationJam.org in June 2009 — one hot link from each topic category: Membership , Events , Board , Volunteers , Fundraising , Social Media , Technology , Other and, of course, Fun!

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NTEN

MARCH 23, 2010

You can watch the full presentation here: Session Slides . Ramya on Twitter: @ramchopps. Tags: 10NTC Advocacy NPTech ramya raghavan Social Media video youtube Communications. Ramya Raghavan of YouTube was kind enough to preview her upcoming 10NTC session, Activating Your YouTube Audience for us last week. YouTube Direct .

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NetWits

JANUARY 27, 2011

Facebook, Twitter); average community size in Twitter rose 627% to 1,792. The survey results will be compiled and presented at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference in March. Here’s a few highlights from last years report: Nonprofits have increased use of commercial social networks (e.g.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Tags: roundup bestpractice bookmarks campaigning community list lists nonprofits nptech organizing postalicious resources socialmedia sxsw tools.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

You, our amazing community, have put together a world-class agenda of sessions , affinity group meetings, ignite presentations, and more ! Just click the "Share" button to add it to your site, blog, Facebook or Twitter feed (among other sharing options). . Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN Social Media Fundraising.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

So, when I survey the mainstream tech and social media conference circuit and see on average that only a dismal 10% to 20% of panel presenters are women, it shocks me. So why can't mainstream tech and social media conferences openly embrace diversity like the nptech community? Did it work? Yes, I ignited a firestorm.

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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 Socialbrite site features dozens of videos, screencasts and slide presentations. Follow us on Twitter: @socialbrite. Tags: digital learning resources collaboration nptech resource socialbrite.

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

While there is an increasing number of youth-facing nonprofits that employ organizational Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, the usage of separate, professional, Facebook profiles and Twitter accounts can be a more meaningful way to engage young people.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 9, 2010

As I recently announced , I’m collaborating with Matt Chevy on a redesign of this website to freshen up the design, make presentations, resources and case studies all easier to find, and surface the rich conversations taking place in the comments. Here are some of the high-level key points.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Today, on every measure of growth and engagement, Twitter is growing at a record pace. When did you join Twitter, or what has kept you from joining?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

View more presentations from Beth Kanter. This post summarizes the content I shared in my presentation and offers some reflection on the conversational keynote. He works for an NGO in Australia and we met on Twitter (via Eddie Harran ) prior to his visit to America to attend the Wisdom 2.0 TechSoup Microsoft NGO Connection Day.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

NTEN Members are our heroes (Flickr: levork) (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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Why Twitter Matters View more presentations from Laura lee Dooley. Presentation by Laura Lee Dooley a metrics and social media geek for a nonprofit. Check out blog for in-depth posts on Twitter tools, for example this one about url shorterners. Follow them and you can quickly scan what nonprofits are doing on Twitter.

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