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.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Gregory Heller, CivicActions Not long ago, open source software was seen by most as the choice of fringe geeks with political motivations. CiviCRM got great scores in NTEN's Data Ecosystem Report. Of course, mainstream as it is, working with open source software is different than working with proprietary software.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session. One of those session is a panel featuring NTEN's Annaliese. Tags: Fall Conferences holly ross NPTech NTEN.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Not so long ago, nonprofit organizations had software tools, that dealt with specific parts of their organizational process. NTEN is trying to get a bit of a handle on this with the Data Ecosystem Survey. Tags: Nonprofit Tech CRM Data nptech nten openapi. painstaking export/import processes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

My presentation is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's book. the interactive features of the Webinar software to suggest ways to resolve a common ROI problem that nonprofits typically face. Tags: ROI. I just finished my session on ROI as part of the Online Nonprofit Technology Conference - a two-day virtual conference.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." If you're a member of NTEN, you can read the entire thread and particpate here.). Did I give up any job responsibilities to add these?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2010

" (Don't worry: most of the content will be about GIS and demonstrations of what the software can do. Now if only somebody would write software to help me paint my house. Tags: GIS NPTech NTEN. Plus, it's free!). You can register for this FREE webinar right here.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 23, 2010

The Tides Foundation is accepting nominations for the annual Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. The prize will award $10,000 to an open-source software developer whose work is helping nonprofits succeed. The winner will be announced this April at NTEN's 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta.

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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. " Holly Ross from NTEN has the final word with a brilliant post sharing all the metrics they track and putting them into context.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2009

There's been a lot of sharing of tips, examples, and resources among NTEN members in our online community lately, so I want to highlight those today. There was a question on the DC 501 Tech Club and NTEN Discuss lists about Facebook vs Twitter. Note that you don't have to be a member of NTEN to participate in the NTEN online community.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Our friends at NTEN have launched a survey to examine nonprofits' data ecosystems. NTEN describes it as follows: The nonprofit ecosystem is a way of thinking about how data is shared by and flows across the different departments and activities in your organization. Tags: TechSoup.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2010

Session: Microsoft’s Software + Services: What’s Microsoft got in the cloud and why does it matter to nonprofits? . So-called “cloud computing” and “software plus services” represent the next major step in the evolution of computing. Tags: 10NTC CRM E-mail george durham Infrastructure microsoft NPTech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Britt Bravo looks back on a poll from last year about recommending social networking software and points to recent spoofs about Facebook and Social Networking. Tag your post with "net2thinktank." You'll also need some video editing software. It's recently been updated. I've added a wiki to my Facebook profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

From Flickr User Philswin2003 The above flickr photo is from the Nonprofit Software Development Summit and some flipchart notes illustrating what's going on right now: inspiration, matchmaking, and practical methods! New Blogs Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs and we've just discovered his blog in the NpTech Tag stream. nonprofit technology.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

I love NTC (NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference). Gather with folks and spend an exciting day peer-sharing about free and open source software in nonprofit organizations. Tags: Uncategorized nten 09ntc nptech. But they are long gone. As fields often do, ours grew up and professionalized. April 26-28: NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

For Next Week's NpTech Tag Summary. You have to be an NTEN member to participate and you have to be the first one to email Gavin.) Or more specifically, the limitations of using tagging in managing large collections of photographs in institutions. Technorati Tags: stopcyberbullying NTC is just days away!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts. lolnptech.org includes photos of people, who could be tagged as "nptech." Check out NTEN's upcoming Webinar.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.") Via NTEN blog Google moves one step closer to making desktop applications obsolete with the release of the Google Chart API.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. As someone interested in online communities, I’ve been following the work of the Technology Affinity Group (TAG) for some years. Find out more about what TAG offers on their members benefits page. Hold a yearly conference. Organize regional meetings.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2009

Our friends over at NPower have teamed up with Accenture to find out what kinds of software nonprofits are using, and how we're using it. I think it'll be very interesting to see how many of us are using software in the cloud right now, how many of us support remote staff software use, and where we might not be using software at all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th. Jason at DIA tagged it with this note: "The most universal piece of advice about using social networks for fundraising and friendraising is to start small." Enjoy this post about nonprofit open source software. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. The winners get $65,000 in-kind contributions of consulting, hardware, and software. Found via this post tagged nptech by Meghan. " I agree.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

NTEN is hosting the Online Nonprofit Technology Conference - a two-day virtual conference taking place on September 16 and 17th. If you are on the fence about signing up, NTEN is offering up 25% discount. My presentation is based on Chapter 3 of NTEN's book. Tags: nten ROI. You can register here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Marshall Kirkpatrick's Comparing 5 Ways To Tag Videos hit dig popular. Webinars about personal fundraising (with Kevin Bacon) and Open Source Software (Michelle Murrain) over at NTEN next week. Online Web Applications and Nonprofit Software. Here's one that showed up in the NpTech Tag Stream: Doodle.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo by Happysmurfday Over the past couple of years, we've released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. You will need to know the names of the software that you are using to evaluate it properly. Tags: CMS CRM data ecosystem dms NPTech NTEN. Managing Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. There is certainly no shortage of buckets where nonprofit technology tagged resources are being aggregated. NTEN's " What Inspires You " on Blip.TV Just A Few Good Resources Plucked from the NpTech Tag Stream and Kikino. Open Source Software is Fair Trade ! NTC 2007 Pipe.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 25, 2010

You said you've read the Idealware/NTEN Consumer's Guide, so you know that (system x) got a strong rating there. Tags: Advancement Services Donor Databases Nonprofit Technology Software. As you said, there are a lot of considerations. And many of my clients use (system x) and like it. event_KEY=29015. I hope this helps.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2010

Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and our own blog has been carrying news for some time about the fact that Google Apps Education Edition is free for U.S. Tags: GreenTech Office & Productivity Software Using the Web and Internet. nonprofit organizations with over 3,000 users. nonprofit organization with under 3,000 users.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2009

On Tuesday morning, Eben Moglen , Professor of Law, Columbia Law School and Founding Director, Software Freedom Law Center , gave us his opinion on sharing knowledge, technology and software. Tags: 09NTC NPTech NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2009

Students experience the interdisciplinary and collaborative development of user interface solutions in international software projects while getting into FLOSS development." " This report is from NTEN, Common Knowledge, and The Port. " Tags: roundup bookmarks.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). Allegiance Software, Inc. nFocus Software. Summit Software. FundTrack Software. Telosa Software.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2010

You, dear NTEN community, know the importance of technology in meeting your missions. For us, technology is more than e-mail servers or software installations. At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion from NTEN and Microsoft. Recognize options for funding IT projects in your organization.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2010

The Tides Foundation is accepting nominations for the annual Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest. The prize will award $10,000 to an open-source software developer whose work is helping nonprofits succeed. The winner will be announced this April at NTEN's 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta.

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NTEN

MARCH 10, 2010

Session: Working with Open Source Software and Vendors. Free and Open Source Software. When you don't have to pay for proprietary software licenses, or work with only a small group of vendors providing proprietary tools, I think there are great values to be found. Tags: #10NTC CMS CRM gregory heller NPTech IT Staff.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're in an interesting position. survey software. Tags: Community E-mail NPTech NTEN Social Media Web Sites Communications. Do they have a direct mail or direct e-mail program? Do they have a large scale PR effort? As a technology organization, we've always relied on electronic communications.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology APIs – what, how, whither, and writing November 9, 2006 I’ve been asked by NTEN to write a whitepaper on APIs, following their Open API debate. That’s a good thing. Be Helpful.

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