NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN members generally rock, but every week we try to give props where props are due. This week in NTEN member news: . " GlobalGiving recently ran a contest to encourage nonprofits to use social media tools to engage and raise donations for their causes. Fellow NTEN member Ryan Heneise gives his "here, here!

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2010

Taglines are incredibly powerful, which is why I'm always so excited when our fantastic board member Nancy Schwartz launches her tagline contest, and now she's back for round three! . BTW, here are the winners of the 2008 and 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Awards (each year selected by nearly 6,000 voters in the field). Say no more.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2009

Here are highlights from the web of NTEN members doing their, you know, NTEN-type awesomeness: NARAL-Pro Choice America launched a contest on Twitter last week: submit hashtag (#) ideas for aggregating the discussion around "the Supreme Court battle that's just around the corner. Tags: NPTech nten members.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

There are only a couple more days to participate in our CRM and Consulting give-away contest, so don't forget to enter. We appreciate the work Alex does to keep YMCAs humming in LA, and we're proud to have him as a member of NTEN. It's easy: just vent about what you wish your CRM could do for your organization but doesn't.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. At NTEN, we are all practical dreamers, we're open and authentic with one another, and we hold each other accountable. NTEN Member John Merritt, from the YMCA of San Diego County , embodies all of these ideals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The online contest they ran recently , hiding pieces of their new album cover on different sites around the Internet, ought to give you some ideas. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Speaking of which, here are " Ten Practical Tips for Facebook Fan Pages " Now get out there and try to succeed!

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2009

Can you edit the videos your supporters created for your video contest into something entirely new? Tags: 09NTC brian_rowe creative commons ip NPTech NTEN. When someone posts a positive comment on your blog, can you use it in your fundraising materials? How much of the New York Times technology blog can you quote on your own site?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. In the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks report from NTEN and M+R Strategies, it’s easy to see what a compelling cause may be to Millennial donors: disaster. Online fundraising revenue grew overall by 14% between 2009 and 2010.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

" DoGooderTV Contest 2009 - Vote for your favorite Nonprofit videos - DoGooderTV's 2nd Nonprofit Video Awards have seen almost 400 submissions from 175 organizations and causes! The winners will be announced at NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference on April 25 in San Francisco.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2009

We've run a video contest with See3 Communications for three years running now, and every year, we've more than doubled the number of entries. Tags: 09NTC michael_hoffman NPTech NTEN video. At some point, somebody at your org will probably say, "I know what we'll do! We'll make a video!" " It can be a good idea.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

You may remember " Children Need a Bailout " from 2009, or " Breathe In, Breathe Out ," from 2008. Everything you need to know about the contest: This year's contest is a bit different than before, but the concept is still the same: we're celebrating and recognizing the best in nonprofit video!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their Extend Firefox2 contest – the best Firefox add-ons. .&# Um, Matt, Sourceforge has been basically irrelevant for years, since people started moving their projects off of that platform, and onto their own platforms. New projects seem to crop up more on Google Code than on SF now a days.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit their videos to the contest, hosted on DoGooderTV , the video sharing platform for nonprofits. The grand prize winner will be announced at NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in New Orleans on March 21. The finalists will be shown on www.DoGooder.tv net www.dogooder.tv

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The fine people at Social Actions have announced a new contest that hopes to further social change (the hoped-for final result), online democracy (the community will vote to determine winners), and abject geekiness (you get to code for a cause). The winners will be anounced at the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2009

If you've got free time and some design chops, you may want to consider entering their Design for Change contest; if you have mutton chops, you may want to consider shaving. Design for Change will run from August 3 to September 14, 2009 and the winner will be announced on October 2. AmeriCorps Alums wants you to design their new logo.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

As of September 2009, scores of Facebook applications have been developed to support the nonprofit sector in one way. Over $5 million has been raised in 2009 alone. In April 2009, the Washington Post published a critique of Facebook Causes on the basis that it wasn't an effective tool for raising money. and Canada.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

at 1:19 pm ToTehMoon Blog Part » OpenOffice.org Big Winner in SourceForge Contest 07.29.08 Linux has made huge usability strides in the past few years, as has open source software in general, so I think the future is still bright. { at 7:18 pm { 10 comments… read them below or add one } 1 jack 06.24.08

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Current best practices will serve nonprofits just fine in 2009. For organizations that stick to a more traditional managerial and communications structure between now and then, however, raising money is going to be tougher in 2012 than in the darkest days of 2009. Another approach to the online contest phenomenon is to run your own.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Maybe we can make this request to Google through out friends and partners at NTEN. Thanks website for non profits 23 Sep 2009 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. What do you think Holly? Can anyone help me.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Maybe we can make this request to Google through out friends and partners at NTEN. Thanks website for non profits 23 Sep 2009 Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. What do you think Holly? Can anyone help me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2009

Oh, and Causes is an NTEN member, too!). Wiley is donating books to Mashable's #Stories4Good contest , a social media for social good initiative. Our friends across the pond at LASA had their 2009 Ciruit Riders Conference last week. Our friends across the pond at LASA had their 2009 Ciruit Riders Conference last week.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

A more recent text message campaign, called Hookup , was launched in April 2009 with the State of California and the California Family Health Council , said ISIS executive director Deb Levine. " Tags: corrine ramey health mobile mobile devices Newsletter NPTech NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. In May, 2009, Peter Dietz, founder of Social Actions , reflected on the future of online fundraising and wrote about a shift in donor expectations.

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