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2009 NTC Preview: Cindy Leonard on Consulting

NTEN

It's no surprise, then, that she's tackling the topic of " The Softer Side of Tech Consulting " at the 2009 NTC. . As the Technology Services Manager at the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University , Cindy has had lots of experience. This will be Cindy's first trip to the west coast -- EVER!

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Great reads from around the web on April 15th

Amy Sample Ward

- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Maastricht University are conducting a survey: "We are investigating the effects of online social network memberships on your daily life. The winners will be announced at NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference on April 25 in San Francisco.

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . First woman selected to be President & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego, and is a 2019 George W.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

The original Encore Fellowships program in California pairs former corporate professionals with clinics and consortia in the Central Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. 2009) found that stipends promote inclusion, efficiency and effectiveness. Stipends varied from city to city, but on average were about $2.77

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Wearable Computing: Sussing Out the Frontiers of Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

What’s the use of being in San Francisco if you can’t check out some cutting edge tech conferences now and then? He estimated that half the developers were hobbyists, and half were people with start-up ventures who came to San Francisco looking for seed funding. The conference attracted 1,200 attendees.

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Meet the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges!

Tech Soup

She has more than a decade of experience in broadcast journalism and has reported for network affiliates in Southwest Florida, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area and founded Storytellers for Good in 2009. Elliot Harmon Creative Commons , Communications Manager.