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.) . It's a helpful compilation about online tools for. Members are in bold.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

That’s right, the session selection process is open for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Most commonly, communities form around an issue, a cause, or even a campaign on many different types of social media, and stretch across platforms. Workshop: Using Community Organizing for Effective Online Campaigns.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

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 may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. " Is email going out with 2011?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Flickr: Chad_Norman (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.) . NTEN's LinkedIn group for members. Members are in bold.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Teaser: Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". They've examined $381 million in online giving over a period of 7 years. Best of all, there's still time for you to use the information they've put out there to help your end of year campaigns.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

—– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Both campaigns leveraged the community and competition aspects of social media. The data says we should move on.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 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). Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of July 18th). What can you learn? «

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Nonprofits can learn from email campaigns corporate marketers are sending. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. So, how can your email campaigns stand out? 3 is important for appeal campaigns. Here are 3 ways: 1. How to Personalize Your Emails.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

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). NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I’m in Washington, DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. After facilitating a panel at the Innogive Conference on integrating mobile into multi-channel nonprofit campaigns , I headed to a special event hosted by Google to celebrate the launch of Google for Nonprofits.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". They've examined $381 million in online giving over a period of 7 years. Best of all, there's still time for you to use the information they've put out there to help your end of year campaigns.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] The real opportunities of campaigning in a digital age are that we can be more dynamic and intelligent with our campaigning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2012

MCON 2012, a virtual summit to help nonprofit leaders learn how to engage the Millennial generation as donors, takes place online on July 19. The Chronicle on Philanthropy announced the findings this morning online in two separate articles here and here. The description.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Bid in our online silent auction through February 11th. Flickr photo: Wendy Harman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

The process has opened – so you can browse and vote for the nonprofit panels you think are worthy of being on the program until September 2, 2011. Here’s a couple I hope you’ll vote for those as well: Turning Online Donors Into Change Investors. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN. Positively Inspired Change Campaigns.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. This session focuses on how to successfully get started with mobile technology, with Tonia Zampieri from Smart Online presenting. Example: PETA anti-fur campaign - sms campaign to engage Millennials in anti-fur campaign against Donna Karen.

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NTEN

APRIL 14, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! Generating QR codes is a simple and most often free process.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. Ted Fickes manages online campaigns at The Wilderness Society.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Whether you're hosting a walk-a-thon, charity auction, or soliciting online donations for an annual fund drive, the success of your fundraising campaign lies in the success of each of the individual participants. Provide online tools that allow them to engage with their peers by explaining why they personally chose to get involved.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Four years later, I was assigned to coordinate a $6 million endowment campaign. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2011

The State of Marketing 2011 report recently released from IBM analyzes over 300 online and direct marketers across a wide range of industries, geographies, and company sizes. The study found that corporate marketers have become more practical about their expectations for campaigns that use both mobile and social media technologies.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

To honor these heroes, Care2 is today unveiling a new annual award, the Care2 Impact Prize , to recognize individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. Campaign Director, 350.org • Phil Aroneanu, U.S.

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Care2

MARCH 20, 2011

org for winning the 2011 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact in online advocacy and fundraising. Aroneanu garnered the most votes from the NTEN community, from among a pool of finalists that included founders of Kiva.org and KaBoom, as well as leaders of Network for Good and Watershed Company.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Integration and campaign planning are key. To avoid getting seduced by “ shiny object syndrome &# get educated about Mobile Campaign Basics for Nonprofits and spend some time reflecting those strategic questions. Example of Integrated Mobile Campaign: Salvation Army. Planning for Integration First.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

To help answer these questions as well as much more about effective ecommunication industry leaders Constant Contact and Blackbaud have teamed up to offer you a series of free webinars (sponsored by our partners Techsoup and NTEN ). 2011 Online Giving & 5 Tips You Can Implement Today ( recap and slides ). Eastern time.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Flicker:doug88888 The use of technology for social good is always changing, and NTEN Members are part of the driving creative force. This week, our members talked about online management strategies, resources for schools, and even how an unusual donation lead one fundraiser to a fundraising epiphany. Have more news to share?

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NTEN

JUNE 2, 2011

As Facebook reaches 600 million users in January 2011, social media continues to attract attention from nonprofits internationally. Tip(s): Always make sure your online communications materials (such as eNewsletters) can be shared via social media easily. Who is your target audience for this particular campaign?

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

While it’s still 10 weeks away, here at the NTEN office, we’re kicking into high gear for conference prep. Join Lunametrics for this one-day training to learn about Search Engine Optimization best practices and tips geared towards nonprofits online. >> Innogive 2011 sold out, so don’t wait to register! CiviCon 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

How can a non-profit today use mobile technology, social and web in a way that increases participation, ensures success and provides easier management campaign and their resulting data points. She is also the Membership Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network. This campaign is from the Alliance of Climate Education.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thank you NTEN members - for using technology and doing good! The 2011 Nonprofit Software Development Summit is being held on November 16th, 17th, and 18th in Oakland. We’ve heard that “slacktivists” are a troubling group for online organizations. Launching a fundraising campaign? Have more news to share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

I’m at the Innogive 2011 Conference today. What is the key to a viral campaign which combines these outreach tools. In this case, we were talking about how to integrate the use of mobile technology into multi-channel campaigns with an emphasis on social. Text Poll App from MobileCause. The focus is on Mobile Giving.

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NTEN

JUNE 20, 2011

By Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. Every campaign, every organization, and really, even every individual engaging with others online has a set of tools and techniques they've learned from and rely on every day. Twitter is a major part of Epic Change campaigns and their daily engagement plan. How did it go?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Thank you to everyone who who has bid so far in our online auction to benefit the 11NTC SCholarship campaign. Savor your memories of the 2011 NTEN conference in Washington D.C. Between donations, sponsors, and bids so far in the auction, we're just about $2000 shy of our $10k goal. We're almost there! >

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Thirteen percent of this total comes from online donations and this percentage is rising rapidly.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

XKCD has finally updated its Map of Online Communities , showing the size of Facebook relative to its smaller brethren. Given the multiplicity of nonprofit-related examples -- including the past 2 issues of NTEN Connect -- crowdsourcing may very well be (part of) the future of nonprofit problem solving. "Farmville is so huge!

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

In this webinar, fundraising experts from Union of Concerned Scientists, Blackbaud and Care2 will analyze the most significant results of the newly released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. We’ll share the facts and fallacies about online giving. So what and who cares? Please register now!

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