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Research Friday: Looking Back - 2011 makes a strong case for capital

ASU Lodestar Center

Throughout the year, I’ve been blogging about key trends from our 2011 survey, which was completed by nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. They told us about their organizations’ financial outcomes from 2010 and speculated on what 2011 would bring. Click here for more in-depth resources on the topic.). Like this article?

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Report Release: The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report

NTEN

Should I put more resources towards developing a formal technology plan? It can often feel like we're making important investment decisions in the dark. Will that improve how our organization works on our mission? How many technology staff should I have if my total staff is only 5?

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Reflecting on NTEN Publications Accomplishments in 2011: We Launched a Digital Journal for Nonprofit Leaders!

NTEN

Recently, I've been thinking about the launch of NTEN's newest resource: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. With support from Google, we were able to launch this new resource and provide it for free to the nonprofit community: [link] But What’s New About This Publication?

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You're Invited to the Tech Leadership Academy

NTEN

Sure, we need those things to do our work well, but we know the real impact lies elsewhere: using handheld devices to collect data in the field, crowdsourcing maps to help under-resourced communities get the services they need, putting the power of your mission right into the hands of your stakeholders with mobile apps.

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Tech Across Your Org: Social Media Collaboration Across the NYC Elder Abuse Center

NTEN

The Center wanted to expand its reach, connections, and impact using social media and received grant funding in 2011 for social media planning and implementation through 2012. The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week.

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Elephants, Triggers, and Actions: Applying Behavior Theories to Our Nonprofits and Our Work

NTEN

For those of you who have read Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard , by Chip and Dan Heath – or if you were at the 2011 NTC and saw Dan's Plenary – you've probably already started thinking about the Direct-Motivate-Shape the Path triumverate for helping people change their behavior.

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Tech Across Your Org: Technology Leadership at a Small Organization

NTEN

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Put your limited resources and attention where it matters: up front. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] The hard work is in planning, not implementation.

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