NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 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! ] We’ve designed a short exercise to help you decide. These are the people you need to track.

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Database Track Org Exercise 70

NTEN

APRIL 11, 2011

At the Nonprofit Technology Conference last month, I got the chance to sit in on the session about the 2011 Social Networking Benchmark Report. Design a member recruitment process for them. Build a list of at-risk members based on the map of social connections you’ve made. What do I do with all these interactions?

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Data Social Social Media Stats 68

NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Shared calendars : Having calendars specifically designated for your board makes it easier to schedule meetings, map out agendas, and keep track of deadlines and activities for multiple committees. November 2011: Community Generated Content.

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Software Management Time Cleveland 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! We were lucky that David Krumlauf , winner of the NTEN person of the year award, did not let a broken leg keep him from getting on the bus. . See you in 2011 in Washington, DC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. If appropriate, an networking activity that encourages people to interact with people they don’t know. NTEN has used this at its conference, trading stickers with other attendees and once you get a complete set, you can enter your card in a raffle.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 116

NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

In a similar finding, the Pew Research Center reported in January 2011 that among the general public the Internet has now surpassed newspapers as a primary source of news and is steadily closing the gap with television. This digital experience is now being carried around in millions of pockets. Even the White House is getting in on the act.

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Data New York Government Digital 91

NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Shared calendars : Having calendars specifically designated for your board makes it easier to schedule meetings, map out agendas, and keep track of deadlines and activities for multiple committees. November 2011: Community Generated Content.

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Software Management Time Cleveland 40

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Presentation. So, what is that opportunity?

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

NTEN

MARCH 25, 2013

In January 2011, at a gathering hosted by TechSoup Global, we began talking about how to model our own ideals. In summer 2011, we received funding from Microsoft to bring our groups together to answer at least one question: which nonprofits do our organizations serve separately, and collectively.

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Collaboration Project Data Lesson 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

.&# Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. It has been used in disaster relief, for example, in Pakistan , and other scenarios from London Tube strike to election monitoring to mapping crime incidents Atlanta. (2) What worked in terms of the design?

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

I keep on telling my story of how I moved between the East and West, between physical environments (architecture, urban design) and virtual (web and mobile development and strategy), between technology and the humanities. Jorge Luis Borges points out that a 1:1 scale map is useless. This is so true. But what’s the point?

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Storytelling Story Mobile North Korea 87

NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Whatever your passion – from mapping urban trees to advising nonprofits or building apps to make information more accessible – tune in to your ever-active nonprofit technology community to be inspired and stay connected! You can find these and other findings in their report at www.nonprofitresearchcollaborative.org.

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Research Ideas Tools Survey 67

NTEN

DECEMBER 23, 2011

The most read items from "Things We Like" in 2011. Yes, NTEN Connect readers do like cat videos! If there was one theme to rule them all in 2011, it was. It's not just because you validate our obsession with maps. We hear you, and NTEN will support that work in new ways in 2012. storytelling. And we support that!

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United States Map Storytelling NTEN 52

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We lead off with Amy Sample Ward who is the executive director of NTEN , the big membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. " "In 2014 we will see websites starting to streamline, influenced by responsive design practices and the influence of microsites. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011.

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