NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. Here are some of findings that stood out: 78% of respondents planned to email their typical supporters at least monthly in 2012.

Communication 80

Communication Trend Report NTEN 80

NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Because we know that the term "IT Staff" means something very specific to people, and the concept of who is "IT Staff" has not changed as rapidly over the last few years as the role of technology in an organization has. These numbers went back down in our most recent survey, however.

Ratio 85

Ratio Report Technology Roles 85

NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0 The Center staff includes just five staff members (four full-time) plus one very part-time social media manager at five hours a week.

Social Media 96

Social Media Collaboration Org Media 96

NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In April 2012 NTEN worked with Idealware to conduct a survey of nonprofits about their relationships with data, and what we found was a large dichotomy—either they were doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all. Download the complete report, "The State of the Nonprofit Data.".

Research 85

Research Data Metrics Nonprofit 85

NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

When our editorial committee decided on “Content Curation” as the overall theme of this issue when planning back in 2011, we knew that it would be an important topic for the nonprofit sector, but we didn’t anticipate that, in some ways, 2012 would turn out to be the year of content curation , as Beth Kanter predicted in January.

Issue 78

Issue Content Case Study Map 78

NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

As our own 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report showed, 99% of organizations are already in the practice of collecting and tracking various types of data and metrics about their work and tactics -- but a very few indicate that this data is useful for progammatic decision-making.

Measure 96

Measure Ethiopia Nigeria Analysis 96

NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the March 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. A third nonprofit designed a system that helps local organizations pool shared data to better understand how each community member is served across the different providers. By Laura S.

Service 77

Service Technology Teen Map 77