Care2

JANUARY 14, 2013

Don’t worry though, we have taken care of the heavy lifting at Frogloop and summarized our favorite “best of” lists that highlights strategists favorite trends and strategies from 2012. Nonprofit Marketing P osts of 2012. Best of 2012: Tops Apps for SmartPhones and Tablets. Full article here.

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

In another 2013 study conducted by Blackbaud found that “response and click through rates in nonprofit email campaigns declined by 16% and 18.7%, from 2012.” Whether they are volunteers, board members, family of employees, or members of the community you serve. But what are donors looking for? Entity type.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

But first steps first… 11 New Year’s resolutions for nonprofit social media managers: 1) Create a “Thank You” video(s) for your 2012 fundraising campaigns. It’s for this reason that Accuracy in Media made my 2012 Favorite Nonprofits list. WWF Mobile. WWF Desktop. e-Newsletter.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

A decade and a half into the digital century, the vast majority of large foundations concerned with strengthening American democracy don't seem to get tech. As a result, the dataset is only complete through 2012. Only Six Foundations Provide the Majority of NPTech Grants. According to the new Foundation Funding for U.S.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Sometimes, the generosity of spirit in the NTEN community simply floors me. We've raised $11,457 to convene more local gatherings in 2012. > Please make a gift to support nonprofit technology in 2012. You should check it out: It's the chorus that gets me: "NTEN tells me and I listen / how to use tech for my mission."

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

We're excited to announce that the Technology Leadership Academy is returning in 2012. We believe that with improved tech leadership, nonprofits like yours will provide more and better programs, inspire more communities, and involve more volunteers to share their time. The Academy gets at the very heart of what NTEN does.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Deloitte named gamification as one of its top tech trends for 2012. Gamification is employed by multiple websites across a variety of industries – LinkedIn, Merriam-Webster, FundingWorks, and Marketo marketing automation software – to name a few.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2012

NTEN's mission is to help our community use technology to create change in the world – and we need your help to grow our efforts in 2013. Can you make a donation to support the nonprofit technology community? We couldn't have done it without the generous support of the NTEN community. That's doubling your impact!

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NTEN

MARCH 8, 2012

There’s less than a month left before the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco, are you ready? Do you want to find a way to give back to the Bay Area nonprofit community? This year, as part of the Day of Service, nonprofit tech consultants are donating their time to help you out with your questions and challenges.

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NTEN

MAY 10, 2012

photo from Broken Banjo Photography We've already established the successes and failures of the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , but what about the straightforward facts? 1772 NPTechies registered for 2012 NTC. At the 2012 NTC, we had 109 of them, with 91 booths in the Science Fair - our largest yet! gallons of coffee.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

We were excited to have our first 2012 NTC Community Call last Tuesday! This year, we’re going to include a mix of educational and community programming to Day 1, starting off with a Welcome Reception. We’ve also added a couple new session types for the 2012 NTC educational sessions.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? > Please take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Each year NTEN surveys the nonprofit technology community (that's YOU) to ask: How do you use technology in your work?

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

In the NTEN community, the concept of "IT Staff" has been more fluid and inclusive, but we also know that many nonprofit professionals who have information technology responsibilities are either not given formal "information technology" titles, or don''t self-identify as "IT Staff" -- and often both cases are true for an individual.

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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 Everyone brings something unique to the table, whether it's content, tech skills or social media know-how. work must be spread among staff 2.)

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

It’s hard to believe that the 2012 NTC is a wrap. NTCwinning 1: The Community Photo by Trav Williams You. The community showed up for the 2012 NTC. As controversial as it was, it really gave a lot of fuel to some thinking we need to be doing as a community. Here are a few areas we thought were pretty successful. (It

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

There were signs of life out there in our community nonetheless, which we've wrangled together to help you get back into the swing of things. This week Chase launched the voting period for the 2012 Chase Community Giving program which will award $5 million in grants to 196 charities.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off on Tuesday and the event to attend is the Science Fair! In celebration of our 40th birthday on April 1, 2012, CDS Global is bringing the party to NTC 2012! NTC 2012 attendees can stop by KELL Partners’ booth #69 and enter to win a drawing for an Apple iPad. CDS Global.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

11NTC Day of Service Volunteers Now in its thirteenth year, the Day of Service provide an opportunity for nonprofit techies to give something back to the local community where the Nonprofit Technology Conference is held. If you haven't heard, the 2012 NTC will be held in April 3-5 in San Francisco.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

If you're in the Washington, DC area, the early bird registration rate for the AgileDC 2012 conference expires September 1. AgileDC 2012 will run for one action-packed day on October 23, and feature as keynote speaker Jim Highsmith, Executive Consultant with ThoughtWorks, Inc., Anything we missed? Share your links in the comments!

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2012

Flickr: NTEN: Nonprofit Technology We're still catching our breath from the NTC earlier this month, but the nonprofit technology community is as active as ever this week! If you attended the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , our amazing photographer may have snapped your photo. Have more news to share?

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

Fortunately, the NTEN community is making it easy this year. Check out all the awesome resources, opportunities, and summer learning programs on the docket for this summer: Superstar member Heidi Massey created this handy Google Doc full of free/low cost tech resources for nonprofits. The best part about it?

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Flickr: diskychick There's been a flurry of activity lately in the NTEN community and it's easy to see that change is in the air! Some big news with a business tilt: we learned that NTEN member Advanced Solutions International (ASI) acquired online community solutions-focused software company GoLightly, Inc. Anything we missed?

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. As fans of crowdsourcing – get your 2012 NTC session proposals in by August 12 , before the community vote – we dig the way Blackbaud's Chris Tuttle put together his " 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter ". Watch out for anybody who says otherwise.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Towards the end of the session submission process for the 2012 NTC in August, I could see that folks were coming back from lunch and finally deciding to cross that off their to-do lists. Staff Engagement : Everybody at NTEN is encouraged – some might say required – to comment on other nonprofit tech blogs.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

tech club logo. Online community is pretty amazing stuff. Enter NTEN''s 501 Tech Clubs. Tech Clubs are driven by local leaders who step up to organize and plan group events with the support of NTEN. Some Tech Clubs have merged with NetSquared local groups who share similar group objectives.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In this case, it's a recap of some of the big nonprofit technology stories of 2012. Top Nonprofit Technology Buzzwords of 2012. "Hackathon" was, in fact, one of Lucy Bernholz' top 10 philanthropy buzz words for 2012. By the way, Lucy Bernholz' top buzz word of 2012 was " data."

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 4, 2013

According to a 2012 infographic from NTEN , nonprofits have miniscule budgets when it comes to IT support and services, but realize the important role technology plays in their organization. Check out these other compelling statistics: Over 75% of the leading nonprofits are engaged in tech planning and adoption. Believe it.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Rachel Weidinger and Lara Franklin, Senior Marketing Manager at TechSoup Global did a session that took a deep dive into getting the most out of your email communications by looking at how Tech Soup has been doing effective email communications for years. NTEN 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference by TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

Causes began as a Facebook app in 2007, and became independent in 2012. ” To be fair, Causes describes the acquisition as a new chapter for the Causes community. NPTech Organization of the Month. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report? It was one of the original 10 Facebook apps.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. You can also check out predictions from our friend Pat Callihan at Tech Impact to see whether we're on the same page.

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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 download your free copy of The State of Grantseeking Spring 2012 here.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2012

And Women Who Tech just created an awesome infographic that details exactly why women rule. Community TechKnowedge just featured a great piece on David and his work on their blog. Blogs and social media are critical communication tools for nonprofits. Have you met David Krumlauf at an NTEN or nonprofit event?

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2012

Time magazine recognized NTEN member Ben Rattray as one to the The 100 Most Influential People in 2012 ! Congratulations on the huge honor and thank you for being a part of our community. Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! Ben is the CEO and cofounder of Change.org. Join the conversation and share your ideas!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Starting with the new(ish) generation of interactive websites and blogs, we can observe how mainstream and alternative organizations serve up news, critical analysis, community building and civic engagement. Tech President. Mapping – Electronic mapping is truly a community phenomenon. Washington Post. Fact Checking.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

The Forecasts for 2012. I guess a good place to start is looking back at forecasts from January 2012. Andrew Cohen of Forum One did one called 12 Big Trends in Nonprofit Technology for 2012. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech.

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