Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us. Give yourself a time out and then shift to a more positive action. Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails.

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MAY 4, 2009

Although I hate the idea of talking over lunch, I'm glad that two years ago, under former ED Katrin Verclas, we added the awards ceremony to our closing lunch at the NTC. The winners were: First Prize Winner ($5,000) -- Social Actions Interactive Map -- submitted by John Brennan.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here’s what the NTEN team said about voting: We received more than 400 ideas this year — a 75% increase over last year — and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. I’m not gonna lie: this is not a quick & easy task. Community Driven Social Impact.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is NTEN’s signature technology event. Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. Forum One and friends have five great submissions for next year’s #23NTC in Denver.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2009

The first full day of NTC 09 kicked off with a special dance (mad props to @ntenhross ), a great keynote and a session full of Google representatives spreading the (free!) Free domain mapping. And NEW this year, nonprofits now have the ability to drive action from your videos via an in-video ad overlay. 41 languages.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. and if you want to talk about how to display stuff on maps and create effective Google Map mashups, we can do that too! Call 2 Action in booth 88.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Oh, and just in case you want to plan your prize route, here's a map. Download the NTC app developed by 501 Technology to make the most of your NTC 2010 experience. and if you want to talk about how to display stuff on maps and create effective Google Map mashups, we can do that too! Call 2 Action in booth 88.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Find more ways to follow virtually from NTC-Live. Action: Giving people the right tools at the right time only matters if you ask them to do the right thing.

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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. You can see CDSI in many things, and most clearly in grassroots organizing or any non-organization led action.

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

FlowingData has mapped the growth of WalMart across the U.S. Tag Galaxy maps Flickr photos onto a virtual solar system. Yeah, you kinda have to see it in action to understand. And our new Sprout-built fundraising widget could help as many as 57 people attend the 2009 NTC. Read more posts on our blog. since 1967.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2007

These are my powerpoint slides from the Screencasting Session at NTC. My favorite quote about the session was from Jason Zannon at Democracy in Action: Beth Kanter delivers herself of a tour de force on screencasting. minute videos, map out the screencast before you actually film it, create a storyboard, write a script, use music.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits. Attend NTEN's NTC Conference in April and attend the social media tracks. Take my information overload quiz.

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2009

I had the chance to interview him about his upcoming NTC session , and that set me to thinking about just what we COULD do with the cloud if we were able to look beyond the bottom line. . In the cloud, we can share client service data with other organizations and map it against the need demonstrated by census data.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

What : Learn how your organization could use open data and APIs to show your impact, coordinate volunteers, or inspire supporters to take action. Science Fair: The NTC Exhibit Hall. During the workshop, we will present traditional community organizing principles and methods of campaign mapping. When : 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I started experimenting with these concepts back in 2008 at SXSW session on Nonprofit ROI and SXSW Session on Nonprofit Crowdsourcin g as well as at the NTC in 2009 on a session mapping metrics to strategy. That is one reason why I always incorporate a reflection at the end that helps participates identify one small action step.

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MAY 4, 2009

Mapping Social Media Strategy To Metrics: Listen, Learn, Adapt Designed by Beth Kanter | Beth’s Blog Communications Track - Plaza Room A The session will share an overview of why the sequence listen, learn, and adapt is critical to implementing a successful social media strategy. You be the judge, NTC!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Putting a resolution into action with baby steps is the best way to succeed. Mapping Strategy to Metrics, Benchmarking, and ROI. Do a regular task analysis of your social media work flow looking for redundant actions or where you've simply lapsed into automatic pilot or bad habits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Mapping Metrics to Social Media Strategy: This wiki will be retooled to go deeper in more specific metrics linked to strategy. Free Agent Social Fundraising: I am very interested in seeing how people can take action on their own, outside of an organizational context, because of the connectedness that social media has facilitated.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

They use data visualization and sharing tools like Swivel , Widgenie , Many Eyes , Google Maps , Google Motion Charts , APIs and more to make their data more available and more compelling. In April at our NTC conference panel, we'll dig in and discuss some strategies, advice, and real examples from groups that have had success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What's your strategy map? My NTC panel on social media metrics, measurement, and roi will include a case study slam - so stay tuned). One group mapped out a strategy for how they would present this plan and map to others on staff to involve them in the implementation of the strategy - individuals using the profiles.

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

If you think that a mash-up of online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching would assist nonprofits, philanthropies, and the communities that they serve, then we invite you join us at our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. How can online tools help a project succeed?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I'm also doing a session at the NTC in April called " Mapping Metrics To Strategy: Using Measurement To Improve Your Social Media Efforts " with panelists Wendy Harman, Red Cross, Qui Diaz, Livingston Communications , Danielle Brigida, NWF, and Susan Granger, PDF. I am now significantly more likely to take another class than I was before.”

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2009

Last month I wrote about how the Taking Action for Animals conference essentially created their own socially enabled conference and online community of sorts. Last month, The HSUS held their annual "Taking Action for Animals" Conference (TAFA) which brings together animal advocates all over the country. Author: Jordan Viator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2013

To avoid creepy pitching, map out how you are going to gently, yet purposefully, move each group (e.g. To avoid creepy pitching, map out how you are going to gently, yet purposefully, move each group (e.g. Be honest as you do your mapping. It’ll be a love-fest that’ll make even Romeo & Juliette jealous.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. The Online NTC takes place September 16-17th - get a special 25% discount here. Mashable has dubbed it one of the best places to watch great minds in action. The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Read on for highlights of just a few of the many digital storytelling sessions at this year's NTC, and don't miss the video with tips from Zan McColloch-Lussier of Food Lifeline Seattle, Rob Wu of CauseVox, and Nasser Asif of See3 Communications. If you want to make your story to pop with data, try infographics and maps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2015

The call to action: “Harness this resource called “friends” and do you best work on our platform. I had facilitated two workshops at their offices the day before and I noticed on the wall was a monitor with map that showed donations happening in real-time, similar to what I noticed when I visited the data-informed VolunteerMatch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2009

The audio is fading a bit, so I've been thinking about what Mark wrote in his essay, " Sharing Power (Aussie Rules)" I read the essay three times, I mind mapped it, and have been noodling on it for an hour or two. He ends with a call to action to organizations about understanding, working with, and leveraging the cloud.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Fundraising is great but what abt engagement and action? unikrm need more substance and more sustainable and transparent action for #socialgood to do any good. Another example is the campaign Holly Ross, at NTEN, just finished to raise $10,000 for NTC scholarships using social media tools and a lot of her personality.

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