Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. Review all of the ideas and vote on your favorites here!

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

The tech adoption levels refer to the organization's overall approach to technology decision-making and application (more details about Tech Adoption in a later post). Please review that post for those ideas. Tech staff at larger organizations generally have a larger number of staff they need to support.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Earlier this week, I wrote a post on about the NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. NTEN did a great job of beginning to approach this topic, and it was great data. One of the drivers of adoption of any software is relentless positivity. Trying to be both a booster and a responsible reviewer is a very hard path to tread.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

NTEN has published a useful quick “What’s This? Museums have been using them to enhance the visitor experience and have been early adopters of the technology. Leaked screenshots indicate Facebook’s experimenting with profile or status QR code generation on fan pages, according to TechCrunch.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2010

A green IT travel reduction practice that has been getting more and more adoption lately are virtual conferences. NTEN , for instance, is starting to do more of them. It's a relatively new medium, so reviews on them are mixed, for instance Judith Hurwitz's " What's the future of the virtual conference?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. The Haiti earthquake, the economy, increasing technology adoption rates, and other factors will heavily influence online giving in 2010 and beyond. Tags: CMS CRM International Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Fundraising.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Second, review both objective and subjective research material. Through the review process you should be trying to answer these three questions. How easy is the solution to adopt/learn? Start your review process with objective material from sources like NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup. of the solution?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Second, review both objective and subjective research material. Through the review process you should be trying to answer these three questions. How easy is the solution to adopt/learn? Start your review process with objective material from sources like NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup. of the solution?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

The September 2009 issue of NTEN Connect had a review of trends in online giving. The Haiti earthquake, the economy, increasing technology adoption rates, and other factors will heavily influence online giving in 2010 and beyond. Tags: CMS CRM International Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Fundraising.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. The workshops topics included.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. The FCC should review policies governing competition and pricing. Adopt Net Neutrality requirements that go beyond the FCC's current broadband policy statement. Net Neutrality.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

My Grandmother also has a whole network of friends who are at various stages of computer use/online adoption. If you know of a good one or if you have a review of one of the tools above, leave a comment below. Tags: NPTech NTEN. That said, she understands the power of these tools, and relishes the opportunity to learn more.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

With the exception of these new online procedures, private foundations have been pretty slow to adopt innovative technologies. One last trend I'd like to mention: IT staff are starting to get a seat at the table when grant requests are being reviewed, so make sure the technology piece of your grant request is solid and well conceived.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

These measurements will form the basis of employee reviews. is dependent on which technologies are heavily adopted and integrated into our everyday lives. Howe has presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) since 2009. Tags: Change Management grant howe Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2014

reviewing email and e-newsletter metrics. adopting design best practices. At TechSoup, we started light online and email testing about a year ago, and it’s great to see the broader sector also adopting these practices. Marketing NTEN NTC' building social media campaigns. engaging in digital storytelling.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

How do you go about finding out whether it’s the right software, and whether the project has a healthy community, since you don’t want to adopt a project that doesn’t? Send queries to nonprofit tech lists for experiences and information, like nosi-discussion , nten-discuss , riders-tech , and others.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Read on for our review of the last six months. That means Net2Local organizers are reaching as many people as NTEN’s NTC conference every quarter ! Net2Local has adopted the core strategies of theme months to increase network cohesion and regional hubs to scale our ability to support local organizers. What did we do?

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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.” Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails. More and more nonprofits are adopting flexible workplace or have remote teams in different cities.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Photo by Marco Wessel Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending one of NTEN's "Ask the Expert" calls and chats with Wendy Harman who is the professional listener for the Red Cross. They have an extensive social media participation policy that has helped spur adoption internally. What's important is a social media policy.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The undisputed champion of technology project failure is poor user adoption. Even if you think you're covered because "we already did this last year", review those needs and update your listing of them. Review the Process in Detail (cover all the angles: who, what, when, where, why, how). PRINCIPLE 2: Keep Everyone in the Loop.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. And while you're there, be sure to give your event organizer a hug for me!

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

As a result, your overall cost for adopting a system is reduced. Review your options. What are NTEN, TechSoup, and Idealware saying about the solutions? Tags: cloud computing Newsletter NPTech NTEN rem hoffmann rob jordan. Other advantages include: No data backups are required. Access anywhere in the world.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 5, 2008

One of the prompts for this post was also that I’m preparing a post on “cloud computing&# , just reviewing what it means, and what it is, and why it’s important – and that will undoubtedly help me to keep up with that whole set of things. How do you keep up?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Social Media: Adoption, Strategy, and Measuring Success ZUP4Nonprofits has a two-part post ( pt. NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.") Via NTEN blog Google moves one step closer to making desktop applications obsolete with the release of the Google Chart API.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 12, 2007

The good thing is that since the business world seems to be moving ahead much more quickly on Linux and FOSS adoption, companies that work in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors are gaining Linux expertise – expertise that nonprofit organizations can benefit from. But I think more is needed. I had not heard of it until then.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. A quick review of the results of Isovera Survey of Open Source Content Management Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well. But, if you have a good percentage of your constinuents who are early adopters and tech savvy, it’s a great place to be. House of Representatives; EPA just halted all new permits and ordered a review of the practice. Email is a critical channel.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

They're always willing to try the next new gadget or adopt the latest social media tool. Just as you review the strategic plan to finds the places where tech can be leveraged, you need to read your organizational chart and look for obstacles placed between I.T. Tags: Change Management Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning IT Staff.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2011

Maybe one copy would get reviewed, and the others would get. Microsoft saw that it could reach more nonprofits with more software and the support to adopt it by partnering with us, and at the same time could build the capacity of the nonprofit sector. Award" from the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) and.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

The Non-Profit Tech Blog drills down deeper on the limitations and suggests waiting before adopting. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th. Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. More from the Convio Summit this week.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

State of the Nonprofit Cloud survey conducted by NTEN. We also found that here are barriers to deep cloud adoption among NGOs. Our survey found that lack of knowledge is the biggest barrier to additional cloud adoption, cited by 86 percent of the global respondents. This finding largely agreed with the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

NTEN blog summarizes the discussion thread about wiki software from the listserv on its blog. An excellent slide show about the issues in wiki adoption within the organization. NTEN blog reviews the Google Presentation tool and is sticking with powerpoint. PicNet reviews MyQuire , a collaboration tool for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2012

I confess to being an early adopter – someone who overpaid for technology tools that didn’t work and still do that today. Review of Howard Rheingold’s NetSmart – If you want to go deeper with learning how to train your attention and other online skills needed to succeed in this age of connectedness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

A recent McKinsey survey suggests that 90% of organizations will adopt some version of the hybrid workplace. NTEN has recently published the “ Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology ,” that describes in detail how your organization can dismantle inequity due to more intentional technology choices.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. The corporate sector have adopted it. Looking at Ebay process - can measure the transaction and get user reviews. This year's program is heavily weighted to the "social web" and nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Choosing which of these tools to adopt starts with outcomes, strategy, message, and knowing your audience - and nothing to do with the tools. Read Allison Fine's Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age (I reviewed here ). Or even to convince someone else of the proof of concept.

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