Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help. Friday, May 13, 2016.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Online contests like the Knight News Challenge , The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , and the AmEx Cardmember Project can be resource draining to participate in, especially for a time- and cash-strapped nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Beth Dunn's " Money for Nothing, IT for Free " has a post about the importance of considering the total cost of a technology investment even if it is free and some advice for getting started. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. Social Media A couple of really useful posts on Facebook and Nonprofits.

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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

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." Hold contests. We try to follow our own advice in our work. Now it's time to address the social site with the biggest stage right now: Facebook. Forum One's Facebook Page. click to enlarge). Ask questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Building on Each Others Ideas Heather over at the Aspiration Blog hosted this week 's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants which includes a good roundup of advice. Time to Nominate Projects, Vote for Videos, and Charity Badge Contest! Check out the top ten charity badges over at the Six Degrees -- the contest is in the home stretch.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Emily : I have one word of advice, go Google something right now and add the word “sucks” with it. One of the best sites on digital activism advice is Mary Joyce's Digitactive - look through her archives to find her advice or email her. Here's my roundup of Twitter advice.

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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. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! NTEN has two fantastic events this month! The conference will showcase NTEN's new book about mission-driven technology. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2008

Arial Goldberg, Common Knowledge, winner of video camera I am in New Orleans this week because the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN is taking place. As part of the workshop, there was a contest to giveaway a video camera. For the past seven years, I've helped organize a pre-conference event called the Day of Service.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

I have just returned from a week in New Orleans where I participated in the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. I've organized social media workshops that also "give away" some equipment or software usually a contest. I wrote about the experience on BlogHer last week.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

From social media advice to events to new opportunites, there are all kinds of ways to plug into your nonprofit technology community. Social media tips abound, but HubSpot warns about 30 Terrible Pieces of Social Media Advice You Should Ignore. Maybe you've heard of the cloud? How do you share your heart with family and friends?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Perhaps nonprofits have listened to my advice over the years to time their email campaigns when the most giving happens. Deadline for InterAction’s14th Annual Photo Contest is January 15. A Community That Gives: NTEN Member News. Emails by Hour. Email Frequency. eNews: Try One of These 7 Ways to Help Birds at Home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

ViralSweep is an sweepstakes and contest platforms that easily allows you to launch and management online contests. A Facebook Group for for nonprofit professionals to share ideas and advice about the best ways to use social media to share their stories. NTEN :: nten.org. ViralSweep :: viralsweep.com. Event Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

A recent example is the Humane Society's Spa Day Photo Contest which raised over $600,000. 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. James Young, from Convio, spoke about these types of campaigns on the panel.

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