NTEN

APRIL 11, 2013

By now, you may be tired of hearing about how important it is to think about “mobile”. Do you need to think about mobile marketing? Responsive design vs. a dedicated mobile site? For one thing, it’s a huge topic. SMS fundraising? The answer is, of course, “Yes.”

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Matt Wilson, Mobile Commons. With all the communications sent to the Hill today,adding a voice advocacy program, backed up with mobile, can lead to increased visibility for your organization's grassroots lobbying efforts. Additionally, HSUS allowed their mobile subscribers to sign the pledge via SMS.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

You can now download the 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , just released at the 2012 NTC by M+R and NTEN. New this year and particularly interesting to me is what we learned from the study participants with mobile programs: roughly a third had optimized their emails for display on smart phones. a third had not. You should, too. >

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2013

As we increasingly adopt mobile devices in our professional and personal lives, we are also turning to mobile technology to help us support charitable causes. We examined the fundraising success of 83,566 participants in a variety of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to find out more about mobile peer-to-peer giving trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

The focus is on Mobile Giving. I just finished moderating a panel on the topic of social and mobile integration. Here’s the description: Where and how do mobile and social strategy intersect. How do you combine mobile with the grassroots power of social media to successfully engage donors.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2010

Flickr: Cambodia4Kids (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . NetSquared (a project of TechSoup ), NTEN , and Beth Kanter (and SxSWi!)

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2013

Understanding what you need to do with video on mobile devices starts with a basic understanding of the principles of mobile marketing. Understanding what you need to do with video on mobile devices starts with a basic understanding of the principles of mobile marketing. See 3 Communications.

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Care2

MARCH 22, 2011

Are nonprofits experimenting with mobile more? Check out the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Services and NTEN which surveyed 40 nonprofit organizations and analyzed all of this data and more. Online Advocacy and Email. The 2010 advocacy response rate was 3.3%.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Jed Alpert, Mobile Commons. Thirty-eight percent of American mobile phone users -- 120 million people -- access the web via their mobile device; fewer than 30 million are iPhones or Android phones. Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). Not so with the mobile web.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I tell you this not to wax nostalgic, but to remind you that while there are only 1 billion PCs in the world, we'll pass 5 billion mobile phones by the end of 2010. Mobile is the future, but it's also here, right now. But mobile devices are letting the next generation -- and the less affluent -- dispense with computers altogether.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

But before you do, it’s important to do some self reflection to determine if mobile is right for your organization. And that means asking if mobile is right for your audience. When are times when they might want to take action on mobile, and what types of actions are you hoping to inspire? Do a quick reality check.

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2013

It is 2013, and the mobile buzzword is “responsive design.” It is 2013, and the mobile buzzword is “responsive design.” Guide Creative.

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NTEN

APRIL 15, 2010

The explosion of mobile devices has allowed us to collect and analyze data with more accuracy and speed than we ever thought possible. Tags: 10NTC Advocacy Mobile Pizzigati Program. It seems like a simple thing: get out in the community, collect the data, do the math. For more information, visit the Pizzigati Prize site.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Commons Project: Smithsonian Institution I've been neglecting my Member News roundups, but it's not because I don't care -- it's a combination of you guys all being super active and NTEN being consumed by NTC prep. NetSquared is partnering with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center for a Mobile Innovation Challenge.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

The Power of Tech in Advocacy & Organizing 14NTC: We came, we tweeted, we played with Legos. NTEN staff has finally recovered and we are positively overwhelmed with all the blog posts, videos, pictures, and other instances of the 14NTC celebration from the nonprofit technology community. And then we took a long nap!

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Despite the efforts of Black feminists and researchers to call attention to Alt-Right online mobilization and racist content-moderation policies through campaigns like #YourSlipIsShowing , Big Tech companies and organizations continue to ignore and undermine these efforts.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2013

Mark’s work -- crisscrossing the country to tell the stories of homeless men and women -- relies on mobile technology. Mark’s work -- crisscrossing the country to tell the stories of homeless men and women -- relies on mobile technology. Executive Director, Executive Producer. Kindling Group and See3 Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Social and Mobile Staff. Internet Director. Web Producer.

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Care2

APRIL 24, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Last week at the Convio Summit, discussions of how to get started with mobile abounded. To be even a bit more (kindly) cantankerous, I’d also say that any time you have a great new idea for an app, it’s worth contemplating first whether this service, or feature, or program could instead be delivered as a (non-app) mobile site.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

Azavea explores this topic in a newly released whitepaper and documents how they built a prototype mobile app (for iPhone and Android) that overlays historical photos on the modern city streets of Philadelphia. So, how can social media play a positive role in crisis? Here are five social media must-haves in crisis."

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

Every year I look forward to one very special conference - the NTC conference organized by the awesome NTEN team. This translates into thousands of organizations with similar names and missions competing for advocacy, donor, and foundation support. million organizations. See the problem? Happy Hours and dancing start here!

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Holly Ross, NTEN. Apps are fine, but nonprofits seriously need to invest in mobile versions of their sites. You don't have to translate your whole site, but be strategic about what content mobile browsers want, and what you want mobile browsers to see. Hyper local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

One of the above is the actual cover of " Visualizing Information for Advocacy " - a must read booklet from Tactical Technology Collective. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change.

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Care2

OCTOBER 27, 2014

This is one of the key concepts that I discuss in my book Social Change Anytime Everywhere , co-written with Amy Sample Ward of NTEN. You need a mobilized base of supporters who believe in your mission and who are consistently engaged across multiple channels. And going viral should NEVER be your goal.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Around the world, organizations face unique challenges when mobilizing their constituents and growing online communities, whether for a cause, an issue, an organization's mission, or a combination thereof. We'll see what works and how we can learn from one another to mobilize supporters and grow our base. plus_socialgood.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

One of the first things you may notice on Twitter is the number of individuals who work in technology and/or nonprofits–likely due to Twitter’s early adoption at SXSW, PDF, NTEN and other nonprofit conferences. If you have mobile outreach services, consider using Twitter to update and share location updates.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

Some Lifeline phone service providers also offer free mobile phones and minutes to low-income families. This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. Citizens Online. A Human Right.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

NTEN partnered with Charity Dynamics to conduct the 2012 Nonrprofit Donor Engagement Study. Additional commentary and analysis of the study’s results from the recent Charity Dynamics/NTEN joint webinar also is available via recording online here.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2012

Viddy may be the best available tool right now for advocacy organizations to make user-generated video campaigns both easier to manage and more impactful. Enter Viddy , the latest mobile-based, social video collection/sharing app. See3 Communications. Nothing tells the real, impactful human stories of actual constituents like video.

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NTEN

MAY 23, 2014

After that, Team NTEN will work closely with this year''s Steering Committee to finalize the content. We also have an Austin Host Committee, an NTENer Center Committee, and an Advocacy Lounge Committee, and we''ll introduce you to them soon. The form is open through June 22, 2014. Who will read and review the submissions?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

There is little debate that online communication, fundraising, and advocacy have become important parts of the modern nonprofit's fundraising and marketing mix. 2) Mobile technology. A webinar on lessons learned will be held in Q2 to share some of the key findings with NTEN members. Alan Cooke, Convio.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In every vertical, ranging from the environment to public health, there are hundreds if not thousands of organizations with similar names and missions competing for advocacy, donor, and foundation support. Fast, Cheap and Under Control: Online Advocacy as an Acquisition Engine. Email in a Social Media/Mobile Device World.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Each year, we at NTEN work hard to make the NTC a more environmentally sustainable event -- this year we even have carbon offsets for travelers! Connect with the Artez Interactive team (Science Fair Booth 25 / Tradeshow Booth F) to learn about fundraising with mobile web, mobile apps, and right inside Facebook!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. on our own servers or desktops.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

In addition to running a youth organization or a job training program or an environmental advocacy campaign, you are also running an information and technology system on which you do your work. Most of us now host all of our applications and our data and our email systems documents/spreadsheets, etc. on our own servers or desktops.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2009

Email still performs incredibly well across all categories -- from fundraising to advocacy. We have a case study of a mobile/email campaign integration that yielded great results. Tags: Advocacy benchmarks email Fundraising m+r marketing metrics newsletters NPTech NTEN. Open rates and click-throughs are holding steady.

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