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#NTCFail: When Things Don't Go as Planned (or Your Plan Stinks)

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NTCFail 2: Name Badges. This is the second year in a row that we were missing a bunch of name badges. It's kind of hard to know if you're missing 100 name badges out of 2,000, so we clearly need a new system. In addition, even when we have a name badge for you, sometimes you want to change the information.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

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By Amy Sample Ward, Membership Director, NTEN. According to the Twibbon profile for TMWL, 667 users added the badge to their pictures. When it came to blogger outreach, a Google Doc was the preferred and successful tool. Some of what they used Google Docs for included: A new form for supporters to sign up for various Missions.

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2014 NTC Report: The Wins, The Fails, The Ideas for 2015

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In the last month, NTEN staff have rested and recuperated (Jessica even traveled to China!), I realized that NTEN focused on people, not just technology, and I felt very welcome. We had 2,120 attendees - that''s a lot of name badges, tote bags, and "welcome to the NTC"s. and debriefed a whole lot of the NTC.

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