Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Kaliya Hamlin, who is the founder of She's Geeky , a women and technology conference taking place in Mountain View, CA on January 30-31st was also on the list. Fast Company responded with " The Most Influential Women in Technology." is senior consultant for Common Knowledge and covers the sustainable food community. Holly Ross.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2010

.&# At the end of the month, we’ll share a summary of what we’ve learned as e-book with some blog posts along the way. Freely sharing and facilitating community knowledge is part of my DNA as it for many colleagues in the nonprofit technology field. Photo by Dkurpaptwa.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

"Our new communications technologies have empowered the individual, and caused a disruptive effect on the non-profit sector. So bookmark this post and take the time to apply this knowledge to marketing and communications at your organization – it's cheap (or free) and has worked for others!"

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. If your nonprofit is based in the DC area, NpowerDC reminds us that the deadline for their annual Technology Innovation Award is two weeks away. Global NpTech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

Instead, I dip into the NpTech Tag Stream and notice this post from NTEN about a new book about nonprofits and technology. You can find the chapter he wrote online here which has made me more determined to obtain a copy of that book! I should be answering my email or at least attempting to get my inbox down to zero.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Your guide to the resources that will help you put technology to work for your cause (although this month, we're going to be a little self-serving). Unless: you're like a goldfish on that ship, trapped in a bowl (of tech knowledge), but tragically separated from the wider sea of technology-loving fish everywhere. note: Ouch.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

Chris lead us through a simple user design process based a book by Giles Colborne. Meedan , an implementation partner, is responsible for designing and implementing the online learning community. Chris is the Director of User Experience for Meedan. Meedan’s founder Ed Bice and Andrea Burton were part of this great team.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2015

You braved sleet and rain and even witnessed a snow day in Austin to take part in the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference (15NTC). While we didn’t get the gorgeous spring weather Austin is famous for, we laughed, we cried, we drank in almost as much coffee as we did knowledge during another record-setting NTC.

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JULY 11, 2013

While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me. Check out some of my favorite resources in the nonprofit space.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

A close read of the lyrics provides a good framework for thinking about communicating horizontally (across departments or silos) and vertically (with everyone from senior management to interns) in your organization about technology. In many organizations, technology is viewed as separate from the work the organization is doing.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

Editor's note — This blog piece by Micah Sifry touches on the still inadequate state of funding for nonprofit technology. Democracy platform reveals the state of nonprofit technology funding in a critical area in some detail. Nonprofit Technology Funding for Democracy: The Problem. What the Data Reveals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2008

The title of this post is a play on a book I read The Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith in 1998 when I was working with arts educators on integrating technology into their lesson plans. I would recommend technology resources and they would share books about learning.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

The program book has gone to print, the Miss Piggy costume has arrived, and the registration numbers keep rising. We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. Lots of prizes.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

The program book has gone to print, the Miss Piggy costume has arrived, and the registration numbers keep rising. We're only 20 days away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference -- but who's counting? and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars. 501 Technology, LLC in booth 80. Lots of prizes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2010

One of the reasons I made a commitment to blogging about professional topics regularly was because I was inspired by Marnie’s nonprofit technology blog, ext. Marnie also introduced me to social booking and tagging way back in 2004 as the originator of the NpTech Tag. Connecting With New Colleagues. Theory and Practice.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

You can add the resources in your neck of the woods, which means with all of our combined knowledge, it only gets better. If your summer is already booked with adventures and vacations, don't worry the learning continues into the fall with the DEMO Fall 2012 conference. The best part about it?

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2011

GANTT charts are great marketing tools -- senior executives never fail to be impressed by them -- but they don't tell the Facilities Coordinator in clear language that you need the facility booked by March 10th, or the designer that the web page has to be up by April 2nd.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

More and more, nonprofits rely on technology to fulfill our missions. And our members also rely on technology to take part, booking reminders in online calendars or using GPS-enabled cell phones to get to events. Mobile phones shouldn't be used as personal tracking devices without a warrant or even the owner's knowledge.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Open source is now a mainstream part of the technology fabric at the operating system layer -- and is rapidly moving "up the stack" . Check out Understanding CiviCRM , an "open source book" written in 5 days using the Floss Manuals platform and methodology. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

What role do technologies such as blogs, wikis and social book marking might play in your community???s I'll also be doing a field trip of the NpTech Tagging Community. Naava Frank, Knowledge Communities. s development? If these questions intrigue you and you. are an explorer and learner, then you???ll Gian Jagai.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

Last summer I explored the distinction in an online piece that argued that communication is what transforms data into useful information, and that this communication process has been fundamentally altered by the latest wave of digital technology. First, research creates data Data don't just materialize. What if I don't speak loudly enough?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Note from Beth: Last month during one of our book talks for “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World , ” at TechSoup Global, Rachel Weidinger from Upwell came up to say hello. As technology costs drop and communications move online, the future of our work lies in big listening. It’s possible.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

Ciborra's research was in the social study of information and communication technology; Ciborra felt always that Information Technology must be understood as a social rather than scientific discipline. Tagged: npTech , IT , Ciborra additional reading: wikipedia aricle on Cibbora.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2005

I've spotted some tell tale signs of continuous computing lately in the posts of some blogs that I read: You try to google a physical piece of equipment or book that you can't find in your office. the global Internet and its growing store of socially-generated knowledge and Web-based, on-demand social applications.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. book keeping, telephony, database etc.) These organizations provide research material and support articles to help you make informed decisions about technology. You can think of them as consumer reports for non-profit technology. online software) without too much hassle.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. book keeping, telephony, database etc.) These organizations provide research material and support articles to help you make informed decisions about technology. You can think of them as consumer reports for non-profit technology. online software) without too much hassle.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Note: Cassie is the co-author of the chapter on "Finding and Keeping the Right People" in our forthcoming book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.]. The first step in ensuring effective hiring of technology staff is to engage in a comprehensive needs assessment. Needs Assessment.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MAY 31, 2006

Microsoft Outlook, like other Office apps, has a great deal of its functionality exposed using Microsoft's ActiveX technology. Well, it turned out not to be hard at all for our colleague Minghua Feng, who used Microsoft's published interface to write an Outlook plug-in to turn Members Only into an address book available from within Outlook.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

Applying your constituent knowledge to your online communications strategy through segmentation can be the foundation for stronger donor relationships and ultimately, more fundraising dollars towards achieving your organization's mission. There is a lot you can do with that little piece of information. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

Learning that other non-profits were working through the same issues my organization is going through, whether it be applying technology, buy-in from stakeholders, etc. Nearly 300 of you shared your knowledge as a speakers, not to mention the teaching and sharing that happened over meals and in-between the sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2006

But in the old days, it was when you met with a colleague you respect because of their knowledge in your field at their office or in their home, and you checked out their bookshelf. Or you head someone speak at a panel at a conference, and you ask for the three best books or articles to read. Marnie's posts on tagging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2005

Closest thing right now is the attention stream created for the nptech tag community - although the focus is on one slice of the nonprofit sector) There are a few adhoc decentralized nooks and crannies in the blogosphere where you can find listings of nonprofit blogs or aggregated content of interest to nonprofits. Bloglines (nptech account).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

pulling together a list of conferences that people who work with nonprofits and technology and social change might be attend or present. The guide helped me understand that I was looking for both specific conferences as well as lists of conferences in those areas by knowledgeable people. I've been doing a small research project.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 24, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Technology Support as Teaching April 24, 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology support lately. All technology providers have to deal at some level with support.

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MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2005

This community will be figuring out how to accomplish these ambitious goals to bring the new technologies to the sector. We'll be talking about new tools and technologies, best practices in adopting them, organizational development issues to adopt them, and infrastructural needs to support the transformation.

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