NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Because we know that the term "IT Staff" means something very specific to people, and the concept of who is "IT Staff" has not changed as rapidly over the last few years as the role of technology in an organization has.

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JUNE 13, 2013

Change Management Community Leadership learning from failure nonprofit management nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Strategy technology failure stories' In the end, however, we all found that the failures were not of technology, but of leadership – and so were the lessons.

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APRIL 24, 2013

13ntc Change Management Community illustrated notes nptech Organizational Culture Policy Staffing Strategy' Dan Pallotta''s keynote certainly had folks talking – and for a sketchnoter, inspired plenty of visual imagery. Click the image or Check out the full version to expand the notes (PNG, 242.7

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

What is the risk of not adapting to a changing technology culture? This issue of NTEN:Change presents variations on that theme: tips and quizzes, inspiration and cautionary tales, examples and humor, all from peers and experts in the nonprofit and technology communities. How can we be sure that the rewards outweigh the risks?

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

Based in Seattle, Artist Trust supports and encourages artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout the state of Washington. Change Management Community Leadership nonprofit leadership academy nonprofit technology planning nptech Organizational Culture Strategy Communications'

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

13ntc Change Management Community nptech Organizational Culture session notes Strategy' Sketchnotes: Mindful or mind-full Since a big part of this session was on visual note-taking as a way of focusing attention, here are my notes (1.5

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

NTEN's publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press. Feature: Tools for Project Collaboration Management ," from Idealware's Kyle Andrei. Three Lessons for Avoiding a House of Cards, from NTEN's Holly Ross.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. We're all for a change in the way that effectiveness is accounted for. So today we hosted a community community call -- recording and chat transcript here -- to tackle the need for change and what it might mean for our sector. We need a culture change.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. We're all for a change in the way that effectiveness is accounted for. So today we hosted a community community call -- recording and chat transcript here -- to tackle the need for change and what it might mean for our sector. We need a culture change.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

What can the nonprofit community learn from NTEN's own journey toward demonstrating its impact with data? Amy Luckey. Independent Consultant. What does your organization do?". That is a question most nonprofit folks can answer pretty easily. We have our elevator pitches ready to go. What is your organization accomplishing ?".

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0 Debra Askanase is the Principal and Online Engagement Strategist at Community Organizer 2.0 , a digital strategy and engagement consulting firm.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yes, Labor Day is now long past (or so it already feels), but the three-day weekend never slowed down the nptech community! They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yes, Labor Day is now long past (or so it already feels), but the three-day weekend never slowed down the nptech community! They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

As well as content from the experts at Creative Commons , the NTEN community, a podcast from the CTK Foundation , and. If you’re still unsure of what the term encompasses and why it’s relevant to nonprofit work, see our “What’s Hot: Content Curation” article in the new issue for a quick introduction.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

Together, the NTEN community is going to make those proverbial thousand flowers bloom. Tech leaders need to lead this culture shift in their organizations. Tags: Change Management Leadership microsoft NPTech Planning. And while they may be wary, there is a sense that something important is about to happen.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In April 2012 NTEN worked with Idealware to conduct a survey of nonprofits about their relationships with data, and what we found was a large dichotomy—either they were doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all. Download the complete report, "The State of the Nonprofit Data.".

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

This was important to us because, especially at smaller organizations, we understand that responsibilities such as web sites, social media, online community management, etc., We phrased it this way so that staff without traditional "IT" titles would be included in respondents' estimations.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

There also needs to be accountability, which I believe is a role the nonprofit community in partnership with the grant-makers need to play. An important component listed above is the feedback loop in any measurement process -- we need to create a culture that is open to failure for the sake of identifying where we can do better.

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2011

We've engaged Randal Moss and David Neff, authors of The Future of Nonprofits: Thrive and Innovate in the Digital Age , to lead a course on creating a culture of innovation that will help your org become a technology leader. Innovation is a way of thinking, a culture, as much as it is a process. > Learn more and register today.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

We note here, as in our report, that respondents to this survey don’t reflect the wider nonprofit sector but rather organizations who already have shown interest in improving their technology effectiveness by being part of the NTEN community or The NonProfit Times subscribers who opted to take this survey.)

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

The changing demographics of the U.S. Different communities have different tastes, dreams, challenges, goals and desires! Because we are in California, we have to find ways to connect with the Hispanic community or none of our initiatives will succeed. So What and Who Cares? Here's why. And they will.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

She gave a quick update on NTC and thanked everyone including, staff, the community, and sponsors. Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. Holly recognized some "heros" in the community who have done that. Also new this year is the online NTC.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In this issue of NTEN: Change, we take a holistic approach to looking at some of these internal processes, including trust building to demonstrate impact, making decisions with data, and prioritizing activities through evaluation. So get started!

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

A third nonprofit designed a system that helps local organizations pool shared data to better understand how each community member is served across the different providers. The innovation transformed the relationship from a time-consuming hassle to a real partnership. Can your organization replicate these kinds of results?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The NonprofitMarketingGuide.com is conducting its third annual survey of what nonprofit communicators predict for the coming year: > Take the survey here. Last year, 1,288 nonprofits participated, and the report's author, Kivi Leroux Miller, provided NTEN:Change readers with some valuable tips and strategies based on the findings.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I had a pretty good handle on process modelling, but I glossed right over the critical change management aspect. Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

We have been working through this cultural shift at the YMCA of Metro Chicago over the last few years. The Y serves children, families and communities through a network of 25 member centers, five resident camps and hundreds of extension sites in Chicago and its collar counties – with more than 4,000 full- and part-time employees.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

While we used to use change management strategies to help soothe the fears of those who would reject the new database, now we need something slightly more radical: entirely new organizations. Things are changing. Success rarely hinges on the hardware and the software; technology hinges on the humans involved.

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