NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In 2011, NTEN, with support from the Knight Foundation , convened the CTOs for Good forum and conducted follow-up interviews with the participants in order to document and share the group’s experiences and challenges. The group addressed a number of issues over the course of the year, many of which are reflected in this white paper.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. We have challenges to overcome, including interpersonal and management issues around working remotely. Sales and Customer Support had to address the issue of productivity and results a long time ago.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] But if you ask for a campaign that achieves tangible goals based on a sound theory of change, then you can get that too.

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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. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0 And: “what role should Slideshare play in relation to the podcast?”

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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. 41% are tracking external data about their issue area. 50% are tracking data about outcomes of clients/constituents.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a feature article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Read the rest of article, and the complete issue on "Content Curation" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]. By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] He lives in Portland, OR. Leave your feedback in the comments!).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Sure, there are people who are so charismatic that you'd follow them anywhere, but leadership actually has a definable set of abilities, attitudes, and practices that can be developed and refined. Show them that you're someone they can rely on, someone who cares about the same issues they care about. What makes a leader? What You Know.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Although we may not see blatant sabotage of technologies or culture within our own organizations during a technology change, we may notice some type of resistance to the new technology. This resistance can lead to such things as morale issues, absenteeism, productivity loss, and even turnover1. It seems so easy, doesn't it? 1 Grady, V.,

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is from the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read current and past issues by subscribing to the journal for free! ] It’s because I’ve seen far too many instances of these DOs and DON’Ts in practice at nonprofit organizations. This is a regular series in the nonprofit leadership journal.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Most examples we have of successful IT practices would likely fail in a nonprofit context, though. A lot of IT failures happen when people focus too much on one issue at the expense of another. We also advocate strongly for agile development practices. This is another reason we strongly recommend agile practices.

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article in the June 2012 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the rest of the article, and the complete issue on Content Curation, when you subscribe to the journal for free! ] Mindful consumption of information is at the heart of content curation practice. And guess what?

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from a case study that first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the entire case study in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] It was a standing practice that at board meetings, we always had a dial in number,” he said.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Ask yourself: Do you understand the big picture of the issue that's being addressed? Balance implementing industry best practices with doing what’s best for your organization. Show functional business orientation and communication skills Show colleagues that you can think like they do. Know your users. Communicate clearly.

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