NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Most organizations incorporate messaging training as part of the new hire process and encourage employees to “represent” when they are out and about at professional networking events. Jacobwith brings more than 25 years of professional speaking, coaching, and training to her work with social profit organizations. for " Ctrl.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011. but, on the other hand, nonprofit communications professionals have a lot of obstacles in the way of those plans.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > Since 2006, NTEN has produced the annual Nonprofit Technology (formerly "IT") Staffing and Investments survey and report for the nonprofit sector. How many technology staff should I have if my total staff is only 5?

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

From NTEN's perspective, organizations would likely want to be somewhere between the 25th and 75th percentile range in staffing levels, meaning that you're in a "normal range" compared to other organizations in your budget size category. incidentally, the mode was also 1.0 -- the most frequently reported number).

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

However, for the most part, investments in IT staffing and other areas stayed remarkably steady, and we even saw some year-over-year growth in some areas. >

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

Growing your talent also means providing opportunities for professional development. Thankfully there are organizations like NTEN that offer year-round training and development sessions. Steve MacLaughlin is Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions and an NTEN board member. Your programs, services, and mission deserve it.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The same holds true for lawyers, investment bankers, firemen, and doctors; their skills are not needed in day-to-day operations at the management level of a nonprofit. This is also a commonly held view of programmers, web developers, IT professionals, database administrators, and other tech staff in an organization. During his 4.5

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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

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

If your staff is trained in the techniques of content curation, this process can be a form of professional development, building their expertise in a subject area that can, in turn, have significant returns to your organization’s programs. Better yet, this professional development is a self-directed activity – and it’s free!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

But many accidental techies don't want to become intentional/professional/full-time techies. Develop your professional network, a pool of colleagues and friends who can help you when you need it. On one hand, those who decide that technology will be their vocations need to push for roles and titles that reflect what they really do.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. For example, leading up to World Oceans Day (June 8), we strategized all sorts of bridging campaigns to amplify the messages of our informal network of marine conservation professionals.

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