NTEN

JULY 19, 2013

NTEN has got you covered. Check out our Communities of Practice , and don''t forget whether you''re a beginner or a journeyman, NTEN''s extensive research archives are always there to help you succeed. Change Management Leadership' Don''t worry. Been doing this for a while and need some personalized resources?

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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. Will that improve how our organization works on our mission?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When : Starts Thursday, September 27, 11:00 am Pacific Time / 2:00 pm Eastern Time Series sessions include: Session 1: Security & Risk - September 27 In NTEN's State of the Cloud report, a number of respondents and interviewees mentioned security concerns as weighing into their decision-making process about cloud-based solutions.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2010

" For those who are ready to dive into open leadership, Charlene is as practical as she was in Groundswell, sharing elements of openness to help you get started. I won't tell you what I scored NTEN at. Complete the NTEN openness audit. Instead, I'll first as YOU to score us. And what are you doing about it?

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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

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. CTOs for Good is a small group of chief technology officers (CTOs) at innovative nonprofits focused on scale and engagement.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Corporations and nonprofits alike are rapidly embracing the practice of letting employees work remotely. Howe has presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) since 2009. Tags: Change Management grant howe Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning. Probably like your own home.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Operating - we keep up; we have stable infrastructure and a set of technology policies and practices. Functioning - we keep the lights on; we have basic systems in place to meet immediate needs. leadership makes technology decisions based on efficiencies, with little-to-no input from staff/consultant.

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Adopt Benchmark Tech Technology 81

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

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

APRIL 20, 2011

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan.

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Survey Report Benchmark Evaluation 66

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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Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 61

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.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Campaigners are right to learn from testing, measuring and message appeals from direct marketing, and the use of petitions, pledges and letters from centuries of campaigning practice.

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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. I'm taking ten minutes every morning to practice some visual recording skills like drawing to create my "3 Most Important Things for Today List." By Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog.

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Content Exercise Technique Journal 62

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. Tags: Change Management Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN. We've all known people who are natural leaders.

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Tech Change Demonstration Influence 78

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. They tackled tough questions such as: “we’ve never put together a podcast, how will we practically make this happen AND work through the learning curve?” By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

In fact, in organizations where these methods were applied proactively, individuals learned the new technology and felt comfortable with using the new system at a much faster rate than in those organizations where these practices were not used at all or where they were used after the fact2. It seems so easy, doesn't it? 1 Grady, V.,

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People Change Technology Management 47

NTEN

JUNE 28, 2011

Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Make sure to offer a diversity of volunteer opportunities, and to have rock-solid practices for handling volunteers in place.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Technology Process Improvement (TPI) is the practice of analyzing your team's technology-based processes, identifying how those processes can be improved, and implementing changes to make those improvements. That sounds like a lot, but is actually nothing more than identifying, tracking, and making small changes to your daily work.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

Recommendations: From NTEN's perspective, this provides more valuable considerations for nonprofit leaders when determing their staffing needs and their long-term strategic planning.

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Ratio Benchmark Technology Org 67

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. The struggle that comes with change and the adaptation that happens. Lots of inspiration to take back to your practice, organization, and work about creating change. Want to do more.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Most examples we have of successful IT practices would likely fail in a nonprofit context, though. We also advocate strongly for agile development practices. This is another reason we strongly recommend agile practices. In the nonprofit sector, we have some big challenges in this area.

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Roles Project Process Management 65

NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

As our own 2012 State of Nonprofit Data Report showed, 99% of organizations are already in the practice of collecting and tracking various types of data and metrics about their work and tactics -- but a very few indicate that this data is useful for progammatic decision-making.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. There's a myth that the best way to get higher test scores is to do more standard practice on those subjects. James Shelton, US Department of Education: Education is probably the area where we have failed to innovate the most.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s because I’ve seen far too many instances of these DOs and DON’Ts in practice at nonprofit organizations. After all, if you put it in on paper, she might want a raise because now she’s officially doing 2 jobs, and where’s that money going to come from? The IT budget? Okay, maybe you can tell I’m being a little bit sarcastic here.

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Director Journal Nonprofit Org 84

NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

Mindful consumption of information is at the heart of content curation practice. The problem is our information consumption —we’re indulging too much at the buffet called the web. We need to go on an information diet. And guess what? Benefits for Nonprofits The act of content curation can actually reduce our information overload.

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Content Benefit Build Museum 62

NTEN

JUNE 6, 2011

By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. The community manager has been around longer than you may think – and I'm not trying to be like Malcolm Gladwell by drawing (questionable) parallels to pre-Internet practices. Do you need a Communications Manager or a Community Manager for these new channels?

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Management Communication Community Roles 90

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

MAY 13, 2011

Read the entire case study in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] By Chris Bernard, Idealware When [NTEN Member] Andy Wolber worked for NPower Michigan—first as a consultant, then later as executive director—the organization had a geographically spread-out board of 10-15 members.

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Case Study Michigan Collaboration Studies 69

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. It's not a practical guide or how-to manual. Best practices are evil. Best practices aren't going to solve that.

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Technology Doc Structure Problem 80

NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Balance implementing industry best practices with doing what’s best for your organization. Always do your homework, present well thought out plans (including timelines), and deliver the goods (preferably on time and under budget). Anticipate unintended consequences. This one can be tricky.

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