NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. Today we’re excited to share that Deena Pierott , founder of the White House honored youth program called iUrban Teen Tech , will offer a keynote called Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Changing landscapes of nonprofit technology.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. What is Tech Adoption? "We

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Demonstrate that you know a lot about technology -- show them that you're a tech expert (more about that below) -- and about your organization and its mission. The more people see you as someone they can turn to, the better positioned you'll be to lead a tech change. Do people see you as a tech expert? What You Know.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

" In too many cases, tech becomes the elephant in the room: we see it, but tend to ignore the greater possibilities. Tech speaks it's own confusing language, when the only unifying language we all need to speak is MISSION. How can a techie coexist in a world where tech doesn't have a seat the table?

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2010

You, dear NTEN community, know the importance of technology in meeting your missions. Manage the organizational change that technology can produce. At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion from NTEN and Microsoft. For us, technology is more than e-mail servers or software installations.

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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. Another way we measure technology staffing levels is determing the Tech Staff - to - Organizational Staff Ratio.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Figure out what core Tech you have. Categorize that core Tech Now add one more column to your chart: commodity or value. A commodity is a technology that is transactional in nature and may improve your efficiency but does not fundamentally change your business. Here are six steps that will help give your technology direction.

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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. Everyone brings something unique to the table, whether it's content, tech skills or social media know-how. Read the complete issue on "Collaboration" when you subscribe to the journal for free! ]

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

Change Management jeff shuck Leadership leadership skills Plenty Consulting tech leadership' The fact is, there is always something we can do to lead those around us, whether it means articulating values, clarifying vision, reinforcing behavior, confronting problems, or simply encouraging people around us.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2014

Choosing the right core technology may be one of the most important strategic decisions you’ll make; because it changes how your organization operates and because of the cost and effort in involved, you’ll probably only have one chance to get it right. Change Management Leadership Open Source Open Source tech leadership'

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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. tech staff, and very large Organizations reporting 8.56.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

Here are some questions to keep the focus on what matters when making tech investments for a nonprofit. I’ve seen agencies that are level-headed and take measured steps in nearly everything go a little bonkers when greeting the unfamiliar organizational change opportunity presented by a major technology purchase.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2014

We’ll be exhibiting at the Science Fair, running a nonprofit idea generator for our Caravan Studios project, and hosting an open lounge where you can come by for tech support, advice on Office 365, and to hear some of our partners talk about their exciting new projects for the sector. Several of us from TechSoup will be there.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2014

More and more, your donors are online, mobile, and tech-curious. Change Management Fundraising Management mobile fundraising online fundraising Fundraising' Elissa Everett. Director of Marketing. What should you be doing to meet them where they are and motivate them to support you? Your future supporters are standing by.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] [Editor's note: The following first appeared in the September 2011 issue of NTEN:Change.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The third issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Plus: Watch NTEN's mini-documentary video on Data-Driven Nonprofits Listen to an episode of the "askDeborah" podcast series, presented by the CTK Foundation.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

years I've been at NTEN. Over a game of Foosball, which George Weiner, the organization's CTO, was kind enough to let me think I might have a chance at winning, we talked about running tech at an organization of 20 staff and a community of nearly 2 million teenagers. To me, that makes Ed a hero. .

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NTEN

JUNE 1, 2011

What do Guerrilla Video, Facebook for Volunteer Management, and #GettingSlizzard have in common? NTEN's newest publication is free and hot off the press. Nonprofit Leaders discussing out-of-control tech projects. There are also articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections.

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NTEN

JULY 25, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] [Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

NTEN and Jossey-Bass/Wiley is hosting the " Online NTC ," a 2-day online conference based on the book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. The online conference is for the "Tech Responsible" individual within any nonprofit. It is a learning event to help you better understand how to manage technology.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Has it been a year already since we launched NTEN's quarterly digital journal for nonprofit leaders? NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press. Indeed it has, and the latest issue could be our best ever.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] [Editor's note: The following first appeared in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Reap some quick improvement with these easy four tips!

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The December issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Nonprofit Leaders discuss managing their organizations through change. Plus: Watch NTEN's mini-documentary video on Cloud for Nonprofits Listen to an episode of the "askDeborah" podcast series, presented by the CTK Foundation.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

What one mid-sized organization learned about managing a technology project -- and how it can help you. Online Organizer. Food & Water Watch. When you're investing in a large technology project, you want it to go smoothly, from planning to launch.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Other orgs will finally learn what I've known for 5 years: bring it in-house and don't silo your tech people, make one of them a c-suite leader. Tags: Change Management Leadership NPTech NTEN. More rockstars like Invisible Children, Charity:Water, and DonorsChoose will rise from nowhere and capture our hearts.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

This is also a commonly held view of programmers, web developers, IT professionals, database administrators, and other tech staff in an organization. They demand an in-house tech team. Tech is often viewed as a money pit, an expense to avoid (until something goes wrong). This can be a tremendous asset at the management level.

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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. more tech staff!). incidentally, the mode was also 1.0 -- the most frequently reported number).

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2015

Change Management Leadership nonprofit technology planning tech management' Perhaps information will be centralized, communication easier, time and money saved, or mundane tasks automated. But a few months later, data quality hasn’t improved, processes remain inefficient and only half your staff is using the product.

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NTEN

MARCH 13, 2015

Advocacy Change Management disaster response tech management unmanned aerial vehicles Program' The response to the disaster made history, too: It marked the first time that unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, were used to save lives and provide relief in the aftermath of a storm.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2010

Together, the NTEN community is going to make those proverbial thousand flowers bloom. As tech leaders, we are going to work tirelessly to get those tech commodities off of our plates an into the hands of the cloud, or a fantastic tech shop. Tech leaders need to lead this culture shift in their organizations.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

"We really needed to think about how we should be investing in technology to align with our strategic goal to reach people statewide from our small office in tech-savvy Seattle," explained Margit Rankin, executive director.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

Another benchmark we think is importmant for nonprofits to consider is the ratio of organizational staff to their tech-responsible staff. While we took a look at the number of tech staff benchmark in the first post in this series, I'd like to now turn to the org staff-per-tech staff benchmark.

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NTEN

MARCH 31, 2015

What's your organization's tech strategy type, and what does that mean for your organization? Change Management Leadership Organizational Culture' Kelly Trusty, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Western Michigan University School of Public Affairs and Administration. Prospector! Could this be a new set of superheroes?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Too often, amateur accidental techies -- nonprofit staffers who have taught themselves technology skills -- find themselves in over their heads trying to develop databases, but forgetting to do business process modeling or change management.

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