NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Today we give a hearty THANK YOU to our 501 Tech Club leaders. 501 Tech Clubs are informal local groups that meet regularly to get to know their colleagues, develop a professional support network, and talk shop. Dearest Tech Club leaders, we wholly appreciate your friendship and your service. This is a wonderful thing.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Image courtesy of Chicago Agent Magazine. The post 3 Tips For Your Nonprofit’s CRM Implementation appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Industry News Tech CRM nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech Salesforce technology'

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. You like numbers? Monday, May 1, 2017.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

What: Mega-marketing and tech conference. These tracks cover innovation, activism, comms, education and tech. So much tech. . These include Advertising & Brand Strategy, Startups, Tech, Media and more. Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). What: The longest-running, nonprofit-focused tech conference in the US.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Back then, we were concerned about heady items like constituent-centric experiences, data-driven culture and strategy, technology for change, and use cases for technology. Of the surveyed nonprofit employees, roles included responsibility for programs, fundraising, grants management, technology, HR/office, or marketing.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 20, 2013

Earlier today, I attended the American Foundation for the Blind’s (AFB) National Leadership Conference in Chicago where I received the 2013 Migel Medal. This is the field where I found my life’s calling, applying technology to meet critical needs of society, where the market is likely to fail. That was over 24 years ago!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

From time to time, we like to shine the spotlight on nonprofit techies who go above and beyond to help out other organizations with their technology conundrums. NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven, global network of nonprofit technology workshops and networking events. The Future of Nonprofit Technology.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

In honor of LGBT Pride Month , I wanted to highlight some inspiring LGBT technology projects you should follow and champion. Trans*H4ck is based in San Francisco, but has held events in Boston, Chicago, Oakland, Las Vegas, and more. LGBT Technology Partnership's Digital Inclusion Project. Lesbians Who Tech.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 14, 2014

If you want to learn how nonprofits can use technology to advance their mission and generally be more effective and efficient TechSoup has got you covered with their blog and webinars. That’s why TechSoup Global also offers NetSquared, community of nonprofit technology meetups with groups in twenty countries. Tuesday, April 22.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

She is a board member of MOM+BABY, member of Chicago''s Small Business Advocacy Council, contributor to The Net Change, and more. Demetrio serves as LimeReds Director of Strategic Design.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Steve Heye, Web Project Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Smaller nonprofits may feel like sophisticated technology is out of reach; it requires more budget, more staff, and more expertise than they think they have. Here are six steps that will help give your technology direction. Figure out what core Tech you have.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. Happy Hour with Nonprofit Tech Luminaries. Chicago, Illinois: Net Neutrality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Recently, I got into a discussion with several other nonprofit tech consultants about guidelines for nonprofits to embrace a mobile strategy and specifically what to recommend. Nonprofit organizations are under the gun to keep up with current technology. As someone who lives in Chicago, I was very interested in this topic.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What works for a major fundraiser in Chicago may not work in a smaller community—the sessions at regional conferences are more likely to be specific to your community, its needs, and its possibilities. Pro Tip: While the main conference will be held in May, Good Tech does offer other online courses throughout the year.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

John Merritt, YMCA of San Diego County and Steve Heye, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?" How can a techie coexist in a world where tech doesn't have a seat the table?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

He was also the principal author of a recent report you may have heard of: “ Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of a Changing Climate ,” which was released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in May 2014, calling on the United States government to integrate climate change adaptation into its global food security strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2008

Social Networking and Web Tools for Chicago Nonprofits. Paul Baker, Webitects; Kara Carell, 501 Tech Club Chicago/Interfaith Youth Core; Todd McMeen, CitizenPowered.org. What technologies do you need to encourage user-generated content on video? What are the specific social networking sites in Chicago?

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2014

You’re reading the TechSoup blog, so you’re probably already comfortable with using technology in your work. You can help your tech-shy nonprofit friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. Chicago, IL: Lunch ’n Learn: Tech Planning Smack Down. July 2014 meetup.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Julia will continue to work with the CoI project and NTEN''s communities of practice and will also be supporting the 501 Tech Clubs, managing our social media channels, and helping to make the NTEN''s community programs even better. Julia is no stranger to the nonprofit technology community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 14, 2022

While it might have been harder to find donors, technology made it easier to retain and engage these new donors. Now is the time to accelerate the link between technology and fundraising, employing emerging technology as a way to diversify their funding bases and funding sources. In the U.K., In the U.S., John Jensen.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

on choosing to be a nonprofit or a for-profit, based on my For Love or Lucre SSIR article 9/26 Kicking off the Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Lecture Series 10/1 Speaking at the Disability Rights Advocates board meeting 10/5 Duke Fuqua MBA High Tech Club Panel (Cloud Computing /Social Entrepreneurship panels) 10/5 Duke CASE Award for Enterprising (..)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

We know that technology can play an essential role in reimagining a new system that benefits families and communities alike. But technology alone isn’t the answer. and Chicago, Feeding America is the second largest organization focused on ending hunger in America. The Power of Tech to Solve Big Problems.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Michael Sullivan manages The Giving Block’s partnerships with nonprofit technology and ser-vice providers. Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. Nonprofit Partnerships Manager @ The Giving Block. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Wendy Feher.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Michael Sullivan manages The Giving Block’s partnerships with nonprofit technology and ser-vice providers. Michael serves on the board of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago where he lives. Nonprofit Partnerships Manager @ The Giving Block. michael.sullivan@thegivingblock.com [link]. Wendy Feher.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

Designed by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi's Assistive Technologies Group (ASSISTECH), the SmartCane draws inspiration from a surprising source: bats. The SmartCane uses sonar technology to detect objects surrounding the user. The SmartCane is actually a device that is affixed to the handle of a regular cane.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston: Creating a 90-Day Online Marketing Plan for Your Nonprofit. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 17, 2008

I’m excited to be doing it again, in a new city, with some great partners, including Aspiration , of course, Joomla , PICnet , and the Chicago Technology Cooperative. And of course, there is Penguin Day !! I think it will be a great time. And I hope to bring home a penguin!)

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NTEN

MAY 19, 2009

Folks who've participated in the NTEN community for a while probably know about NTEN 501 Tech Clubs , but chances are even some of our new members aren't too familiar with these affinity groups -- and I want to change that! Basically, 501 Tech Clubs are a type of Affinity Group defined by geographical region.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Jim Lynch is TechSoup's director of green technology (here's the part where I embarrass him — he's also pretty much the man as far as electronics refurbishing and recycling goes). The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. and Canada.

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2013

NetSquared organizers bring together the nonprofit technology community for face-to-face meetings… but we all know that meetings are boring! Peterborough, Canada: Tech for Social Good. Naples, FL: NFN4Good Tech Club for SWFL. Austin, TX: Austin 501 Tech Club & Netsquared Happy Hour. Tuesday, July 30.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

NTEN Member Yesenia Sotelo , Founder of Chicago-based web development and digital strategy firm SmartCause Digital , has released The Nonprofit Website Project Handbook , downloadable from their website. And have a great holiday! Thinking of launching a website or in need of a refresher? Anything we missed?

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2014

When you look at the tech titans of the past two generations (Jobs, Gates, Dorsey, Zuckerberg), what do they all have in common? The key benefit to learning these technologies at an early age is that it helps kids learn how to learn more effectively. Guest post by Michael McGee. They got their start when they were kids.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

From offering customized marketing messaging, transferring and cross-referencing data, deciding personal injury claims for insurance firms, to enabling financial fraud detection, the business sector is driving innovative applications of artificial intelligence technology. AI technology changes this. Source: Blackbaud. The answer is AI.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to learn more about using technology for social good. Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self sufficient local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. Saturday, December 7.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It’s time to get face-to-face with your nonprofit tech friends! Our goal is to help each other solve our tech challenges, find a tribe of people who share our passions, and have a ridiculously good time while we’re at it! Tinley Park, IL: Revival in America’s Heartland: the Chicago Southland Fiber Network.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

We organize these free tech-for-good training and networking gatherings because we believe that it’s critical to build strong, self-sufficient communities of nonprofit tech practitioners. Baltimore, MD: April Tech & Social Change Meetup. Honolulu, HI: Future of Technology and Aging. Upcoming Events.

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