Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The Lifeline Program is funded through the Universal Service Fund via contributions from telecom companies (and their customers). This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Problem solved.). And does anyone want to invest in one of these for the NTEN office? Tags: cell phone dan macsai fast company Mobile NPTech NTEN payments Fundraising. Another downside: when you lose you phone, you also lose your wallet. As your personal information consolidates, so too does the danger of identity theft.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Like the phone companies, the gas companies, even the internet companies. So social media companies have this weird, I don’t know, wall built around them that they are not regulated really in any way, but I think non-profits rather than leaving the platform, we can call on legislators. Let’s be real.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2011

The State of Marketing 2011 report recently released from IBM analyzes over 300 online and direct marketers across a wide range of industries, geographies, and company sizes. It is a hot topic in the corporate marketing world.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. Pathways to Education is dealing with the large and troubling Canadian high school drop out problem. My next question was about being the first NTEN Award winner in Canada.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Everything that a tech person deals with on a daily basis revolves around problem solving. It's easy to get trapped into boxes when dealing with the same systems, companies, and rules every day. He is a frequent speaker on nonprofit tech issues at forums, including the Google Grants Conference, NTEN, U.N. During his 4.5

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog.] Lenna described a "commanding way of speaking" that women often find a problem with and the process she has undertaken to tone down her communication style. Men: how about you?

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

A company called HealBe launched a campaign for a device called the GoBe, which promised all sorts of cool e-health benefits. Rather, I found a publicity shy company, operated remotely from Russia, promoting a device unsupported by any medical or scientific evidence whatsoever." The HealBe Scandal. Neff of Lights.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Tags: dave greenberg NPTech NTEN Open Source IT Staff.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Participated in company''s volunteer program with Habitat for Humanity. As millennials, our goal is not to work at a certain company, we think about these jobs as a part of a longer journey. RC: My company is solving two major problems 1) The nonprofit sector is inefficient and ineffective. RC: First, call me.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions. As we build the assumptions of the cloud and mobile apps into our work processes, we will find that we see problems differently and shape solutions in new ways. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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NTEN

APRIL 22, 2010

The first step is to admit you have a problem, right? We just finished spring cleaning the NTEN offices and took a laptop, four boxes of toner, some thumb drives, a broken keyboard, and some old power supplies to Free Geek last night. Print green. Bonus: it will save you money too! Recycle your old equipment. Buy green electronics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. Can't solve the world's problems with our money alone. "Our philanthropy has to ignite action. We need leverage points."

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

CrisisCamps are one example of how cloud computing lets us reimagine a problem and thus develop new solutions. As we build the assumptions of the cloud and mobile apps into our work processes, we will find that we see problems differently and shape solutions in new ways. CrisisCamps took off after the earthquake in Haiti.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

There are many companies and nonprofits out there trying to solve this problem. Isn't it amazing that in a few short years, an organization (NTEN) and a conference (NTC) have done so much to help us push the envelope and evolve so rapidly? He is the founder of Prelude Interactive, a web development firm.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

It’s called the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange and it is designed to address the problem of grantmakers’ reluctance to fund infrastructure improvements for charities. The broadband companies will be able to charge companies, such as Netflix or Hulu, more money for fast connections needed to deliver their services.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Send information using an email program like Constant Contact to be sure everyone can receive the materials and you can track if there was a problem. Read about them or their company in the news? Tags: NPTech NTEN Fundraising. Use Google docs to share information and materials. Let them know you saw it. Ask how it’s going.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

According this post by Gina Trapani , many geeks think QR codes are gimmicky , clumsy , not used well or enough , or that they’re “ a solution looking for a problem. Imagine a QR code that instantly makes the person scanning it a fan of a brand, company, or personality on Facebook without ever typing a URL.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

No, there are scores of companies building and selling systems today that deliver very real value via the real-time web. Here's our list of ten cool companies or services that make use of real-time web in what they do: 10. There are many different real-time search engines that approach search in many different ways. Real-Time Sharing.

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NTEN

MARCH 23, 2009

As long as the group manager doesn't clutter things up with too many feeds or feeds from irrelevent sources, this should be an easy way for a group to automatically feed company, sector, issue, or interest updates into the group's news stream. I've added NTEN's blog feed and the 09NTC Twitter feed to our members-only LinkedIn group.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Data silos also create problems. Fortune 500 companies and political campaigns spend gazillions on capturing and syncing your info -- because it leads to more profit or a win at the ballot box. He is a frequent speaker on not-for-profit tech issues at forums, including the Google Grants Conference, NTEN, U.N.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

If there's one thread that runs through nearly every discussion in the NTEN community, it's something like: "How do I convince folks higher up the ladder that this is worth pursuing?" Flickr: elyob. " We hear a lot of answers, answers that involve ROI, patience, and the like. I've dished out plenty of platitudes myself.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

Institutions will try to preserve the problem for which they are the solution." - Clay Shirky. Through Garrison's work, he's realized that companies are beginning to tune in to the fact that the values of Millennials are driving key trends of society. And when we don't understand things, we start to ignore or criticize them.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2010

June 26 - Complaints about antennae problems start to pour in. Technical problems aren't always easy to fix. You have to replicate the problem -- and not just once, but consistently. I can accept that a problem might take 22 days to fix. July 2 - Apple blames the software. First, the nerd in me can somewhat respect IT.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Nancy Schwartz, President, Nancy Schwartz & Company. There were two main problems: We thought the most significant gap was that the customer service team was impossible to reach. I moved on to cross-reference those recommendations against trusted online sources from NTEN and Idealware. What else should I know?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. He gave an example of a company needing to switch from paper form to online form. Aim problem in the men’s bathroom in the Amsterdam. How great it is to be in a room with everyone. Want to do more.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The IT industry is overwhelmed with companies and courses and products aimed at the commercial world. Trying to follow the example set by a commercial company, just in a nonprofit way, probably won't work, but there are lessons to be learned. Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models?

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

Bring your problems and your solutions. However, the NTC Salons are not client recruiting grounds, and you are expected to share your knowledge and expertise and not simply tell someone that you or your company can provide a solution. Be considerate of the amount of time you are speaking to leave space for all voices to be heard.

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Forum One

JULY 30, 2007

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

something like a consulting company or creative manager." " There's also another article on a similar theme that focuses on the describing the problem -- or why nonprofits, designers, and techies can't talk to each other. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. re working with???something

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out.

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Forum One

MARCH 6, 2008

Part two talks about understanding the challenges.Foundations take on the biggest and gnarliest social problems (if the problems could be easily solved, the private sector or governments would have already figured them out.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

We also shine the light on the potential security problems of smart toys, predict the end of the digital divide, and discuss a health-related wearable that can't get here fast enough and some intriguing 10 year-old predictions that just happened to come true. In November, a Hong Kong-based smart toy company called VTech got hacked.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

There is a member round up over at the NTEN blog that points to a blog post where TechSoup discusses a new report that suggests the appeal -- and therefore organizational usefulness -- of social media networks may be declining. Be sure to have a system in place to deal with these problems and requests.

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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. He gave an example of a company needing to switch from paper form to online form. Aim problem in the men's bathroom in the Amsterdam. How great it is to be in a room with everyone. Want to do more.

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