Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Michelle, the consultant March 27, 2008 Someone mentioned to me that from what I write on my blog, she wouldn’t know what it is that I actually do in my consulting work. Gotta work on that.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

NTEN Member Knight Foundation announced their latest Knight News Challenge: mobile. While you're out shaping the future, submit a new app idea to Mozilla Ignite, an open innovation challenge hosted by Mozilla, the National Science Foundation, and NTEN member ZeroDivide. Consider a world in which the internet is 250 times faster.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Check out the latest articles, news, and events from NTEN Members! IMAB is hosting a free virtual conference for nonprofits on February 20. Sessions feature community leaders in nonprofit communications and fundraising, including NTEN Member, Kivi Leroux Miller , as keynote speaker. Check out tintup.com/tint4good to learn more.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange is a two-day virtual conference hosted by Neon One. NTC is designed for all roles in nonprofit technology, from board members and staff to volunteers, consultants, and vendors. Cost: 2024 ticket prices have not yet been released, but NTEN members receive discounted ticket prices for NTC.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. at 10:14 pm Good carnival!

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2013

NTEN has retained Heller Search Associates to recruit our next CEO. As you know, NTEN's objective is to help nonprofits maximize the use of technology to fulfill their missions. Provide energetic leadership and strategic direction to NTEN staff and consultants to develop and deliver ambitious and high-impact programs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

It wasn’t so long after that that virtual hosting companies became ubiquitous, and affordable for nonprofits. Amazon seems to be leading in the next wave of evolution of hosting – pay only for what you need, when you need it. 2 comments… read them below or add one } 1 me_just_me 11.12.07 2 Brian 11.23.07

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Do you offer a consultation to fully customize my system to my needs? It’s important to make sure that the company you’re choosing goes beyond training basics by providing: Expert webcasts – Attend online learning sessions hosted by industry experts. How long is the onboarding process?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

NTEN Members never fail to inspire us. There''s a terrific schedule of sessions and an all-star lineup of speakers (including NTEN Members, Steve McDonell of ACHIEVA and Beth Kanter ) planned for the Bayer Center for Nonprofits '' upcoming Tech Now Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Two words: photo booth. 500 list this year!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 27, 2012

Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio , a weekly online radio show that Tony hosts, is Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%. I’ve donated a bunch of NTEN books and swag, and Tony’ll give away his book and free consulting hours, in Planned Giving and Charity Registration. Check us out live on July 13th at 1 o’clock eastern.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

My biggest #ntenthanks was getting to kick off the MAM celebrations by hosting the 2014 NTEN Year in Review: Community Impact webinar. I have to say, my eyes got misty when I listened to several NTEN Members on the webinar share how their experiences with various NTEN programs have made a difference in their work.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Participants on the call come from many backgrounds and situations and are now embarking on new businesses, services and consulting. Today I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar to clients of the Washington Access Fund. You can review the slides below, and click through to slideshare where you can view all of the speaker notes as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

tags: nten 09ntc ). You may be familiar with the NTC ( Nonprofit Technology Conference ) hosted by NTEN. The following year, in Orlando, I coordinated the event as a consultant to NTEN along with Cheryl Hanback. There's also a high demand for social media consults.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit fundraiser since childhood, Beth has over 30 years as a professional fundraiser and consultant. He also co-hosts (with Steven Screen) a great podcast called Fundraising is Beautiful. NTEN CONNECT BLOG. FUTURE FUNDRAISING NOW. Fundraising transforms donors. And you’ll do a better job. THE STORYTELLING NONPROFIT.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Note from Beth: On December 3rd at 9 am PST, I’m going to celebrate NTEN on GivingTuesday by hosting a chat on my LinkedIn influencer blog. You can make donation to NTEN and help them build and strengthen the field of nonprofit techies. Anyone who gives $150 or more will get a 30 minute phone consultation with me.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

Weiner Consulting. When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. Robert Weiner. Will 2012 be pretty much like 2011?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Flickr Photo by Trainer62 You may have noticed there's a lot going on at the NTEN court as of late -- new nten.org (just look around), release of the NTEN Data Ecosystem Report , NTC Scholarship Campaign , the NTC , and a great line-up of webinars ! Consultants RoundTable. Hosted by: Jeffrey Forster. Hosted by: TBD.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2015

We brought in our Drupal consultant, Mark Burgess , to create some funhouse-style CSS and asked Membership Director, Megan, to contribute some of her signature bad puns and goofy jokes to the April Fools’ Day beta launch announcement blog post. The most significant change will be with the NTEN: Change journal.

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NTEN

MAY 23, 2014

After that, Team NTEN will work closely with this year''s Steering Committee to finalize the content. We also have an Austin Host Committee, an NTENer Center Committee, and an Advocacy Lounge Committee, and we''ll introduce you to them soon. The form is open through June 22, 2014. Who will read and review the submissions?

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

Although I think this sentiment, at the NTEN office at least, is eclipsed by football fevor, regardless of what your plans entail, check out the tidbits of member news – including a useful handbook and two upcoming events--before you head out. And have a great holiday! Thinking of launching a website or in need of a refresher?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Nonprofit Engagement Party, hosted by Idealist Consulting and sponsored by Breakeven, Circe, IATS and KnowWho, is back and better than ever! Idealist Consulting is very excited to be hosting this event in a new city. community Community event idealist consulting mgive nptech NTC Program' Let the celebrations begin!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

The Socialbrite team is made up of strategists with deep experience in offering social media consulting services, training workshops, conversational marketing, fundraising and outreach campaigns. Lasica , a consultant and author of four books about emerging technologies.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a data management webinar with Debbie Snyder , VP of Sales & Marketing for Adcieo. QUESTION: NTEN just held an online fundraising benchmark webinar, where they talked about email open rates being low, and organizations raising something like $17 for every 1000 emails sent.

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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. NTEN NTC Washington D.C. Friday, March 14.

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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. NTEN Presents: Oregon Nonprofit Tech Roundup. and the globe.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

In order to insure email deliverability on blasts, you’ll need to have it hosted somewhere where they are actively dealing with whitelists, etc. Otherwise, it’s easy to host it on a generic hosting account, if you don’t need that functionality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! I remember a hot consulting topic was how to get your database off those 3x5 cards into an excel spreadsheet or how to mail merge in Outlook to send out an e-newsletter. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 9, 2007

(Photo by rob_pym ) I’m hosting this week’s Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants ! There weren’t many takers on this one, but there are some real troopers out there in the nonprofit consultant blogosphere, so there’s some great stuff to talk about. Sorry it’s a day late.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

TechSoup will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Office 365; exhibiting at the NTC Science Fair; speaking at plenary events, breakout sessions, and a "Birds of a Feather" lunch; and facilitating networking opportunities. Office 365 for IT Staff and Consultants Tuesday, March 3, 10:00 a.m. NTC logo: NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

My Resolutions for 2016 by Joyce Lee-Ibarra at JLI Consulting Blog shares her plan for getting enough sleep every night, a sure fire way to be productive, Five New Year’s Resolutions Everyone Should Have by Ann Boone on the Relief from Pain blogs gives us some great suggestions to create a self-care plan. Then the host (that’s us!)

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2009

Coming up from April 26-28, NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (or NTC) 2009, is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals. Tags: Tech Planning Consultants Training Running Your Organization Services. From panels, plenaries, and presentations (oh my!)

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Hosted by: Debra Askanase, Farra Trompeter, Carly Leinheiser, and Ashley Lusk. Hosted by: Elizabeth Pope and Laura Quinn of Idealware. Hosted by: Allyson Kapin, Sheila Katz, and Amy Sample Ward. Hosted by: Andrew Garberson and Eric Werner. When: Thursday, March 13, 10:30-12PM. When: Thursday, March 13, 1:30-3PM.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

Deciding how you will build your site, how you'll maintain it, and how you'll host it, are three separate, but related, decisions. Deciding how you will build your site, how you’ll maintain it, and how you’ll host it, are three separate, but related, decisions. You want an attractive, functional website. buildamodule.com.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The ongoing costs - monthly hosting fees vs. support staff salaries or consultant fees, etc. Prior experience includes work at private sector corporations and consulting firms. Tags: Infrastructure Leadership NPTech NTEN. The external one-time implementation costs – hardware, implementation/migration costs.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! Michael Hoffman.

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