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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants November 19, 2007 Today, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. It was an open call, so there are a wide variety of posts to talk about.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

It’s been nearly five years since the first release of Idealware’s Consumers Guide to Donor Management Systems report, and two years since Idealware and NTEN last partnered to update the report. This higher ceiling allowed us to include several widely-used donor management systems ineligible for inclusion in previous years.

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NTEN

JUNE 23, 2011

We're excited to announce the updated Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems , written by Idealware in partnership with NTEN. The systems reviewed cost no more than $4000 for the first year of use. Recommendations for systems based on particular needs. Comparison Matrix of the Top 10 Systems.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So Good move on NTEN’s part! Congrats to everybody!

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Idealware’s Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems reviewed 30 systems, the majority of which don’t come from Convio or Blackbaud. On the recent NTEN community call someone asked the panel to name 5 vendors (other than Blackbaud and Convio) to whom we’d send a CRM system RFP for a $100 million nonprofit.

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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

APRIL 30, 2015

As NTEN's Web Developer, Dan will be diving straight into the deep end during our website redesign process; he will also be focused on the planning, development, configuration, integration, and testing of new and existing web-based systems. How did you first become involved with the NTEN Community?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat. Being an independent consultant was, for me, a way to feel like I was using my skills for the greater good. I’ve been doing this work for more than 10 years now, full time for about seven of those years. And, I think I did that.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

A donor management system is sometimes called a fundraising system or a donor database. There are a huge number of systems available, ranging from the basic to those that offer all sorts of additional features and functionality. The system is based around a central constituent record, with a configurable “interactions portal.”

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Each year, NTEN recognizes a member of this community who has furthered the work of the nonprofit technology field through dedication, innovation, and leadership. This year, we are thrilled to honor Judy Hallman for her work with this award. Her first job in computing came long before the Web. If they only knew then what we know now!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 15, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Better Late than Never May 15, 2007 This carnival is a day late, unfortunately. Getting construction work done on your house will make life difficult sometimes.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2009

Our friends at Idealware and NTEN have released their Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems. Full disclosure -- I contributed to the report and am one of the consultants listed.). The guide presents detailed comparisons of 33 donor databases that cost less than $4,250 in the first year.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Post-Implementation Salesforce Success Consultant. Longshore Consulting. Technology projects succeed or fail at our organizations when staff members choose to use and leverage the system, software, or tool we have so carefully selected, purchased, customized, and implemented. Missy Longshore.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2011

That's where donor management systems come in – and no, Excel doesn't count. Navigating the choices you have when choosing a donor management system can be daunting, though, so we've teamed with Idealware to bring you an online course to help you: " A Guide to Choosing the Right Donor Management System ". >

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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. Sign up now.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We''re coming into the last week of Member Appreciation Month (MAM) , our month-long celebration of NTEN Members! One will be awarded to an NTEN Member who renews their NTEN Membership before Nov. One will be awarded to an NTEN Member who renews their NTEN Membership before Nov. Register for free as an NTEN Member.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

And, as you may know, every year, NTEN tries to raise $10,000 to send staffers from small nonprofits to the conference who otherwise couldn’t afford to attend. Every dollar is matched by Convio, allowing NTEN to send up to 57 people this year! Here’s how you can participate: Create an account at our auction site.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2014

We''re packing, preparing, designing, and more just to make sure this first Summit lives up to the NTEN community standards. The Leading Change Summit is just 12 days away. This required us to start playing with some of the 14LCS thinking toys – we couldn''t resist! Unlike the NTC, there''s no live stream for this event.

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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? it’s not cloud-based.

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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. The form is open through June 22, 2014. Who will read and review the submissions? Well, for starters, you can! The community voting platform will be open in July. Speaking of the Steering Committee, allow me to introduce them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Prior to the project, two of the three nonprofits had paper-based systems – not because they loved what they had, but because they looked at alternatives and found them all out of their price range. The third nonprofit had a system: an old DOS based system, supported and used by one person on the staff. We said fine.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Taking the glass-is-half-full approach, that means there are still lots of free webinars to take advantage of, tons of prizes to give out, and of course, plenty of NTEN thanks! Many people in the community know Steve to be a tireless nonprofit technology champion and supporter of the NTEN Community. Register for free as an NTEN Member.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). It does not include custom systems, of which there are many. Morant Information Systems. Association Management System.

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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 1, 2014

Our heads are in the cloud this month at NTEN, and we have the webinars to prove it. Neff , Senior Management Consultant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers; and Jason Shim , Digital Media Manager, Pathways to Education Canada Cost : $30 for Members / $60 for Non-members >> Register today!

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NTEN

JANUARY 26, 2021

Network for Good, a PR consultancy for nonprofits, captures this sentiment, observing, “Donors come to your nonprofit because they believe in your mission. With an expansive and expanding ecosystem of nonprofit rating systems, nonprofits are often competing against one another to demonstrate their efficiency and effectiveness.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process. Often, we think of “high performance” as something only for large organizations, but smaller nonprofits can apply the ideas too.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Flickr Photo by Happysmurfday Over the past couple of years, we've released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. So, we'd like to take a look how your systems work together (if they do at all) with our first Data Ecosystem Survey. Content Management Systems. > Managing Volunteers.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

We've implemented pretty much the same system as last year, where you give proposals 1 to 5 stars, but now you can vote for 25 sessions per page, so -- assuming our server doesn't give out under the load -- you can get through the entire process with far fewer clicks. Consult the voting FAQ ! Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Here’s what the NTEN team said about voting: We received more than 400 ideas this year — a 75% increase over last year — and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. Consult the voting FAQ ! Vote today! It took me about 90 minutes to vote on every session.

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