NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . There's still time, but it's running out! include NTEN member organization Idealist.org.

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NTEN

JANUARY 31, 2014

It’s that time of year again- the DoGooder Awards are back! The contest is presented by NTEN, YouTube , and See3 Communications , with generous sponsorship by Cisco and the National Alliance for Media and Culture and the National Youth Media Network. See contest rules here.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Commons Project: Smithsonian Institution I've been neglecting my Member News roundups, but it's not because I don't care -- it's a combination of you guys all being super active and NTEN being consumed by NTC prep. It's nice to see NTEN members playing well together! It's been info overload around here, but that's a good thing!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For the 5th year in a row, the annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest , presented by YouTube and See3 Communications , is open for submission during the weeks leading up to the Nonprofit Technology Conference. Entries for the Best Thrifty Video category can be for videos made any time before the end of the submission period.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

It’s time again for the Nonprofit Video Awards from DoGooderTV , sponosored by NTEN & See3 Communications. If you were at the 08NTC last April, then you probably remember the awards ceremony for the 2008 contest. Tags: video nten 09ntc events ntc. Short-form Videos : any video under 5 minutes.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

NTEN has just announced the first NTC video competition. And the good news is that if you've never created web videos before and don't have the big bucks to hire a professional, there is enough time to learn. In fact, there's an NTEN Affinity Group for video blogging where you can get advice, ask questions, or share what you know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

If not, you can follow the conversation in real time on Twitter with the hashtag #crowdx. (We’ll For the most part, I agree with the way the crowds voted – but, given that people were able to submit and vote at the same time, it means some groups only submitted on the very last day, not leaving much time for votes.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The contest is all about moving the field of nonprofit video forward and encouraging cause video creators to try new styles and strive to make their work different. Different is just what The Case Foundation is looking for in this year's contest. To enter the awards, just visit the contest website and submit your video.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Sign up for the event or learn more here.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

We recently asked the NTEN community. " As it turns out, it's frequently time, money, and convincing others of what you need. . We're still waiting to hear from our second winner, who participated in a similar conversation on the NTEN Facebook page about the necessity of proper, cost-effective training for all staff.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Everyone nominated will be entered to win one of 50 free NTEN memberships , compliments of Convio ! Share the contest with your peers and increase your odds of winning each time you use the hashtag #nphero on Twitter. Leave a comment at www.convio.com/nphero and give a shout out to your hero for everyone to see.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2010

In just that short time period, the use of video by nonprofits has exploded. This year, See3, NTEN and YouTube received over 750 submissions for the contest - a record! We've been lucky enough to partner with See3 for the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards for several years now.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

All week, we've been running our CRM plus Consulting hours give-away , and I'm excited to announce the nonprofit NTEN organizational member that will be receiving the following: 2 free seats for the first year of Common Ground , the new CRM from Convio. 10 free consulting hours to help get things set up, from Causeway Interactive.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The holidays are in full swing, and in between the last minute shopping, out-of-town guests, and end-of-year nonprofit campaigns, most of us are trying to fit in as much time as possible to make a positive impact in our own way. Everyone nominated will be entered to win one of 50 free NTEN memberships , compliments of Convio!

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2009

Flickr: ThomasBrandt From the number of "out of office" replies I get anytime I send an email to the NTEN community, it looks like we're well into vacation season. It's the third season for this Barcelona and Switzerland-based organization's digital divide photo contest, and you're invited to participate.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2010

On the other hand, small organizations often lack the thing social media does require, and requires a lot of: time. When you have to prepare the annual budget, oversee the programs, and write the grants, the investment of time required to make social media work seems unrealistic. It only enters one social media contest a year.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We're at it again in 2010, this time with more YouTube -y goodness! The contest will award a total of $10,000 in grants, funded by the Case Foundation, to the best videos of the year found in the YouTube Nonprofit Program —a special program that YouTube designed to help nonprofits achieve their missions.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

While we were busy catching up on sleep, we also spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience. As Holly wrote in the #NTCFail blog post outlining the things that didn’t go as planned at the event, we value being open and accountable at NTEN. It’s hard to believe that the 2012 NTC is a wrap. The opening was.well, I lack words.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2012

It was amazing to see so many NTEN members at the NTC last week! video contest and earn the chance to win money for your cause! million people volunteered, placing the overall value of volunteer time at $173 billion for the year. Did your nonprofit make an astounding video this year? Submit it to the 2012 Lights. In 2010, 62.8

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2015

It’s that time of year again- the DoGooder Video Awards are back! The DoGooder National Video Awards contest opens today! The contest is presented in partnership with YouTube and See3 Communications. Now is the time to show off what you’ve done for your cause, and help other do-gooders see what they can do.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit their videos to the contest, hosted on DoGooderTV , the video sharing platform for nonprofits. The grand prize winner will be announced at NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in New Orleans on March 21. million times on YouTube. This video has been viewed over 1.5

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

If you’re an introvert like me, breakfast is a great time to meet people. Have a nice meal, hold a long conversation for the first time all day and venture away from the hotel to get to know our host city. The NTEN staff are great at posting the latest updates about sessions, coffee replenishment and fun contests.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Learning takes time, but it’s something that you can start to pick up very quickly and with daily or weekly work you’ll become effective in no time at all. Twitter search is your best friend for finding out what’s going on in the real time conversation world of microblogging. The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

We want to distinguish the salon from the informal knowledge sharing that happens daily on the web or behind pay walls by offering a regular synthesis of the stories, knowledge, tips, resources, and wisdom shared in real time in the salon. Other than benchmarking against yourself over time, are there sub-sector averages that we can look at?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The online contest they ran recently , hiding pieces of their new album cover on different sites around the Internet, ought to give you some ideas. It's only a matter of time before the robots can beat us at ping pong. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Know somebody who texts while driving? You need to send them this.

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NTEN

APRIL 9, 2009

We've run a video contest with See3 Communications for three years running now, and every year, we've more than doubled the number of entries. Tags: 09NTC michael_hoffman NPTech NTEN video. At some point, somebody at your org will probably say, "I know what we'll do! We'll make a video!" " It can be a good idea.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Use an international standard for time.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Remember the early days of social media when you did not have to cut through all of the noise and things felt more like a community rather than a popularity contest? This is a key principle in the book Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and I wrote about in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere. Social Networking Trends'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Time is Running Out: Apply or Nominate Someone by Wednesday, February 29th! The NTEN community is made up of thousands of inspiring individuals who are working hard every day to make some change in the world. It's why NTEN is here, and it's why we're fans of The CTK Foundation's "Heroes with a Heart" grant awards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

NTEN has published a useful quick “What’s This? Chad Norman shares a post of some interesting nonprofit examples , including one from the South Carolina Aquarium that created the Be Rare Contest , which used QR codes as the focus of a city-wide scavenger hunt. Joe Waters shares an example used for Cause Marketing.

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See3

MAY 1, 2007

It’s a big topic, but notice how much time she spent on web video! Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. You can watch the video here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Note: I've had this blog post in a draft for about a week and was reminded about it when I saw this post over at the NTEN blog asking Is Facebook A Bust or Is Obama's Model the Future ? But the denominations of the donations remain small, and it's not clear that one-off contests will lead to more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 20, 2007

Part of the Nonprofit Technology Conference I went to earlier this month was a video contest for videos that move people to create social change, and promote nonprofit work. Gives me shivers each time I watch it. You can see it on Avaaz.og , NTEN , or on YouTube , where it is in 9 or 10 different languages. 07ntc avaaz nten

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2009

It's a great way to spend our last bit of time together while highlighting some of the individuals and organizations shaping our sector. Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. The DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards is a project of NTEN and See3 Communications.

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