NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

Flickr: LexnGer In case you hadn't noticed, NTEN is a community of nonprofit and technology professionals sharing information about using technology effectively for nonprofit work. Emphasize process and results: how did you plan the data migration to your new database? come from the experts and practicioners in our community.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Flickr: vernhart Thanks to the amazing efforts of the NTEN community, it's been a great Member Appreciation Month! As MAM festivities wind down, it's impossible to say thanks enough to the generous members who've made this special month possible by sharing their knowledge and time with all of us. A huge #NTENThanks for all your support!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

60+ Years How would you compare your organization with other nonprofits, in general, when it comes to using technology effectively (from databases to social media) to achieve your mission? Updating the database and website (in process). We are open to new ideas and technologies, but we certainly aren't leading the way (yet).

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

Flickr photo: Logan was his name-o It's been just a few hours since one of the largest recorded earthquakes and subsequent tsunami hit off the coast of Japan. After that came online databases of relief supplies that helped ensure that the right supplies got to the right people. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Flickr: Gaueko I love getting to this give-away during Member Appreciation Month : I get to trot out the Fifth Element reference to LeeLoo's Multi-Pass -- because that's what I'm giving away today! Well, the NTEN version, anyway.). Thank you for being a member of NTEN, Elaine! Have fun on your NTEN programming trip!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

It is not something confined to an “IT department&# any more as everyone (if we are looking at a nonprofit, for example, staff use the website, database, email marketing, etc.) Image credit: Flickr opensourceway. Technology is a catalyst for data, analysis, scalability, effectiveness and efficiency.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 3, 2013

We’ve given out prizes to members who have been particularly active and engaged, as well as to members randomly selected from our database, and announced their big wins via social media. Flickr photo credit: woodleywonderworks. One of the most fun aspects of Member Appreciation Month has been the daily prize giveaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Flickr Photo by Rob Howells. Finally, be sure you keep any disaster-relief donors segmented in your database so you both know how you acquired them, and know that they respond to specific and timely events. But be sensitive to the tone and frequency of your communications, so they don’t feel too “rah-rah” or overwhelm your list.

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

undefined: Flickr: Cambodia4kidsorg The term "geospacial information system" may cause many of us to zone out and assume "the following information will not be applicable to me because I'm not an engineer or cartographer or astronaut or whatever that term applies to." police districts, school districts, and watersheds.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2014

Since publishing, I’ve received feedback that the post was helpful, and have been asked to dive into further detail on how best to prepare for this move (data conversion) to your new home (new database). Broken relationships – orphaned records in your database such as gifts with no constituent to relate to. Let’s begin.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 10, 2009

At its core, Ravelry is primarily a user-built relational database of yarns and patterns, linked through the users who work with them. I’ve yet to find a yarn that isn’t in Ravelry’s database. If you have a Flickr account, you can easily connect it to Ravelry for uploading images.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2006

services, like del.icio.us, google, flickr, and many, many others, and use and manipulate this data to their own ends. These are using data in your own databases, and grabbing maps from google maps and putting them inside your application. Other examples include desktop applications that allow uploading photos to flickr.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2013

At the end of the year, clear your database of inactive subscribers in order to get the most accurate hit-rate statistics. Image via Flickr user HowardLake. Don't be afraid of trying out different images or designs, but use A/B testing to see if the changes are effective. Make a mobile-friendly version of the newsletter.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo: TimPearce_ LosGatos If you've been following the NTEN blog this November, you've definitely caught on that it is Member Appreciation Month. The technology that makes NTEN webinars tick: netForum Avectra: Our core database that allows us to handle event registrations and event reminders. We hiring. –

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

I’ll be posting pics to flickr, for sure! { It will be my first international open source event, and it’s an amazingly interesting topic. So I am so excited to be going. I have been tasked to be “use case librarian&# which is very cool, since I am a real fan of use cases.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

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. . Michaela Hackner , a talented photographer, was on hand to document the Day of Service on Flickr. Photos: Lydia Mann - Flickr.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Flickr Photo: Jonathan McIntosh I'm not very good as resolutions. I had been on the road a lot, talking to lots of different nonprofits on topics from social media to databases to budgeting for technology. I can't do what I want with my database because I can't train my staff." First, I'm not going to travel so much.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Creative Commons Search is another search engine that searches multiple sites simultaneously, including Flickr, Open Clip Art Library , Pixabay , and several more. Flickr is one of our go-to places for Creative Commons- licensed images. I use the advanced search feature. Many of them are public domain.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

It can bring in your photos (and the photos of your contacts) from flickr. Today, I’m talking about Flock. Flock is the “social browser.&# For bookmarking, it uses your del.icio.us It can keep track of your Twitter friends, etc. You can also use it as a blog editor, which I am going to start trying out. It’s amazingly good.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Update: LinkedIn, Flickr, SixApart and Twitter have now joined Dataportability.org. This is a good sign that things are going in the right direction. I’ll keep you posted, for sure. Read/Write Web and TechCruch have good coverage of this. This is, of course, great news.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Flickr Photo by ESML. I would be happy if we could connect publicly available data with our internal membership databases.”. It was a fantastic laboratory to explore the power of peer learning and the right mix. Final thoughts from the panelists: Social CRM, gatekeepers, and learning in public.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

flickr: valleygirl_tka A while back, with the generous support of the Knight Foundation, a group of Nonprofit CTOs gathered in Miami to discuss the day-to-day challenges of nonprofit technology, share their success stories, and brainstorm solutions. The same should go for adding pages to your site, implementing a new database, and more.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2008

Flickr Photo: RXAPhoto Last week, I received a nice email from Wes Trochlil at Effective Database Management. Many moons ago, Wes helped us select our association management software. I like getting email from Wes because he usually has great practical advice. .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway. Relatively recently, I’d finally, after tons of invitations, joined invested time and energy into my LinkedIn profile. I’m still not convinced by any of these social network sites not directly linked to content (unlike del.icio.us

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2013

NOZAsearch from Blackbaud is a web-based database of charitable giving intended as a prospect-research tool for nonprofit organizations. Image: Donation jar, ( Flickr ). Becoming a GrantStation. member gives your organization access to web-based grant research tools as well as a comprehensive list of current sources of grant money.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

is a web-based database of charitable giving intended as a prospect-research tool for nonprofit organizations. Image: Donation jar, ( Flickr ). Becoming a GrantStation. member gives your organization access to web-based grant research tools as well as a comprehensive list of current sources of grant money. Searching for prospects?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Flickr Photo: Steve Wampler If you haven't already finished, you're probably smack dab in the middle of making the case for your 2009 IT budget. After all, databases don't feed hungry people. It's easy to look at that database development project as an expense you can live without in the coming year.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Open has 3 components, APIs, Database Connectors, and Extensions. Database Connectors are specific tools to help people connect Convio and specific apps, including Blackbaud’s Raiser’s edge, and … Salesforce! gods: Flickr, RSS, Google, etc. Convio has, seemingly, gotten some serious Web 2.0 apps out there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2007

While I wouldn't know an API from Ape if it stood right in front of me beat its chest, but I have seen the results of open APIs in social media apps like Flickr. As Michael Hoffman describes the practical benefits: Imagine you run one program for your main donor database and another program for your email and online data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Essentially the Cloud is a server/service where you can store your hard drive/database/documents/apps/software making it accessible any where at any time thus giving it mobility. One of the simplest ways to significantly increase your nonprofit’s return on investment (ROI) from using social media is to learn basic HTML.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2007

But there are a few tidbits that I’ve enjoyed: There is a great Flickr stream building up of photos tagged with “07NTC &# including one of me. And I think most of the bloggers are too busy giving, or going to sessions to blog much. Technorati Tags: 07NTC , nptech { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 John Frost 04.06.07

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

I use several Greasemonkey scripts for Flickr: AllSizes+, How Interesting?, I’m trying out some new themes soon. { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 M. at 8:50 am Thanks for the tip about AdBlock Plus. It’s brill — it gets rid of all the ads on Facebook. Mail to, and my absolute favorite Photo Compass.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr: lumaxart The NTEN community sure has changed over the years. When we started, NTEN focused on circuit riders, accidental techies (aka "Program Assistants") and IT Directors who were helping nonprofits get constituent and donor data off of index cards and into databases -- or at least spreadsheets! So has NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

re a videoblogger, or use a photo service like Flickr , edit and upload your media quickly. Build the most important of the business cards into whatever you use as a contact database, and if you can, in the notes/comments section, mention that you met the person at X event. Sorry, but it???s Make it easy to be found. Make sense?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2010

You submit the userid and then have to come back a few days later unless it is already in the database. I wrote about an experiment I did last year using this tool. One problem is that it doesn’t analyze your network in real time. Twitalyzer is a terrific analytics tool that gives you some good benchmarking metrics for Twitter.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Chances are you probably already do this with Yahoo Mail or Google Docs or Flickr or Salesforce or Twitter or Facebook. There was one database of projects, one set of guidelines for project management and shared progress-tracking system across boundaries, time zones, and domains of expertise. CrisisCamps is not a rogue example.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2009

Flickr Photo: maher berro But we're glad you did! Karl - our king of data and databases. There are more than 800 of you already registered for the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference. I recognize that this is a difficult time for all of us and our organizations. You should read every line of our e-newsletter. He's THAT good.

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