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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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. Of course he does great work leading the organization's national digital strategy, and they have plenty of work to do. However in the NPTech world, I often forget I’m Canadian.

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2013

During my 7 year tenure at NTEN, I''ve had the pleasure of looking at a lot of data, and figuring out ways to use that data in strategic ways to drive the organization and our community forward. Specifically, members who had registered for at least one NTEN event over the course of the year were 37% more likely to renew.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. Jonathan Coleman is the featured Changemaker at Change.org ( hat tip NTEN roundup). Do you remember the Grasshopper and the Ant Fable ? Alternative Approaches.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Engagement Strategie s. A Few NpTech Conversations. What are the engagement strategies - how to move from monologue to dialogue? She shares some of the internal conversation her colleagues on staff and their differing views: It took a little more work to convince my co-workers [about web 2.0 Social Network Fragmentation.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2013

We all want to make a difference and even the most expert nonprofiteer can always use guidance. Luckily NTEN members never cease to contribute their wealth of knowledge to the nonprofit tech community. If you're feeling stuck in your efforts, Sea Change Strategies offers tips for Doing the Unstuck to help you out of the rut.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

While NTEN goes to great lengths to make our messaging personal, everybody who has given us their e-mail address is, of course, a member of one of our segments -- likely one of several -- as we try to send them only the information they're likely interested in. They're going to have data! > > Learn more and register today.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of moderating a panel about this timely topic of multi-channel fundraising and communication for NTEN’s 501 Tech Club New York City at the TADA! For those of you who missed it, here are some of the big ideas: With so many channels, begin with a clear strategy and strong story. Youth Theater.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2010

Photo: johncabrerea@att.net I've been crafting the "official" NTEN Social Media Strategy. What really shocked me is that when The Strategy was (relatively) complete, it turned out not to be much different from what we've been doing all along. What makes it official? It has its own Google Doc.)

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

People come to your website, first and foremost, to get information, so Content Strategy is relevant for any communications work you do. In case you’re still on the fence, or you’re not really clear about what Content Strategy is and what’s involved, here are answers to the top 10 most important Content Strategy questions.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Review how your efforts, dollars and strategy are spent They say it's hard to see the forest for the trees. But how often do you step back to ask questions like: How can use our website to communicate differently? Why does this have to be different in technology? How can we change our process to use our CRM better?

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2013

So depending on the results of the most recent reorganization, we may find ourselves working in many different departments. An important thing to remember is that leadership, especially when it comes to digital technologies, can come from anywhere in an organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th. Tools and Strategy Google Earth for Green Activism. More from the Convio Summit this week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Social Media: Adoption, Strategy, and Measuring Success ZUP4Nonprofits has a two-part post ( pt. What I wonder is whether difference audiences are being reached? NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.") asks Rich Reeder.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

That's one of the reasons you soak up all NTEN has to offer about technology and engagement. What has been missing is information that how different generations learn about, engage with and donate to charitable organizations -- until now. More research on the habits and needs of donors and prospects is making its way to the market.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Socialbrite’s mission is to shine a light on the best practices, social tools and strategies that will benefit each of these important constituencies.”. He advises both Fortune 500 corporations and nonprofits in social media strategies. Katrin Verclas, co-founder and editor of MobileActive.org and past executive director of NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. What should Netsquared's Facebook strategy be? He notes with a trace of sarcasm, "???With What do you think?

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2012

For my next session, I'm covering "Creating a Mobile Strategy" with Ann Maier of the National Geographic Society. The National Geographic Society ran two different text-to-give campaigns: one gave an option to donate $5 or $10, while the other was simply a $10 donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. Do we know enough about the differences between users and non-users of social networking sites ? I'd love to see more detail, like an overview the strategies or how they measure success. Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !) What reading level is your blog? What do you think?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Building community takes many forms and is done for many different reasons: to raise money, pass legislation, connect with like-minded people, have fun, learn new things. 13ntc Change Management community building digital team strategies Leadership nptech Organizational Culture Social Media Staffing Strategy Communications'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

So, I came back from the NTC with this revelation that things had changed -- that we had to do something different with our social networking strategy -- and yet a lot of cynicism about what a bigger time investment in social media was going to do for us. My colleagues shared that doubt. We just had to keep telling our story.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

More dollars and more staff isn't always the answer; it's how you invest those resources and capacity that really make the difference. Smart Technology Investment for Nonprofits from NTEN. With the help of the design team at Lemon.ly , we created another infographic to tell the story of smarter nonprofit technology investments.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

One of the reasons I love the NTEN community is that I can revel in the joys of hanging out with other geeks like me. They use a special look and feel (yellow with pink and grey, perhaps), Facebook page, Twitter stream, and so forth, and it's very different from the organization's typical blue and black, rather serious branding.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Which brings us to an important question: Who should build that strategy? Too often, strategy and/or implementation are farmed out to temporary or part-time employees who have minimal organizational buy-in, simply because “they have time” or “they’re young; they understand this stuff.”. Who should be in charge of implementing it?

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2012

Join Josh Birkholz, author of the top-selling nonprofit book, Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy at our upcoming webinar, "Fundraising Analytics for Campaign Planning", for a look at what's possible. Cost : $35 for NTEN Members, $70 for non-members. Learn more and register today >> Event Details.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

I still don't know of that many nonprofits using Friendfeed , though, whether as an overall tool or for joining the "nptech" community conversation ( "nptech" is a tag that Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, and others have been using to tag nonprofit technology resources on delicious, twitter, etc., for the last five years or so).

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NTEN

JULY 3, 2012

Another useful reference for staffing levels is to look at the range of responses, however, rather than simply the average value: The median number is the midpoint of the numbers reported, which you can see is very different from the averages. incidentally, the mode was also 1.0 -- the most frequently reported number).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

We hope that nonprofits will find this trend(y) report handy in planning their technology strategies for the New Year! There is a constant need to reach out to more supporters who exist on different (evolving) social platforms, and cultivate a personal relationship with them. Tags: NPTech NTEN. If not, you should!

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

This approach misses two key facts: one, users are already using your website on their phones, and two, mobile web users have different needs than desktop users. In reality, when planning a mobile web strategy, you should consider the following factors: I. This will depend on the particular use case and the audience.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

RoundTables are monthly hour-long chats, free for NTEN Members, moderated by an NTEN member from the field of Consulting, Communications, or IT -- depending on which RoundTable it is. The solution that came out of the group was to check out the Twitter search function ( [link] ), and to try using different combinations.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Your own trends may differ and it is extremely important to analyze your online and offline donor data together to see what is happening. It is also important to look at how giving to different channels impact the size, frequency, and length of giving. Start by checking a sample of your own data.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The Summit will offer expert advice, quality connections, and investor strategies. The SEA has extended a $50 discount off Summit registration to the NTEN community – and if you register now through September 15th, you will save an additional $100 during advanced registration. We’d love to hear your take-aways! >>

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

Strategy basics like tips for building a mobile website, developing apps, text-to-donate campaigns, social media integration, and analyzing and optimizing your mobile campaigns. Another strategy for engaging mobile users of course includes creating an app for your organization. mobile technology mobile apps nptech tsmobiletechnology'

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Has it been a year already since we launched NTEN's quarterly digital journal for nonprofit leaders? NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits developed their social media policies.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out the over 100 exhibitors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. and a gaggle of books by nptech superstars. Two different winners will be picked! Are you a 501c3 who will be visiting us at NTEN?

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Cross-departmental strategy and planning. IT Alignment session was good but Fundraising Alignment and overall strategy alignment with mission type sessions would be good. . Communications strategy from a leadership perspective - don't leap frog strategy when it comes to social media, Strategy on Steroids!

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