NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Flickr: diskychick There's been a flurry of activity lately in the NTEN community and it's easy to see that change is in the air! Check out what your fellow NTENers have been up to and tap into the energy that comes from a little industry shake-up. Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The Index looks at trends on a rolling three-month basis to smooth out seasonal or episodic spikes in the data and is the largest and most timely study being done in the industry. . Steve MacLaughlin is Blackbaud’s director of Internet solutions. Tags: NPTech NTEN Fundraising.

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NTEN

APRIL 12, 2011

You can find many of them here as part of the NTEN community. Julie Chapman brings more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry plus a deep commitment to community involvement. She joined NPower Greater DC Region as Interim Executive Director in the fall of 2002 and was hired permanently in early 2003.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Of course there are some mavens and mavericks out there, including Social Media for Nonprofits keynotes and industry leaders Beth Kanter , Geoff Livingston , and Guy Kawasaki (upcoming programs include SF 11/4 , Atlanta 11/17 & NYC 1/30/12 , all produced under NTEN's gracious fiscal sponsorship).

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

NTEN and other public interest organizations were pushing for a rule that would prevent Internet providers from acting like Web gatekeepers. This was not accomplished, and instead we are left with rules that favor the industry and leave consumers with little protection. In December, the FCC passed a weak Net Neutrality rule.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

leadership makes technology decisions based on standard levels according to industry/sector information and gathers input from technology staff/consultant before making final decision. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption". What is Tech Adoption? "We

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2011

Peter Campbell, IT Director, Earthjustice As an IT Director, co-workers, peers, and consultants frequently ask me, "Do you use Microsoft Project ?" Peter Campbell is currently the Director of Information Technology at Earthjustice, a non-profit law firm dedicated to defending the earth.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

All of us here at NTEN and in the greater nonprofit technology community were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic loss of Dan Scharfman, a long-time prominent member of the nonprofit technology community. His loss will be greatly missed by all those who have known him and benefitted from his work.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Recently, I received an urgent call from the director of a small nonprofit organization. By Tal Frankfurt, CEO, Cloud for Good. I had spoken with her almost 6 months ago about the possibility of migrating their organization to the cloud. People tend to think that if they don't see their information, then it is not secure.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) has also taken strong action in requiring merchant account holders (yes that includes you processing credit card donations) and service providers to start following best practice security standards for protecting both PAPER and electronic cardholder information. Privacy matters for your organization!

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. Joe Hellerstein, a computer scientist at the University of California in Berkeley, calls it 'the industrial revolution of data.' And rightly so.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. To learn more about the benefits of text-to-give fundraising, visit www.mobilegiving.org (U.S.) or www.mobilegiving.ca (Canada) today.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Very rarely is a new invention so innovative that it replaces what came before," says Tom Lehman, founder of Lehman Associates and author of the Lehman Reports™ industry studies. The members' number one reason for attending is networking," says Michele Santiago, marketing director at SMPS National.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Set up Twitter searches and see if people are "tweeting" about your organization or industry. You might also search on the names of your speakers, authors, officers and executive director. New keywords include the names, products, publications and events of your competitors and other industry leaders. Congratulations.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

One industry leader charges a one-time setup fee of $500. One day, after I had explained the costs and the number of donations required to make a traditional text-to-donate campaign lucrative to a very frustrated development director of a grassroots organization, she said, "This is outrageous! With each donation, there is a $0.35

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

A Study of Nonprofit Use of Cloud Software by NTEN, supported by Microsoft Philanthropies. Or are they already defining a watershed time in the running industry? The first phase of the study conducted earlier this year surveyed event directors and Running USA membership to provide interest areas for the results of the upcoming study.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The IT industry is overwhelmed with companies and courses and products aimed at the commercial world. Sometimes that vision is held by the executive director. Julian Egelstaff, Technical Architect, Freeform Solutions Who are our IT role models? Where do our ideas about IT come from?

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. NTEN 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference by TechSoup.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration. All Rights Reserved

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

What subject lines get opens, and how do these look compared to industry benchmarks? Tags: E-mail NPTech NTEN Communications. In short, extensive analysis of your audience's behavior. You can find a wealth of data on your constituents by taking a careful look at what you already have: .

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

A few crisp mornings are always an effective reminder of impending seasonal change, prone to spark those industrious feelings that Fall inspires. Perhaps it was some of those that can help to account for the NTEN community's busy week. Get started or learn more by going to [link].

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 7, 2007

Although the Journal was prepared in partnership with NTEN, I take full and personal responsibility for the decision to use a closed license. Katrin Verclas (the Executive Director of NTEN, for those who don’t know) was eager to know if there was any way to make it open and pushed hard for it.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Peter Campbell, Director of Information Technology at Earthjustice in Oakland, reviewed several drafts and added his insights. Balance implementing industry best practices with doing what’s best for your organization. Anticipate unintended consequences. This one can be tricky.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

In early August, NPTech launched Guidestar Israel. NPTech (established by JDC-Israel and Yad Hanadiv ) is the operating organization behind GuideStar Israel. I know that NPTech is a TechSoup Global partner. Royi Biller is the CEO of NPTech. Debra Askanase, Community Organizer 2.0. What does that mean for Israeli NPOs?

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

By Steve Spiker, Director of Research & Technology, Urban Strategies Council As more and more people are bombarded with maps from every media source, many nonprofits find themselves asking “How can we use maps in our work?” – followed by, “Just how hard can it be for us to make maps for our work?”

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We lead off with Amy Sample Ward who is the executive director of NTEN , the big membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. She also writes for the Stanford Social Innovation Review and she also has one of the most read personal blogs in NPTech. He got the NTEN Award IN 2011. Amy Sample Ward.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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JUNE 1, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Think about it. My 2 cents.

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