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Hosting Nonprofit CRM Donor Systems in the Cloud

NTEN

By Margaux Pagán, Director of Strategic Fundraising, DonorFuse , and Tim Sarrantonio, Account Consultant, Z2 Systems. You may also hear this referred to as “Online”, “Hosted”, or “Web Based” software. There is a fair amount of discussion about the “cloud” when it comes to nonprofits and their technological next steps.

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Claim Your Slice of Pie: Take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey

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Or that IT staff in the NTEN community regularly refer to WIRED and Mashable more than any other online resource, while nonprofit Executive Directors and CEO's refer to NTEN more than any other site when looking for online resources?

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What’s Missing from Your Ecosystem?

NetWits

The unit referred to in our definition is one where every part of it is required for survival and growth. If you’ve attended a Heartwalk you’ll see a lot of this in action and I bet Andre Blackman (the new Director of Digital Communications and the American Heart Association) has some great new ideas as well. The Non-profit Ecosystem.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. " The article refers to the Dunbar number - 150 - the ceiling on the number of personal contacts a human has the capacity to maintain. You can learn a lot about that more through this informative interview by The Buzz Bin with Steve Bridger on the Buzz Director.

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The Evolution of NPTech: Keynote and slides

Amy Sample Ward

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. We need leaders that are not our executive staff (sorry directors!) So let’s dive in!

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A Closer Look at Nonprofit Technology Benchmarks: Tech Adoption Levels

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If you've been keeping up with this blog series about applications of our annual Nonprofit Tech Staffing & Investments research, you've noticed that we refer to "Tech Adoption" when gauging the impact of staffing levels or investments on an organization. In this article, we're taking a closer look at what we mean by "Tech Adoption".

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Should Your Organization Outsource Its IT Functions?

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In either case, make sure that you check out references. She joined NPower Greater DC Region as Interim Executive Director in the fall of 2002 and was hired permanently in early 2003. If your organization is larger or you have particularly sophisticated needs, then consider a bigger shop with more depth of experience.