Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I reached to fellow NTEN board member, Jason Shim , who works for Pathways to Education in Canada, who shared what their organization does to create community and well being in their nonprofit. Researchers led by Kevin Kniffin, of Cornell University, discovered that communal meals can help with team building and more effective work together.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Over the past couple of months weve been introducing you to the incredible cast of characters who are helping to shape NTENs inaugural Leading Change Summit. Demetrio serves as LimeReds Director of Strategic Design. LimeRed is a creative services firm that works with organizations that inspire positive change.

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MARCH 7, 2017

According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. Jane Meseck , senior director of global programs at Microsoft Philanthropies. Lisa Pool , founder and executive director of the Technology Affinity Group. Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross from NTEN. Nonprofit Technology Leadership. Religion Tech.

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

And if you need a little inspiration, then look no further than your fellow NTEN community members, some of whom have recently received recognition for their work. Speaking of exciting achievements, congratulations are in order for a few of our NTEN members honored by Fastcase 50 this year! and James L.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Steve MacLaughlin is a Director of Analytics at Blackbaud and is considered an expert on the nonprofit sector. MacLaughlin serves on the board of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) and is a frequent speaker at conferences and events. His newest book, Data Driven Nonprofits , was published in 2016.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2015

Chris Worman, senior director of marketing and communications, recommends Social Physics by Alex Pentland. Kyle Reis, senior director and east coast representative, recommends The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel Levitin. " Recommendations from NTEN. Images 6, 7, and 8: NTEN.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In the latest episode of npVOICES , NTEN''s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, shares how she began her career in the nonprofit sector as an accidental techie at an organization while in college. Salsa Labs announce a new director-level workshop at their annual Community Conference this October 9-10 in Washington, DC.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Luckily, the NTEN Community is full of advice on places to go, things to do, dishes to eat, and how to navigate NTC like a pro. NTEN Education Director, Ash Shepherd recommends connecting with folks you may have heard of or interacted with online, but never met in person. 15NTC community Community nptech NTC nten tips Program'

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Co-Founder & Executive Director. As executive director, Aaron's focus is on communication, collaboration, nonprofits, video, social media, and the bleeding-edge technology behind these things. Free Range Studios Ellen Roche, Director of Content Strategy Melissa Roberts, Engagement Strategy Director.

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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. In December, the FCC passed a weak Net Neutrality rule. This was not accomplished, and instead we are left with rules that favor the industry and leave consumers with little protection.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Most proprietary LMS are geared specifically toward the college/university or corporate training markets, and are thus quite expensive. There are open source LMS, some of which are quite well developed, and some also geared toward (or developed by) colleges and universities. Moodle – probably the best known open source LMS.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

Finally, she serves on the board of directors for NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network). Jocelyn has a bachelor's degree in literature from New York University and a master’s degree in sociology from University of Washington. You can follow Jocelyn on Twitter at @jocelynharmon. “I

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JUNE 15, 2011

She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Florida State University and a master’s degree in business from The Citadel. Karla Capers, Online Director, Union of Concerned Scientists. Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services at Care2. She also writes for Fundraising Success.

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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. Well, this isn’t a fair universe – at least, not yet. However, there was much material for reflection.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

The best part of working at NTEN is you: the great people in our community. That's no exception when it comes to our Board of Directors. Please join me in welcoming Rusty, Tom, Steve, and Nancy to the NTEN Board! . I love working with really smart and talented people. Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud. > Read the Press Release.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2014

Before joining the team at NOI, she taught full-time at Howard University where she developed a curriculum that integrates new media and digital platforms into writing instruction. Based in Washington, D.C., Bridget is the Digital Training Manager at the New Organizing Institute (NOI).

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NTEN

JULY 15, 2011

Please join us online on September 13th, 10am Pacific for our NTEN Webinar, The Social Website: Integrating Social Media into Website Design and Function to look at additional examples of sites getting social. from Emory University and a M.B.A. in International Business from Bar Ilan University. Debra holds a B.A.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Capps is currently the senior director of development for the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis in California. Prior to her move to California in 2007, she served as the head of fundraising for Dyson College of Arts & Sciences at Pace University in New York City. Tags: Community NPTech NTEN Fundraising.

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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

MARCH 26, 2009

As the Director of all sales and PR efforts Michael’s goal is to guide clients from the initial sales pitch to the eventual launch of their product. He has also spoken at FS/TEC, Boston University, The Center for Nonprofit Management, Network For Good, Pepperdine University and others.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 24, 2007

Probably it just means that when the “Social Media Director&# or the “Goddess of Communication&# arrived in their office in the morning, they ran their standard set of google blog and technorati searches, and voila, there I was. A universal service for the masses. I guess that’s a good thing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

5 Pitfalls That Ruin Your Productivity (and Sanity) by Megan Keane, Membership Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network writes about some common challenges that get in the way of our personal productivity and suck our energy like powering through your work day without taking a break. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Productivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

I've been following around Holly Ross, executive director of NTEN, on the conference circuit and Holly will be here too. " There's a session on different types of social network sites called " Why I Hate Facebook " by Peter Fleck from the University of Minnesota Extension Family Development.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Peg Giffels, Director of Community Engagement, NPower Seattle. Marjorie Kittle, our Director of Finance and Operations, and I (Peg Giffels, Director of Community Engagement), hosted a wide-ranging conversation about technology, nonprofits, and community needs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2008

Sharing Foundation's founder, Dr. Hendrie or our in-country director, Elephant, regularly makes two trips a year across, on a rickety wooden ferry, to bringing school uniforms made in the Sharing Foundation's sewing school , and school supplies. Some responses: Holly Ross at NTEN tweeted about the blog post on the NTEN blog.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

And when we fail, the donor would be notified at the same time as the executive director So as we were developing this new technology for reporting, it was no giant leap of imagination to ask ourselves, “What if our internal accountability platform were entirely open to donors?” Anybody could observe our progress, at any time.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Mobile + Desktop = Universal Apps. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director's Forum. Upcoming Events. Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

By Terry Booth, Media Director, PLUK. I found PLUK ( Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids ) and, after a bit of position-hopping, took my place as Media Director (where I will eventually be working on our desperately needed website redesign). It all started back in March of this year. For me, it worked out in the end.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2009

. NTEN offered a fantastic Webinar today featuring Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing at Facebook and Adam (didn't get his last name) from the DC Office on the emerging best practices for nonprofits who want to set up Facebook Fan Pages. So is One Campaign and Stanford University. Here's the description.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Strengthening the Capacity of Female University Dropouts. Naples, Florida: Implementing GivingTuesday #swflgives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. Teresa Crawford is in Kiev in the Ukraine doing a workshop on Web2.0

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

The members' number one reason for attending is networking," says Michele Santiago, marketing director at SMPS National. After receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from George Washington University, Bob went to work in the nonprofit industry. Social networking is another layer that enables that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

And, speaking of Zen, the Zen Buddhist Center is looking for an IT director. " Alan Rosenblatt, Internet Advocacy Center , has a thoughtful post on the NTEN Blog, When Campagin 2.0 Not a ten in these stories, but one post came from NTEN which rhymes with ten. A little Zen, but it is really hectic this week.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

I was a professor at the time, and a nonprofit organization wanted to get on the web, and give some of their staff email, and at the time, colleges and universities were the only organizations that had easy access to the internet, and virtual hosting companies cost a fortune, way beyond what a nonprofit could afford.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

"Open source software developers like these fill an indispensable role," says Joseph Mouzon, the Tides Foundation chief of staff, a Pizzigati Prize judge, and the former executive director of Nonprofit Services for Network for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2010

Here’s quick sampling: LA Universal Preschool. HCAP is a small agency and its executive director participated. At the end of the session, each participant received a gift – The Networked Nonprofit book and a Networked Nonprofit T-shirt created by the good folks at NTEN ! Celebrating Learning.

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