Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The primary function of a Content Management System—making it easy for non-technical staff to update content—helps facilitate constituent interaction by helping your nonprofit better attract and engage visitors to its website.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Check out the following CoP's and their upcoming events: The Nonprofit Technology Consultants CoP is a forum for nonprofit technology consultants to help facilitate frank discussion about working with nonprofit organizations. The first call of the Drupal CoP will be on Wednesday, October 5th. You can find out more and register here.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Following a point-counterpoint tradition, NTEN''s CEO Amy Sample Ward will facilitate a conversation with panelists Michael Enos, CTO, of the Second Harvest Food Bank, Gouri Sadhwani, CEO of the Akanksha Fund, and Rick Cohen, Director of Communications and Operations at the National Council of Nonprofits. Register by Friday, Dec.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2015

Communities of Practice NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs) are affinity groups centered on specific topics of interest, from community management to Drupal to nonprofits in the arts. These online groups provide support for specific needs and interests and offer ongoing opportunities for growth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

Note from Beth: I facilitated a panel about Mobile Integrated strategy at the Innogive Conference earlier this month and have shared the notes here. At See3, we think this is like the launch of Drupal or WordPress – two content management systems that. My main takeaway was that nonprofits need to think differently about content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

I think of myself in these terms: I educate, facilitate, mediate, and problem-solve. For another client, I helped them vet vendors for their new website, taught them the difference between Joomla, Drupal and Plone, and I helped free them from a vendor who was particularly egregious in their hosting charges, among other things.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2011

Build accessibility into your existing Drupal workflow - This is different than just seeking to be 508-compliant. WAVE Toolbar. - "We've worked hard in the Drupal community to build an inclusive community that eliminates barriers for participation. " - from Amanda Ward via Linkedin. Here's how. Next Steps?

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Even if you're using a content management system like WordPress or Drupal, by incorporating APIs, you can further enhance built in app-like functionality to create a highly customized experience. API stands for Application Program Interface, and has become known for, in large part, facilitating the Web 2.0 What are APIs?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Many platforms, including Drupal and WordPress have responsive design themes available. Quinn mentioned a few interesting examples of how nonprofits can use mobile to facilitate conversations with their constituents, including: Engaging volunteers and conducting surveys. Creating a simple mobile app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2006

I was delighted to discover his newly redesigned drupal blog and all the widgets he has installed. I think that widgets can facilitate social networking connections (check out the mybloglog widget on my sidebar) and enhanced the interaction or conversation already taking place on the blog.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

A Drupal or Wordpress site could include these features by adding modules/plug-ins/widgets. Now go forth and facilitate knowledge sharing! A more complex knowledge sharing platform might include: the ability for users to upload documents, links, or just pose a question. commenting on any item. rating items.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

In my presentation, I looked at ways organizations need to change the way they do business and generate content in order to facilitate a storytelling culture, namely: Ensure organizational backing from senior management. Have everyone buy into the idea that storytelling matters!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

We had visitors from Drupal geeks to James Fallows at the Atlantic stop by DataMasher.org to create a custom data mash-up. The team conceived "DataMasher" -- a web app that allows users to "mash up" two sets of state data. The result displays in table format as well as visualized on an interactive shaded map of the US.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

" Rolf Kleef has looked over the list to identify " facilitator projects " that give people the tools to improve their own situation in their own way. " Greenpeace UK is about to launch a new drupal site. Andy Carvin and Jonnie Goldstein interviewed a person from one of two projects based in Cambodia.

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2013

Working with a facilitator, we discussed what each organization wanted to learn from the project (what was “in it” for us), what data would be required (what we had to give), and the conditions under which we could share that data. Holly Ross is former executive director of NTEN, and currently executive director of the Drupal Association.

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