Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

This post originally appeared on NTEN's blog. Here are some tips to keep in mind: . This is the second in a fantastic series of guest posts by the authors of Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. New applications and technologies are being developed at a rapid pace. Maintain a healthy dose of skepticism.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2013

NTC taught me how to focus and evaluate our social media work, how to develop that into a set of actions, and how best to carry them out. Donate online or TEXT "NTEN" to 25383 to donate $10 and nominate your scholarship attendee now! 13ntc 14ntc Community nptech nten scholarship campaign Program'

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

Semphonic President and Conference Founder Gary Angel says " What a gift to have the best minds in the industry to work together and the big bonus is helping 2 chosen non-profit organizations."" The Analytics Challenge is a ½ day event at X Change conference on September 13th. "" Apply today!

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2015

While there are always lessons to be learned as we gather feedback—through evaluations, emails, and conversations with members of the Community (yup, we really do read them all)—we wanted to take a moment to share some of the highlights. Steering Committee Invitation Want to help shape the educational content for the 16NTC?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 3, 2021

A recent project by NTEN and Cornerstone, “ The State of Nonprofit Professional Development ,” uncovered that “nonprofit staff want to learn and grow in their jobs and careers and that they seek to pursue professional development even if it’s not an official part of the expectations and evaluations in their jobs.”.

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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. Also keep in mind (Chart 2) where they are going to get information. Tags: Community convio Data E-mail NPTech NTEN Planning Social Media Web Sites Fundraising. It reinforces the need for consistency.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Every year NTEN uses a community-driven process to develop the agenda. What does Forum One have in mind? We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication. It brings together over 2,000 of the best and brightest nonprofit professionals from around the world.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As I evaluated our content and the possibilities for growth, I could feel the wheels starting to move beneath me again. You’ll learn valuable skills when you enroll in upcoming courses like Foundations for Successful Remote and Distributed Teams or Mindful Leadership in Trying Times.

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NTEN

APRIL 21, 2012

This is probably because we never really made up our minds about how to approach it this year, so we changed course several times. One of the most common complaints on session evaluations is that the session was to basic or too complicated, or that they came prepared for a lecture, but got a discussion. NTCFail 3: Day of Service.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. 6 Tips for Evaluating Your Training Session.

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NTEN

AUGUST 24, 2011

We'll be posting highlights from this meeting of the minds on the NTEN blog. You have to evaluate each project against the things you won’t be doing instead. In the final, and most important step, you want to evaluate if the project is core to your mission. What is the problem?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Last year at this time, I was writing the chapter on ROI in the soon to be published book from NTEN called " Managing Your Mission." What's Up With Feedburner by Beth Kanter Google Analytics Primer sponsored by NTEN with screencast and wiki created by Beth Kanter Using Postrank To Evaluate the Top Content on my blog by Beth Kanter.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2011

In that scenario, nonprofit workers feel like technology is something they have to deal with to do the "real work," not something that can make their work lives and their organization better at meeting its mission (which is what NTEN believes, so strongly they wrote a book about it ). For example, Simone works for an evaluation organization.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I'd like to suggest Innovation Network's State of Evaluation Project and the Urban Institute's Nonprofit Sector in Brief as excellent sources. Also, look to the NTEN Benchmarks X Study and, of course, GrantStation's free State of Grantseeking™ Reports. Funder types and award sizes vary widely by mission focus.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

A theory of practice, in my mind, outlines the methods and ideals behind how I get work done with clients. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. They certainly are consistent with each other, but they are distinct. This theory includes the following elements that I think are key to my work: Listening.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Read the complete article in NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Yet organizations regularly implement campaigns again and again without evaluating their results and practices, and even fewer measure campaigns in progress to try and improve mid-stream.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. CDSI is not something that you thought up inside your organization, even if you thought it up with your community in mind or at heart.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Then we planned a series of tests to evaluate everything from our messaging to nuts-and- bolts fundraising tactics. [Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of a case study in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I gave a lightening talk at the Gates Foundation convening of the Markets for Good community on “ Between the Keyboard and the Chair “ Facilitation and Train the Trainers: I was honored to co-facilitate a leadership track at the first ever Leading Change Summit hosted by NTEN which was an amazing learning experience.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2016

At bbcon 2015, some of the top minds in the nonprofit industry came together to present Big Idea sessions. On December 31st, 2015, the busiest day of the year for online fundraising, we had just one email queued up to go out from NTEN. Data supports us first in planning for fundraising campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

An organization's dashboard is an internal report and the data not shared publicly (although NTEN shared its Dashboard spreadsheet template recently). . so these important metrics are frequently brought back to mind as they continue to track and update them online. Tags: Arts & Technology evaluation scholar transparency.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

Although in my mind, I’m always thinking “if you don’t like us, why would you continue to be a fan of ours?” As media is constantly changing, a large part of Carie’s responsibilities include evaluating new technologies and trends, as well as brand monitoring. I have to hold back. Find her on Twitter @cariegrls.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

Effective Knowledge Transfer and Exchange for Nonprofit Organizations: A Framework, from Imagine Canada (formerly the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy), provides a framework to help nonprofits plan, conduct, and evaluate their efforts at knowledge transfer and exchange. Evaluation. logs and evaluation forms â?? Have Fun â?¢

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Luckily, we, like all successful groups in the field, excelled at anecdotal evaluation. Please keep in mind . Tags: Data Mobile Newsletter NPTech NTEN IT Staff. While clever, our solutions could simply not overcome the maddening math nor achieve the requisite access levels to scale.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

When I look at any piece of technology (business or personal), my first instinct is to evaluate the hardware and software eco-system around it to support the tablet in question. With that in mind, I use an iPad and live inside of a few key apps to do my day-to-day work. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN CEO. a mobile major giving toolset).

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

And like those other core functions, we must examine our technology and data strategies to properly evaluate and prioritize our needs and successfully build our digital capacity. NTEN / Portland, OR / $899. Research / @SSIReview. The IMPACT Conference. The IMPACT Conference. Feb 21 - 24. 2019 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

You have to be an NTEN member to participate and you have to be the first one to email Gavin.) Susie's Blog (winning hearts and minds over to FOSS) is on a jargon busting binge and has found a wiki that explains what all the alphabet soup of acronyms in the nonprofit sector in the UK means. There's also dogooder.tv New (to me) Blogs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Just something to keep in mind if you're pitching me. . This translates into digging deeper into these ideas: Return on Investment: This is looking at frameworks that let nonprofits evaluate the effectiveness of their social media strategies given the investment. Social Media and Nonprofits: ROI Case Study Slam NTC in 2008.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

NTEN''s Communities of Impact recently conducted a small survey (n=69) of nonprofit professionals asking how their organizations are engaging with data. Another 75% said that they collect data for program evaluation purposes, which is often done as either a funding requirement or a way to attract new funding. How can we use it?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Maddie Grant, founding partner at Culture That Works and NTEN board member. Figure out what actually happens after you send out an email, and evaluate your approach based on that. And if that is where your audience is coming from, configure your website and emails with this in mind. The panelists included.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Too many systems have been delivered over the years, to the underwhelming response, "Well, it's good, but that's not what I had in mind." It also creates transparency, by giving the entire project team a chance to evaluate what's going on regularly, and to re-prioritize work based on what they've learned as the project unfolds.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

A Study of Nonprofit Use of Cloud Software by NTEN, supported by Microsoft Philanthropies. In evaluating potential services, the biggest concern is whether staff will have reliable access to the organization’s data. The State of Nonprofit Cloud. The newest addition to organizations’ cloud services ecosystems is document storage.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

The nonprofit should check past evaluations and documentation of performance in order to avoid discrimination claims. Keep in mind that some international staff on H1-B visas may need to work a certain number of hours a week to be eligible to work in the United States.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2007

As part of some research for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN, I gave a shout out to folks asking for examples. BTW, if you are looking to learn more about how to use Google Analytics, I highly recommend the Webinar that NTEN is offering next Wednesday with Avinash Kaushik.). Also, what key words do you use for your site?

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

So, with that in mind, get ready to pack your bags and hit the road. The event will also include breakout sessions where you can share data and strategies to evaluate your mid-level program. And as you can see, there’s no shortage of inspiring events. These are the nonprofit conferences you don’t want to miss in 2024.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Get ready to learn from some of the best analytics minds out there. It will bring together the practitioners, scientists and creative minds of behavior change to discuss the science and technology of change. NTEN / San Jose, CA / $650. Fundraising. 2016 Analytics with Purpose Conference. 2016 Analytics with Purpose Conference.

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