NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Smith described the White House''s Social Innovation Fund (SIF) , which has developed a new program evaluation guide based on best practices. Data grants management program evaluation Fundraising Program' How can a foundation understand *how* a program works, not just *if* a program works? In a recent guest article, Michael D.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

We''ve heard in NTC evaluations and in our annual Community Survey that there was a need for a chance to come together, offline, for a conference that focused on high level strategies and included content for those who''ve tried some of the standard practices already and want to be inspired for new changes.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2021

One of the principles guiding NTEN is centering our roles around equity. To ensure that we continue to look to the future and plan how to better create practices and projects with equity at the center, I have met with all departments to discuss the upcoming fiscal year.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Using adult learning principles in technology trainings — an NTEN Digital Inclusion Fellow shares a few key lessons about how to (and how not to) train adults. Provide opportunities for people to learn by watching, reading, practicing, and reflecting. Reinforce learning after one day, week, and month to make it stick.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2014

It is with excitement that I announce these new additions to the NTEN family. First, a new face on the NTEN staff, with Bethany Lister, our new Community Program Coordinator. If you have ideas about how NTEN could better deliver programs to help you and your staff, Bethany and the whole team would love to hear from you.)

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2012

Thanks to a scholarship from NTEN, I was given the opportunity to fly to Sydney to attend the ConnectingUp! Thank you once again to NTEN for providing me with this incredible professional development opportunity. She also is responsible for the NTEN Toronto Tech Club and holds a diploma in Computer Programming and Analysis from St.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month, we''d love to link up with you. Community local events nten'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Time is a luxury we don't have in our line of work -- which is why I think so many of us resist evaluation. Evaluation helps us do our work better, and we all want to do our work better. As Executive Director at Tincan , Karen Michaelson has had lots of practice. Of course, we know better.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we do every year after the Nonprofit Technology Conference , we reviewed evaluations, debriefed the entire conference as a team, and brought ideas to our various committees to help us plan an even better event the next time. The post Community is at the heart of 22NTC appeared first on NTEN.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2014

There''s a lot happening at NTEN, and we want you to get involved! In this weekly roundup, you''ll find the full list of NTEN events, opportunities, and deadlines for participation. Check out this page to see where NTEN will be in the community this month; we''d love to link up with you.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Thanks to everyone who joined this quarter''s NTEN Town Hall! I''m so excited to have these regular opportunities to report out from NTEN, share udpates about our work, and hear directly from all of you. NTEN Update NTEN staff met in Portland for our winter staff meetings earlier in January. We call it the "rain drops".)

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Moderators and reviewers often lack an understanding of diverse cultural terms and practices and end up removing posts by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ users while leaving up hate speech and images targeting them. For example, i n 2022, actor Elliot Page’s deadname was allowed to trend on Twitter for 45 minutes before being removed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2011

Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. I’d love to see a survey of nonprofit measurement practice that quantifies this.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > Since 2006, NTEN has produced the annual Nonprofit Technology (formerly "IT") Staffing and Investments survey and report for the nonprofit sector. Will that improve how our organization works on our mission?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to help support the NTEN Community Challenge , which helped to enhance NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

However, infusing diversity and inclusion into your organization will likely require new practices to be put in place. Now it’s time for you to evaluate what barriers in your volunteer management process are limiting who can participate in your organization’s volunteer programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete. My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete. ” I hear this too often from nonprofits. .”

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Every year NTEN uses a community-driven process to develop the agenda. During this session, you will have the opportunity to put what you’ve learned into practice through case studies and activities. We’ll share benchmarks from other nonprofits you can use to evaluate your own communication.

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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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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

Our heads are in the cloud this month at NTEN, and we have the webinars to prove it. Moving to the Cloud: A Practical Guide We''ve talked about the cloud in broad terms over the years in a range of NTEN webinars and sessions at the Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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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. In the study data we see practices of the charities accepted by donors of all ages, but not necessarily embraced. Organizations and vendors are sharing best practices and lessons learned to help improve the performance of the entire industry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

I’m just beginning a new crop of peer learning projects for nonprofits to learn the practice of being networked nonprofits and use social media effectively at Zoetica and through my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. It’s hard because you have to be very disciplined about noticing and documenting your practice.

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2010

Photo: johncabrerea@att.net I've been crafting the "official" NTEN Social Media Strategy. On a daily basis we listen, we connect, we share, and we evaluate -- all steps in a solid social media plan. It's necessary to have a place to document and track the evaluation of our experiments. What makes it official?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

we cover best practices in planning for technology projects, providing tools to help you make smart decisions about where to invest those resources. From the forthcoming NTEN book: Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Takeaways: 1. how will staff be resourced to use the technology? Buy Peter’s book!

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NTEN

APRIL 20, 2011

And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs. Clearly, planning and evaluation when it comes to technology is something we could ALL be doing better.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

And much less than that (22%) reported that their organization had ever evaluated Return on Investment (ROI) of technology projects or programs." One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2014

Blackbaud hosted an educational webinar with Farra back in June on the effective use of email to Improve Online Fundraising Results that was not only entertaining, but included tons of practical examples and takaways for nonprofit professionals, which you’re sure to receive in this session as well. When: Thursday, March 13, 1:30-3PM.

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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. While so many things were collapsing around us, 18Doors secured a PPP loan, and staff were urged to practice self-care. The post An Unlikely Story of Digital Success in 2020 appeared first on NTEN.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Here at NTEN HQ, we've been doing a lot of looking ahead and planning for the years to come. So, many thanks to Gavin Clabaugh who dug up an electronic version of the original planning document for NTEN. Help nonprofits evaluate their use of technology. This is the essence of the principle of Technology Transparency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

It was almost five years ago to the day, that I did a webinar for NTEN on the topic and have been integrating social media into teaching and learning experiences ever since. For almost six years, she has been integrating social media tools and tricks into her instructional practice. It takes practice to master tech steps. .

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Daniel Hartman MAR 27, 2008 NTEN Does Web 2.0

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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. But, like many strategies or best practices, it still isn’t right for every organization. Best Practice.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Wikipedia provides a good formal definition : “Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. Tags: Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites. “Web accessibility” means creating websites that can be fully used by people with disabilities.

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