Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2008

The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and USG. Photo by SpacePotato. rethink, reinvent. It came back earlier this week in a new format and aggregation process.

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JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Read the full post, A Call for New Tech Ideas in 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " The 1cent thoughts on NPTech blog muses , "Is technology the step child of older organizations? I love that some nonprofits are sharing photos of their messy offices on Flickr!

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Flickr: ccbrand Even though summer''s in full swing and it''s so easy to spend those lovely afternoons just sipping lemonade, the nptech community is hard at work putting out new research, collecting data, and figuring out how to put technology to work to solve today''s most pressing issues. Take advantage of the summer special rate!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. It's left some nonprofit professionals wondering whether these types of contests are a good idea." Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. Why limit yourself?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Flickr photo from handsome monkey. A Few NpTech Conversations. Also found in the NpTech tag stream and a good backdrop to this conversation is " When the best tool for the job. and asking for ideas. Engagement Strategie s. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? For others, the concept of ???public

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MAY 17, 2013

Flickr: W.D. As you refine your fundraising strategy and explore new ways of connecting with donors, check out Blackbaud ''s 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits to compare your organization to others and gather new ideas. Community Fundraising member news Member Round Up nptech' Happy Friday!

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

flickr photo: woodleywonderworks November is member appreciation month, and we set today aside specifically to thank our amazing NTEN members, and to help them celebrate each other. You bring so many new ideas to the community, from using social media in crisis response to getting your boss to fund that new IT initiative. I'm thankful.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Flickr Photo: kohtzy Last weekend, I was lucky enough to speak at The Arc of the USA 's executive leadership conference. Tags: cloud data itstaff NPTech NTEN presentations remote. As usual, I did a session on social media , but they also let me trot out something new: Five Trends that Will Impact IT. So there you have it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Getting involved in a social network, whether it be something like Facebook or Myspace, or a content-connected social network like flickr or delicious (I’m starting to get used to writing that without the dots,) is pretty easy. It’s great that I can follow all of the content (blogs, tweets, Flickr photos, etc.)

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JULY 1, 2010

Flickr Photo: Paraflyer. I didn't get the answer to the acronym, but I did get something better -- their tagline: "Ideas Changing Lives" Okay, so they invest in ideas that change lives around the world. Tags: Getting Attention nancy schwartz NPTech NTEN tagline Communications. Say no more.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: rakka I love public speaking. We had a bunch of brilliant folks in the room who were really excited about the idea of participating in conversations, not just shouting from the rooftops. These guys are rocking the nptech social media world: Adeeb Khan, American Red Cross Mile High Chapter, redcrossdenver.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2011

Flickr: LexnGer In case you hadn't noticed, NTEN is a community of nonprofit and technology professionals sharing information about using technology effectively for nonprofit work. Give step-by-step guidance to help nonprofit staff translate good ideas into action. come from the experts and practicioners in our community.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo: Caro Wallis (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). You should submit your session ideas! Members are in bold.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 18, 2007

June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. or flickr) – but it’s fun to play with, anyway. So we’ll see how it works.

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APRIL 25, 2009

Nearly 1,500 of the smartest, innovative, and passionate nonprofit technolology practitioners are gathering to exchange ideas, share success, promote products, and have fun. Flickr Photosharing Bootcamp , Sunday, April 26: Micheala is teaching a session on Flickr and related tools. Technorati tags: 09ntc , nptech.

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MAY 18, 2009

Flickr: Chad_Norman I'm a little late in getting last week's round-up up, but better late than never, right? Looks like Peter Campbell , via his TechCafeteria project, has set up a handy nptech feed aggregator to pull in nonprofit technology info from the web into one spot. Tags: NPTech nten members. Thanks, Peter!

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JULY 22, 2013

Flickr: theirhistory Summer sun and vacation days haven''t slowed down the NTEN community! They are seeking the latest and greatest ideas in the social good / nonprofit space, and will reward you for telling us all about it. member news Member Round Up nptech' What creative ways are people using tech for good in our community?

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Flickr Photo: Travlr After I sent out a message announcing our Drupal Webinar Series , my in-box filled up with "Isn't the first one of those scheduled for Inauguration Day? Andy Carvin and the terrific team responsible for the Twitter Vote Report have expanded on that idea with Inauguration Report 2009. Aren't you going?"

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MAY 28, 2010

Flickr: kalabird) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. NTEN is People!

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JUNE 10, 2011

Such a place can also be a source of “user generated content”, relieving your internal staff from the burden of coming up with fresh content, and truly leveraging the ideas of your larger community. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. What is a knowledge sharing network?

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Flickr: marcp_dmoz Technology aside, it’s clear that the advent of Cloud-based solutions has had an impact on the culture of our work as nonprofits. The idea of Cloud culture is somewhat nebulous. It’s changed the jobs we do, both within the IT department and in more mission-related positions, and how we’re able to do them.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

flickr: Beach650 Most days, we're hiding from the rain in our Portland, OR office. But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. On day two, look for NTEN member Michael Hoffman of see3 and his Technology Idea Lab, The Anatomy of a Video. Are you going?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. We received a lot of great feedback and the idea took. Together we can do it.

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APRIL 20, 2009

Flickr Photo: Green Moon We're less than a week away from the really big show. Come discuss your company and partnership ideas or ways to enhance the partnership, meet Blackbaud team members, and review the Connect Partner Network. Tags: 09NTC blackbaud NPTech. I've missed you all over the last year!

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JULY 2, 2010

Flickr: Sean Dreilinger. These discussions involved the ability to write a URL on a bathroom stall, billboard, or whathaveyou, and then everybody would immediately go to that URL and sign on to our ideas. Tags: American Marketing Association Chi Modu Mobile Mobile Marketing NPTech NTEN Planning Communications. Well, almost. .

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

Flickr Photo: Lawrence OP A couple of years ago, I talked to Ed Granger-Happ about his philosophy for running the IT shop at Save the Children. Tags: Change Management do something george weiner NPTech NTEN IT Staff. The work they do is life-saving, so he felt it was important to be always looking for better ways to get it done.

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JULY 21, 2009

Flickr Photo by Trainer62 One of the reasons you're part of NTEN is because we help you stay connected to your nptech colleagues. Then, it hit us: a RoundTable discussion might be the way to go -- a nonprofit technology twist on King Arthur's great idea to bring all his knights to an equal table.

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MARCH 17, 2009

Flickr Photo: Natassia A Davis I spent some time at SXSW this weekend, hanging with my NPTech peeps. Tags: scholarships beyonce NPTech NTEN 09NTC. But more on that later -- though I did get one video.) Beyonce, Bacon, or Trombone? Other questions? Let me know! And thanks again for all your donations.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

We also ask people to share personal messages though initiatives like Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day (December 1), where people can submit photos to a Flickr group that say why they are facing AIDS. Tags: how-to NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. New media is a fantastic listening tool. Make it known.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Flickr photo: lovebugstudios As an Executive Director, I especially love talking to other leaders about technology. And for you nonprofit techies out there, some ideas for winning over your ED.). I have some of my best ideas while washing dishes, and I find some of the best sites while on the train. That's all it takes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

services like Twitter, Flickr and Facebook, text messaging, all of these made this possible. Open standards are now becoming de-riguer for application developers, and even proprietary vendors are adopting longstanding ideas and methods from free and open source software. New technologies, the web, Web 2.0

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MAY 4, 2009

Although I hate the idea of talking over lunch, I'm glad that two years ago, under former ED Katrin Verclas, we added the awards ceremony to our closing lunch at the NTC. Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. Tags: 09NTC awards NPTech NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2007

I had not idea was I wandered back into the hotel. the fantastic work that all of you in the nptech space do! And, I also got a life time subscription to Typepad and Flickr! Apparently, I was awarded the award for "Fantasticness" and when my name was announced they waited and waited.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Flickr: Alexdecalvelo SXSW Interactive is offering 5 scholarships to attend the 2012 conference. The conference boasts five days of special programs showcasing the best new websites, digital projects, wireless applications, video games, and startup ideas the community has to offer. Applications are due August 26th, at 11:59 PM PST.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Flickr: Dinner Series If summer vacation has you feeling a bit out of the loop, this week's Member Round Up is ripe with opportunities to re-connect with the community and, if you're feeling lucky, take a gamble with your great, innovative ideas. Learn more about the challenges, check out the winners, and submit an idea.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Flickr: forumone Amy Sample Ward wrote in the Stanford Social Innovation Review about community building and the gardening metaphor. The folks at Beaconfire are graciously and masterfully guiding this project for us, and they're documenting the process on their blog to share tips and ideas with, well, you. You can see the latest here.

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