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NpTech Summary: Slow Wifi and Flickr Massage Edition

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm working remotely on an unreliable and slow wifi connection and Flickr has been getting a massage (down for maintenance) for most of the afternoon. and social networking tools? and social networking tools? It is important to think about the benefits, objectives, and audience before jumping on the social networking bandwagon.

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Member Round Up: Fundraising, awards, and.boot camp?

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Flickr: Julia Folsom As the clear skies of autumn give way to winter's moody precipitates here in Portland, Oregon, we can feel cozier by staying connected to our communities. Additionally, the Regional Representative will receive a trip to the 2013 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington, DC.

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Member Round Up: The End is Near!

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Flickr: Sarah_Ackerman What a year, NTEN members! The event attracts women from a broad spectrum of technological specialties, professions, industries, levels of expertise, and generations, for networking, “un”-conference style. The sixth annual SearchFest will be held Friday, February 24 at the Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

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New Year's Resolution: Do Something About That Pile of E-Waste

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My Flickr Photo from a visit to Freegeek in Portland, Oregon. Earlier this month, I was in Portland, Oregon and had an opportunity to visit FreeGeek , a computer recylcing organization. The Service Source Network helps people with disabilities and has a Keep It Green program.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: December 4th

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Flickr: Cambodia4Kidsorg In this article about Twitter and story-telling, NTEN members Beth Kanter and Thomas Negron are mentioned. And a shout out to Ash Shepard from TACS/NPower Oregon for building the pretty site. . And, finally, help Beth Kanter and Allison Fine come up with the subtitle for their new book: The Networked Nonprofit.

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Building Community with Open Source

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There are two major hurdles that must be overcome for an online community to succeed: the selection of appropriate community (or "social-networking") features that make sense for the community in question, and, secondly, actually implementing those features in your online application. The Kitchen Sink Social Networking Site.

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Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

Livingston - corporate example, Network Solutions, negative perseption issues related to their brand (google your organization’s name and “sucks&# and see what comes up!), Co-creation Networks, look at the ladder of engagement and the number of use and the level of engagement - need all of them in your ecosystem.