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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

" Flickr Photo Download: Twitter trending topics - Anatomy of a hashtag as trending topic from Meg Pickard on Flickr. The Current Nonprofit Landscape: "We are all in this together" - Are you a nonprofit or foundation in Portland/Oregon? "It charitytuesday is your charity taking part on Tuesdays? Learn more here.

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The NTEN Community is Everyone's Community

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Flickr: vernhart Like many folks in our community, I do not come from a tech background. I didn’t play video games or computer games growing up, other than the required hours of Oregon Trail in elementary school.

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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. Looks like the NpTech community in Portland, Oregon is thriving. In addition, no visuals either. and social networking tools? Nancy White shares some insights in the comments.

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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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The Future of the Map – With Live Demos of GIS Platforms

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Flickr: °Florian From mapping election violence in Kenya to coordinating disaster response efforts to helping people decide where to live , nonprofits have increasingly used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support their work. Now, I'd likely just create a Google Map.

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Cheap and Cheerful Audience Analysis for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Matthew Field. Just distill the message you want to test down to a Facebook ad, and then run that ad against various groups: married women over 40, students living in Washington and Oregon, Canadian kayakers and so forth. ” My answer is: ”Don’t ask me, ask your audience.”

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Member Round Up: The End is Near!

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Flickr: Sarah_Ackerman What a year, NTEN members! The sixth annual SearchFest will be held Friday, February 24 at the Governor Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Thank you for everything you’ve done, and all the good you’ve created in the world. Bryen Breckenridge recently presented the three most strategic uses of LinkedIn for nonprofits.

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