NTEN

MARCH 30, 2015

The 17th issue of NTEN: Change covers a range of perspectives from those at the forefront of bridging the digital divide: schools, libraries, city governments, and nonprofit organizations. We hope this issue inspires you with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration to get started in your organization. >>

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Issue NTEN Digital Change 36

DipJar

MARCH 21, 2022

Prospect research is the process of using tools like your donor database and government records to identify potential donors who have the financial ability and personal interest in your cause that together signal they may want to contribute to your organization. . One of the best ways to prepare is to conduct thorough prospect research.

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Research Consultant Database Gift 91

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. Nonprofit organizations, local and federal governments, campaigners and even businesses are trying to innovate at the speed of communities. The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”.

Community 167

Community Library Model Adopt 167

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Our most recent (March 2016) survey sample size — over 3,300 respondents — is large enough for confidence in the data. For example, federal government funding ranges from 1 percent for animal-related organizations to 50 percent for educational institutions. Funder types and award sizes vary widely by mission focus.

Grant 36

Grant Data Develop Strategy 36

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. They didn’t love when the government wouldn’t give them a visa to visit the states, or when the costs for international travel around the whole world were too expensive. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. View more documents from Amy Sample Ward. Case Studies.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Here’s a sample of the options on Coursera. Knowledge needed to develop and launch AI-powered products.

Language 221

Language Problem Knowledge System 221

BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2016

The nonprofit business is certainly global in the 21st century, and while a service located in a different city than where your board meets might be terrific, we believe there is no way they can have the candidate base knowledge, access and expertise a well-established local player would have. Do they have board search experience?

Service 76

Service Question Search Linkedin 76

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

In the absence of knowledge of what the right thing is, your Board is probably swinging in the dark because they truly don’t know what is expected of them. I’d like to hear from our other members, though, so they can speak without being influenced by your knowledge or experience.” What’s on the Agenda? Focus on Board-level issues.

Fun 98

Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

1 This study, Financial Literacy and Knowledge in the Nonprofit Sector (PDF) , "engaged a random sample of primarily human service nonprofits, as well as health, civic, environmental, arts, and education nonprofits." 2 Again, the study surveyed nonprofit financial managers such as CEOs and CFOs. The Moody’s Foundation, 2011.

Literacy 45

Literacy Research Activities Active 45

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

We need to move beyond our customary categorical thinking and invite everybody – business, government, communities, organizations, individuals – to work together to address the issues we face before it’s too late.”. And now they are up to something again: MMT is looking for a million dollar idea to support!

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since then, we’ve been using these data to share key nonprofit sector trends on issues like the rising demand for services, shrinking government support, and the precarious financial health of organizations. Earlier this year, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) received 4,600 responses to our annual 2012 State of the Sector Survey.

Research 85

Research Survey Fund Stats 85

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Chain Reaction is a unique and challenging project based on a very simple idea – that we all have the power of our own actions, but that none of us on our own can change the world, not governments, not businesses, not charities.

Game 114

Game Social Collaboration Social Media 114

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Chain Reaction is a unique and challenging project based on a very simple idea - that we all have the power of our own actions, but that none of us on our own can change the world, not governments, not businesses, not charities. Note: You need to reserve a ticket for this evening session as spaces are limited - tickets are free of charge.

Game 114

Game Social Collaboration Social Media 114

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. When I leave I will write a book that is called the 100 Things We Do to Make Government Worse. That said, there are structures within government that can handle risk. Individuals needs to have real opportunity. So how do you do that?

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Game Education Change Classroom 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

We have to make the implicit knowledge of how to do this explicit so that the knowledge can spread more quickly. The tool that we are working on provides this support. Identify Early Adopter organizations and use a sample of employees and volunteers contribute and test a variety of stories. So how does this work?

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Story Action Model Adopt 79

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. When I leave I will write a book that is called the 100 Things We Do to Make Government Worse. But before we got there, we talked a bit about the problem.

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Game Education Change Classroom 60

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators.

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Donor Sponsor Accessibility Music 330

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

These data are collected periodically through Knowledge Networks , a reputable firm that specializes in panels of Americans who respond to surveys online. In contrast, the Current Population Survey is a government-sponsored telephone survey that interviewed 57,000 households in 2008.

Research 40

Research Arizona Survey Studies 40

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Why focus on that instead of content, or knowledge or information or anything else? Why Community? So, why community?

Library 241

Library Model Adopt Community 241

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Livingston - HHS, wanted evaluation of pandemic flu conversation online, point was to understand what they were saying about the government and so on to really know what to address as an organization to that community. Clicking = good - a change in knowledge doesn’t equal a change in behavior; can you measure that?

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Impressions, opinions, increases in knowledge, change in behavior that might not be, you know, something that we can capture objectively. So a couple samples here this is from Charity Water. Sample metrics. ” A couple of samples here for you, and I know we’re tracking along. Ask “So what?”

Report 81

Report Measure Process Impact 81

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And here’s just a sample breakdown, $56 billion for individuals and families, $86 billion for health, $211 billion for education and childcare, $40 billion for transportation. So there are some things like that that you might want to consider, especially if you’re maybe looking into government grants. I assume, yes, but.

Grant 117

Grant Build Video Strategy 117

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Curious how knowledgeable you already are? Despite a small sample size of 1,110 U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance Month — observed every October — was created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online.

Files 61

Files National Software Teen 61

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

As for tactics, well, we mostly relied on “proven” or “successful” efforts; lessons learned from other organizations working in an analog paradigm like government, unions, and churches. We will need our technology resources and our knowledge resources to evolve in a holistic way as our tools, tactics and strategies do. Analog Tactics.

Slides 213

Slides Nptech Digital Case Study 213

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2010

It's more critical today given the endless stream of scandals in corporate and government. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. Glad you are sharing this message with your readers. Make conversation with your team.

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News Share Mentoring Kansas City 47

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I had a lot of, let’s say, the technical knowledge, but I didn’t know the reality of these people. So in a scenario where I’m not here to just impose my knowledge, but I’m here to show them, “Okay. How can I respect their knowledge? So the first thing was like, “Okay, what do they know?

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Community Video Broadcast Phone 65

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She’s over Grants4Good, been doing this a long time, and is just really, really knowledgeable. Government grants, which include state and U.S. Keep in mind state and federal grant governments have money to give out. But I hope you do, because you’re awesome. If y’all don’t know Margit, check her out.

Grant 101

Grant Video Donor Foundation 101

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Panelists include: Susan Pointer, Google’s Director of Public Policy & Government Relations. The access to information drives knowledge.

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Iran Technology China Government 152

Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2013

A new Global Open Data Initiative has been launched through a partnership with the Web Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, Open Institute and Open Knowledge Foundation. It aims to share principles and resources for governments and societies on how to best maximize open government data opportunities.

Disaster 44

Disaster Data Global Open 44

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

David Wilcox and I are getting ready for iterations on Social by Social - the first two being applications of the lessons learned and strategies for using social media shared in Social by Social ( read online or download the PDF for free, or buy your hardcopy ) in local communities and the same for local government. What do you think?

Local 150

Local Community Government Collaboration 150

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2009

Tim Davies - 50 small hurdles that prevent public bodies from unlocking their knowledge. Conversing with local government at grassroots level- Hyperlocality and active citizenship. Other sessions include: Innovation Live – Stan Stalnaker, Hub Culture. Social Innovation Camp Express. The future of public service media.

Case Study 100

Case Study Government Green Public 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2010

Did I think it had anything to do with minorities being more trusting of the government during the Obama era? In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy, VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success."

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Minnesota Web Howto Bookmarking 120

Steve Bridger

JUNE 25, 2008

One thing that helps people rise out of poverty is a reliable way of storing and exchanging the value built up through effort and knowledge. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 10:32 am | Permalink Amy Sample Ward wrote: Great list, Steve! There’s a lot in here that applies to the government [.] Poverty has many causes.

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Flickr Charity Social Media Hurricane 40