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Valentine’s Day for Nonprofits Social Media Style

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He started it because on a cold December day, he passed a homeless person on the street asking for money. a street musician, a homeless person, your favorite charity. Love Your Nonprofit Techie. NTEN uses February to encourage nonprofits to send a valentine to their favorite nonprofit techie.

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Volunteer for the Day of Service at NTEN's NTC in SF on April 26th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

tags: nten 09ntc ). You may be familiar with the NTC ( Nonprofit Technology Conference ) hosted by NTEN. The following year, in Orlando, I coordinated the event as a consultant to NTEN along with Cheryl Hanback. Anthony’s, a multi-service social service nonprofit, at one of their low income housing projects.

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What do web stats mean, anyway?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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Basic Tips for Evaluating New Technologies for Your Nonprofit

NTEN

This brave new world of touchscreens, aggregated data, and pastel AJAX-based social networking sites, is partly. How, then, should a nonprofit. As a frugal, belt-watching nonprofit professional, it's not too hard to be skeptical. using your favorite search engine or a community tagging site. if not free) technologies.

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You and Your YouTube Channel

NTEN

We're big fans of the video work Mark Horvath has done with Invisible People , his site dedicated to giving homelessness a name. The recent DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards showed that great videos can be made even on a tight budget. And there's no reason your organization can't use video effectively, too. (If

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

NTEN

Your transitional housing program for homeless families always needs activities for children. A new employee at a local foundation educates herself on the agencies they are funding by visiting their social network sites. On one site, she clicks on an employee. Social networking sites are not handicapped accessible.

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NTC Day of Service 2011: The Art of Story Capture

NTEN

This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in service activities. Event 360 was a sponsor for the Day of Service.

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