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#GivingTuesday is almost here! NTEN Members share their campaign plans

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Many NTEN Members are taking part in #GivingTuesday this year, and we asked our Members to share their campaign plans. Unselfies," i.e. taking a picture of yourself supporting your cause and sharing it, is another way many people are rallying support for their campaigns. Companies are also getting involved in the effort.

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The 2013 Rob Stuart Memorial Award: Invisible People, Mark Horvath

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The 2013 Award Winner Invisible People uses the lens of a television camera to tell the stories of homelessness and the organizations trying to help. Founder, Mark Horvath was moved by his own past exprience as a homeless person to document real people, telling their own, very real stories… unedited, uncensored and raw.

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To honor her memory, I’m rais ing money for NTEN to offer diversity, local, and general scholarships for the 19NTC in Portland. She was proud of my accomplishments in the Nonprofit Technology field, including being a board member of NTEN, and that prompted her to learn about it. Let me connect some dots.

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Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders

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Note from Beth: I’m honored to be a member of the Leap Ambassadors Community , a group of people in the nonprofit sector who care deeply about high performance. As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process.

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The Road Ahead for NTEN Members

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Now is our opportunity, as a sector, to define how the thoughtful use of technology can extend tight budgets by creating efficiencies, diversifying funding sources, and delivering programs in new ways to reach more people. . NTEN members: you're in the perfect position to make it happen. As of January 1, 2009, NTEN is: .

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Panhandling or Hotspot Vendor: Which is better?

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Invisible People. What BBH Labs did with Homeless Hotspots is a harmless and fun idea that provides a positive interaction between homeless people and the rest of you. Plus, our homeless friends made a few bucks. We’ve all been panhandled by a homeless person on street begging for money. Mark Horvath.

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Valentine’s Day for Nonprofits Social Media Style

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They range from encouraging a change in behavior, advocacy calls to action, shopping, and acknowledging people in nonprofits. 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. Reboot Valentine’s Day.