NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

These two networks fill a niche for passionate users concerned about specific issues. Here are some of the tips from those successful networks: Engage with your community: imagine going to a party without a host! If you're active in social media, you've probably gotten used to searching for what you're looking for.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Social Networking for Social Change According to TechCrunch , Change.org, a social networking site that links volunteers to causes and voters to politicians will launch a new white-label social network for non-profits. Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2012

This year Achieve, with partner the Case Foundation, is hosting another virtual conference, MCON, to hear directly from organizations on how they are engaging Millennials and to understand how experts in the field are advising nonprofits nationwide on creative Millennial involvement. The description.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

When I saw the title of this post, " I'm Engaged ," I thought he was talking about the report that The Network Centric Advocacy Blog mentions as a must-read for advocacy and communication staff called Activation Point. Social Network Fragmentation. Social network fragmentation? Social networking burnout?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

In April, I blogged about HSUS "Stop Canada's Cruel Seal Hunt" campaign over at blogher and my blog and last December on my blog as part of a roundup of articles on using social networking spaces for campaigns. How much staff time did it take to incorporate the social media tools? tools for online advocacy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

November 21, 2007 Beth’s wonderful post about a decision tree for whether or not an organization should get into the social networking business had a link to a comment about OpenSocial. What really matters is an open social network, built using open protocols and documented, published standards.

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NTEN

APRIL 23, 2010

Report season is in full effect here at NTEN. We've recently released the 2009 IT Staffing and Spending Report and the 2010 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report (in conjunction with Common Knowledge & thePort). Tags: benchmarks NPTech NTEN. You should register for the online launch here.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 15, 2011

Vivanista Hosts Question Session « Vivanista | Living Well. And now the social networking giant is poised to delve even deeper into users’ messaging activity with a new mobile app with SMS-like functionality." Doing Good.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2009

Did you miss your chance to attend NTEN's annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) back in April? Here's your chance to catch up on the many conversations about tech planning, fundraising, and social networking for your organization. Prices go up on Aug 31st so check out the full agenda here and register today !

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Apparently, the data stays in the container (the social network site) and probably can’t move beyond it. We don’t want to have the same application on multiple social networks. We want applications that can use data from multiple social networks.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

What it's all about: Join your NTEN member colleagues for a special reception to start your 2011 NTC experience off right. We’ll be celebrating you, NTEN members – the most important people we know! – If you’re a member of NTEN, you’re invited! Member Reception - RSVP in myNTC! and handing out some very special awards.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2009

This week I helped produce the second of five webinars (in conjunction with NTEN ) about Storytelling and Social Media. The presenter, Corey Pudhorodsky, is the host and producer of 501c3Cast. Tools Social Networking Software Using the Web and Internet. Tools Web 2.0

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Care2

MAY 7, 2009

According to a recent social media study conducted by NTEN, Common Knowledge and ThePort, nearly three-quarters of 980 nonprofit professionals surveyed are finally integrating some social networking into their online marketing and communications. Social networking is generating very little revenue. (

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

M+R Strategic Services and NTEN are about to host an in-person event in Washington, DC from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Tags: Fundraising Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Online Seminar Social Networking Tech Planning Using the Web and Internet Web Building. Register for the webinar if you're not attending in person. Starts now!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. I wrote many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training , including this wrap up post from our NTEN NTC session on teaching and learning for nonprofits.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

We have systems in place to help keep us on track, such as an internal summary blog/Twitter/social network updates. We always try to anticipate what's coming in the week ahead, on our blog, Twitter, and our other social networks. Tags: how-to NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. Plan ahead.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

Every year I look forward to one very special conference - the NTC conference organized by the awesome NTEN team. Nonprofit Events Online Advocacy Online Fundraising Online Organizing Social Networking Technology Web 2.0' Where: Heaven and Hell: (2327 18th St, NW).

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Greater generational differences appear when it comes to reasons for social networking and selecting virtual destinations. In this environment, not only the phone, but email, social networking and text messaging have become integral means of staying in touch. They've always been connected.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2009

As I wrote this post on the flight back from my third NTEN Conference I know I felt similar to many of the other 1,600 “NPTechies” (Nonprofit Techies) who are leaving San Francisco. So, allow me this chance to glow in the softer side of nonprofit technology and share some of my favorite moments of the 2009 NTEN Conference.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

I’ve critiqued Twitter and social networks in general. strategy that includes a whole host of tools, including Twitter, is a darned good idea. I succumbed. I have said many times that I wouldn’t Twitter. So what’s the story? Michelle twittering? There are a number of factors at work. 1 trackback } Web 2.0

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Hosting included) WordPress.org: [link] (Free software. You have to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting) MovableType.com: [link] (Higher Education & Non-profit license for 5 authors, $195. Need to set it up yourself and pay for web hosting). Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

On Friday November 4 , 300 nonprofit and social good professionals gathered at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and Club in San Francisco for Social Media for Nonprofits – a national conference series on the use of social media for social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! My colleague, Cheryl Hanback , has been involved since the beginning and I'm lucky every year to host the Day of Service with her. There was a lot of energy in the room.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Whether you're hosting a walk-a-thon, charity auction, or soliciting online donations for an annual fund drive, the success of your fundraising campaign lies in the success of each of the individual participants. Social Networking Links: links to Facebook, Twitter, etc. This becomes the "hook" that reels the fish in.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

As part of our agenda planning process for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we hosted a community planning call this past Friday. If you build it, they will come, does not apply to social networking. Tags: 10NTC community NPTech NTEN. "I built it. why didn't they come?" " IT Track. Sharepoint.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. BONUS: If your NTEN Spark garners the most views, we will give away a fully functional spark to the charity of your choice. Spinx, Inc. in booth 82.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Join Heid Hess of Children's Defense Fund, Greg Zelder of California State Parks Foundation, and moderator Holly Ross of NTEN in this season’s most popular webinar focused on effective strategies to successfully welcome, cultivate and convert new leads into donors. Are you ready with a proven strategy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

The Getting Attention Blog hosted a Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on the topic of Professional Development for nonprofit marketers. Another interesting post about going from blogging for professional development to Social Networking as professional development. TechSoup hosted an online event about digital story telling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

501 Tech NYC organizes monthly meetups in cities nationwide for NTEN members and other nonprofiteers who wanna chat about technology, online engagement strategy, social media and more. Foursquare, and other location-based social networks like Gowalla , Whrrl , Causeworld and more are all the rage these days.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. BONUS: If your NTEN Spark garners the most views, we will give away a fully functional spark to the charity of your choice. Spinx, Inc. in booth 82.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

NpTech Conversations Wild Apricot Blog is hosting next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on the topic "How are non-profits using Web 2.0 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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Care2

MAY 8, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Social networking is generating very little revenue. (

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of working with NTEN and Holly Ross on a new community-driven social media and nonprofits curriculum project, funded by the Surdna Foundation. to brainstorm on the wiki and these are tactical - listen, participate, content, generating buzz, and social networking. (If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

Last year, many more nonprofit panels made it onto the agenda and there was even a nonprofit lounge hosted by BeaconFire. . The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Submitted by Leif Utne.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

While some headlines might proclaim that Open Source is meaningless in the nonprofit sector, the issues as Holly Ross of NTEN says, "The question isn't really about open source, but about openness." " So, how do you explain Open Social to your executive director? Your existing applications become social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

This afternoon I attended a NTEN Webinar called " Video Your Message " by Michael Hoffman of See3. He made the analogy that vlogging is like cooking shows and the reason cooking shows are popular is because of the host's personality - not the recipes. After being up until about 3:00 a.m.

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