NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

It is possible, however, that this new tool set can help bring about change more quickly than anything we've seen before, be that on an international level or in the work you do day-to-day. What's to debate? That's why your organization needs a " Social Web Governance Strategy ". After all, you can't just turn off the Internet. >

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Government Org Web Strategy 55

NTEN

JULY 1, 2010

I know that AED is a big international nonprofit, but I have never known what the heck AED stands for. It's the only complete guide to building your org's brand in 8 words or less, filled with how-tos, don't-dos and models. Tags: Getting Attention nancy schwartz NPTech NTEN tagline Communications.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2011

Humanize Your Story: Connect with Org. Maintaining messages: Role of Internal Communicators. Adele Cehrs and Menchu Mendiola broke down the conundrum that is strategic messaging into 10 bite-sized but imperative steps to set an organization on the path: Discover Together: Buy-in Secrets. Establish Key Stakeholders. Initiatives.

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Donor Fundraising Org Method 65

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Internal communications - strategies, intranet, etc. Sessions on engaging volunteers, and on using SM for education/outreach rather then just fundraising or talking about your org. For instance, in legal aid orgs, programs are collaborating with courts and libraries to build self help centers using document assembly software.

Community 52

Community Sharepoint Org Metrics 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

If website person is not around/available, ask local folks in your org network who they use/recommend. However, she was not surprised as they discovered this issue a year ago with some internal testing and have been working on a web design launch over the past few months. ”We’re launching the brand new NTEN website next month!

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Mobile Test Advice Nonprofit 50

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. First off, a tip o’ the hat to NTEN for organizing this, the participants of the panel for an interesting conversation, and Mark Bolgiano from the Council on Foundations for awesome moderation.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Its first event focuses on the free Google for Nonprofits donation program. Upcoming Events.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Having just written a guide for nonprofits on getting started with mobile (co-authored with fellow Convian Lacey Kruger), I am also a realist with an argument to make, which is this: Until your org has a strong, successful mobile-friendly version of your site available, offering a downloadable app shouldn’t even be on your radar screen.

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Mobile Question Org United States 37

NTEN

JULY 30, 2009

Surely your org can write a better tagline than a Hollywood marketer: " 4 Girls. There may be no cooler 9-second video on YouTube than this shot of a volcanic eruption , taken from the International Space Station. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Somebody put a lot of work into the Wookiepedia. Division by 2 != cleverness.

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Org Brain NTC NTEN 36

NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

In your work with the UN, how do you balance the work to make orgs/brands human, and acknowledging all the humans out there and their points of view? AA: Orgs keep looking outward hoping to activate around causes instead of looking inward. When you choose a cause your internal team can rally around, then it''s baked in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

Photo by Matt Westervelt Back in April I created a slide presentation for an Ignite session at NTC about the Many Uses of Friendfeed that Beth Kanter picked up on , intrigued with the idea of using it as an internal listening tool. NTEN holds numerous Office Hour chats , including the Water Cooler one. for the last five years or so).

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Technology Taxonomy Nptech Synchronous 54

Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

You know, an example is, NTEN , the nonprofit technology network, which is a nonprofit, they decided to deactivate their Facebook page, sort of as a protest. If people are not asking for it or clamoring for it or, or banging on your door about it, then maybe just go kind of one at a time to certain emails.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

Videos can be from a wide variety of issue and interest areas including (but not limited to) activism, environment, education, disability, economic development, human services, international development, health, and the arts. net NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals.

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Award Video San Francisco Contest 40

NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

If change is a constant at your org and you are considering an outsourced model, you’ll need to know how responsive your potential Drupal shop or consultant is. Having internal staff who can make some changes quickly certainly comes in handy when unexpected needs pop up - one argument for having a blended model.

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Drupal Websites Build Support 71

Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. engage internally. How do you involve the org? Examples: Yammer for internal sharing, it’s a Twitter for groups. Have you seen examples of your org changing?

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Social Media Map Strategy Media 102

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in. Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Such a place can also be a source of “user generated content”, relieving your internal staff from the burden of coming up with fresh content, and truly leveraging the ideas of your larger community. org / blog /2007/03/20/ nptech - tagging - community. What is a knowledge sharing network? Knowledge is a lofty word.

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Knowledge Share Network Community 86

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Several times she said we need to ‘tear down the walls’ and allow the lines to blur between what happens internally and externally. Farra Trompeter, Big Duck. [Ed. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You can read all the details here. ].

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Social Media Media Technology Social 52

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. Org is a terrific example of a CDSI campaign. Campaigns: 350.org.

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Case Study Community Impact Studies 117

NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

We got a chance to find out when we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from Turkey, courtesy of the World Affairs Council’s International Visitor Leadership Program. org website. Peg has international experience in education and training that provides her a unique perspective. There is much work to be done!

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

But, as you make your rounds to check in on how they are doing, you oversee a few logging in with their dog's name, the name of the org, the current year and make of their car, or even their birthday -- which can now be seen by millions on Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Tribe, Twitter, and who knows what other social networking profiles out there!

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Professional China Script Search 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts. Check out NTEN's upcoming Webinar. Do you agree or disagree with his overall thesis or the sub-points of his argument? Do you have advice?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Instead, I had been on the Amnesty International website learning about the Troy Davis case, signing up for their email list, joining their online community, and frantically researching death penalty issues while sharing my findings with my friends and family on Facebook. I want to share the basics that your org should think about.

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Storytelling Yahoo Story Google 73

NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

A third, similar test for a major international aid organization found no statistical difference between an institutional appeal and a story-focused appeal. Once again, the story version came in second, with a 20% lower click-through rate and a 25% lower response rate. Fund for UNICEF.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The State of Nonprofit Data report was released this week (hat tip to Ted Fickes ). Idealware and NTEN prepared the report based on a survey in April 2012 with nearly 400 nonprofit organizations about how they manage and use data. The report found that nonprofits are either doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Because the international community and media have failed to respond to this environmental disaster, they are bringing the campaign to the Social Web. The only difficulty I find here is that SaveGuimaras is not a non-profit org and is simply running as a webblog therefore, mobile networks might not trust us enough to collaborate with us.

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Case Study Social Network Philippines Advice 50

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

What : This meeting is for for people at orgs who have been using social media for several years and will be a forum to exchange advanced level tips and stories, as well as share what’s worked and what hasn’t. Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns – [International Ballroom C] (#co2oc). When : 10:30 a.m.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

You should decide internally how you want to handle potentially negative comments and what your policy will be about moderating comments or not. Q: Should nonprofits have organizational Twitter accounts, or should employees keep their own personal accounts to tweet about the org & engage in conversation? Emily : This depends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

GIVE BACK by reporting out on what I have learned and how I am using the books, both internally (within my org.) . - ADAPT my existing social media strategy based on the new things I learn and ideas I have as a result of reading the books. and externally (with all of your fine readers!).

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Library Social Media Louisville Media 94

Care2

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Converting Fresh Leads Into Donors&# and featured Heidi Hess of Children’s Defense Fund and Greg Zelder of the California State Parks Foundation , with Holly Ross of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) moderating. A: The industry average is 0.12%, but many factors can influence this. Q: Which consultant did Greg use?

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Donor Advocacy California Facebook 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

I transformed CNT into NetCorps as a response to recruiting, training, and placing college kids in nonprofit orgs to lead technology based projects. I then went on to help start NTEN as a board member. We taught our NetCorps students skills such as running meetings, performing needs assessments, project management, etc.

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