Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 7, 2009

I did a kind of radical experiment a couple of weeks ago: I de-friended almost all of my nptech and client Facebook friends (cutting my friend count by more than 60%). Now of course it used to be that all of my Facebook “friends&# were other nptech early adopters. facebook nptech. so I still feel connected.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

When our editorial committee decided on “Content Curation” as the overall theme of this issue when planning back in 2011, we knew that it would be an important topic for the nonprofit sector, but we didn’t anticipate that, in some ways, 2012 would turn out to be the year of content curation , as Beth Kanter predicted in January.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Whether you call it "data-driven", "data-informed", "evidence-based", or something else, making smarter decisions and strategies for your organization is something every nonprofit leader strives for—and what the latest issue of NTEN:Change is all about.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

The third issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Featured in this issue: " Measuring Your Social Media Success ," from Idealware's Andrea Berry, which provides guidance for measuring what matters when it comes to social media for your nonprofit.

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NTEN

MARCH 12, 2013

This issue of NTEN:Change presents variations on that theme: tips and quizzes, inspiration and cautionary tales, examples and humor, all from peers and experts in the nonprofit and technology communities. In the current issue you'll find: " Risks and Rewards for Nonprofit Leaders ," by Akaya Windwood, Rockwood Leadership Institute.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The December issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Featured in this issue: " From Outcomes to Impact ," by Julie Macalik with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, which provides guidance for measuring the real impact of your nonprofit. "

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2007

Marnie has put out a call for call to talk about the NpTech Tag issues we've been blogging about the last two weeks. Proposed agenda is here in a wiki - the password is nptech. She proposed three different times on next wed, thurs, and fri - leave your preference in the comments.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Tag your posts and news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help me find your stories online!). Jordan writes a great summary of the debate this kicked off, and her own thoughts about the issue. Tags: community buzz nonprofit technology NPTech NTEN nten members.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Charitable giving has been around 2500BCE when the ancient Hebrews instituted a tax intended to help the poor Now, thousands of years later, people across the globe give their hard earned money to these nonprofit organizations who are committed to solving some of the world’s toughest issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

NpTech Talk. NpTech Software. Most of the links identified have flowed through the NpTech Tag stream but nice to revisit them! Once you've done this a few times you'll find you can use it on the fly when you get into those disagreements about interface design issues within your department." Need some comic relief?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 16, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? Perhaps we don’t have to spend so much time on this issue anymore. Comments? { 4 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Holly 01.17.08

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

NpTech Conversations. the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. So, you want to build a MashUp? re working with???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2007

Well, at least I started off the morning with some vigorous cardio exercise at the gym -- a killer spin class before I logged onto a conference call to talk about the NpTechTag issues with NpTechers today. A key value of following the NpTech Tag stream, even though it is undifferiented is for finding or identifying patterns.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Indeed it has, and the latest issue could be our best ever. I'm pleased to announce Issue Five of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders ! The latest issue also features articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

As a result, I'm publishing a briefer than usual edition of the NpTech Tag Summary because I can only get to fast loading blogs and web sites. 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 in the NpTech Tag stream.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. " He describes some of the work flow issues related to nonprofit using Facebook causes. Do you remember the Grasshopper and the Ant Fable ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

He told me about his elearning learning portal that might not only solve my blog categorization and finding issues, but also do it for a community of bloggers who write about a particular topic - say nptech and nonprofit bloggers. He set up an experiment with feeds from nptech bloggers. More >> Types. Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

NpTech Community Snippets Who let the (NpTech) dogs out? First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Is a email users and non-users the next digital divide?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

To learn more about Twitter scaling issues read this interview by Jesse Stay. Colman set up the nptech room on FriendFeed five days ago and 105 NpTechers have joined the NpTech Room. Here's a summary of some of the topics and discussions that took place in the NpTech FriendFeed Room. NpTech Talk and News.

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TechImpact

JUNE 2, 2014

Although your nonprofit is likely tackling a serious social issue, or working to change the fortunes of an entire demographic, filming a video that resonates on a humorous level never hurt anyone. Industry News Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofit video nonprofits npTech video marketing website' Show your fun side.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. buzz at the UK National Circuit Riders Conference this week was not tool talk, but issues related to adoption of the tools. Five Hot Conversations.

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TechImpact

APRIL 29, 2014

Then implement a strategy to help you overcome that issue. General Leadership content marketing nonprofit npTech volunteers' Think about why you are burnt out in the first place. Find time to critically think about why your work is burning you out. Know yourself. Closely manage your stress level.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2011

On one hand, the technology issues I cover are well covered elsewhere. And I’ll be Google+ing (rather than Tweeting, which is mostly for my writing , or Facebooking, which is friends/family) interesting Tech and NPTech topics as they come along and are discussed.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Along with the many ways to engage and learn, we still want to continue to give NTEN Members the opportunity to talk with their colleagues who might be struggling with the same issues they are. . So we invite you to gather 'round with the NTEN Community at one of our upcoming RoundTables.

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JULY 22, 2009

Since I have to move my hands out from under it anyway, I read the recommended piece -- and then the rest of issue. Tags: book managing technology meet your mission NPTech NTEN stanford social innovation review. on my keyboard. Note that you'll need to use the credit card payment option.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Social Source blog (whose new blog template sports Facebook colors and font style) takes issue with Deborah's post. Use the track trends option and set to track "Nptech" for nptech related twitters. An excellent slide show about the issues in wiki adoption within the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

People who can touch API's out there have been fooling around with trying to extract data from the NpTech tag for analysis as well as think about ways that we can make the data that has been tagged more filtered via social search, collaborative filtering, and whatever else. Deborah Finn's thoughts on the NpTech Tag Mashup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 29, 2007

The Net2 Secret Plan from Marnie Webb NpTech Tag New Year's Reflections, Predictions, and Best Ofs What are some of the ways that the social web marks the New Year? What are the nptech social media needs for 2008? I am wondering how all relates to the NpTech tag community and what it means. Let's take a look.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 4, 2009

Tags: security Twitter Facebook Social networking General non-profit interest Non-profit technology nptech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. " The 1cent thoughts on NPTech blog muses , "Is technology the step child of older organizations? lolnptech.org includes photos of people, who could be tagged as "nptech."

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TechImpact

MAY 8, 2014

To combat the issue, assign a social media lead who is responsible for identifying and establishing the main accounts. Fundraising Industry News Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media supporters website'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. Nonprofit Social Media ROI and Adoption Issues The meme of the last week continues with a look at specific metrics like engagement. blog thought it was cool too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2007

That is one visualization of the nptech data from Chris Blow. Last week, we had a NpTech Conference call (see Marnie's notes here and my stabb at a summary here ) During the call Nancy White mentioned "social search" and later she forwarded this note about a Yi-Tan tech community call on the topic today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2008

Photo by PixelFarmer - Zen Mutt (a rescue dog) - Title "Precision" The NpTech Tag Summary went on hiatus to give some space to rethink, reinvent -- again. I'm moving beyond monitoring the NpTech tagged items and meta feeds to incorporate nuggets from micro media sources, nptech bloggers, friend feeds, and networks.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

Think about them as free professional development opportunities — spaces to have smart, organic, and timely conversations and presentations with your nptech peers. Food : For those who are interested in food issues, such as food access, food policy, food education, and more. So join one or a few and connect, learn, and change!

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2013

I was accustomed to meeting weekly to discuss a project’s progress and resolve any issues and requested changes. Change Management Leadership nonprofit management nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture project management Strategy IT Staff' Project management seemed easy and straightforward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. We have the NPTech Meta Tag Feed (which aggregates about dozen feeds of NpTech tagged items and I'm still using for various reasons); Kikono.org (which uses an NpTech feed and digg like features) and now we have the two pipes from NTEN - the NTC pipe and the NpTech Pipe.

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