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. Steve Bridger's slideshow " Charities and the Social Web: Does It Mean We Have to Change Our Jobs? Do you remember the Grasshopper and the Ant Fable

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Sparked by Seth Godin’s recent comment that “doing a mediocre job on nine things is going to guarantee that you’re mediocre,” last Friday’s #smNPchat Twitter chat tackled the topic of time management, prioritizing tasks, and tools and tips to help you stay on top of the job.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Whether you’re looking to get your first job in the nonprofit sector, or switching directions in mid-career, here are a few key resources to help with your planning and job search.( Tags: General non-profit interest nptech careers. With the passage of Labor Day, and the start of the new school year, changes in the air!

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2009

Judging by how many of you opened and read our February newsletter on IT staffing , all things related to jobs -- from hiring to seeking to firing -- are top of mind for you all right now. James and Cassie are bringing their long-time experience in the nptech hiring world to the NTC for two sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

The 8 Random Facts About Me meme is circulating in the nptech blogspace here , here , and here (I got tagged twice already, so ignored it.) But, today, I got tagged again. So, as a prelude to the Cambodian Bloggers Summit , I'm going to tag 8 of them. ve been tagged. by CogDog Blog. Here it goes. Here it goes.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

So, based on the current situation, what can you do right now to make sure you're in the right place at the right time when that next great job comes along? So, based on the current situation, what can you do right now to make sure you're in the right place at the right time when that next great job comes along? Assess your situation.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Whether you’re looking for a first job or making a career change, or simply looking to meet other professionals in the non-profit sector, LinkedIn is the social network of choice. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Best practices Social networking Non-profit Communications careers LinkedIn. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Making your blog or website more “accessible” can seem like a big job, but you don’t have to be an IT expert or do a website redesign to make a big difference. Tags: Non-profit technology Usability nptech Best practices Blogging websites Accessibility. read more ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

. – "GreatNonprofits and Guidestar want to hear about the great nonprofits providing job training or job placement in your communities. Participate in this campaign to recognize the top-rated nonprofits developing your community through job training or job placement." Which ones are great?

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Wild Apricot

MAY 7, 2010

How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing Tamar has done a masterful job of laying out a raft of best practices for Facebook marketing. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Marketing Best practices Social networking Facebook social media. Yes, she’s.( read more ).

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Jobs come and go, especially in this economy. It has nothing to do with the fact that I'm out of a job for the first time since 2005. When I accepted the job at Convio, I negotiated that it would be okay for me to blog. Tagged: Blackbaud , Common Ground , platform , Salesforce. Don't get me wrong. It happens.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 31, 2009

Here are three different tools that will do the job.( Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications Twitter application social media. The short answer is, yes, there are several ways you can do this. read more ).

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I really was looking for a great non-profit example – promise – but I had to share this with you because Ford did such a nice job with their Ford Focus Facebook fan page. Ford does a great job capturing the attention of first time visitors and/or people who have yet to “like” their page. Our Use Case: Ford Motorcars. Call to Action.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

This month’s round-up of the most popular links at AssociationJam.org brings you a broad mix of theory and practical tips for people in associations and nonprofit organizations - oh, and a “must-laugh” Dilbert cartoon for anyone who’s ever faced a challenge on the job! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 17, 2010

The idea is to take advantage of a PDF’s ability to retain a consistent appearance across different computer systems: to simplify the job of the newsletter editor, who must put together a lot of different reports submitted by the various committee chairs; to enable readers to share the newsletter easily, regardless of.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Often, in a small organization, the job falls to the most enthusiastic person — or to the Gen Yer on staff (on the theory that “that generation knows all about this web stuff”) — but wouldn’t it be nice if there were some convenient scoring system to help you pick the right person? Who handles the social media marketing for your nonprofit?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 19, 2009

The developers get reasonable compensation for a job well done, and the clients get the mission-based functionality they asked for. Tags: Consulting Development Technology Zen nptech. When this functionality is complete, everyone is happy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 19, 2009

The developers get reasonable compensation for a job well done, and the clients get the mission-based functionality they asked for. Tags: Consulting Development Technology Zen nptech. When this functionality is complete, everyone is happy.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 19, 2010

But the real question is, HOW do you become a community manager and/or how do you find the right person for the job? It's about having a CONVERSATION with people who care about your work and can help you reach your goals. OK, you've heard this before. What is the skill set you should be looking for?" Great slides.

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Wild Apricot

MAY 19, 2009

Whether your job is to update your nonprofit’s website with fresh relevant news, or simply to keep colleagues informed of breaking news via your organization’s intranet or email, you might want to put Clip&Copy in your toolbox. Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Non-profit Communications websites PDF media.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Some are small, private, and contained, based on specific job roles. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter. Peter Campbell leveraged RSS to pull the tagged items into nptech.

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NTEN

MAY 13, 2010

We need the systems, staff, and sound strategies to do our jobs well, but those things take time and money. Whether it's staff to help plan for or implement strategies that require technology use, the customization of technology, or the systems themselves, nonprofits know they need to make these investments to do their jobs better. .

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

“If we as activists can’t get the Internet to speed up social change, then we’re not doing our jobs.&# " Tags: roundup book bookmarks capacitybuilding casestudies change community engagement facebook fundraising ict4d list mobile nptech postalicious resources software women.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

tags: nonprofit nptech ). Her slides are above and she did a brilliant job of covering the basics! Tags: wearemedia. Social Media Building Blocks View more presentations or upload your own.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. The 10NTC will be April 8-10, 2010, in Atlanta, GA - mark your calendars now!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 5, 2009

And there is some really cool stuff coming in the future like OAuth, Job Queues, RDFa output, XMPP, and Activity logs. Tags: opensource Open Source drupalcon CMS nptech drupal. .&# The idea is that as barriers to the movement of data come down, doing things that were never possible before become a lot more possible.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 21, 2010

Advice & Resources for Your Online Organizing Career – Check out this great round up from the presenters at the "Online Organizing – Career Night event that includes lessons, insights, and even job opportunities!

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

How to approach analytics smartly and thoughtfully to benefit your job and your colleagues. Tags: 10NTC dan michel Data NPTech Communications. My session is about measurement, and one of the ways to get management to “buy-in” to technology initiatives is with understanding what the general public is doing with technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti.

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NTEN

APRIL 23, 2010

One of the many things I like about my job is that I get to read these reports before everybody else; it makes me feel extra knowledgeable for about, oh, a week. Tags: benchmarks NPTech NTEN. Next up: the 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study we're releasing with M+R Strategic Services.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2010

SILENCE July 16 - Apple holds a press conference , delcares that there will be free cases for all (that's the fix) and Steve Jobs says "It's not like Apple has had its head in the sand on this. Would you have a job much longer if you made them wait that long with no response? July 2 - Apple blames the software.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2009

Changing Work Force -- remote staff, job sharing, and alternative scheduling. Tags: cloud data itstaff NPTech NTEN presentations remote. I tried to frame most of the trends in terms of the business changes that are happening and the possibilities and challenges they create for IT. So there you have it. My two cents on the topic.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Find an NPTech Job. Setting aside the whole greed-as-motivation issue that got us into this mess in the first place, it's a bad assumption because it's becoming harder and harder to land a job at a nonprofit. TechSoup's guide to the Nonprofit Job Search is a good place to start. So, what should you do?

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2007

Next stage of Internet spawns variety of new jobs - The Boston Globe: "While small-scale Web 2.0 They end up with exotic sounding job titles such as 'director of interactive experience' or 'online engagement manager.'". Tags: NPtech NPCareer.

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2010

Adjusting job descriptions. Tags: 10NTC Lisa Colton NPTech Communications. Speaker: Lisa Colton, Darim Online. Session: Social Media's Potential for Faith Based Communities. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? My husband calls me “Froggy”. I’m still not sure why. link] (blog).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2009

Submitted by Holly Ross, publisher of NTEN Your job isn't going to exist in a few years, and it ain't the economy's fault. I'm fascinated by the ways social media is changing how organizations structure themselves -- and in particular, how social media is redefining job titles in our sector. Blame it on social media. Well, yes.

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2010

er, perform our other job functions. Tags: kivi leroux miller NPTech NTEN. We all know how to use the tools, and we all know that using them in concert will help us have greater impact -- just like Voltron! -- while still allowing us the time we need to defend the universe. Won't you join us ?

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