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2011 NTC Preview: Let's Talk About Tech, Baby

NTEN

Let's Talk about Tech, Baby As simple as it may seem, making the commitment to talk about technology in your organization is a good start. Ask on listservs ( ProgEx , NTEN Affinity Groups , ISF Yahoo group , etc.) Many non-tech people (i.e., We live inside the tech jargon bubble, so it's easy to forget that not everyone does.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

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TechSoup Global's mission is to do whatever we can to provide the IT resources and knowledge that charities, NGOs, and libraries need to operate at their full potential. We engage any and all high-tech companies that may be interested in donating or discounting their software, hardware, tech support, or cloud services.

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Using Social Search Techniques for a Research Project. some reflections and a shout for help

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm using some traditional ways to research this topic: -Email to listservs -Posts on online forums -Google search. Oh no, your query is analyzed and sent to a knowledgable ChaCha Guide who is trained to search and already knows a lot about the very thing you???re The work in progress is here. re not searching alone. re looking for!

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The NpTech Mashup Meme

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This happens all the time on listservs where people who work on integrating technology into their work participate -- whether it be teachers, librarians, community of practice, online facilitators, nonprofit techies, etc. For example, recently on the UK Riders list there was a thread about tech support knowledge base software.

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Should You Ever Delete Donor Records?

Tech Soup

Here is a compilation of responses to the same question from the APRA's listserve, PRSPCT-L : "I would consider any data valuable when it can be utilized for predictive analytics or to build a case for trends. All of these approaches have their downsides, of course, but they don't encourage data loss. Others Who Agree.

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NTEN Communities of Practice FAQ

NTEN

The online group includes a listserv email archive, a library, a wiki, a group blog, and a discussion thread platform. Groups will also have the option to hold a monthly discussion call for questions, feedback and knowledge-sharing among members. How will the CoP members interact? Are monthly webinars or calls required of a CoP?

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One thing I learned just two weeks ago from a phone call to the TechSmith tech support guy is that the.wmv files from Ready/Talk can be run through microsoft media encoder - so they could be pulled into Camtasia and edited. My first idea was to use Ready/Talk and its screencapture features. I used a hybrid of his approach.