Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2008

And for expert level knowledge, read these blog posts about FriendFeed that Louis Gray has bookmarked.). Colman set up the nptech room on FriendFeed five days ago and 105 NpTechers have joined the NpTech Room. Some participated in the formal experiment I designed which involved a quick knowledge sharing task. Read this ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

I also stumbled across her more recent post about NpTech Mashups. So, let's unleash the NpTech Mashup Meme. It is a visual collaboration tool that you can use online and it is something that I have been dreaming about for ten years. "I need a tool that does xyz for abc purpose. Sometimes clarifying questions.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2014

For this reason, training is imperative for not only introducing your new CRM to your staff, but giving them the tools necessary to be successful a few months down the road. Fundraising General Tech CRM data database donation donors fundraising Mobile Fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech'

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible. ListenIn Pictures and CauseVox released an ebook for nonprofits just beginning to use video as an outreach tool. Flickr:Dunechaser NTEN members hope you'll read their ebook, attend webinar, and even host a supper this week. Have more news to share?

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Restless Knowledge Sharing. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations. He is co-founder of Roo.io , a handy tool to record phone interviews on mobile devices.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Mapping applications that used to require sophisticated software and time-intensive training to create can now be completed in a matter of minutes with user-friendly tools. Maps are a tool for visualizing data about place, much like charts are tools for visualizing numeric and financial data.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

By sending your donors brochures, newsletters, or even monthly emails, you are rewarding your donors with the knowledge that their donation is indeed making a difference. Listening and researching are the most effective tools we can employ as a nonprofit seeking successful donation campaign. Know Your Donors.

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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. Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Which one worked best?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Luckily, our members have the resources and knowledge to make it all possible. ListenIn Pictures and CauseVox released an ebook for nonprofits just beginning to use video as an outreach tool. Flickr:Dunechaser NTEN members hope you'll read their ebook, attend webinar, and even host a supper this week. Have more news to share?

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2011

Then I elaborate with my true opinion of Project: it's a great tool if you're building a bridge or a luxury hotel. Real world projects require far more agile and accessible tools. You want to use tools that your project participants can access easily, preferably ones they're already using. Related tool: the telephone.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. . Why Internal Tools?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

In line with its focus on turning data into knowledge through powerful, insightful measurement and analytics of social media efforts, we wanted to share three simple tips and resources that nonprofits can put to work.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

In the last post I talked about the difficulties we see organizations have in managing knowledge. In my experience, for information to be truly organizational knowledge, at the very minimum four things must be true: It must be written down so it cannot walk out the door. Now that we have a process, we need a tool.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

What this event provides is a tremendous amount of useful knowledge all in one place. It also comes with similar tools your staff is probably already using. What it’s really doing is taking all the benefits of those tools and adding in the power of cloud technology to accompany them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. How will these trends impact nptech? Found via this post tagged nptech by Meghan. Wanna check out more tech tools? Global NpTech. What's Hiafux ?

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

Restless Knowledge Sharing. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations. He is co-founder of Roo.io , a handy tool to record phone interviews on mobile devices.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Google's tools can be of benefit to wide-ranging nonprofits that work with data. Unlike Google Docs, however, we've found that Google's system to upload data into Public Data Explorer – called Dataset Publishing Language (DSPL) - is somewhat cumbersome to use, requiring us to have at least some programming knowledge.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 19, 2009

Developers would determine how much this function would cost (based on our knowledge of the tools we use, and the time it takes using those tools to generate this sort of functionality), and clients would know exactly what they are getting from a functionality standpoint. When this functionality is complete, everyone is happy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 19, 2009

Developers would determine how much this function would cost (based on our knowledge of the tools we use, and the time it takes using those tools to generate this sort of functionality), and clients would know exactly what they are getting from a functionality standpoint. When this functionality is complete, everyone is happy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

We know technology tools and trends evolve rapidly, and you need to stay on top of what the nonprofit sector is doing and using to achieve their missions more efficiently. Spread the word about the resource, or watch the webinar and share the knowledge with a colleague. But I don't want to stop there.

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NetWits

MAY 26, 2011

Probably no better an indication of my love for the knowledge waiting to be unmasked within this tool, is the (fun?) No wonder than, I am commonly asked; “What are the top web analytics reports and tools every nonprofit should know?&#. What is your favorite Google Analytics tool or report?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2005

David G suggested to me that we should be posting our public bloglines subscriptions to delicious, another tool introduced during the NTC Tag You're It Session. is a social bookmarking tool. So, I was curious to see how bookmarking tools have evolved. Technorati Tag: nptech So, here???s s the way to do it nice and easy."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 9, 2008

Not wanting to miss an opportunity to play with my new toy, err, learn how to use my new tool, the Nokia N95, I did a live broadcast of our dinner. Here's the blurb: Are you in, leading or interested in the development and support of communities of practice who want or need to use web based tools to connect and be together? Gian Jagai.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. The Evolution of NPTech: Where we came from, and [maybe] where we’re going. And in each of these we will talk a bit about tools, tactics and strategies. Analog Tools.

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NTEN

MAY 24, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) They're using a combination of free online tools and crowdsourcing to tag and aggregate information.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Houston, Texas: The New Knowledge Economy and the EdTech Advantage. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Houston, Texas: The New Knowledge Economy and the EdTech Advantage. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

Encourage participation by knowledge contributors? " Response from Holly Ross: We're trying to first engage the social media "experts" to share their knowledge so we can design a curriculum that addresses the social media "novice." Nonprofits and Social Media Tool Kit. NpTech Social Media Wiki.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 27, 2011

So, when the ICT-KM Program was tasked with organising the social reporting for the Share Fair on Agricultural and Rural Development Knowledge in Africa in Addis Ababa in October 2010, it was clear that it was high time that we document the social reporting team’s experiences and lessons learned in a generic guide. ."

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 15, 2009

Problems with the adoption of new IT tools can rob an implementation of much of its ROI. And the the solution is not simply making sure you've picked the right tool and delivered the proper training. These steps may involve partial use of the new tool, use by a subset of the eventual target user community, or both.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me. In India, for example, “missed calls” have become a campaign tool.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2013

Step Two: Implement Listening Tools. Knowledge is power, and listening is the start to the learning process. Interactive Social Media #nptech nonprofit social media Social Media for Nonprofits' Clearly define your competitors and how they try to differentiate themselves – what words do they use to describe what they do?

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

The knowledge doesn't just reside with one person." The Center developed a Facebook Page , blog , a podcast , a Slideshare channel (with slidecasts), a Linkedin Company Page , and a private Delicious profile for internal knowledge-sharing. Some of the team is dispursed, working virtually.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This new free online data visualization and mapping tool demonstrates the value of applying technology to philanthropy, in this case, creating a place to find out how and where foundations are supporting U.S. Only Six Foundations Provide the Majority of NPTech Grants. Foundation Center's new Foundation Funding for U.S.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2013

Social technology comprises all of the digital tools that make it possible for you to listen, support and engage your stakeholders. This conference dives into a wide array of different social tools that can create and enhance measurable benefits and support your organization's mission.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

tags: nonprofit nptech ). Until I finally “got it.&# Even if you don’t read the post that comes in your RSS Reader, that content isn’t lost and the knowledge is still at your footsteps. Most all of the tools you’ll use online allow for you to show or hide different content for different users or groups.

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