NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

We are excited to welcome longtime NTEN Member, Ash Shepherd, to the NTEN team. As the Education Director, Ash will be responsible for overseeing and designing programs for the NTEN Community to help them transform technology into social change. Ash has been a go-to resource for NTEN staff and members for years.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Every year after the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), we get the feedback that folks wished they had longer to dive in a specific topic in more depth. Then, during our master class, we''ll explore together a series of activities meant to help develop and meet your personalized needs as a nonprofit Technology Champion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

I’m giving away a free registration to NTEN’s Leading Social Change Summit. If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 21, 2013

A long overdue follow up to my post on 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter , below are 29 nonprofit resources that tweet regularly on subjects ranging from fundraising to social media to mobile communications. Social Media, Cause Marketing, Nonprofit Tech. Fundraising, Nonprofit Tecnology, News. afpnet.org.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

The articles in the March issue of the NTEN: Change journal capture stories of nonprofits in transition; they’re transforming from one stage to another, using technology to fuel their campaigns, initiatives, and to optimize their day-to-day work. >>Read You can’t rush nature, but you can set yourself up for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I reflect on my themes for the year and habits to improve.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

One of my great joys in my long career in nonprofit technology has been seeing the extraordinary success of so many women in our field. According to the nonprofit American Association of University Women , the U.S. The Women of Technology for Good. Nonprofit Technology Leadership. TechSoup Leadership.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Teaser: The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community. We want to find out how you , the individuals and organizations who make up this community, use technology in your work. . Key Findings.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community. We want to find out how you , the individuals and organizations who make up this community, use technology in your work. . Key Findings.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The true test of any nonprofit is to demonstrate impact. Every nonprofit aims to have impact, but few have the systems in place to calculate little more than outputs. Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). Get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Update & Review My Work-Life Balance Plan: In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. But flexibility is also about being adaptive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Update & Review My Work-Life Harmony Plan : In my workshops on personal and organizational wellbeing, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience. Board Service : I’ve been part of the NTEN community since its inception and the last six as a board member. I reflect on my themes for the year and habits to improve.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today. It’s no surprise: thought leaders in the nonprofit sector, many with decades of experience, still take the time to give back to others. The Agitator is written by nonprofit marketers and fundraisers who were fed up with the status quo.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2011

> Download the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report. In May of 2011 we circulated the link to the online survey to the NTEN Community via direct email and announcements in our community channels, including our blog, NTEN Discuss email list, our Facebook page, and our Twitter network. We received responses from 1,070 individuals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. Photo by Trav Williams. Taking in New Ideas: Facilitated Listening.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I just wrote a guest blog post for NTEN on the topic of moving from an accidental techie role to a leadership role. On one hand, those who decide that technology will be their vocations need to push for roles and titles that reflect what they really do. She said, "it's not very nice to call anyone an accidental anything.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2013

Nonprofit technology leaders are a special breed. After reading the Connected Cause blog post Top 5 Things Accidental Techies Need to Know Right Now , I shared it in the NTEN Accidental Techies Community of Practice and asked what happy accidents brought people to their jobs in the first place. Here are a few of their stories.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2014

After over a decade of convening our signature annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, we are excited to unveil and invite you to our inaugural Leading Change Summit in San Francisco on September 3-6. The Future of Technology : Cutting-edge technologists will strategize how to adapt to the evolving role of technology in their work.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2013

An arts organization develops a technology plan to help meet diverse constituent needs. We really needed to think about how we should be investing in technology to align with our strategic goal to reach people statewide from our small office in tech-savvy Seattle," explained Margit Rankin, executive director. Kimberlee Roth.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

It's already week two of Member Appreciation Month in the NTEN community! Our goal this month is to create a platform to recognize all the sharing and generosity in the NTEN community - and say thank you! There are many ways you can get involved in the celebrations this month, and this week we are focused on leadershp and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

3) Update & Review My Personal Resilience Plan: In my workshops on resilience, I help nonprofits improve their personal resilience through life-work balance and self-care. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology. But who is?

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Flickr: ePublicist A recent discussion thread on NTEN's main community email list really hit something home for me. NTEN member Sean Watson brought up his concern about the lack of staffing around, and interest in, "business processes" in most nonprofit organizations. Installing a new server, sure, they want assistance.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. Today we''re giving a big thank-you to the dedicated members of NTEN''s committees. Jeanne Allen, Program Coordinator, Duke University Nonprofit Management Program.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

NTEN has retained Heller Search Associates to recruit our next CEO. As you know, NTEN's objective is to help nonprofits maximize the use of technology to fulfill their missions.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2013

Many executives don’t approach management and leadership in accounting or evaluation matters, for example, with the same trepidation as they do technology. And yet the same skills that make any leader effective are appropriate to managing technology. But who is?

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NTEN

APRIL 21, 2013

With NTEN’s strategic outcomes in mind, this report examines: technology staffing levels, technology budgets, overall organizational approach to technology decisions, as well as technology oversight and management practices. Key findings from this year’s survey: On average, our respondents have 3.4

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not.

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2014

The pursuit of social change globally requires visionary thinking regarding a nonprofit's IT strategy. Nonprofits and charitable organizations are solving some of the world’s most complex problems, including extreme poverty, humanitarian crises and environmental degradation. Change Management cloud technology Leadership'

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Last month we released our seventh annual report on nonprofit investment and practices regarding technology. I''d like to take a closer look at one aspect of our research and organizational practice: technology staffing levels. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

You know there's no "one size fits all" when it comes to determining the right staffing and budgeting levels for your nonprofit. NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Benchmarking Tool is based on our annual research on technology staffing and spending.

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NTEN

AUGUST 14, 2013

board meetings Infrastructure Leadership Morris Animal Foundation nptech nten Tobie McPhail tools' Our board would help us with our grants review process, but we were using a pencil and paper system that was prone to errors and could result in a thousand index cards that needed to be entered into a spreadsheet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2008

NTEN is offering a series of webinars on Technology Leadership with John Kenyon. These webinars will allow you to get more done with the same resources by giving you the information and skills you need to understand many aspects of technology. The Next Latest Thing: The Future of Technology in Nonprofits (2/21/2008).

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2013

Jill Farrow, NTEN's chief financial and operating officer, quickly learned that "operationally, we at NTEN do everything in the Cloud," and that includes financial and operations management. Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit technology nptech Organizational Culture IT Staff'

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

Gaining buy-in early on, soliciting bids and conducting an ROI analysis helped Death With Dignity National Center prioritize its top technology projects and prepare to develop metrics for evaluation. Barber learned about the Technology Leadership Academy (TLA) and brought the opportunity to her new boss, executive director Peg Sandeen.

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NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. Today we’re excited to share that Deena Pierott , founder of the White House honored youth program called iUrban Teen Tech , will offer a keynote called Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Changing landscapes of nonprofit technology.

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2013

NTEN has retained Heller Search Associates to recruit our next CEO. As you know, NTEN's objective is to help nonprofits maximize the use of technology to fulfill their missions. Provide energetic leadership and strategic direction to NTEN staff and consultants to develop and deliver ambitious and high-impact programs.

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