NTEN

MAY 10, 2012

1772 NPTechies registered for 2012 NTC. This year, 137 of you tuned in to the Online NTC, representing 30 states, 6 countries, and 3 continents. The most talked about session was Picturing Your Data is Better than 1,000 Numbers with Beth Kanter , Brian Kennedy , and Johanna Morariu , mentioned 803 times online during the NTC.

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MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? > Please take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Each year NTEN surveys the nonprofit technology community (that's YOU) to ask: How do you use technology in your work?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Artwork by Favianna Rodriguez If you've been to the NTC before, you know the basic lay of the conference land. But our records show that over 60% of you will be new to the NTC. Over the next 3 weeks, we're going to do our best to help you navigate the NTC so you have a rockin' time in DC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Gregg Swanson from HumaniNet picks out a few projects that are based on collaboration/partnership and a track of record of doing projects like the one proposed. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. Here's a few blog posts about the NTC experience: Marnie Webb says Web2.0 More pointers to NTC posts here.

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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. > Download the 2010 NTEN Community Survey Report. > Download the 2010 NTEN Community Survey Report. > Download the 2010 NTEN Community Survey Report.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

We're less than 3 months away from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , NTEN's signature three-day gathering that brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. We think we've put together our best agenda yet, with more than 100 total sessions.

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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. > Download the 2010 NTEN Community Survey Report. Fundraising/Development Staff is a growing constituency among the NTEN community . Key Findings.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2011

The NTC Bookstore and the wonderful NTC Bookstore volunteers If you bought something from the bookstore at the NTC, you may have already met the credit card app, Square. I’d like to see the next version be able to track inventory, apply discounts, and run more complex reports that manifest as really cool, colored charts.

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NTEN

JANUARY 2, 2013

The NTC is NTEN's signature three-day gathering, bringing together nonprofit professionals like yourself from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. > The early bird deadline for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference is coming right up -- and it just wouldn't be the same without you.

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2012

We're less than 3 months away from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , NTEN's signature three-day gathering that brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. We think we've put together our best agenda yet, with more than 100 total sessions.

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MAY 4, 2009

Although I hate the idea of talking over lunch, I'm glad that two years ago, under former ED Katrin Verclas, we added the awards ceremony to our closing lunch at the NTC. Flickr Photo: ann.a.liese The NTEN Award is given each year to a person who lives the values of our community. Tags: 09NTC awards NPTech NTEN.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

NTEN and Jossey-Bass/Wiley is hosting the " Online NTC ," a 2-day online conference based on the book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. With 2 tracks and experts presenting on topics critical to your organization, you are sure to come away better able to succeed with technology. Price : $350 for non-NTEN members.

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NTEN

MARCH 27, 2012

The NTEN staff is so excited that we're blogging our favorite tips throughout the week. There's a lot going on at the NTC, so here's a step by step guide to using myNTC , the online conference community, to plan your schedule: Step 1: Access Your Account. Step 3: Map Out Your Agenda. Step 4: Find Your Friends.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Without a system to help track, organize, and mobilize their efforts on social media, nonprofits are letting key relationships fall through the cracks, losing potential donors and supporters. Your organization may already use a traditional CRM like Convio, Blackbaud, or Salesforce to track and maintain information about your members.

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NTEN

JULY 10, 2012

Read the guidelines and submit your session >> Also new this year, we're sharing not only the themes for our tracks but some ideas about what session topics we'd like to see presented at the conference. You can see the themes and topics under the respective tracks here: IT. Communication. Fundraising. Leadership.

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JULY 22, 2010

Photo: johncabrerea@att.net I've been crafting the "official" NTEN Social Media Strategy. As Community Manager at NTEN, my job is to take the conversations already happening in our office, at the NTC , and in the 501 Tech Clubs , and move those onto the social web so that they can happen more consistently and reach more people.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2010

We believe the knowledge you gain at the at the NTC can help you prepare not just for the next disaster, but to use technology every day to make your organization more effective. > The conference fee -- currently $459 for NTEN Members -- goes up after March. > Register for the 2010 NTC today. I was also very. to have some.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

As the leader, I have a lot of things to keep track of – from human resource to program to fundraising to, well, technology. If I see conference signage I want Anna to use at the next NTC, I snap a picture and save it in my NTC notebook. So, for my fellow nonprofit leaders, here are the technology tools I can't live without.

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NTEN

APRIL 21, 2012

The NTC is an event largely attended by Americans (and our gentle neighbors to the North). What we WILL do is make this an issue we can discuss as a community when NTC planning picks up this summer. This year, for the first time, we weren't at the NTC in full force. NTCFail 1: Cultural References. NTCFail 4: Online agenda.

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NTEN

JANUARY 28, 2011

Is our current database meeting our data, tracking and process needs? Special thanks to Holly Ross at NTEN and John Merritt at the YMCA of San Diego County for adding their insight to this article. But how often do you step back to ask questions like: How can use our website to communicate differently?

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NTEN

MARCH 8, 2011

We know Twitter isn’t for everyone, but during the NTC, it’s a really valuable resource. Connect with NTEN on Twitter by following @NTENorg. Connect with NTEN on Twitter by following @NTENorg. Each entry via text or web is a chance to win great NTEN prizes throughout the day! Use the Evaluation Code at [link].

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

It can be fun to do on your own (like at NTC 2011 ), but it can have real benefits for your organization too. Hash tags are also a must if you're going to track the impact of your efforts and conversations afterwards. Tags: NPTech NTEN. Practice Makes Perfect. Get out there and make it work for your own organization! .

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2014

As a yoga instructor in my “other” life outside of NTEN, being productive without burning out on a busy schedule is a topic I think about often. Here’s a few productivity tools (all free) that have helped me with finding balance: Evernote : This is where I keep track of important information, whether it’s for work or my personal life.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

This week, as part of Member Appreciation Month, we're talking about technology that supports communications and information, so I thought I'd share some of the metrics we use to track our effectiveness that don't really warrant a complete blog post in-and-of themselves. We'd also love to hear about your favorite metrics. Here's how to do it.

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2012

We're less than 3 months away from the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , NTEN's signature three-day gathering that brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. This year, we hope you'll join the nonprofit technology community in San Francisco, April 3-5.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

As fans of crowdsourcing – get your 2012 NTC session proposals in by August 12 , before the community vote – we dig the way Blackbaud's Chris Tuttle put together his " 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter ". We love that longtime NTEN Member David Krumlauf posted a picture of how he was using some NTEN gear.

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APRIL 28, 2009

ForeSee Results released a report at the yesterday on " Trends in Constituent Satisfaction with Nonprofit Websites: Building Membership, Donations, and Loyalty through the Web Channel " If you haven’t been keeping track, that’s the third report released at the 2009 NTC -- with by far the longest title.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

With matching funds from Convio , we've now got enough funding to send 18 people to the NTC. Of course, we want to send even 57 folks to the NTC, so we need you to drop everything and give us five minutes and 5 dollars. Coming to NTC would be a real chance to learn from colleagues from across the globe. Wasn't that easy?

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AUGUST 10, 2009

I'll try to synthesize all the great discussion on the topics and themes we'll be looking to include in each of our 5 conference tracks: Leadership, Fundraising, Communications, IT Staff and Consultants and Program. " IT Track. Business continuity - implentation that would happen in an IT track, different angles for same topic.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

Since we just can't wait, we thought we'd take a cue from the community on twitter, and start posting some NTC Tips to our blog. And make sure to follow the hashtag #11NTC on twitter for other great tips, like this one: Twitter Tip Today's tip is a bit of medicine for the time-honored NTC bug, Session-Overwhelm-itis.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Among the benefits are the ability to schedule posts in the future and customizable feeds that let you track what people are saying about your organization. Howe has presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) since 2009. What do you think? The technical evolution of WFH 2.0

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2012

As you may have heard, we released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Benchmarking Report at the NTC last week. You'll learn: The Top 12 Social Media Insights from this year's research Key Trends we've been able to track, now that the survey is in its fourth year What we're watching for in 2012 No, I'm afraid the report doesn't address Pinterest.

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2009

According to a survey conducted in March 2009 by NTEN, Common Knowledge , and ThePort , social networking has become an integral part of nonprofits’ online strategy. And if you're keeping track at home, that's two reports we've helped release during the NTC. Tune in tomorrow, same NTEN time, same NTEN channel.

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NTEN

JULY 17, 2009

Yesterday, NTEN Community Members joined us for the beginning of the planning for 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. We talked about Facebook groups, LinkedIn, and the NTEN Affinity Groups. We're looking a an unconference track or on the first day of the conference. Tags: 10NTC community NPTech NTEN.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Already, QR codes are used for inventory tracking all over the world, something that's highly important to our sector. Get ready for some QR Code Scavenger Hunts at the 2010 NTC. . Tags: Data NPTech qr codes sxswi IT Staff. I'm really excited to see this in play for more than networking. Want to get ready now?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Since I started working on the NTC -- and its predecessor, the RoundUp -- almost a decade ago, my very favorite part has been the Day of Service. It's simple: We work with fabulous local hosts to recruit NTC-area orgs who need some help. How to manage and track fundraising responses How to survey why a potential donor declined to give.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Sometime after leaving WGBH and feeling lost about my career for a while, I discovered NTEN and the career called "non-profit techie" That’s when I also discovered the two-step secret to becoming a non-profit techie. So if you're reading this, you’re already on the right track. Seek permission to work with these people.

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