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AUGUST 26, 2013

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A bad test accomplishes nothing. At least if we don't test at all we know that we don't know anything, but a pseudo-fact can hurt us badly down the line. Matt Burghdoff. Email Marketing and Online Fundraising Strategist. Donordigital. This, sadly, is when we start leaning on "good enough" or "the best we can do."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I realized, in being introduced to Edupunk , that I have been doing it for, oh, almost 20 years now.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2009

Friend of NTEN Avinash Kaushik says that organizations should aim for a bounce rate under 50%. This week, we moved on to Phase Two: The Wireframe Test. If you've never seen a wireframe test before, here's how we did it (really cheaply!): Our bounce rate is pretty darn high for folks who find our site through search: about 68%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

NpTech Talk. And Congrats to Michele Murrain for joinging NTEN board !). NpTech Software. This one via NTEN and Neighborhood Networks Conference and this one via the nonprofit blog exchange. Most of the links identified have flowed through the NpTech Tag stream but nice to revisit them! Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0

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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. In the NpTech space, Idealware , NTEN , and Techsoup are always mentioned, with pointers to specific articles or reports. A question was asked recently on the NTEN Consultants affinity group.

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

NTEN''s publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press. In the current issue you''ll find: " Testing the Waters With Mobile Technology: What You and Your Peers are Finding ," by Kyle Henri Andrei, Idealware. "

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We''re coming into the last week of Member Appreciation Month (MAM) , our month-long celebration of NTEN Members! One will be awarded to an NTEN Member who renews their NTEN Membership before Nov. One will be awarded to an NTEN Member who renews their NTEN Membership before Nov. Register for free as an NTEN Member.

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2013

During my 7 year tenure at NTEN, I''ve had the pleasure of looking at a lot of data, and figuring out ways to use that data in strategic ways to drive the organization and our community forward. Specifically, members who had registered for at least one NTEN event over the course of the year were 37% more likely to renew.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

NpTech Community Snippets Who let the (NpTech) dogs out? First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. NTEN is offering a Webinar on Google Aps. NTEN posts about screencast about GoogleAps and SalesForce Integration for nonprofits.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2012

She'll present four cheap and fast methods to solicit qualitative feedback from your users at our upcoming webinar, " Website Usability Testing 101 ". > To that, Susan Finkelpearl says: "Why not just ask them?" > Learn more and register today !

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2009

Fellow NTEN members Green America (formerly Coop America) helped guide Peter to a wind-powered provider. Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer host a weekly NTEN Office Hour they call "NTEN Water Cooler Chat", every Thursday at 3pm ET. Tags: NPTech community buzz online fundraising nten members.

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NTEN

JULY 8, 2014

Here''s what your fellow NTEN Members have been up to this summer! This day-long conference is devoted to the latest technology trends and resources for nonprofits, and features NTEN Member, Beth Kanter , as the keynote speaker. nptech member news Member Round Up' Trying to decide on an email service? There''s an app for that!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2014

Check out the experiment that the team at ThoughtWorks did to test the performance of iBeacons, and learn about its potential applications for nonprofits. apps beacons ibeacons location mobile Mobile nptech IT Staff' Software Developer Consultant. ThoughtWorks.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Start practicing now to put your geek skills to the ultimate test. 15NTC community Community conference geek games nptech NTC nten Program' Proper hydration is of crucial importance in competition, so there will also be a coffee hub where you can connect with teammates, size up the competition, and fuel up for game play.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Flickr: ccbrand Even though summer''s in full swing and it''s so easy to spend those lovely afternoons just sipping lemonade, the nptech community is hard at work putting out new research, collecting data, and figuring out how to put technology to work to solve today''s most pressing issues. Data Member Round Up nptech summer special'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

NTEN Community Member Jason Shim recommends taking notes, and allocate some post-conference time to follow up on all the resources and topics you learned about to start applying these to your work. Never mind the Olympics; the NTC Geek Games are a true test of your geek strength. 14ntc 14ntc Community nptech tips Program'

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NTEN

APRIL 6, 2012

To be honest, for NTEN staff, the bar for this show was pretty low. It's clear that something is afoot in our sector, and like a lightening rod, the NTEN Community is gathering around big, transformational ideas, waiting for the idea to strike so we can channel the energy. More than NTEN will be able to address in the coming year.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I recently attended a workshop during the EDUCAUSE Institute New IT Managers Program , where we took one of the myriad of tests that help determine your primary communication style. For this particular test, explained in much more detail here , the different styles were: Thinker (Structure, logic, organization, problem solving).

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2015

In honor of GAAD, we've rounded up a collection of NTEN resources to help you mark the occasion, and take part in making the digital world a more accessible place! Free Tools to Test Your Nonprofit's Website for Accessibility by Cindy Leonard. Case Study of NTEN's Website Relaunch. Cloud computing companies and ADA compliance.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Visa is testing it right now with Bank of America and Device Fidelity , which created a new iPhone case to house the chip. And does anyone want to invest in one of these for the NTEN office? Tags: cell phone dan macsai fast company Mobile NPTech NTEN payments Fundraising.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2012

NTEN members are even using The Hunger Games buzz to educate about real world food and water issues. Food and Water Watch has put together a survey to test your knowledge. TabTimes has extended a special invitation for NTEN members for their conference, “ How to Deploy Tablets in the Enterprise ,” April 27, in New York City.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2009

As Andre Agassi learned , image isn't everything; flash without substance doesn't win you 8 Grand Slam titles (and we're all about the big tournaments here at NTEN). Tags: card sort NPTech NTEN nten.org site map site redesign web design website. The story so far: We started with a card sort.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Remember America's Giving Challenge , that great test of online fundraising sponsored by the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine a couple of years ago? Tags: case foundation giving challenge NPTech philanthropy social media. With more than 80,000 people contributing $1.7 Let us know if you're interested.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Corporate email programs have focused on delivering value—they test offers, messaging and more. A 2011 Gleanster survey found their most important value drivers were: Testing and measuring everything. Test Subject Lines And Calls to Action, For Starters. Should nonprofits follow suit and test these elements? How to Test.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Whether you're looking to join and participate in niche networks for outreach purposes, or you have a network idea that you'd like to test out, niche networks should not be overlooked. Test and adapt. Tags: Leadership Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media. Join the conversation.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2010

" Read it, see if you can clarify your Facebook marketing funnel, and have fun testing! Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. We describe a number of techniques for identifying more or less effective Facebook tactics in our free ebook " Is Your Nonprofit's Facebook Page Worth It?

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2010

Jen Newmeyer, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina I had a few assumptions I decided to test by talking to some organizations that work locally using social media. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. There are clearly a lot of benefits for local organizations in using social media. What have you found? .

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

* Our **San Francisco** group curates a list of [tech for good experiences each month]([link] --> Upcoming NPTech Events. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Free and Inexpensive Communications Tools | MCN (free).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

We make sure that we spend part of our time each day on Twitter, or catching up on our RSS feeds, to check out the conversation and learn from the people and organizations that we're following (including lots of NTEN folks). Tags: how-to NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. Make it known.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

They call the feature “Call To Action” and said that in their first test of this, Charity:Water raised $10,000 in one day. In front of the NTEN crowd I challenged them: “What would be really amazing would be to allow for outside links in the annotations features.” Tags: Video Nonprofits youtube nptech web 2.0 new media.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

She and her team recently tested a Facebook application in an online fundraising campaign managed by the Foundation. Wherever you are on the social media fundraising curve, it's important to start testing concepts now and refine your approach as you go. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Fundraising. Is it effective?

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

You've gotta test things for yourself. Case in point: I shared some results from M+R Strategic Services' work with the Human Rights Campaign, where we've repeatedly tested online premiums as a way to get that all-important gift from first-time donors. The bottom line is, you've got to test it for yourself. With the U.S.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware (Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the feature article "Boosting Board Collaboration " , which appeared in the first issue of NTEN's new publication: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. Read the entire article and the complete issue by subscribing online.)

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