NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. Compare that with a recent downward trend in donor acquisition using offline channels like direct mail. One could argue that offline might actually cannibalize online giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. This offline network, called Net Tuesdays, balances the work we do online to connect all those working at the intersection of technology and social impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. >> Do You Have the Right Balance of Online/Offline Communication?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

are willing to engage a pre-existing network that is passionate about the cause; 3) and have an authentic relationship with the cause. Please become an NTEN Champion and help us raise $15,000 to support the many free programs we provide the larger nonprofit community, like our research and reports and local events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Next Campaign by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN. Social Media and Its Relationship with Online Fundraising by Carie Lewis , Director of Emerging Media at HSUSA. The Science of Email by Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Ideas Labs at Blackbaud.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Any giving that took place on sites that do not use the Network for Good platform or that were made offline are not included. What they do and don’t do has a big impact on donor relationships and the metrics we’ve uncovered. The Big Finding: Relationships Matter! We found the following: Fundraising is still about relationships.

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Care2 is pleased to provide this overview of The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships just released by Network for Good and True Sense Marketing. Online fundraising is all about relationships. Similar to offline fundraising, online fundraising is all about relationships. Here are some key findings.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Other findings include: Just as the strength of the donor-charity relationship heavily influences offline giving, the online giving experience has a significant impact on donor loyalty, retention and gift levels.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Teaser: Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". Blog Content: Network for Good has released a fantastic new report, " The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships ". You can download the full report at www.onlinegivingstudy.org.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2015

After wrapping up our annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), NTEN’s CEO, Amy Sample Ward, and I quickly recharged for SXSW Interactive , where we partnered another year with Beaconfire to host the Beacon Lounge for social changemakers, and with the NonProfit Times to cover stories on the nonprofit technology sector.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2013

3 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Next Campaign by Amy Sample Ward, Author of Social Change Anytime Everywhere and Membership Director at NTEN. Social Media and Its Relationship with Online Fundraising by Carie Lewis , Director of Emerging Media at HSUSA. The Science of Email by Steve MacLaughlin , Director of Ideas Labs at Blackbaud.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. Or was power based in the individual relationships offline and online, many of which continued to grow and strengthen after this day?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Consumers/donors have expectations of an online relationship with their charities of choice that is different than what was expected just 24 months ago. It's a relationship driven by their experiences with their bank, their airline or travel site, and yes, Google, Apple, YouTube and eBay. . To get your invitation visit [link].).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

This year I took off a full two weeks during the holiday, spending time with family on the Big Island on a coffee farm and mostly offline. I wrote many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training , including this wrap up post from our NTEN NTC session on teaching and learning for nonprofits. The Sun Sets on 2014.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. Are there ways of catching offline datapoints? HSUS - integrated it with everything else, email campaigns/newsletters, offline, etc. all about relationships. Can’t wait!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? Focus on relationships. Social Media: Paint by the Numbers with Holly Ross of NTEN. First, create a page on Causes and activist resource center. Strengthen your core. Build a network. Be consistent. Empower others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Photo by Cell105 Note from Beth: Last week, I hunted down the nonprofit panel proposals for SXSW including one submitted by me on crowdsourcing social change (see the NTEN blog post ). both offline and online. There was a panel on slacktivism which caught my eye and later I spotted this post by Ali Cherry unpacking the concept.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 8, 2010

Personally, I’m already a week into my New Year diet and exercise regimen, but for nonprofit organizations, resolutions can be used to revitalize a number of initiatives around organization efficiency, relationships with donors and new goals to make a number of areas of better for both the nonprofit and its constituents.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

This deeper relationship will hopefully yield larger financial support. After all, we know that offline donors who are on our email list have a higher average gift. Will the same be true for those on our email list with whom we also have a Facebook relationship?

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

This resulted in us creating a “sneaker-net” approach to providing basic asynchronous ICT services to rural villages: a complete offline Wikipedia that fit on a CD-ROM, and severely restricted bandwidth throttling to allow community radios to access the Internet (via prepaid RBGAN) for $2-3 a day. .

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

In Find the Future, the New York Public Library pairs online and offline activity to get the audience to explore the library’s offerings by sending them on a scavenger hunt throughout the collection. New York Public Library: Find the Future. Purpose: Engaging existing audience on a deeper level, recruiting a new generation of fans.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Maddie Grant, founding partner at Culture That Works and NTEN board member. Create meaningful relationships with both of these groups. But it has to be a two-way relationship. Engage Offline. The panelists included. Dale Pfeifer, CEO of GoodWorld. Andrew Nachison, founder and CEO, We Media.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 14, 2009

Integrating online and offline communications. at 4:36 pm P.S. I thought my name would link to email, alas no, so please email me at tspann [at] convio.com if you’ve got a case study of online/offline campaign integration. Jon Stahl – I never thought of applying for grants to get this project done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. In a peer learning situation, people may make stronger connections with others and develop working relationships that may go beyond the learning experience. It’s more fun to teach this way and more fun to learn this. That’s the theory at least.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

As part of 14LCS, we at NTEN were excited to recognize a few individuals and organizations who have gone above and beyond to push the limits, redefine the way we approach social impact, and help chart a course for all of us to follow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. There are offline ways to do it. " Doug Jacquier, CEO, CISA, Inc welcomed everyone and gave some context about CISA's growth and services over the past few years. He came back an evangelist for social media.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

I will say that there are regulations that relate well to offline consumer relationships that don’t apply well online. There is also a generic organization one - but a lot of NTEN conversations happen through Holly and other staff. Here's my roundup of Twitter advice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2009

Source: Dollar Bin, Flickr In February, I'll be co-teaching the " WeAreMedia Live " intensive two-day workshop in San Francisco from NTEN. Build Relationships and Issues Awareness: You’re interacting with key audiences on the social media channel in order to build awareness for your organization's brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2009

Beth Kanter writes about return on investment on the NTEN blog and hits the nail on its head: If you approach ROI as a financial analysis only, you’re missing the point. Alexandra writes that “in the nonprofit sector, relationships have always been the key currency.” How can social media build upon those relationships?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Myth #1: Online fundraising isn't as effective as offline techniques. The truth is, online fundraising can and should be far more effective than "offline" fundraising techniques, in terms of response rates, dollars raised, cost per dollar raised and, importantly, connections with new and younger donors. have shopped online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer who I've meet before face-to-face through attending NTEN NTC conferences, although we first encountered each other via leaving comments on each other's blogs. This made think of whether trust is only built from knowing someone offline or not. George Brett who took some great photos of conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2009

And by successful, I mean that I gain value - useful information, answers to questions, new friends and colleagues - and that the people who follow me gain value in the form of entertainment, useful information, and some kind of ongoing relationship with me. Rheingold has a mix of people he knows offline as well as virtual friends.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

16 Comments | by Share Article in Direct Mail , Online Fundraising Reader Comments (16) Mal - First, really enjoyed your "ask the expert" conference call with NTEN a few weeks ago. Think about it. Second, I agree with you that direct mail isnt going anywhere. But neither approach represents a solution by itself. Stop fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

These principles will no doubt be copied, refined, remixed, and extended as nonprofits experiment with social media-powered fundraising techniques: Weaving Together Online/Offline Into Real Time Web Fundraising Events. A Platform for Self-Organizing. More than $550,000 was raised last March. .

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