NTEN

JUNE 7, 2012

Nonprofit Leaders talk about their balance (or unbalance) of IT for mission versus keeping the org's lights on. As well as content from the experts at Creative Commons , the NTEN community, a podcast from the CTK Foundation , and. I'm pleased to announce Issue Six of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders !

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

When I took the helm of NTEN just a few short years ago, I really wish someone had handed me a book that outlined all the stuff I was now supposed to worry about: finance, legal, human resources, and of course technology.

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NTEN

JUNE 16, 2010

" Often, she sees senior managers and people at the bottom of the org chart pushing for openness, meeting resistance at that middle manager level - the cream of the Oreo. " For those who are ready to dive into open leadership, Charlene is as practical as she was in Groundswell, sharing elements of openness to help you get started.

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2012

While we took a look at the number of tech staff benchmark in the first post in this series, I'd like to now turn to the org staff-per-tech staff benchmark. Recommendations: From NTEN's perspective, this provides more valuable considerations for nonprofit leaders when determing their staffing needs and their long-term strategic planning.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

This five-week series of classes, designed and presented through a partnership between Idealware and NTEN, will walk you through the soup-to-nuts process of creating just such a campaign. By the end of the five weeks, they'll have developed a finished and polished email fundraising strategy – and the first message in your org's next campaign.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

Operating - we keep up; we have stable infrastructure and a set of technology policies and practices. In the meantime, we'd love to hear about where you think your org falls in this Tech Adoption spectrum -- let us know in the comments below! Functioning - we keep the lights on; we have basic systems in place to meet immediate needs.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Burning Issues: Getting the word out about my new consulting practice. Should I pull off onto my own practice? Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Tags: Consulting NTEN. John Kenyon, John Kenyon Technology Consulting. Michael Stein, Michael Stein, Inc.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2011

Humanize Your Story: Connect with Org. Best Practices: 360° Message Creation & Implementation. Adele Cehrs and Menchu Mendiola broke down the conundrum that is strategic messaging into 10 bite-sized but imperative steps to set an organization on the path: Discover Together: Buy-in Secrets. Establish Key Stakeholders. Initiatives.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

org campaign has done really well. the value and practice of contributing back to the community is probably already in place. Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw. How do you keep supporters engaged in creating change over the long haul? This is something that the 350.org

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. But, like many strategies or best practices, it still isn’t right for every organization. Best Practice. Campaigns: 350.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

He gave these simple, practical action steps – echoed by other web consultants. If website person is not around/available, ask local folks in your org network who they use/recommend. John Haydon offers some step-by-step visuals on how to do it : 1. Test the site. Note the feedback as to what is not working. Work the project plan.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. For example, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) created a space for a Training Officers Community of Practice.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

Small orgs devoted the largest portion of their overall budget, at 7.1 You can download the complete report , which includes more information about budgets, staffing, and planning and ROI practices for free. > Here’s what we learned: The median budget for IT expenditures for all survey respondents was about $56,000.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

net NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network is the membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals. NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information within the nonprofit community. For additional information about See3 Communications, visit www.see3.net net www.dogooder.tv net www.dogooder.tv

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

This month we have a few Nonprofit Technology DOs and DON’Ts for you to consider: DO hand off technology to “the youngest person in the org” because they know how to use Facebook. It’s because I’ve seen far too many instances of these DOs and DON’Ts in practice at nonprofit organizations. The IT budget?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Farra Trompeter, Big Duck. [Ed. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You can read all the details here. ]. Having a social culture is about opening up and sharing; letting go of the content and giving more credit than you take.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Formal authority is granted through position on an org chart, or through mandate (or sometimes fiat) from the senior management of an organization. Sure, there are people who are so charismatic that you'd follow them anywhere, but leadership actually has a definable set of abilities, attitudes, and practices that can be developed and refined.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

If change is a constant at your org and you are considering an outsourced model, you’ll need to know how responsive your potential Drupal shop or consultant is. This is convenient and efficient for mid-size to large orgs – less vendor relationships to manage – and price breaks may be available. Ask around and get lots of references!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. Dubai: 4,000 potential members. Seattle, Washington.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I wonder whether face-to-face workshop delivery is the best approach for ultimately helping people put a social media strategy into practice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

So this leads me to a recent discussion thread on the NTEN discuss list the other day. Can anyone recommend good reading on best practices for organizational uses of Facebook (not just for fundraising but also list for building and mobilizing)? Ben Greenberg from Physicians for Human Rights asked a couple of really great questions.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It's simple: We work with fabulous local hosts to recruit NTC-area orgs who need some help. What are best practices for procuring a custom database application? Whether you're a social media maven, an online fundraising guru, or a wireless networking champ, you can lend a hand. Magic happens. See how easy and awesome that is?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The State of Nonprofit Data report was released this week (hat tip to Ted Fickes ). Idealware and NTEN prepared the report based on a survey in April 2012 with nearly 400 nonprofit organizations about how they manage and use data. The report found that nonprofits are either doing a lot with their metrics or not much at all.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

It's not so much that I think they should have a blog as it is I think that they should practice blogging. At this year's NTEN conference , the thing I heard the most had to do with message. org your personal professional blog or is blogging a part of your job at Compumentor? org as my workish blog. RSS for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

” The idea was to get folks who do social media for nonprofits sharing best practices about social media adoption and culture change by balancing brief c ontent delivery with lots of interaction. Who’s running the parenting/running/makers community/community org, young donors, etc. Additional Resources. NetworkWeaver.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2009

Nonprofit association NTEN , consultants Common Knowledge and social networking software providers ThePort conducted a joint study of nonprofit organization and their use of and attitudes towards social networking tools. My question: Who are these organizations and what is it about them that makes them need to have their own community?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

What : This meeting is for for people at orgs who have been using social media for several years and will be a forum to exchange advanced level tips and stories, as well as share what’s worked and what hasn’t. Tags: events 10ntc netsquared nten presentation. Social Media Veterans (#smvets). When : 10:30 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

Original photo remixed from flickr photo by Stinky Peter Screencast in conjunction with NTEN View the screencast as higher quality flash file -takes longer to download here. My screencast on widgets is featured in this month's NTEN newsletter in a section pointing to " How To Build Online Community." I'm so excited!

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

In the last month, NTEN staff have rested and recuperated (Jessica even traveled to China!), I realized that NTEN focused on people, not just technology, and I felt very welcome. I can''t believe that just one month ago we were wrapping up the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. Want to re-live the magic?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2017

Last week I had the privilege of networking with over 2000 nonprofit experts and professionals at NTEN ‘s Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). – Amy Sample Ward , CEO, NTEN. ” The importance of being able to articulate the need for tech to achieve their mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

GIVE BACK by reporting out on what I have learned and how I am using the books, both internally (within my org.) . - ADAPT my existing social media strategy based on the new things I learn and ideas I have as a result of reading the books. and externally (with all of your fine readers!).

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

org , was such a great speaker that I forgot to take notes. org blog a lot. The 20-person department pulls the information from scanned PDFs of the filings, enter the information into their database, and classify the information in the Foundation Center taxonomy. Mullainathan described the evolution of machine learning. Fascinating.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Jeffrey Haguewood is calling it a best practice – making mission support tangible. On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. In this NTEN blog post, How Can I Love You If You Don’t Know My Name? Every dollar helps. Have a listen.

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