NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. Start your review process with objective material from sources like NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup. These organizations provide research material and support articles to help you make informed decisions about technology. configuration, data migration and training).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In the NTEN group discussion on LinkedIn that followed, Michelle Hines made the following comment: "There are still some days that I don't feel absolutely comfortable in my role as Technology Director and I wonder if its right, but that is usually countered the next day by something that confirms that it is the right position.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s that donor database of yours? As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. Salesforce was somewhere in the middle (ranked 9th).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Here's my contribution to this month's Net2ThinkTank question posed by Amy Sample Ward, "What are the key questions nonprofit orgs should ask to help them determine how to prioritize social media training and experimentation as they do their technology and organization-strengthening planning?" Mobilizing Generation 2.0

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

In today's environment, it's impossible to deny the importance of technology. A technology officer should be brought in at the senior leadership level. 5 Reasons to have a technology officer at the management table : Priority Management. Tech people are trained to automate processes. Efficiency. During his 4.5

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

John Kenyon, John Kenyon Technology Consulting. What about franchising consultancies, to make a network of ‘train the trainers.’ ’ How do you fight burn-out as a technology consultant given the churn of new technology? Tags: Consulting NTEN. Presenters: Robert L. Michael Stein, Michael Stein, Inc.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?" There is little doubt that technology aligned and used properly can bring efficiency in extending and meeting goals in support of the mission.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

You found you had a knack for technology and you became your org's go-to person for computer problems. But at what point can you call yourself a technology professional? What training is required? At this perhaps unexpected career turn, how do you become a bona-fide Nonprofit Techie? How do others do it?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. I hope NTEN can post the transcript.) That’s good news.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Upcoming Events. Thursday, February 12, 2015.

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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. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference (MCN). Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — NGO,CA,ORG, and more. Dubai: 4,000 potential members.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

For example, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) created a space for a Training Officers Community of Practice. They used Basecamp to bring together all of the Training Officers at each State Commission throughout the country. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What do web stats mean, anyway? Allan’s argument is that because NTEN is in a leadership position in the field, it should lead in showing transparency by publishing its web stats.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Marjorie Kittle, our Director of Finance and Operations, and I (Peg Giffels, Director of Community Engagement), hosted a wide-ranging conversation about technology, nonprofits, and community needs. org website. In the end there was a shared understanding that technology can be a game-changer for community organizations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At the end of this guided exercise, you’ll be able to articulate investment impact statements like: BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SAVE $79,155 OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. BY INVESTING $9,845 IN NEW TECHNOLOGY, OUR ORG WILL SERVE $3,032,759 MORE CLIENTS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. Step 1: Removing Resistance.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology The search for good web conferencing August 17, 2007 I decided, perhaps rashly, that one way of exposing people to, and training people on, open source software, was by doing web conferencing.

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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. Tags: wearemedia training materials technology training. Set up a Facebook Page. Experiment with StumbleUpon.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

But there is an even more basic, fundamental problem that information technology has only recently begun to tackle: passwords. Think about it: You train your staff. Tags: Infrastructure Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning IT Staff. It's fairly reasonable for a nonprofit and works quite well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2005

This week I wanted to get a bird's eye view of nonprofit blogging from a nonprofit technology assistance provider (people who work with nonprofits on technology/capacity building issues). Typically, by training and inclination, I'm not all about spouting off on what "should" be done. org as my workish blog.

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2013

The soup kitchen operates in a field of health clinics, shelters, and job training centers. But more often than not, these individual organizations operate alone, never knowing if the individual receiving the meal is getting the job training that might help her find employment and become food secure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

But both of the peer learning designs are for nonprofit practitioners who have fully embraced online networks and comfortable using them technology. The concept of having a peer from the community is called a “technology steward” in the book Digital Habitats, co-authored by Nancy White, John Smith, and Etienne Wenger. Conclusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

You've been in the nonprofit technology space for a long time. My introduction to the nonprofit technology space occurred during my first year of law school in Oregon (1995). My introduction to the nonprofit technology space occurred during my first year of law school in Oregon (1995). So, I tracked him down for an interview.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

org , was such a great speaker that I forgot to take notes. This same technology has the potential to be applied in interesting ways in the social sector—the example he used was using predictive analytics to help judges make decisions around setting bail and releasing people before trial. org blog a lot. Fascinating.

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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.) Prior to moving to California, I donated thousands of my nonprofit, technology, and social media books to nonprofit libraries through some giveaways on my blog. and externally (with all of your fine readers!).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. Micro content has trained us to prefer our information bite-sized rather than super-sized. In this NTEN blog post, How Can I Love You If You Don’t Know My Name? We Miss you! Have a listen.

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