NTEN

MAY 10, 2010

Remember those halcyon days of yore when the phrase "social networking" was suffused with golden light? If your organization isn't measuring the results of its social media initiatives, you may be wasting time and effort. Tags: NPTech NTEN. New fundraising campaing? Try Causes! Need to build community?

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Causes and associations provide status updates on the networks, post links, publish content via tools like Facebook Notes, groups on Linked In and Facebook, and ask questions on all of the services. Yet, while the social networks hold tremendous benefit for nonprofits that successfully engage their stakeholders, there are also dangers.

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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. The study, done in association with Common Knowledge and Blackbaud, has a lot of great insights into how the nonprofit respondents use social networks. > Free for everyone! How many followers do nonprofits have on Twitter?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. 3) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. 12) Social Networking: An Ongoing Series of Reports :: Download.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2010

In chatting with my hosts at the Colorado Nonprofit Association, they made it clear that the nonprofits I would be talking with work on a different scale, and I would need to address how nonprofits that work in small towns and rural spaces can use social media. There are clearly a lot of benefits for local organizations in using social media.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting social networking tools to create a sense of community among members and donors. Although these statistics reinforce nonprofit's acceptance of social media, the numbers do not show whether organizations have adopted internal or external tools. . Why Internal Tools?

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2012

Thanks to a scholarship from NTEN, I was given the opportunity to fly to Sydney to attend the ConnectingUp! Conference, to network with and learn from the Australian nonprofit technology sector. d'Arcy and I meet at the Ontario 211 office to figure out which organizations he needs to contact. The whole idea of ConnectingUp!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. All the reports currently listed are based on U.S.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . nonprofits, and we're happy to see NTEN members. Members are in bold. Who's your Mayor?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

These session will focus on social networking without a formal agenda, presentation, or takeaways. Themes will include region, organization size, and job type. NTC Social. NTC attendees love to meet up to socialize and share over a meal or coffee. >> >> Learn more about the NTC Connect Track!

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy. Social capital is tangible and malleable. Action takes time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

During the NTC, ThePort Network, Inc , NTEN , and Common Knowledge released results of a survey that examines the use of social networking as a marketing and fundraising tool. The survey polled 978 nonprofit professionals about their organizations’ use of commercial social networking sites (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2007

There was a great question about social networking and representing one's organization posted on the Social Networking Affinity Group at NTEN by K.E: " My question is, are the organizations doing this, like TNC, using personal usernames or organization usernames?

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NTEN

MAY 17, 2012

When it comes to technology, it's often assumed that smaller organizations just don't have the resources to use the tools and services that larger nonprofits do. Up-to-date computers on a working network? We see it year after year in our IT Staffing Survey – unless, as it turns out, you are talking about social media.

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware who surveyed over 500 nonprofit staff members about their Facebook usage and goals may have answers to some of the questions organizations have been seeking. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. of the organizations fundraising on Facebook, raised $10K or more.

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NTEN

JULY 12, 2011

Daum and NTEN will be sharing resources with our respective communities. According to Daum's 2010 survey of 500 Korean nonprofits, text messaging is a widely-adopted communications channel for nonprofit PR purposes, while few Korean nonprofits are using social networks for that purpose. Sound familiar?)

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2012

Description : Is social media helping you reach your organizational goals and meet your mission? This session will provide an overview of the latest research on social networking and online fundraising and provide some guidelines and best practices to get you started today. Pennsylvania Association for Nonprofit Organizations.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

As we all know, the nonprofit tech community is loaded with smart and thoughtful organizers who give their time and efforts to help the rest of us do the good work we do. We recognize NTEN’s 501 Tech Clubs (local in-person groups) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) (online affinity groups) organizers are one clever and innovative bunch!

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

For a nonprofit organization, finding passionate people who are receptive to your message is the difference between getting your message heard and having it fall on deaf ears. Niche networks are smaller, more specific networks that can provide you with targeted, passionate audiences ready and waiting to hear what you have to say.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2007

There is a very thoughtful post on the NTEN Blog called " Social Networking and Social Change " from Dan McQuillan, Amnesty It's hardly a surprise that large NGO's are starting to experiment with social networks, given the sheer numbers of people using them and their high media profile.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

To keep posted, share ideas and promote through your networks:Twitter #tag for this upcoming visit will be #incgen11 or Email cy@hkcss.org.hk To keep posted, share ideas and promote through your networks:Twitter #tag for this upcoming visit will be #incgen11 or Email cy@hkcss.org.hk

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NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

What are the major focuses of your social media strategy in 2011? What’s your organizations social media maturity level? How long has your social media program existed? Do you currently have or plan on hiring a full time social media strategist? How do you organize your social media efforts?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). Tags: community buzz nten member. Members are in bold.

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Care2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

There’s a broad spectrum of savvy among nonprofits in social media – organizations of all sizes, some just starting out, some with programs under way but still making the case to stakeholders, and many with years of planning and successful execution under their belts. Tags: Social Networking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2013

Note from Beth: You need a identify a measurable goal for your integrated social media strategy that can be linked to your organization’s overall results and pick a data point or KPI that you will collect along the way to measure success. To date the survey has received 131 responses; 45% projects and 55% organizations.

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NetWits

APRIL 13, 2013

Based on the research we’ve done roughly 73% allocate 1/2 FTE to managing social networking activities. What about budgeting for your social media efforts? Based on the research roughly 43% of nonprofits budget $0 for their social networking activities. How can social augment an existing fundraising campaign?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

However, many are confused about how Twitter can help advance their organization’s goals. While new organizations are joining daily, others previously registered while never fully utilizing. Consider how you can use Twitter to network with other professionals in your line of work. Social Fundraising. Press Releases.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Except the door you opened was to your social network space. Trying to raise money, you increase your social networking, adding that responsibility to one of your employees, one who is paid with grant funds. What part of social networking can be charged to program funds? Close the door! Not really.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2009

Our pals at NTEN have put together a survey to poll how nonprofits are using social networking sites to increase their reach. Questions cover both external social networking efforts using sites like Twitter and Facebook to internal social networks that your organization may have created yourself (like a community forum).

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Flickr Commons Project: Smithsonian Institution I've been neglecting my Member News roundups, but it's not because I don't care -- it's a combination of you guys all being super active and NTEN being consumed by NTC prep. Interestingly, social media comes last.). It's nice to see NTEN members playing well together!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

[Editor's note: Ontario 211 and NTEN asked Ontario nonprofits about how they were using technology – and how they’d like to be using technology – for their work. Organization: The Arthritis Society Website: [link] How old is the organization? We've also hired a Social Media manager, which is a new position for us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2008

I've been on Hi5 , yet another social networking site, that is popular outside the US, particularly in Central America (and Asia). A new profile called "Nonprofit Organizations" friend me to day. My answer: Different social networks are popular in different parts of the world. With this question.

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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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Robert Weiner

JUNE 3, 2010

Archive of their workshop at the NTEN conference: [link]. Social Media. My own resources page: [link] It includes links to articles like: Should Your Organization Use Social Networking Sites? Before You Jump in with Two Feet in Social Media - Important Boring Basic Stuff First. Ebook: [link].

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2012

As the reports come in, I’ll organize them by continent. 1) 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. 3) 2012 Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now :: Download. All the reports currently listed are based on U.S.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You may have noticed: Social media seems to be the talk of nonprofits for the past few years. A quick scan of nonprofit-focused publications and websites, as well as the session topics at nonprofit conferences, will confirm that organizations are interested in how to use social media.

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