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APRIL 22, 2010

The Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report , our joint project with Common Knowledge and thePort, told you that 86% of nonprofits have a presence on Facebook. Tags: facebook NPTech NTEN Social Media. What it doesn't tell you is whether or not those Fan Pages are meeting their organizations' goals.

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OCTOBER 6, 2007

The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites. Why not join, upload your logo in the photo pool, and write a wall post promoting your latest your Facebook project! Michelle Murrain adds that she won't sign up until the content is more compelling and the social graph is open.

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APRIL 30, 2009

NTEN’s 09NTC just wrapped up in San Francisco and many conversations at the conference focused on social media use by nonprofits. How do you decide what kind of information or campaigns are delivered to your various community members on different social networks? Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.

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APRIL 13, 2007

Photo from Cambodia4kids. Due to some technical glitches , you now have 48 additional hours to figure out what 5-10 of the 150 fantastic social change and technology projects at Netsquared will receive your vote. The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. A favorite photo from Jon Stahl, but there are 496 more to browse.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. Had 5,319 click-throughs to our website through bit.ly, which we use for shortening URLs on social networking sites.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

AARP Community - The brand new AARP community tool allows users to share photos, publish a blog, join groups, subscribe to e-newsletters and network with other members. It was developed to provide a Social Network geared towards Mature Adults and Seniors. The focus is on friendship and sharing of resources and photos.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

" The blur between our personal and professional identities on social networking sites may seem all too obvious, but the issue is becoming more prevalent as we use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn as professional networking tools. Know how to untag yourself from embarrassing photos. So what can we do?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

We have systems in place to help keep us on track, such as an internal summary blog/Twitter/social network updates. We always try to anticipate what's coming in the week ahead, on our blog, Twitter, and our other social networks. Tags: how-to NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. Plan ahead.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Photo from Politalk_Tim Flickr Stream via the Voter s project Cross-posted at Netsquared Election Day, Organizing, Campaigns, Nonprofits and Web 2.0 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.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The system has three components: The Image Tagger -- Volunteers sort through news photos coming out of Haiti and categorize (tag) them with keywords like “adult, child, alive, deceased.” The Matcher -- They’ve engineered a system that matches faces of missing people to faces in news photos that we've sorted with the image tagger above.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Photo by Media Fury Choose Your Own Adventure is a series of children's gamebooks first published in 1979. Online Networking. Goal: To understand how to use social networks strategically for communications and fundraising. This event is only $50 for NTEN members and you can register here. Presenter: Brian Reich.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! We were lucky that David Krumlauf , winner of the NTEN person of the year award, did not let a broken leg keep him from getting on the bus. . Photos: Lydia Mann - Flickr. Tags: 10ntc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2010

Thursday, April 8th: The Day of Service starts bright and early at 8:00 am where we will gather for breakfast before sending off a team of 30 nonprofit techies on a bus to a community center in Atlanta to install a wireless network. There's the NTEN member reception at noon. Tags: 10ntc.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

You may agree with this or not, but I think it’s safe to say that the skill of listening online is one that all nonprofits should learn – it’s essential for anyone who wants to harness the power of the social web in their online strategy. We Are Media Tactical Module 1: Listening by NTEN and Beth Kanter. 3tyuxpqbwg khgf89n3cu.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2009

We then moved upstairs to the roof top lunch deck where I asked Randi some questions that I crowd sourced from people via my Facebook Fan Page and took some photos. 5. Can you comment on the value of using Facebook for community building, social networking, and true peope-to-people giving? Tags: facebook. Ted Hart).

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Flickr Photo by cathytx2001 Many nonprofits understand the importance of an online strategy but are unclear on how much to invest in online marketing and fundraising -- and what to expect in return. Tags: 09NTC blackbaud NPTech NTEN online fundraising soni survey. You'll receive a copy of the final report, as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

Photo by Monster Today is Information Overload Awareness Day. Look at your score and ask yourself the following reflection questions. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once. .

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Social Network Collaboration : Focus the Nation *, 1Sky , and Energy Action Coalition have decided to bridge their social networks onto one platform called The Climate Network using the community software tool Zanby. Disclosure: I am a member of the Board of Focus the Nation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Photo by Marco Wessel Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending one of NTEN's "Ask the Expert" calls and chats with Wendy Harman who is the professional listener for the Red Cross. She has a social media elevator pitch just in case she runs into one of the senior managers. It is about being polite and honest.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Here are some good examples of CEO and Executive Director use of social media in the US social sector: Holly Ross is the executive director of NTEN, the nonprofit technology network in the US. She uses Twitter to share what's going on at NTEN, announce new initiatives, and have conversations with NTEN members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

Photo by Rich Anderson. Roger Carr at the Everyday Giving Blog responded to my reflections about networked fundraising , particularly my concern about donor fatique and potentially annoying blog readers here when I'm raising money for the Sharing Foundation. The question is "when is enough enough? (in

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

One of the big perks to being registered is the exclusive conference social network, NTConnect brought to you by the fine folks at Acteva. Don't forget to tag yourself with your location and the session tags for your interests to make yourself easier to find! Tags: NPTech NTEN acteva 09NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

Photo by Geodog Speed Geeking Session at Advocacy Dev - complete flickr stream here. I keep running into NpTechers posting vacation photos and blog posts. If it isn't vacations, it's photos of restaurant and a fun evening out. NTEN is offering a Webinar on Google Aps. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How To Think Like A Nonprofit Social Media Genius View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. tags: nonprofit socialmedia ). Here are my slides from the Convio " Social Media for Social Good " for tomorrow. Social Media and social networks allow for the quantum effects, paired elements at a distance.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2009

Many of the exhibitors will be giving away prizes (see below) and because we love prizes, NTEN will be giving away some exiting prizes at this show as well! You can see all the virtural exhibit booths at NTConnect.org , the conference's designated social networking site, provided by Acteva. Charity Dynamics, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Tags: policy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae? The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Photo by Mr. Clean1982 The NpTech Tag Summary is a weekly compilation of resources tagged with "nptech" by those who follow all things nonprofits and social media. The Wall Street Journal published a very positive piece about the potential for online giving and social networks.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . While you're at it, sort out what percentage of your site traffic is coming from social sites in the first place. Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

Networking Tool from NTEN Member Luncheon The Cards I Collected, Now What? Chris has written an excellent article called " Get More Out of Networking at Conferences." re a videoblogger, or use a photo service like Flickr , edit and upload your media quickly. s better to get theirs than give yours. Make sense?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by RedRaspu Convio invited me to share my number one New Year's resolution as part of its "Now is the Time" campaign. Do an annual ROI for your blog (and other social media activities) using benchmarking and metrics. Don't set up a presence on every social network in the world all at once. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Flickr Photo from SteveTookIt. Photo by RedRaspus. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. It is about being a better network weaver and the ability to scale.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. We'll share big ideas for using social media for nonprofit program delivery and some good tips for crowdsourcing for social change. Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! Submitted by Ted Fickes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. Nonprofits have the Social Network Calculator from Care2. Tags: ROI. The basics include: benefits, value, metrics, and financial calculations.

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