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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Amy Sample Ward — CEO, NTEN. Voice over IP phones are probably the most important (and least utilized) technology for that purpose.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania.

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Going Green: Paperless Evaluations at the 10NTC

NTEN

This was followed by each of the evaluation questions (pre-recorded by NTEN's own Holly Ross) and a prompt for their answers. Online: On the backend, this system was nearly identical to the Call-In option, as the two were just different input options for the same Precision Polling system.

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#11NPD: Rethinking Movement Buildling

Tech Soup

Moderated by NTEN membership director, former NetSquared organizer, and friend of TechSoup Amy Sample Ward , "Rethinking Movement Buildling" brought together three luminaries from organizations whose stock-in-trade are movements to promote social change. The difficult part is keeping it going.

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

All staff voices are respected and a sense of belonging. Leaders can leverage the hybrid meeting model to change this by looking around the table and making sure all voices are seen and heard, whether participating on-screen or in-person. It means creating a meeting environment where people feel valued and heard.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From last week's Web2.04Dev Conference is a snap poll " What does Web2.0 " -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. Britt Bravo looks back on a poll from last year about recommending social networking software and points to recent spoofs about Facebook and Social Networking.

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How to Engage Your Supporters and Find Super Fans

Tech Soup

Maddie Grant, founding partner at Culture That Works and NTEN board member. She posts challenges, free popup classes, badges of pride, games, recipes, and polls asking what her audience wants. And giving them a way to have their voice heard and make a difference is essential. The panelists included. Connect with Millennials.

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