NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Every year after the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), we get the feedback that folks wished they had longer to dive in a specific topic in more depth. Then, during our master class, we''ll explore together a series of activities meant to help develop and meet your personalized needs as a nonprofit Technology Champion.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

We are excited to welcome longtime NTEN Member, Ash Shepherd, to the NTEN team. As the Education Director, Ash will be responsible for overseeing and designing programs for the NTEN Community to help them transform technology into social change. Ash has been a go-to resource for NTEN staff and members for years.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Upgrading your nonprofits technology is always a must-do, however not proving the proper post-implementation measures can lead to a lack of adoption or low use of new features, rendering the investment worthless. Here are 6 strategies for increasing adoption and user awareness from NTEN. Usability Testing. Communicate with Users.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2013

For the past three years, I’ve been a fundraising champion for NTEN, the premier organization for nonprofit techies. NTEN provides connections, learning, and inspiration for nonprofit techies like me to do their best work. NTEN provides connections, learning, and inspiration for nonprofit techies like me to do their best work.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The 16th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, focusing on the Best of 2014: Cultivating Leadership. The inspiration, as reflected on the quarterly NTEN: Change covers, came from farmers, a profession characterized by the need to be responsive. You can''t talk about technology implementation without discussing change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2016

To celebrate, rather than eat cake, I’m fundraising for the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN). That small community evolved into the organization – NTEN – the association for nonprofit techies. Develop new programs and resources for NTEN’s growing community. Today is my birthday!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2015

That said, this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( view on Storify ) produced sixteen Instagram videos in response to the question: What is your number one piece of nonprofit technology advice? Ash Shepherd of NTEN. Mona Cade ña of Equal Justice USA. 15NTC Mona Cadena (@grrlinthecity) of Equal Justice USA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. Above is a word cloud of the transcribed burning questions. Photo by Trav Williams.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN. NTEN''s Development Manager, Eileigh Doineau, shares her #ntenthanks for NTEN''s Members. This is my third Member Appreciation Month here at NTEN, which seems amazing to me because I feel both like I just got here and as though I have always been here.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2018

Face it – we live in a very technology-focused world these days. Never question if you hit the save button again as most cloud-based accounting systems back up your work automatically. Source: NTEN 2018 Cloud Report. Source: NTEN 2018 Cloud Report. Here are five reasons why you should make the switch right away: 1.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2014

The articles in the March issue of the NTEN: Change journal capture stories of nonprofits in transition; they’re transforming from one stage to another, using technology to fuel their campaigns, initiatives, and to optimize their day-to-day work. >>Read You can’t rush nature, but you can set yourself up for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” John Kenyon and I wrote guest posts on the NTEN blog that will give you a flavor of what the session is about.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2014

There''s no shortage of technology options available to nonprofits today for fundraising. The wide variety of choices out there can be daunting, with so many questions to ask: What''s the best management software platform? Here at NTEN, we receive a lot of questions about the the different uses of technology for fundraising.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2013

But the question stuck with me, and I have an idea that I want to share, appropriately, with the NTEN community. A month or two ago, a friend of mine asked me a great question: "What is the role of circuit riders today?" " I didn't have an immediate answer. I didn''t have an immediate answer.

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Global Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Technology has the power to unlock new possibilities for people and for the planet. Nonprofits on average spend less than 6% of their total operating budget on technology, with a mere 28% of organizations often or regularly using technology volunteers, according to an NTEN study. But not everyone is benefiting equally.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Many NTEN Members are taking part in #GivingTuesday this year, and we asked our Members to share their campaign plans. PeaceWorks Technology Solutions is turning #GivingTuesday into a team building event that supports one of their local clients, as well as the local community. Companies are also getting involved in the effort.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Last month we released our seventh annual report on nonprofit investment and practices regarding technology. I''d like to take a closer look at one aspect of our research and organizational practice: technology staffing levels. In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Join NTEN in celebrating and spotlighting open source projects for the social good with the next Pizzigati Prize! As we announced earlier this year, NTEN is thrilled to steward for the Pizzigati Prize , an annual award honoring the life and legacy of Tony Pizzigati, an early advocate of open source computing. 2022 Pizzigati Prize.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2012

What nonprofit technology issues does your organization most need help with? How helpful are NTEN's resources to your work? How does your organization incorporate technology into its work? > > Please take the 2012 NTEN Community Survey! They also provide a snapshot of the state of the nonprofit technology communtiy.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Even fat cats support NTEN! I've been a member of the Nonprofit Technology Network for 10 years. NTEN helps nonprofits keep up with changes in technology and understand how to use tech to run their organizations, tell their stories, connect with supporters, raise funds, and meet their missions. They've been glad they did.

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NTEN

JULY 9, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. In addition to the conversations with participants in three separate tracks, #14LCS includes a stellar lineup of keynote speakers who will spark new conversations and nudge existing conversations to introduce new questions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

By investing in automation and organizational tools that let technology take over on the day-to-day tasks, your team can devote more of themselves to your organization’s big-picture initiatives. Are you able to interact with other nonprofit professionals to ask questions, share tips, and learn best practices? 2) Training.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

Should I put more resources towards developing a formal technology plan? How many technology staff should I have if my total staff is only 5? NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > technology staff.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

It's all too easy to be wooed by the sparkly, new, and fun when considering a new technology purchase, much like shopping while on vacation. Here are some questions to keep the focus on what matters when making tech investments for a nonprofit.

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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. Where do you think your organization is particularly strong (a leader) when it comes to using technology effectively?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Speaker: David Neff, 501derful.org.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2011

This summer NTEN is hosting a series of five free webinars about cloud computing entitled Nonprofits & Cloud Computing: A Guide to Navigating the Nonprofit Cloud. The webinar series is available to everyone at no cost, whether you're an NTEN member or not thanks to a grant from Google.org. with any registration questions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology What was it, the question mark? Earlier this week, I wrote a post on about the NTEN CRM satisfaction survey. NTEN did a great job of beginning to approach this topic, and it was great data.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2012

A few months back, the NTEN Membership Team started running weekly Office Hours. Open to the whole community, the online chats are a way for anyone in the community to ask questions about NTEN, NTEN Membership, resources, research, or anything else related to nonprofit technology. but very few of you came.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Whether you are wondering how to build your own community campaigns, how to use existing community content and amplify the messages coming through, or what platforms to use for collaboration with your members, we ask you to bring your questions and start a new conversation.

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NTEN

JANUARY 24, 2012

On January 17th, the nonprofit, technology, and financial communities learned that Blackbaud was beginning the steps to acquire Convio , whose board had approved the purchase. Join NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, Wednesday, January 25th, for a Community Call: " Your Perspectives on the Blackbaud and Convio Acquisition Announcement."

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 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. We use technology really well in a measured and strategic way. What are the driving factors or needs in your organization when it comes to technology?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The generosity of time given by nonprofit professionals has allowed NTEN to create reports on the state of IT staffing in the sector that have been read thousands of times. We've just opened the 5th Annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2012

When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. an international charity (which is 1000 times the size of the nonprofit in question) uses it.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

These monthly chats part of the #4Change network and are open to anyone interested in learning and sharing about building community, on and offline, with the use of social media or other technology tools. If you have a topic or question you’d like to explore in an upcoming chat, feel free to let me know anytime!

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