Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” Sound familiar? ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. NASA is on Soundcloud , so you can listen to the sounds of space, too. NTEN Member Ben Coit has news for you. Read more posts on our blog. Do you prefer to experience the wonders of the cosmos in audio form?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 27, 2009

Some sessions are being broadcast live or presented via webinar through NTEN's site so even if you're not able to attend in person, you can still garner some useful info. The 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) has begun. Sessions have started this morning. Twitterers and bloggers are live - blogging left and right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

If you've been reading this blog, you know that last week I started to work with NTEN on a social media and nonprofits curriculum development. Yesterday, Holly Ross, NTEN Executive Director, posted this discussion thread on the wik i: We've hit a snag in the road, and we need your help to get past it. NTEN Tech Handbook.

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APRIL 26, 2013

Sound familiar? If you haven’t digested or implemented all of your takeaways from the conference—or if you couldn’t make it, and are itching to connect with fellow nonprofit techies—you may want to check out the NTEN Communities of Practice (CoPs). You’ve got a vibrant community of nonprofit tech champions right at your fingertips.

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2012

A camera doesn't take good picture, and sound devices don't get good sound unless the driver knows how to get it and has a story in mind. I'm going to let you in on a little secret: producing video in-house at your organization isn't as scary as it sounds.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2013

You can map the vicinity in which your phone is located once you lose it or activate a siren that sounds for up to a minute to help you locate it. For Android phone users, Lookout provides the ability to remotely lock and wipe a phone when the owner of the phone is unable to retrieve it.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Sounds familiar, right? Center for Nonprofits, I have the opportunity to talk with many nonprofit board members and staff across North Carolina about their use of technology. In doing so, one statement that resonates with everyone is “No one funds technology.” If you’ve found a funder that supports your technology needs, congratulations!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

From the forthcoming NTEN book: Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Sound advice on how to evaluate which tech projects need to be done the exact same way that a for-profit would and which ones can be done creatively, with a deep dive into what “creatively” means. Takeaways: 1. Buy Peter’s book!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

That’s an interesting model, and, if the software is decent, sounds like it could be a good option for some organizations. The interesting thing, too, is that their model is that they take a percentage of what you raise (5%.) No setup fees or anything else. But, of course, as with anything, look (a lot) before you leap.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2015

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward recently wrote an intriguing article about Addressing Digital Inclusion in Every Mission making the case that access to broadband for everyone is key to ensuring that we all have the opportunities to fully participate in public life and advocate for our own health and well-being.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

In the first of a series co-sponsored by NTEN and Salesforce.com Foundation , I covered the integration of Google Adwords with salesforce.com. It delves deeper into the uses of salesforce.com campaigns tab, " Salesforce Campaigns for Nonprofits " There some kind words over at the NTEN Blog about my most recent screencast.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Kindle, at first blush, sounds pretty cool. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I won’t be buying a Kindle November 26, 2007 I think I might need a new blog category: why I won’t be buying … First Leopard, now, Kindle.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 20, 2008

Sounds pretty interesting, but hold on a second. Google says: “Google Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. Through our health offering, our users will be empowered to collect, store, and manage their own medical records online.&#

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

It all sounds like LinkedIn wants to pull all of those people who have been migrating to Facebook back into their fold, with the idea that LinkedIn is serious about business. Also, they have a partnership with Business Week – so you can see how you are connected to companies and indivuals covered by clicking on links.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

That sounded like good advice, since it might take me quite a while to get to step 1. (If, I did a webinar for NTEN on it – ReadyTalk worked just fine. I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free as in “Free Kittens&# April 23, 2007 Deborah Finn pointed out this good post in a blog I have never read: ALA Tech Source. She’s ahead of me since she actually reads librarian blogs.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

As the tech person at your organization, you may want to learn more about the online quiz process and the LOI and full proposal process so you can train those writing grant requests on the best way to approach these tasks. Adams specializes in building bridges between funders and grantseekers. and throughout the world.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Sound strategy is sound strategy, however, and the truth is that successful nonprofits employ savvy business strategies to run efficiently and savvy marketing strategies to get their messages out. Thank you for applying your tech and communications savvyness to good causes, Cecilia! And thank you for being a member of NTEN.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

And so—even though it sounded a bit over-the-top to observers around us—we went looking for a developer with a sense of adventure and a proven track record for follow-through. We had this idea that we would put all of the field data online somehow—it could be updated easily from any of our sites, and we would have immediate access.

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NTEN

JANUARY 29, 2009

Get the Most out of NTEN. Hmm, wait, that doesn't sound right. Unless: you're like a goldfish on that ship, trapped in a bowl (of tech knowledge), but tragically separated from the wider sea of technology-loving fish everywhere. Anyway, if all you're getting out of NTEN is this newsletter, you're clearly missing out.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. We hear Kanye's cat actually sounds like this (and that it's the best cat ever). Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. So, yeah, Facebook was in the news a little. Do you think it's part of their outreach strategy to ignite privacy brouhahas every now and again?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 19, 2008

Sounds a lot like Edupunk, doesn’t it? From their website: Some of the features that distinguish Hampshire from more traditional liberal arts colleges include student-designed academic concentrations; an active, collaborative, inquiry-based pedagogy; an interdisciplinary curriculum; and a narrative evaluation system.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

They say that all politics is local, and nothing sounds quite as remote as Net Neutrality. Laura Efurd, ZeroDivide You're busy people -- out there changing the world, one person, one neighborhood, one day at a time. It's understandable that policy isn't the first thing you think about every day.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 20, 2008

Sounds like MPower plans to get a lot more open as time goes on. Wish I would have had more time to visit in person at the conference, but I look forward to reading your NTC follow up posts. 4 Shawn Towey 03.24.08 at 2:31 pm If you think Penguins are so cute, take a look at this: [link] 5 Thomas 03.24.08 So I am a little less skeptical.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

The tech support nonprofit, TechBridge in Georgia, has launched the first crowdfunding platform for nonprofit technology projects. Tech For Good Winners of the 12th Annual Microsoft Imagine Cup. The tech for good category in the competition is called World Citizenship. Image five: NTEN. Find more on this project here.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

That’s easier than it sounds. So I switched to the very standard ethernet PC cards that Gavin so thoughtfully included, and bingo – everything works. My next step, after installing the basic Debian system, is to switch the install to Ubuntu. Changing one file (/etc/apt/sources.list) and running a few commands, should do the trick.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

You’ll be great with this and it sounds like it will feed your soul in some new and better ways. I want to smell the sweat of working for change in our society, from the inside out. { 3 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Michele 03.19.07 at 5:25 pm Good luck, Michelle. 2 Michelle Murrain 03.19.07 at 5:45 pm Thanks, Michele.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 13, 2007

Sounds like a reasonable idea. IRC has always seemed to me to be one of the best ways to do that, but IRC is, well, passé these days, it seems. But why not add another channel to the back channel happenings, for instance, at NTC ? But why don’t I sign up for a Twitter account, and, well, Twitter?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 9, 2008

I have outstanding issues or decisions to make with my kernel not seeing all the memory I’ve given it (therefore requiring a recompile, which I have been postponing for weeks) sound, a webcam, a scanner, and accounting software. It’s easier for me to think about spending minutes rather than hours getting things to work. {

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2009

As he said in a later tweet: "Where I come from IT = Leadership, sounds like we have some work to do across the rest of the sector." This sounded familiar to @gartrell , who responded simply: Story of my life. This may mean actually INVESTING in tech to reduce costs for business units. " True that, Jason!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

I'm coming to Minnesota at the end of the month to give a keynote at Message+Medium+Mission Conference , nonprofit tech conference co-sponsored by the good folks at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and MAP for Nonprofits. If you are planning on attending, I look forward to meeting you. The speakers and the sessions look awesome.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

That sounds so incredible that it almost couldn't be real, right? Over on NTEN's blog , Neff writes that the Bill of Rights will generate trust and transparency between nonprofits and their donors. HealBe, at least, hasn't presented any compelling evidence to show that their product works. Neff of Lights.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

where people talk about NTEN, I could start paying attention to what. " - Sarah Janczak on the NTEN blog. sounds dangerously close to marketing speak, it actually touches on our. " - Sarah Janczak on the NTEN blog. " - Sarah Janczak on the NTEN blog. It sounds counter to wanting to engage on a human.

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JULY 18, 2013

Woke up one day to the sound of sirens and footsteps pounding up the stairs, went into parents'' room to see father on a ventilator. But I could see friends in Silicon Valley starting tech companies and I had a nagging feeling that [he could learn a lot there]." Transitioned Sparkseed over to Mobilize.org and moved into the tech space.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2006

Allan Benamer who writes the Non-Profit Tech Blog blogged about his announcement on the NY 501C Tech Club List to create a closed forum for frank discussion of vendors and to share experiences about their experience with IT vendors. You see, nonprofit tech workers have a bit of a problem. s Raiser Edge to Fund E-Z to CitySoft.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Does this situation sound familiar? That sounds like a lot, but is actually nothing more than identifying, tracking, and making small changes to your daily work. PRINCIPLE 1: People First, Tech Second. Meanwhile half of your donors are unsubscribing from mailing lists because they hear from you too often.

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