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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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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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

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

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

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

But what they gained, and it sounds like he’s not willing to give it up – is flexibility. Some software, like Firefox, is like that kitten that is easy – it learns to be litter trained once, and just sits on your lap (or in its little bed) in a ball and sleeps, and plays only when you want it to.

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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? Clearly define workflow for online collaboration platforms and training. ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

During the budget crisis, the library was in the media daily; but as we know, the media shapes stories based on talking points and sound bites. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications. The most critical aspect of this strategy was our ability to manage our message.

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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 might lead to you to decisions like "We don't support the iPhone" -- and mean that you have to train your staff to say "no" well. . " True that, Jason!

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

I can't do what I want with my database because I can't train my staff." As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I realized how hypocritical I've been, and also how ridiculous it sounded. We can choose to train our staff and put off that printer purchase for a couple of months. Since I run one myself, I get it. He's right.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

I just returned from my 15 consecutive Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN! While this may sound a little prescriptive, it is based on health research and simple to put into practice. Racing is a performance or test, which we all face, but training and walking together are about the group, not the individual.

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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 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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NTEN

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

It sounded to me like he didn't think the information was important. I've encouraged the nonprofits I've trained or consulted with over the years to ask these same questions. He used phrases like "the issue of the Internet" and "computerization" that made it sound like he thought these were merely passing fads.

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NTEN

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. So we''re thinking about how to make the culture something that each hire trains the next new hire in – so it''s not top-down. My whole career and story has been around finding my calling.

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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.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Need headphones to monitor sound. All of the Nonprofit Boot Camp sessions will be recorded and available on the Craigslist Foundation's Nonprofit Boot Camp Podcast. Update: The presentation slides are available on FivePaths. About $270 on Amazon.com. Built-in mike MicroTrack 2 by M-Audio. About $270 on Amazon. Electro-Voice Microphone 635A.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. isn't as negative as it sounds. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

For the longest time I shunned Twitter without ever really giving it a chance, as it sounded dumb just by definition. Also, I am thinking about the need to train target markets how to use some of the social marketing tools like Twitter. at 10:15 pm { 7 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Matt Radel 04.11.08

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

The group used similar sounding numbers for each of the networks. The projects at Radio Maria and Volta Star (and specifically in regards to Freedom Fone) were not without challenges and issues, including reliable hardware, cost, human error, power, and training. . Tags: Mobile Newsletter NPTech NTEN.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

These might include knowledge or skills tests, observations notes, evaluation forms, even anecdotal reports collected after a presentation, workshop, training session, meeting or other communications event. Filed under: General non-profit interest , nptech , Best practices , Non-profit Communications , training , publicity. podcasting.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

One nonprofit trains disabled individuals and places them in jobs. This might sound like a "no-brainer". With Lewis Carroll's quote beckoning, our goal for today is to be curious investigators and reporters. Background Our insights are based on experience with three specific nonprofits. All are in the human services sector.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2006

I have long had a pet peeve about the notion that we should not run professional, solid, sustainable ‘enterprises’ with good processes, great tools, sound management, and superior vision – organizations that make a difference MUST be that, in my view or they will simply not be successful or efective in the end.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

NTEN Publications. These academies offer free courses online to train different skills your organization needs to fundraise effectively. Advertising resources Advertising can sound scary, but it doesn’t have to bankrupt your nonprofit! Sign up for one of these newsletters to stay updated on all the fundraising trends.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Holly Ross, NTEN. We have here at NTEN. Sure, it's highly customizable -- by a highly trained staffer, or a highly paid consultant. I hate to sound like a broken record, but understanding how to turn data into intelligence is going to be a key skill in the next ten years. Open Source is Dead. That's right, I said it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Take a look at the NTEN Crowd Funding Campaign to raise money for scholarships to its annual conference. For example, I made a contribution to a NTEN Champion Campaign and they thanked me with a post on my Facebook timeline. They spend several weeks before the official campaign launch rallying their base of champions.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

OK, so I’m going to sound like a broken record. Thus, every single penny of their income comes from donations that nonprofit organizations raise to, theoretically, fund the missions of their work. But, hey, why not? How about some community-owned, community-driven free and open source options?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This sounds quite different than the activation issue. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

For instance, if you provide job training, how do you know the people you trained are not simply displacing other workers, sending them into poverty? It sounds like Robin Hood Foundation, while putting a large emphasis on numbers, does not ignore the value of small data in their work. Did you attend the Do Good Data Conference?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. Micro content has trained us to prefer our information bite-sized rather than super-sized. What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? Have you ever thought about it? You should. We Miss you!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The program was designed by LimeRed Studio’s Emily Lonigro Boylan, Owner and Creative Director, and Demetrio Cardona Maguigad, Director of Strategic Design, who teamed up with NTEN to carry out the event.

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