NetWits

MARCH 22, 2011

I just got back from the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , where listening was top of mind: Listening to the amazing speakers, listening to the #nptech community , and listening to all the great ideas floating around the halls of the Washington Hilton.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2011

What’s really interesting about Joelle’s work is that she helps build community through social media for the 155 overnight summer camps that the FJC supports across North America. SXSW 2011: Joelle Berman Talks Social Media and Community Building with Frank Barry.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The 2011 NTC saw the release of the latest " Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report ". > Download the 2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report More than 11,000 nonprofit professionals filled out this year's survey, sponsored by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud, generating a veritable cornucopia of data. It's free! >

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

On the last day of the Nonprofit Technology Conference each year, we have an Awards Lunch and Community Celebration. Former NTEN Awardee John Merritt presented the award to Peter, and I'd like to share his words: The NTEN award is given each year to a person who the lives the values of our community.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 4, 2013

By 2011, 55% of nonprofits survedy said they developed a technology plan or strategy. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Leading nonprofits achieved an average TES of 22.5 Struggling nonprofits achieved an average TES of 13.89 and high adoption levels.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Voting is now open for the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference session proposals! > We received more than 400 ideas this year -- a 75% increase over last year -- and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. You're the best nonprofit technology community in the world.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! While we've used the public humiliation of the NTEN staff as the theme in the past, this year we want to celebrate the collective awesome of the NTEN community. Humiliation and good company provided by Microsoft Community Affairs. Do you like cool things? New to yoga?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

We are happy to announce that the 2011 survey is underway – and that it is new and improved! > > Please take the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Survey! All of this information will be available in the first half of 2012.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? > Please take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Each year NTEN surveys the nonprofit technology community (that's YOU) to ask: How do you use technology in your work?

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NTEN

MARCH 28, 2011

Artez Interactive For Fun Did you miss Rob Cottingham's cartoon coverage of the conference?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Our staff interacts with our community in different ways, here''s why Michael Nealis, Content Manager, loves our community My favorite thing about the NTEN community is the sense of belonging that it brings with it. We’re a pretty close community, and we all have a lot to learn from each other.

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NetWits

APRIL 6, 2011

Because of Groupon’s roots being in social change it was only a matter of time before some sort of social good initiative or program came out – Enter the G-Team – the folks at Groupon who focus on supporting causes by creating every thing from ridiculous flashmobs to fundraisers that benefit local community organizations.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. Although not a big part of the nonprofit tech conversation there’s clearly a group of folks interested in utilizing gaming and game mechanics for fundraising, community building and program delivery.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

Danielle Brigida from the National Wildlife Federation -- one of our amazing panelists for the upcoming presentation at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , "Let's Go Stalking! and add notes and tags about the people in your community to help you keep track of more than just their addresses. Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC !

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Many of you participated in the NTEN Community Survey earlier this year. I am happy to announce the 2011 Community Survey winner of the free 12NTC registration (drum roll please): Richard Wollenberger, Director of IT from the National Center for Parents as Teachers.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

With just two weeks until the event, MobileCause (the co-host of Innogive) has decided to extend this deal to the NTEN community and enable 50 additional nonprofits the chance to attend the conference for just $99. CiviCRM Training Details: Date: March 16 - 17, 2011 Location: Pew DC Conference Center, 901 E St.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

We know it can be hard to be the new gal or guy at a big event, but please trust us when we say that the NTEN community is the one of the friendliest and most fun out there! Community Day Community is definitely not new at the NTC; it's one of the main reasons people tell us they attend.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This year, we've been floored by the level of fun and the amount of appreciation NTENers brought to the community. There are free programs, there are thank you posts, and there are prizes - gosh, are there prizes! It is a record-setting Appreciation Month in many ways. Plus - that's right - we saved the biggest prizes for the end!

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2011

Get the skinny in the report we co-authored with Idealware, " A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems ", updated for 2011. But you gotta be careful on Twitter.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Each year, NTEN recognizes a member of this community who has furthered the work of the nonprofit technology field through dedication, innovation, and leadership. They set out to create a digital bulletin board service for the local community. Although Judy claims to be “retired” she is a very active participant in the tech community.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2011

In the News A big congratulations to John Merritt for his nomination and award as a 2011 Top Tech Exec from San Diego Magazine ! Each year, NTEN conducts a Community Survey to compile and share a report on the state of the nonprofit technology sector. Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments!

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2010

I can't wait to hear how you're doing when it comes to NPTech, and I'm really interested to learn how you think we're doing, too. > Please take the 2010 Community Survey. Tags: community buzz nten members. What would you like to see from NTEN over the next year?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 4, 2011

Date : August 4, 2011. Community map template: [link]. Location : New York, NY. Topic : Social Media Done Right in 30 Minutes/Day. Description : Even if you have only 30 minutes for social media in each day you can use these methods to be strategic and make the most of your engagement. Related Links : SM4NP Conference.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference will sell out shortly. Online attendees also have access to the conference community on myNTC , where you can interact with attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. So, if you've been putting off that registration, don't wait much longer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

Plenary: Placing Little Bets: Failing Informatively for NPTECH Innovation: Beth Kanter, Erin Shy, Megan Kashner, Brian Reich, Allison Burns. This highly interactive and engaging community conversation will look at how nonprofits can create a culture of experimenting, testing, learning and correcting. NpTech Fail.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The NTEN community has been on the front lines, helping every one of us find the skills and connections we need to make the most of this opportunity. Tags: Change Management Collaboration Leadership NPTech NTEN Planning. This will be a true conversation, and we look forward to your side of it! I look forward to seeing you there. >

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

In the NTEN community, the concept of "IT Staff" has been more fluid and inclusive, but we also know that many nonprofit professionals who have information technology responsibilities are either not given formal "information technology" titles, or don''t self-identify as "IT Staff" -- and often both cases are true for an individual.

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NTEN

JULY 2, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tal Frankfurt has a nice round-up on his blog about #nptech articles. Members are in bold.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 18, 2011

To keep posted, share ideas and promote through your networks:Twitter #tag for this upcoming visit will be #incgen11 or Email cy@hkcss.org.hk To keep posted, share ideas and promote through your networks:Twitter #tag for this upcoming visit will be #incgen11 or Email cy@hkcss.org.hk

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2011

If you think that a mash-up of online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching would assist nonprofits, philanthropies, and the communities that they serve, then we invite you join us at our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Are there established organizations looking for partners?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2010

After a lot strategic planning, much hard work (and not a little luck), we've managed to grow our membership, help more nonprofits learn nonprofit technology skills through our programs, and connect the NTEN community more than ever before. Look for the inaugural issue at the 2011 NTC !). We listen to what you say you want from NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2011

New Report: 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study | NTEN – "A high unsubscribe rate is bad, right? Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study, just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN. As it turns out, a high unsubscribe rate correlates directly with high fundraising results.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2012

Each year we designate November Member Appreciation Month and 2011 was no different. We saw a fantastic outpouring of goodness : over 250 #NTENThanks mentions, weekly & daily prizes, as well as a whole slew of free webinars led by experts from the community.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

You can send them specific messages about events happening in their local community. If your organization supports different types of community programming, perhaps you test a different message to see if that elicits a greater click-through rate or increases the amount of interaction with your website. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

" 2011 NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign by the Numbers | NTEN – "The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. Watech4good Summit. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The Database, together with the fully-updated 2011 Nonprofit Tagline Report, are key tools in in crafting taglines, organization names and other messages that connect and motivate action. Which provide the strongest features for website community features, workflow, or ease of maintenance? Get the Tagline Database and Report!

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