NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

NTEN's annual research on nonprofit technology spending and practices sheds light on these questions, and many more. > Since 2006, NTEN has produced the annual Nonprofit Technology (formerly "IT") Staffing and Investments survey and report for the nonprofit sector. > Download the Report for Free.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 13, 2012

Over the last few months NTEN has been surveying U.S. To quote Annaliese Hoeling, NTEN’s publications director: A couple of the biggest take-aways for us were that 91 percent of nonprofits taking our survey reported using at least one cloud software solution?. NTEN surveyed 780 nonprofits across nine U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2013

3) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. 8) 2011 Online Giving Report :: Download. 9) 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2011

Megaphone: Flickr: floeschie Every week we pull together interesting tid-bits from across the web where NTEN members are making – or writing – headlines! In the News A big congratulations to John Merritt for his nomination and award as a 2011 Top Tech Exec from San Diego Magazine ! Have more news to share?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

2) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. 7) 2011 Online Giving Report :: Download. 8) 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 1 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 17th, 2011 NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) is in Washington, DC and it’s sold out once again.

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AFP Blog

JULY 15, 2011

Report Release: The 2011 NTEN Community Survey Report | NTEN : "The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN community: we want to find out how these individuals and organizations use technology in their work, gauge the impact of NTEN programs and services (..)

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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. >

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2013

3) Giving USA 2012: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2011 :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. 11) 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey :: Download. Published by NTEN. View: All NTEN Reports. View: All Blackbaud Reports. Published by Convio.

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2010

" You know, the commercials with the dancing and singing neighborhoods of people filling out their census surveys. Well, we at NTEN have our very own version of this, except we do it every spring -- and we don't just want to know who you are, we also want to know things like: How do you use technology in your work?

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NTEN

MAY 26, 2011

If you liked our look at the ROI of NTEN's Facebook ads , be sure to check out Groundwire's post on using ads to find likers for your fan page. Apropos of nothing, this video of a talking dog has been cracking up the NTEN office for weeks. The 2011 Games for Change Festival sure looks like fun. Read more posts on our blog.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To answer these questions and more, we at Smart Online™ used this last quarter of 2010 to try and unravel the ‘Technology Trends for Nonprofits’ in 2011. To start with, we conducted a survey (tweet tweet!) And 92% of surveyed nonprofits plan on using at least one of these tools in 2011. is through mobile devices!

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work. We re-visted this topic this summer for the 2011 Nonprofit Data Ecosystems survey, and are happy to release the report today (free for NTEN members). >

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NetWits

JANUARY 14, 2011

The survey was focused on the for-profit world (don’t leave yet) and I know you as a reader of this blog are interested in the non-profit space, but I believe there’s a lot of insight we can learn from and apply to our sector. Do you plan on increasing your budget for social media efforts in 2011?

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

Unique about that report was that we also asked survey participants to grade their data ecosystems , which is what we call that network of tools organizations use to carry out their work. We re-visted this topic this summer for the 2011 Nonprofit Data Ecosystems survey, and are happy to release the report today (free for NTEN members). >

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2012

Each year we designate November Member Appreciation Month and 2011 was no different. From the prizes to blog posts to the NTEN stories videos , we want to know what you thought. If you have 5 minutes, take this quick survey to share your opinion of 2011 Member Appreciation Month.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Thanks to the generous support of Google, we're able to offer the Technology Leadership Academy one more time in 2011 – free for qualifying nonprofits. This will be the last time the Leadership Academy is offered in 2011. We hope you'll apply. We look forward to your application.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Recently, I've been thinking about the launch of NTEN's newest resource: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. We also wanted to make the journal interactive: like all of NTEN programming and resources, we wanted it to be a launching pad to connect you with peers, colleagues, and other resources in the community.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Flickr: Chad_Norman (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.) . You can participate in the survey here. Members are in bold.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

In our latest survey, we decided to ask about technology staffing levels differently. In our previous survey, we moved from "information technology staff" to "Technology-responsible staff" in the question, hoping that this more-inclusive terminology would help us understand better the FTE staffing levles related to technology.

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NTEN

JANUARY 5, 2012

NTEN member and nonprofit communications expert Kivi Leroux Miller just released the 2012 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , based on a survey of over 1200 participants at the end of 2011.

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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

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NTEN

APRIL 3, 2012

> Download the 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report More than 3,500 nonprofit professionals filled out this year's survey, conducted by NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud, providing another year of valuable benchmarks about nonprofits' use of -- and success with -- social networking platforms. per new Twitter follower.

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NTEN

MAY 19, 2011

Mark your calendars for next month's 2011 Millennial Donoar Summit and rejoice in the fact that you don't have to book a flight or hotel! That's right, June 22, 2011, you can join in the sessions, discussions and more, all from the comfort of your own computer.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The survey also reports that event planners still rely heavily on email marketing, online event marketing tools, websites, and print advertising to promote their events, indicating that traditional forms of event marketing still play an essential role in promoting an event." As of November 2011, 89.6 Are You Ready?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2012

NTEN – Here's a great run-down from Amy Luckey of the process to use in exploring and evaluating your organization's impact. And she uses NTEN as an example so you can see all the work we've been doing to figure this out for our strategic plan, too: "What does your organization do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Spitfire’s useful SMART chart planning tool has been used by many nonprofits and was adapted for social media for nonprofits by NTEN’s WeAreMedia project several years ago. Increase mentions by 20% on Twitter before, during, and after performances for 2011. Increase views on YouTube Channel by 50% by January, 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" Conversation is the New Attention – "This article is adapted from their SXSW 2011 talk, Toss the Projector: Redefining the Speaker/Audience Dynamic. " 2011: The Year the Check-in Died – "Early last year, "checking in" was the cool new craze.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2011

For example, you could collect number of fans or the post to like or commenting ratio – without having to survey other organizations. If you wanted to gather information that isn’t publically available, you could collect useful data points in a survey using a free tool like Google Forms.

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NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

Nonprofits are taking advantage of this technology; according to the Nonprofit Social Networking Survey by NTEN, Common Knowledge & Blackbaud, the average nonprofit’s fan or follower base grew by 30 percent on Facebook and 81 percent on Twitter in 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2010

A simple audience survey to learn: How is your target audience using their mobile phones? Certainly, these and other questions would be a good start for a survey. Looks like 2011 is going to be the year for to explore and learn about how mobile integrates with social media and other communications channels. Qwerty Monsters.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 22, 2011

[Note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Decide how information can be efficiently and realistically gathered utilizing the different methods that are best for your organization including: Surveys - Consider what features you will need.

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Care2

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you are a social media data junky, then you are in luck because M&R and NTEN recently analyzed Facebook statistics for the 40 organizations surveyed in their 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study.

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NTEN

JUNE 13, 2011

[Editor's note: the following is an excerpt from the 2011 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , sponsored by NTEN , CommonKnowledge , and Blackbaud. We identified a subset (27 organizations) of “Master Social Fundraisers” from amongst the survey respondents. You can get the entire report for free here.]

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Care2

JULY 16, 2012

2) 2011 Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report – If you are planning guidelines for your organization’s use of social media you will also want to take a close look at your organization’s technology staffing and capacity.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Cloud Computing No Longer A Fad For Nonprofits - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times : "Every nonprofit used the cloud for at least two services during 2015, up from 80 percent in 2011, according to a survey conducted by NTEN and Microsoft Philanthropies. Document storage, 18.7 percent, project management software, 10.7

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