NTEN

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The 15th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, focusing on Advocacy and Visual Communications: How to Rise Above the Noise. This issue is packed with actionable ideas, intriguing interviews, and impactful case examples that''ll help you show what your mission means, and why it''s important. >>Read

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Flickr: LexnGer In case you hadn't noticed, NTEN is a community of nonprofit and technology professionals sharing information about using technology effectively for nonprofit work. That means all the knowledge behind NTEN resources – the how-tos, best practices, strategy tips, recommendations, etc. how do your train staff to use it?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Of course, we want everyone to get a piece of the #10NTC action, so we're back with an all new NTC Scholarship Campaign! I convinced the entire NTEN staff to join me in a remake of the Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody ! Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN Social Media Fundraising. How will we top Putting a Ring on It ? Jen and Maureen, you rock!

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JUNE 23, 2014

The 14th issue of the NTEN: Change journal is out, and this quarter is all about fundraising. This issue is packed with actionable ideas, inspiring interviews, and tips that your organization can use to get ready for the end of the year, if not sooner! >>Enjoy, and subscribe!

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JUNE 25, 2014

Andrea Post is NTEN''s newest team member. How did you first become involved with the NTEN Community? Everyone keeps asking me how I first learned about NTEN, and I just keep giggling because the truth is that I can’t remember. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN? nten staff' Andrea Post 1. That’s pretty cool.

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JULY 29, 2013

The links were tracked so that if you clicked the sad link, you’d be automatically removed from NTEN emails, and if you clicked the happy one, you’d stay in (and if you clicked both we kept you unless you specified otherwise). We just like ‘em, and lots of NTEN members seem to like them too. Why pet videos?

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Or will nonprofit campaigners who spend eight hours a week on their FB fanpage see better results such as more actions taken on campaigns and increased donations? In 2010, 78% of nonprofits surveyed by NTEN who had raised money on Facebook raised $1K or less in 12 months. Is two hours a week good enough?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Amidst the competition for donations, actions, and engagement, how can nonprofits with limited resources successfully amplify their mission and cut through the noise? It’s a busy and crowded world out there filled with digitally empowered, independent individuals that could collectively be your next wave of support. So get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2012

My first ladder of engagement was developed for the America’s Giving Challenge contest that I won in 2008 - it was a framework that used the “community manager” or “network weaver” as the human face to connect with people and bring them to the next level of involvement. How To Build A Ladder of Engagement by MixTape.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2011

One of the first things you may notice on Twitter is the number of individuals who work in technology and/or nonprofits–likely due to Twitter’s early adoption at SXSW, PDF, NTEN and other nonprofit conferences. Timely Actions. Similar to above, even actions that are not location specific may find Twitter useful.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In its recent survey on the State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity , NTEN found that nearly 70% of nonprofits do not have policies and procedures in place in case of a cyberattack. However, there are actions your nonprofit can take now to help protect its data.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2014

With NTEN''s website redesign project underway, we took a step back and asked, "How do we know how our users use our site and what they want if we don''t ask? So we turned to the NTEN community, as we will continue to do at various stages of the redesign process, for your candid feedback about the NTEN website.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The answer is simple: create a microsite that allows you to focus on a particular topic, present specific calls to action and, with the help of social media, reach large numbers of people much more quickly than a traditional website. They can easily take off, gathering new supporters for your cause and generating many types of action.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

7 Key Indications Youre Ready for a CRM Upgrade Heres how to know if your growth demands action on a CRM upgrade sooner rather than later. You Want to Get the Most from AI Innovation AI has seemingly limitless potential to revolutionize the fundraising process by prescribing the actions with the most impact for your fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Through links (underlined text or buttons), e-newsletters send subscribers to your website where they can read the full story and become inspired to take action (donate, sign an online petition, follow on social media, etc.). It can include a call-to-action, but the primary purpose is to educate and connect with your supporters.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Each was focused on getting their supporter base to take action by registering for a physical event or support the event by making a donation. No Call to Action. I actually read a few non-profit emails today that gave me no ability to take action. The take away is simple here – always have a call to action.

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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. 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?"

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

We were spurred into action by Gregory Heller at CivicActions. NTEN’s messages on an iPhone pretty much required zooming in: To make it easier to read, we applied some style information, as suggested by Cameron LeFevre of M+R Strategic Services. The spread was from 0.6% to 7%; the median improvement was 1.92%. Even better?

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2014

NTEN Marketing & Publications Director, Joleen Ong (@joleendearest) and I (@penguinasana) attended SXSW on March 7-11 and reported for the Nonprofit Times. You can find out more about the social good action at SXSW by checking out our articles in the Nonprofit Times : Net Neutrality: What Now?

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APRIL 11, 2014

You''ve probably seen the posts all week on the NTEN blog as we recognize and appreciate the tremendous amount of energy, passion, and action that SO many individuals in the NTEN community contribute to help us as an organization and to ensure that this is a thriving community for all. This week is National Volunteer Week !

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

As the Membership Director at NTEN , and as a speaker at this year’s SXSW Interactive , I hope to be able to connect with all of you that may be coming to Austin for the festival or based in the Austin area. I’ll be joined by NTEN’s Community Manager, Sarah Janczak, too. Connect with NTEN.

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MARCH 26, 2014

NTEN''s newest team member, Bethany, is focused on our community programs, including the Communities of Practice and Tech Clubs. How did you first become involved with the NTEN community? I discovered NTEN and the nptech community about four years ago. Community interview nptech nten staff' Tech lets me be creative.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I have a guest post up on the NTEN blog discussing some of the ways social media was put into action as soon as the earthquakes struck in Haiti: When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. How can we do that?

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Melbourne, FL (December 19, 2019) – Chantal Sheehan, Founder and CEO of Blue Fox was recently named a speaker for NTEN’s 2020 Nonprofit Technology Conference (20NTC). Sheehan will speak on how to have meaningful financial conversations with a nonprofit board of directors.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

As many of you know, before joining NTEN as the Membership Director last year, I managed the NetSquared program which included locally-organized groups around the world, innovation challenges, and more. We should approach offline action as one of many channels available to us to reach our mission.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2012

[This post is cross-posted from the NTEN blog.]. The medium educates, inspires and moves people to action. With so many incredible videos submitted to this year’s contest it was no easy task, but judges in the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards have narrowed down the field of entries to 16 finalists.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Back in March, I wrote an article Five Nonprofit Online Communities that Inspire Action & Generate Results. An update from the land of online communities: why they matter to mission-driven organizations, how effective they can be, and what they can do for a broad spectrum of organizations. I''ve come back to write the sequel.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

You''ll leave the workshop with practical takeaways and an action plan in place. event Leadership master class nptech nten Strategy technology champion workshop' 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

OCTOBER 27, 2014

NTEN Members work hard every day to make a difference in the world through their work. to our NTEN Members. Get ready for NTEN’s Member Appreciation Month (MAM) all November long! Throughout the month, come celebrate with free programming and prizes exclusively for NTEN Members, plus special local events and content.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Design thinking is characterized by a “bias towards action.” Dana Mitroff Silvers design thinking Leadership nten Strategy tools Communications Program' Instead of talking and thinking, it prioritizes doing.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

I shared results from the newest eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from NTEN and M+R Strategic Services. Advocacy actions and items of personal interest tend to result in more click-throughs from newsletters. Last week, I visited Omaha, Nebraska, and had a great time presenting to the PRSA Nebraska chapter.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2012

These 3 great tips on developing a call to action for your mobile campaigns can actually be used in a variety of contexts. In the previous post in this series , we talked about how you can use your existing media to build your mobile list by adding a simple "call to action." Not all calls to action are created equal, however.

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NTEN

AUGUST 28, 2012

If you already see how your website, your online communities, and your other channels all flow harmoniously together to drive donations and other actions, then. Last year I wrote a post for NTEN about four social media fundraising tools. good for you! If not, read on.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Design thinking is characterized by a “bias towards action.” Dana Mitroff Silvers design thinking Leadership nten Strategy tools Communications Program' Instead of talking and thinking, it prioritizes doing.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

FreePress , Democracy In Action , Rad Campaign , Convio , Care2 , NTEN , Massey Media and Network Solutions. Don’t miss this year’s telesummitt. You’ll find us in Washington , DC , NYC , San Francisco, Atlanta , and London so save the date and come get your tech on with us. More details on the after parties soon.

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