NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

When an organization embraces the culture of creating and empowering all staff to become “brand ambassadors,” authentic and exponential growth starts to happen. When organizations embrace this holistic culture, the nonprofit begins to come alive online. This isn’t a new concept. for " Ctrl. Rebooting Your Digital Community Building."

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

You're ready to move your services and infrastructure to the Cloud, but is your organization? We will share the best of our best practices for change management. Like all technology projects, there are considerations around strategy, tactics, technology – and people.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

NTEN's publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press. In the current issue you'll find: " Feature: 6 Guiding Principles for Campaign Coalitions ," by Tom Novick, Michael O'Loughlin, and Jonathan Benton, M+R Strategic Services.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We have challenges to overcome, including interpersonal and management issues around working remotely. There are also cultural, social, and interpersonal challenges that will go along with this transition. Organizations will upgrade and switch to product versions/services that allow for seamless mobile access.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Sign up for NTEN''s Workshop-Technology Champion Master Class in San Francisco on September 19! The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Has it been a year already since we launched NTEN's quarterly digital journal for nonprofit leaders? NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press. Indeed it has, and the latest issue could be our best ever.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

An important component listed above is the feedback loop in any measurement process -- we need to create a culture that is open to failure for the sake of identifying where we can do better. There also needs to be accountability, which I believe is a role the nonprofit community in partnership with the grant-makers need to play.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

By Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2 Unless you've been living under a barrel, you know the demographics of the U.S. are changing. Here are some key highlights from The Changing Demographics of America by Smithsonian. Adding new cultures, opinions, and coalitions into the mix always create tension.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

We love our consulting, service provider, and government friends, and hope you'll share the link with your nonprofit colleagues, but the study authors are looking for responses only from nonprofit staff on this one -- spread the word to your nonprofit clients and friends! You can find out more here.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

By Steve Heye, Digital Content Services Manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Working for a large nonprofit focused on programs and services that have impact on peoples’ lives, we often find ourselves with great stories of inspiration to tell. Gradual Culture Shift. Keep it clear and use examples. This is a journey!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Continually demonstrate a proactive, service-oriented vision. In all seriousness, I think accidental techies have advantages that many "real" techies lack: since they often started in a support role they understand their organization’s mission and culture. Value their engagement, because engagement is a precursor to buy-in.

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NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

While gut-based decision-making is as natural as choosing your breakfast, I'd like offer some tips on how to recognize the patterns, and ultimately change the way your organization makes strategic decisions. Status Quo Bias Status Quo bias takes many forms, but in simple terms, it involves fear of change. Sometimes we've led trends.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2013

In both the private and in the nonprofit sectors, the role of the technology department has always been to provide technology as a service, but if the functional areas of an organization that the IT department traditionally service can get this from the cloud, why do we need a technology department? Or a CIO for that matter?

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