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APRIL 2, 2014

If you have any question, send me an email ! change management Change Management Digital Strategy intensive it Leadership Leadership nonprofit tech academy NTA social media Staffing Strategy IT Staff' Participants will be selected based on the guidelines and their commitment to full participation.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Recently NTEN posed an interesting question to us: Is there a connection between cloud technology and innovation in nonprofit organizations? This article explores that question. Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit cloud nonprofit innovation nptech Organizational Culture Staffing Strategy IT Staff'

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. Here's where I turn to you, NTEN: what are the big needs we haven't adressed here? And what do you want to see NTEN tackle? The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle aptly summarized the problem with the overhead measure this summer. And that's just to name a few. .

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. Here's where I turn to you, NTEN: what are the big needs we haven't adressed here? And what do you want to see NTEN tackle? The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle aptly summarized the problem with the overhead measure this summer. And that's just to name a few.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2014

Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management. Here are some questions to keep the focus on what matters when making tech investments for a nonprofit. Change Management Leadership nonprofit technology planning strategic planning IT Staff'

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not.

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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. Feature: Tools for Project Collaboration Management ," from Idealware's Kyle Andrei. Three Lessons for Avoiding a House of Cards, from NTEN's Holly Ross.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2013

Because we know that the term "IT Staff" means something very specific to people, and the concept of who is "IT Staff" has not changed as rapidly over the last few years as the role of technology in an organization has. So, how did these various question formats impact responses/results?

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NTEN

JULY 7, 2014

The question these groups must ask themselves is: why is now the time to modernize (and, in some cases, develop) an IT strategy to help achieve both the long and short-term goals of the organization? Change Management cloud technology Leadership'

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Instead what would it look like if everyone on staff, especially leadership, actively participated in furthering the organization’s mission online? Maybe there are monthly brown bag lunches where staff can ask the in-house experts questions? What if the executive director tweeted about the upcoming gala? and on and on. for " Ctrl.

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NTEN

JUNE 1, 2011

NTEN's newest publication is free and hot off the press. In it you'll find: "Facebook for Volunteers," from Idealware's Chris Bernard, which tackles the question of whether Facebook can be an effective volunteer recruitment and engagement tool. Nonprofit Leaders discussing out-of-control tech projects.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

[Editor's note: Ontario 211 and NTEN asked Ontario nonprofits about how they were using technology – and how they’d like to be using technology – for their work. What’s the biggest technology change you’ve implemented in your organization in the last few years? We've also hired a Social Media manager, which is a new position for us.

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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. Moreso than donation databases, nonprofits value websites and email marketing as parts of their core organizational data infrastructure.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Here are a few things you can do to challenge that assumption and become a technology change leader. Leadership and formal authority are not the same thing -- anyone who has experienced a bad boss can attest to that. Leadership isn't about giving orders; it's about giving inspiration. Leadership is cultivated and demonstrated.

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NTEN

JUNE 5, 2012

What can the nonprofit community learn from NTEN's own journey toward demonstrating its impact with data? That is a question most nonprofit folks can answer pretty easily. Now that's a different question, one that's not as simple to answer for most of us. What does your organization do?".

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NTEN

JULY 27, 2011

One of the things we're tracking in NTEN's annual Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending report is where IT is located within organizations -- as in, where the primary IT staff are in the organizational structure. So these numbers beg the questions: Just how important is organizational structure to organizational technology adoption?

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2012

Read the complete article in the current issue of NTEN's new quarterly e-journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] The questions that follow, and the additional reactions to my answers, have revealed five common – and costly – myths that many executive directors have about nonprofit communications.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2011

[Editor's note: Ontario 211 and NTEN asked Ontario nonprofits about how they were using technology – and how they’d like to be using technology – for their work. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, or other recent changes that involved technology, please explain how this has impacted your organization?

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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. Will that improve how our organization works on our mission?

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

There is often a powerful disconnect between the objectives of technologists and the direction of an organization's leadership team. Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?"

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

Ask the Right Questions There are lots of books and websites about how to answer the typical interview questions. There aren't nearly enough about asking the right questions. Any decent interview candidate is ready for the basic questions. I have a list of about 50 interview questions. Do they fit the organization?

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Managers need to make sure the right questions are being asked. But if you ask for a campaign that achieves goals based on a sound theory of change, then you can get that too.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

Donate Tweets and Facebook posts to NTEN and use it to fund local 501 C-3 Clubs and local gatherings around the country. The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? Only 4 out of every 10 tech-responsible staff report to leadership. How great it is to be in a room with everyone.

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NTEN

JULY 25, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] What became abundantly clear almost at once was that I was asking the wrong question. We'd also love to hear YOUR responses to Rebecca's question. and “who is going?” Everything starts with vision, Schert says.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2011

Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware (Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the feature article "Boosting Board Collaboration " , which appeared in the first issue of NTEN's new publication: NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders. Read the entire article and the complete issue by subscribing online.)

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NTEN

JANUARY 14, 2013

[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. They tackled tough questions such as: “we’ve never put together a podcast, how will we practically make this happen AND work through the learning curve?” By Debra Askanase, Community Organzier 2.0

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NTEN

JUNE 27, 2012

They can answer questions about the wine to help diners navigate a wine list to make the best choice. Improve Thought Leadership: If your organization is curating content on a particular topic, it can help with branding your organization as thought leaders in the space. The content curator does something similar, but with information.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Consider using an outside facilitator to help develop questions and protocol and to help identify themes from your data. One benefit of focus groups is the ability for participants to feed off each other’s energy and bounce ideas off one another.

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JUNE 4, 2014

And how can tech staff change their perceived roles within their organizations? I hear this question a fair amount from tech staff. Change Management IT Planning tech leadership Tech Planning IT Staff' Why is it, then, that IT staff are so rarely invited to the table during the strategic planning process?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

This article is meant for those who want to stop being accidental and move into a technology leadership role. But since I’ve been a consultant for over a decade and may have lost touch with the real world, I asked several friends who have moved up the ladder of technical leadership what advice they would offer. part of what they do.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

While we used to use change management strategies to help soothe the fears of those who would reject the new database, now we need something slightly more radical: entirely new organizations. page 130) In a traditional, top-down organization, only the top of the pyramid really engages with questions of vision, mission, and strategy.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

In many ways, technology and innovation go hand in hand, so it's a theme that we address here at NTEN on a regular basis. Many of the questions submitted by our listeners were about innovation: what it is, how to foster it, and what resources you need to make innovation happen. . We have a lot of work that NEEDS to get done. .

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