NTEN

APRIL 17, 2015

Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, notes, "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." Tabor Middle School.

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JUNE 16, 2021

One of the principles guiding NTEN is centering our roles around equity. This guidance allows us to remain open to change and improving as we grow alongside our local, regional, and global communities. NTEN was named as one of the 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon for 2021. Closed captioning for all sessions.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Last year, NTEN launched the first cohort for the new Oregon Nonprofit Tech Readiness (ONTR) program. We want to introduce you to Taylor Smith , Technical Services Manager for the Oregon Food Bank , to share his answers to these questions and a few more. academy Community ONTR' and, "What did it mean for them?”

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Check out the latest articles, news, and events from NTEN Members! Tickets are on sale now for Create Good , a half-day conference to inspire nonprofit communicators to try new ideas, complete current projects, and find like-minded awesome professionals. Let us know and we may include it in a future NTEN Member Roundup.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2014

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. If you’re holding monthly events gathering the nonprofit technology community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar. Portland, Oregon: Thanks4Good Celebration.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Share your knowledge with the community at the CivicCom Conference ! If you’re in the Portland, Oregon area, you should check out the WVDO’s Regional Fundraising Conference. It’s always exciting when we hear about an NTEN Member using our benchmark reports to analyze their organization’s data. Have more news to share?

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MAY 19, 2009

Folks who've participated in the NTEN community for a while probably know about NTEN 501 Tech Clubs , but chances are even some of our new members aren't too familiar with these affinity groups -- and I want to change that! Join our online community and find the club closest to you. Anna Richter, Portland (Oregon).

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MARCH 30, 2015

The 17th issue of NTEN: Change covers a range of perspectives from those at the forefront of bridging the digital divide: schools, libraries, city governments, and nonprofit organizations. change journal Cloud Community digital divide digital inclusion Leadership nten change Organizational Culture Strategy technical divides'

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Flickr: Julia Folsom As the clear skies of autumn give way to winter's moody precipitates here in Portland, Oregon, we can feel cozier by staying connected to our communities. GreatNonprofits announced the launch of its "community-sourced" Top-Rated Awards. Claim or update your nonprofit and invite reviews to participate.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2015

When longtime NTEN Member, Jen Newmeyer , tweeted about her NPTech work, magnetic poetry-style, it gave us the idea to ask her to share her latest technology success story. Jen uses social media and email to gain support for this annual event, which has successfully rallied community enthusiasm and raised over $50,000 every year.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! The image below is a screenshot from a disaster preparedness exercise in Portland, Oregon.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

As a side note: Oregon's beer is better than yours!] Wait, you read the NTEN blog. The NTEN community can save $50 on the National Conference for Media Reform , taking place in Boston, April 8-10, with the code NTEN_NCMR. And have we mentioned that the Online NTC is only $150 for NTEN Members ?) Of course you do!

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

Any community, online or otherwise, is about communication between individuals. As such, when it comes time to create or grow an online community, tools that allow for and encourage communication and interaction are vital. When this happens, the community rarely benefits from the resulting application.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2015

As NTEN's Web Developer, Dan will be diving straight into the deep end during our website redesign process; he will also be focused on the planning, development, configuration, integration, and testing of new and existing web-based systems. How did you first become involved with the NTEN Community?

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

A wealth of data sources are becoming available online, allowing data from around the world to be mingled, mixed, and mashed up -- and where data does not yet exist, communities are using these new tools to gather it themselves! The image below is a screenshot from a disaster preparedness exercise in Portland, Oregon.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

When he died in 1999, I connected with a community of colorectal cancer patients, caregivers, and family members online. Nancy Roach, a cancer survivor and vocal advocate living in Oregon pulled a group of us together to build a national organization focused solely on change and the needs of the colorectal cancer patient.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

When he died in 1999, I connected with a community of colorectal cancer patients, caregivers, and family members online. Nancy Roach, a cancer survivor and vocal advocate living in Oregon pulled a group of us together to build a national organization focused solely on change and the needs of the colorectal cancer patient.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2021

The NTEN team continues to grow! Samara brings a passion for community and problem-solving. I’m not much of an outdoor person, but I do love taking my daughter to the Oregon Zoo! The post 5 questions for Samara Islam appeared first on NTEN. We’re excited to welcome Samara Islam as our new Program Coordinator.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Our volunteer community leaders are holding free events across the US (and the globe). Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101. SF Online Community Meetup.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Portland, Oregon: PDXTech4Good Summer Social. You should, because it's awesome fun.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers connect nonprofits with local technology experts. The goal is to create strong, self-sufficient communities of nonprofit technology professionals (and accidental techies too!). NetSquared community in Austin for the 15NTC conference in March. San Francisco Online Community Meetup.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Melissa Barber has called Oregon home for over half her life. Throughout her career she has striven to find new ways to connect people, build community, and use technology to heighten the awareness of important causes like DDNC. (And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen. It only took 2 years.)

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

With more than 75 events scheduled for October, there's probably an event scheduled for your community, so RSVP now for one of our meetups. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Portland, Oregon. Africa and Middle East.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Upcoming Events. Europe and the Middle East.

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2015

We’re feeling pretty squanchy, ourselves, about this big news on the voting enfranchisement front: Oregon recently passed its New Motor Voter bill into law. Meanwhile, it’s shameful that voting for a more equitable Unicode isn’t as easy as voting in Oregon is now. Community tech management Things We Like twl'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

Laura Whitehead is the session designer for a workshop on Social Media and Nonprofits and she's asking for input from the NpTech community on the session. Looks like the NpTech community in Portland, Oregon is thriving. I suspect NTEN's presence in Portland has something to do it!

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. listening has been to the community and to the quantitative results. ARC - we are set up similarly, Robin Parker does Oregon Trail chapter for example. Can’t wait!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 50 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Austin, Texas: NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference #15NTC.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

We have groups in 20 countries, and last year we held 600+ events helping 17,000+ nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. Tuesday, August 4, 2015.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

How do we, as nonprofit managers, nptechies, and/or community managers relate to this side of Community Management, recognizing that, “Ignominy is universally acknowledged to be a worse punishment than death?” This effort is seeking volunteers to help build the city of Portland, Oregon in Minecraft, block by block.

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Forum One

MARCH 30, 2006

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Forum One

MARCH 30, 2006

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. Chris Wolz manages this blog with the help of his colleagues at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area. We also saw some.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2015

I heard from an organizer who told me that her last two jobs have come from her volunteer role in our community, and from many others who told me that getting together with their peers is what gives them the energy to continue to find innovative ways to use technology for good. Join them every month for a dose of community invigoration!

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JULY 1, 2016

These events, which are being organized in 60 cities across the globe, are friendly and accessible to all members of the community, no matter their level of expertise. Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 60 cities. Portland, Oregon: Portland: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

My introduction to the nonprofit technology space occurred during my first year of law school in Oregon (1995). I formed Community Networking Technologies (CNT) with another law student (Rachel Ogdie, now my wife Yeh!) I then went on to help start NTEN as a board member. As is my nature, I see a problem and try to solve it.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Don't worry, there are NetSquared groups in 75 cities who are dedicated to holding events for their local nonprofit technology communities. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. SF Online Community Meetup. Image 1 : NTEN / CC BY-NC-SA.

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