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Today we''re giving a big thank-you to the dedicated members of NTEN''s committees. NTEN committee members are the volunteers who work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming. Veda Banerjee, Director of Communications, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Please stop by his post , or here, and leave your comments about how the NTEN community can keep the spirit alive 365! Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.
Normally, I'd include NTEN member accolades in my weekly round-ups, but there were just so many NTEN folks represented on Mashable's list of the 75+ Environmentalists you should follow on Twitter , I figured it merited its very own post. The Nature Conservance : @nature_org. The Student Conservation Association : @the_sca.
This week, NTEN's Member Appreciation Month is focused on technology that supports programs. NTEN's Team Program are big fans of water – Did you know that it covers over 70% of the worlds surface? so we decided to call out how NTEN members and organizations are using technology to conserve the world's water.
My biggest #ntenthanks was getting to kick off the MAM celebrations by hosting the 2014 NTEN Year in Review: Community Impact webinar. I have to say, my eyes got misty when I listened to several NTEN Members on the webinar share how their experiences with various NTEN programs have made a difference in their work. Sign up now.
Heidi’s post triggered an interesting conversation in the comments on capture tools and transparency mentioned in the guest post below, but more importantly Julia Smith from NTEN volunteered to write up this guest post about the conference. Report back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference by Julia Smith.
Member Appreciation Month is in full swing here at NTEN! This week''s webinars—all free to NTEN members—include: Tuesday, November 12, 11:00 am PT: Ready, Fire, Aim! While you''re at it, why not grab a member badge and display your NTEN members street cred with pride? It''s not too late to join NTEN or renew your membership.
It''s official: my favorite holiday is NTEN''s Member Appreciation Month (MAM). Every November, we celebrate our NTEN Members with free webinar programs, local events, Member-generated content, and lots of prizes! Once again, NTEN Members made MAM a truly special celebration. We saved the best for last — the Grand Prize Winners!
Without further ado, here are the 19 fearless CoI leaders: Barbara Burt, Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network Peter Campbell, Legal Services Corporation Michelle Chaplin, PBS David Goodman, International Rescue Committee Karl Hedstrom, NTEN Doug Jacquier, TechSoup Global Matt Koltermann, Action Against Hunger Mark Mathyer, Museum of Science (..)
Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.
When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. When NTEN asked whether I’d be willing to predict tech trends for in 2012, I, of course, asked my Magic 8 Ball™. Weiner Consulting. Will 2012 be pretty much like 2011?
Find out how a web redesign helped Maine Conservation Voters move from managing voting record information on paper to an easily accessible system built into their web architecture. NTEN: Gianna, tell us about your work at Maine Conservation Voters (MCV). Julia Smith. Education Manager. read more'
Of course, no MAM week is complete without giving away lots of prizes! Marty Dooley from the Center for Resource Solutions won one month of GuideStar''s Premium service, and Amy Bryant of Planned Parenthood received a free pass to Idealware Tactical Technology Planning on Demand.
Brooke Sadowsky, Program Manager, RARE Conservation. SMS allows conservation campaigns to reach a bigger audience, especially of people who are harder to find in rural and expansive areas. SMS allows conservation campaigns to reach a bigger audience, especially of people who are harder to find in rural and expansive areas.
These heroes work passionately and creatively in support of great causes -- from human rights to wildlife conservation, from education to equality. Any member of the NTEN community is eligible to vote, starting now until the deadline at noon Pacific Time on Monday, April 2nd. And much more. Only one vote per person will be counted.
Barbara Christenson from Conservation Northwest. Tags: member appreciation NPTech NTEN Social Media video Communications. We're not going to lie -- they weren't just doing it for extra credit. We've selected two commentators to win Flip Ultra Cameras. The winners are. Barbara posted the Parks Climate Change: North Cascades 2009 video.
Member Appreciation Month is in full swing here at NTEN! This week''s webinars—all free to NTEN Members—include: Tuesday, November 12, 11:00 am PT: Ready, Fire, Aim! While you''re at it, why not grab a member badge and display your NTEN Member street cred with pride? It''s not too late to join NTEN or renew your membership.
The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) recently gave San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit techies a glimpse of what’s in store for this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (12NTC). NTEN, with help from TechSoup and the San Francisco 501 TechClub , held a 12NTC pre-party at TechSoup Global headquarters.
Attend If Youre: A fundraising professional in New Orleans To Register: [link] APRIL NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference Baltimore, MD + Virtual April 16-18, 2025 If youre driven to leverage technology to create a more equitable world, youll find your community at NTEN/NTC. To Register: [link] **Lets Connect!
In 2007, WildlifeDirect had 7 blogs in the Democratic Republic of Congo written written about a specific animal by a conservation professional. And finally, fun and public humiliation - as NTEN's executive director Holly Ross discovered, can be good levers for donations.
[Editor's note: The following is from the December 2012 issue of NTEN:Change , NTEN's quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders. Competition is real in the marine conservation space. Our philosophy at Upwell is that we’re part of a big ocean team that includes marine conservation organizations, marine scientists, and ocean activists.
Here's a few: Jonathan Coleman takes the opportunity to call attention to his organization's work and some great examples on flickr and googlemaps The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. We turn to "web 2.0"
Besides this book, we recommend a number of other social media "must reads": We Are Media - a community effort lead by Beth and NTEN to put together an online curriculum for nonprofits using social media. Also, you could just drop her a line to let her know how useful you found it. Mobilizing Generation 2.0
note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Last year, we worked with the National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) to develop and execute their integrated year-end fundraising campaign. Tags: alison cherry Fundraising integrated fundraising Newsletter NPTech NTEN online fundraising.
At a recent NTEN chat , I pushed this a bit further, talking about the need to pay radical attention. based consortium of 31 leading international relief, development and conservation nonprofits focused on information and communications technology (ICT) and collaboration. To echo the classic Verizon ad: Can you hear me now?
Parker, Associate Director, Online Donor Engagement, The Nature Conservancy. Parker, Associate Director for Online Donor Engagement at the Nature Conservancy, heads up the organization's online communications efforts. Prior to joining the Conservancy in 2005, Evan led Congressman Bernie Sanders' online outreach efforts.
We're thrilled to have Jocelyn Harmon, NTEN member and writer of the blog Marketing for Nonprofits , curating the series. She'll be joined by Alia McKee , Principal, Sea Change Strategies , who works with innovative charities such as the Environmental Defense Fund, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Greenpeace and Conservation International.
There was a great question about social networking and representing one's organization posted on the Social Networking Affinity Group at NTEN by K.E: I was just reading an interview with The Nature Conservancy's Jonathon Coleman on Treehugger. Something to lobby Facebook for, and we at NTEN are in touch with them about this already.
It is a community directory and networking forum that maps and connects non-governmental organizations and individuals addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights and more. Tags: NPTech NTEN Social Media Communications.
Our top fundraising cause is the Nature Conservancy who has raised $262,984 to date, and we've seen another 15 nonprofits raise over $50,000 so far. Tags: facebook facebook causes Fundraising Newsletter NPTech NTEN susan gordon. Thank you for using Causes!
This week we'll be discussing and building Module 3: The Social Media Ready Nonprofit Organization: Dealing with Resistance as part of NTEN's We Are Media : Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits project. She told me that her board was very conservative and that she was the youngest person on staff. Photo by LawrenceOP.
Or the Web site Microsoft Hohm that lets people calculate their energy footprint and get tips on conservation. Take for example deploying 200 sensors throughout the Brazilian rainforest to measure and visualize the effects of climate change.
A technologically conservative organization takes a risk with the Cloud, saving staff time and opening the door to other technology. For more than six decades, the Great Books Foundation has worked to promote discussion and empower readers of all ages to become more reflective and responsible thinkers. Chris Bernard.
Take a look at the NTEN Crowd Funding Campaign to raise money for scholarships to its annual conference. For example, I made a contribution to a NTEN Champion Campaign and they thanked me with a post on my Facebook timeline. They spend several weeks before the official campaign launch rallying their base of champions.
It's great that NTEN let's anyone who is passionate about a topic set up an affinity group. Overview article from December NTEN newsletter. Nature Conservancy Photo Contest. Given my interest in flickr that's why I set one up last fall. I'm excited that a few of us can meet face-to-face! Community-Powered Campaigns.
including ASPCA, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, the Carter Center, American Legacy Foundation, and Meals on Wheels Association of America. Jocelyn recently joined the board of directors of NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network). ?. She also writes for Fundraising Success.
I will be joined by Amy Sample Ward of NTEN, Jacob Worell of IAVA, and Sheila Katz of Ask Big Questions at Hillel International to discuss topics ranging from thinking like a startup to exploring reducing competition and consolidating resources. This involves disrupting the nonprofit sector as we know it today. 2:15 to 3:30.
Their post highlights examples of nonprofits , like the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Sierra Club , who are finding creative ways to fundraise around Valentines's Day. M+R Research Labs points out that the holiday of candy hearts is also one of the biggest gift-giving times. Anything we missed? Share your links in the comments!
It may be easy for big groups, with photogenic interests -- like the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Habitat program or The Nature Conservancy's nature picture contest -- to use something like Flickr, but you're too small? What's that you say? Balderdash! Take a look at what the Learning Community is doing. Or the Women's Museum.
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in late July, presenters Holly Ross, executive director of NTEN; Bev Stanton, Web manager for National Parks Conservation Association; Wendy Harman, social-media.
Cindy Olnick, Director of Communications, Los Angeles Conservancy). Tags: Data Newsletter NPTech NTEN Web Sites Communications. The AE project was very enlightening for me as well. We found out some valuable information, and I’m excited to use this new-found knowledge to help shape our outreach efforts. analysisxchange.
Slide 2: The National Wildlife Federation is one of the largest conservation organizations in the U.S. Slide 4: After attending last year's NTEN, two tools stuck out for me that I really wanted to try- Digg and Stumbleupon. Slide 1: My name is Danielle Brigida and I work on the Operations team for National Wildlife Federation.
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