Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. It's in Washington, DC March 17-19, although I'll be arriving in DC on the 16th for an NTEN Board Meeting. In fact, this year we have NTEN Organization membership so there will be four of us at the conference.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting. Idealist Consulting specializes in moving and supporting organizations that are interested in "getting into the cloud" and with over 180 clients we have a good idea of what it takes to get there. Start your review process with objective material from sources like NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting. Idealist Consulting specializes in moving and supporting organizations that are interested in "getting into the cloud" and with over 180 clients we have a good idea of what it takes to get there. Start your review process with objective material from sources like NTEN, Idealware, and TechSoup.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As a 10,000 footer, NTEN’s new Donor Management System Survey is of keen interest. What’s interesting is that they did a size of org and recommendation analysis – to break down recommendations by size of organization. There is, of necessity, a lot of overlap betwen CRM systems and Donor Management Systems.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

Part Vb:APIs October 20, 2006 This morning, I sat in on the " Great Open API Debate " hosted by NTEN. First off, a tip o’ the hat to NTEN for organizing this, the participants of the panel for an interesting conversation, and Mark Bolgiano from the Council on Foundations for awesome moderation.

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

Think about what else you might include: phones, webhosting, software, hardware, consulting fees, and/or peripherals. I assume you’ll use your website to market the program, so you should include a percentage of your web hosting costs and any staff or consulting expenses you might incur to update the information online.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Johanna Bates, Independent Consultant. As a web builder and tech consultant in a male-dominated field, this was far from news to me. At my last org job, this room for me to grow and lead was key to many of the org's most successful projects. But I don't think that's the only explanation.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

org • Matt Flannery, Co-Founder and CEO, Kiva.org • Bill Strathmann, CEO, Network for Good, and Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good (jointly nominated) • Madeline Stanionis, CEO and Founder, Watershed Company Now it’s up to members of the NTEN community (that means you!) • Phil Aroneanu, U.S.

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JANUARY 22, 2009

You found you had a knack for technology and you became your org's go-to person for computer problems. I work with our Executive Director to determine how we integrate technology into our programs and make decisions that affect the overall direction of our org. If you do hire a consultant, learn all you can from them.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

I’ll be migrating my main consulting site over to it quite soon. If you want to see my article about my impressions of snews…see sNews – an easy and simple web publishing tool for non profit organisations Each CMS should be judged by an org, on what it can provide now for an organisation as well as in the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2013

Who’s running the parenting/running/makers community/community org, young donors, etc. Consultants/Advisors. This is a partial list of advisors and consultants who work with organizations interested in developing online communities: Mitch Arnowitz, Tuvel Communications. Michelle Groff Burling. Rachel Happe, Community Roundtable.

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NTEN

AUGUST 13, 2012

leadership makes technology decisions based on efficiencies, with little-to-no input from staff/consultant. leadership makes technology decisions based on standard levels according to industry/sector information and gathers input from technology staff/consultant before making final decision.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

September 17, 2007 There is an interesting discussion happening between Holly Ross, soon to be ED of NTEN, and Allan Benamer , about web statistics, and whether or not nonprofits should be “transparent&# and publish their web statistics. And, he thinks that NTEN should be responsive to him, as a member, in asking to publish web stats.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

And organizations and movements can certainly use twitter to organize – I think that’s a great strategy – as long as the majority of those to be organized are on twitter – which is quite a stretch for most orgs or movements. at 10:40 am Twitter and Non-Profits-Are Baby Boomers Involved?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

RoundTables are monthly hour-long chats, free for NTEN Members, moderated by an NTEN member from the field of Consulting, Communications, or IT -- depending on which RoundTable it is. If you're creating a hashtag for your org or an event, make sure you register it with Twapper Keeper. (No, No, not trapper keeper.)

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

I'll try to synthesize all the great discussion on the topics and themes we'll be looking to include in each of our 5 conference tracks: Leadership, Fundraising, Communications, IT Staff and Consultants and Program. Sessions on engaging volunteers, and on using SM for education/outreach rather then just fundraising or talking about your org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2006

Nancy Schwartz invited me to submit a piece for next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants theme on "Using Social Networking Tools." The only difficulty I find here is that SaveGuimaras is not a non-profit org and is simply running as a webblog therefore, mobile networks might not trust us enough to collaborate with us.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

In our annual Nonprofit IT Staffing and Spending Survey , we asked respondents to describe the components of their organizations’ IT budgets—everything from Overall Expenditures to what proportion they allocate for Staffing, Capital, Consulting Contracts and Other Discretionary Expenditures. On average, organizations devoted 2.7

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2012

For complex you will almost certainly need some outside help, whether that’s a one-time build or an ongoing consulting relationship. If change is a constant at your org and you are considering an outsourced model, you’ll need to know how responsive your potential Drupal shop or consultant is. buildamodule.com. drupalize.me.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

GIVE BACK by reporting out on what I have learned and how I am using the books, both internally (within my org.) Johanna Bates, who has worked for a community organization in Massachusetts that will close its doors at the end of year, will venture in the world of consulting. and externally (with all of your fine readers!).

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

It's hard to think about redesigning your org's website – and aren't we all? Yes, our upcoming webinar, " What to Expect When You're Expecting: A Website Development Project ", will help your organization stay in front right to the end – whether you're developing in-house or working with a consultant. >

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It's simple: We work with fabulous local hosts to recruit NTC-area orgs who need some help. Consult Details: Learn how to do a blog. Consult Details: 1. Consult Details: 1. Consult Details: 1. Consult Details: 1. Consult Details: How to formulate an online fundraising campaign. Consult Details: 1.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

In the last month, NTEN staff have rested and recuperated (Jessica even traveled to China!), I realized that NTEN focused on people, not just technology, and I felt very welcome. I can''t believe that just one month ago we were wrapping up the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. Want to re-live the magic?

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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. How do you involve the org? Have you seen examples of your org changing? i have changed my role a bit so that i serve as a consultant internally to get people started.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

note: This article is part of NTEN's Member Appreciation Month spectacular. Deanna Zandt , Media Technologist, Consultant, and Author of the forthcoming book: Share This! Farra Trompeter, Big Duck. [Ed. The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You can read all the details here. ]. The Internet is not an ATM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

Says Madeline Turner from Blackbaud, “ The Future Is Here ” Take the Test, But Don’t Freak Out If You Flunk: John Kenyon , a nonprofit technology consultant, was the voice of calm. He gave these simple, practical action steps – echoed by other web consultants. Test the site. Work the project plan.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

I should mention that ReadyTalk has been the official webinar provider and sponsor for NTEN [link] for the last few years…congrats on your recent appointment to the NTEN board, btw. We offer special NTEN rates for any memebers out there. Interesting post, thanks for clarifying our list rates vs. NP rates.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

org website. We talked about the importance of a stable and secure technology infrastructure and the work that we do to ensure stability for 110 Managed Services customers. We shared the example of WithinReach, and how a stable infrastructure and good planning made great things possible like the Parenthelp123.org

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JULY 18, 2013

I did microfinance consulting in Nepal. I volunteered at a child health care org in India. Design your culture so everyone on the team is actually making a difference. -- Stay tuned to the NTEN blog throughout the day for more live-blog sessions from MCON13, and check out the #MCON13 hashtag on Twitter. What does the world need?

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Care2

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Converting Fresh Leads Into Donors&# and featured Heidi Hess of Children’s Defense Fund and Greg Zelder of the California State Parks Foundation , with Holly Ross of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) moderating. Q: Which consultant did Greg use? We would expect a lower rate from new acquisitions.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Julia Campbell : Well, I am a digital marketing and fundraising consultant to nonprofits specifically. You know, an example is, NTEN , the nonprofit technology network, which is a nonprofit, they decided to deactivate their Facebook page, sort of as a protest. And they wrote an entire blog post about why they did that.

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DECEMBER 22, 2013

On the NTEN blog, Lauren Giardin says it’s time to Take Charge of Your Editorial Process as Air Traffic Control. This post highlights the success of NTEN’s campaign to re-engage the 24,000 subscribers who had not opened an email from them in the past year. To differentiate rather than compete, begin by surveying the field.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Nonprofit association NTEN , consultants Common Knowledge and social networking software providers ThePort conducted a joint study of nonprofit organization and their use of and attitudes towards social networking tools. My question: Who are these organizations and what is it about them that makes them need to have their own community?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

The Thanksgiving Season ushers in the holiday giving season and the NTEN blog offers a sound off about the state of online fundraising. Mike Seyfang, a nonprofit technology consultant in Austraila, tells us to avoid YouTube if you want to get remixed and mashedup. " The holiday season is also time to donate your time to a cause.

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