Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Post-Implementation Salesforce Success Consultant. Longshore Consulting. Change Management implementation success Leadership Missy Longshore nptech nten Organizational Culture IT Staff' Missy Longshore.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

On the recent NTEN community call someone asked the panel to name 5 vendors (other than Blackbaud and Convio) to whom we’d send a CRM system RFP for a $100 million nonprofit. Some independent consultants who implement Common Ground have questioned whether my clients even want to consider that product until the dust settles.

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JULY 22, 2013

I''m so excited to officially welcome Julia Smith as NTEN''s new Community Development Manager! Julia began working with NTEN on the Communities of Impact (CoI) project earlier this year, and now we''re thrilled to have her on the NTEN staff! community Community julia smith nptech nten Communications'

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MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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MARCH 2, 2011

Peter Campbell, IT Director, Earthjustice As an IT Director, co-workers, peers, and consultants frequently ask me, "Do you use Microsoft Project ?" Then I elaborate with my true opinion of Project: it's a great tool if you're building a bridge or a luxury hotel. Real world projects require far more agile and accessible tools.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Post-Implementation Salesforce Success Consultant. Longshore Consulting. Technology projects succeed or fail at our organizations when staff members choose to use and leverage the system, software, or tool we have so carefully selected, purchased, customized, and implemented. Missy Longshore.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

What one mid-sized organization learned about managing a technology project -- and how it can help you. When you're investing in a large technology project, you want it to go smoothly, from planning to launch. Online Organizer. Food & Water Watch.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Today we give a huge thanks to our mighty team of NTEN Community Champions : you helped to collectively raise over $30,000 for the greater good of the #nptech community! Weiner Consulting Richard Wollenberger, Director of Information Technology, Parents as Teachers. So today, we tip our hats to you.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Flickr: ePublicist A recent discussion thread on NTEN's main community email list really hit something home for me. NTEN member Sean Watson brought up his concern about the lack of staffing around, and interest in, "business processes" in most nonprofit organizations. Don't just use spreadsheets, use pictures. of people, even.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

A few years ago, Jeff and I went on a pro bono IT consulting project to Uganda to serve a Action for Children, an NGO that fights poverty by preserving families and delivering micro-finance. Like a lot of pro bono projects, we had to fundraise our way to get there, but there weren’t any good tools to make that happen.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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APRIL 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology I’m hosting the carnival next week April 11, 2008 (Photo by frankienose ) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants here, next week. So send in your best of the week! {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. The client is quite knowledgeable about their organization, mission, and goals for a project, but often not knowledgeable about technology. I think, actually, all technology consultants, whether they do what I do, or hack code, should do this exercise.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Through utilizing mobile engagement tools , consulting firms are now making it easier for community members to get involved. Phone2Action. The power of community engagement is in your hands. Behold, your phone. community engagement tools Data Mobile mobile campaigns Program'

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MARCH 19, 2011

Each year, NTEN recognizes a member of this community who has furthered the work of the nonprofit technology field through dedication, innovation, and leadership. She takes pleasure in learning about technology (like her recent Drupal and CiviCRM projects) and takes on the challenges that come with it.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Or you’re just curious about projects you’ve heard about. How do you go about finding out whether it’s the right software, and whether the project has a healthy community, since you don’t want to adopt a project that doesn’t? Check out the forums of email list archives of that project.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Heller Consulting. Recently, Heller Consulting presented a webinar series for NTEN about transitioning to the cloud. Audra Smith-Wilke. Solutions Engineer. Thinking about transitioning to the Cloud? You need to read this!

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AUGUST 21, 2014

We''re packing, preparing, designing, and more just to make sure this first Summit lives up to the NTEN community standards. The Leading Change Summit is just 12 days away. This required us to start playing with some of the 14LCS thinking toys – we couldn''t resist! Unlike the NTC, there''s no live stream for this event.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2008

April 23, 2008 NTEN is doing some great work getting information about the use of different kinds of tools in the sector, and how people are using them. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Rate your CMS! and how they like them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

They provide free web analytics consulting to non-profits and NGOs around the world by matching analytics professionals, students, and charities. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete.

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MARCH 5, 2013

NTEN has retained Heller Search Associates to recruit our next CEO. As you know, NTEN's objective is to help nonprofits maximize the use of technology to fulfill their missions. Provide energetic leadership and strategic direction to NTEN staff and consultants to develop and deliver ambitious and high-impact programs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

NTEN is trying to get a handle on all of this, and find out what people use, and how much they like what they use. It’s such an interesting space, and there are some really intriguing things happening with software in that space. I can’t wait to get my grubby little fingers on the data on CiviCRM and Salesforce.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

The first one is one that I’ve been using recently for my consulting business – SugarCRM. It also gets kudos from NTEN’s satisfaction survey (it came in third, after CiviCRM and Salesforce.) So for the next few tools, I’ll be describing CRMs (Constituent/Contact/Community/Customer Relationship Management).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 12, 2008

I’ve been pretty busy with a variety of projects. Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology It’s been a while… May 13, 2008 As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been blogging a whole lot lately.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Nonprofits face unique challenges that commercial enterprises often don't face: you have no IT staff, no IT budget, uneven levels of technical skills in staff, high turnover and volunteer staff, distributed teams with only the internet connecting them, no long term IT planning or vision, and project based funding models.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

As the grand finale to NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit , a number of intrepid 14LCS attendees pitched and developed 24 awe-inspiring projects during the Idea Accelerator. The Summit may have ended, but many of these projects are only beginning. What does this project need? What’s next for this project?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 24, 2008

I want to give huge props to Holly and all of the NTEN crew for putting on a fabulous conference. And, as a member of the NTEN board, I’m really proud of what’s been accomplished. It’s the NTEN community that provides all the magic at the conference. 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Holly 03.24.08

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OCTOBER 9, 2007

1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Beth Kanter 10.12.07 at 11:01 am Congratulations! Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Also, it coincides with a new installation of Drupal for my consulting website , using the same basic template (called “ Blueprint “). September 22, 2008 I changed my Word Press theme, mostly because I was getting a bit tired of the old one, and wanted something really simple.

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APRIL 7, 2014

The NTEN community is filled with amazing individuals who change the world every day. Lynn has served NTEN in so many ways, but before NTEN was a community and an organization she was working at the intersection of the technology and nonprofit sectors. 14ntc award lifetime achievement award lynn labieniec nten'

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Open source projects are now prominent players in middle layer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! I remember a hot consulting topic was how to get your database off those 3x5 cards into an excel spreadsheet or how to mail merge in Outlook to send out an e-newsletter. .

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

On September 6 in San Francisco, over 200 attendees at NTEN’s Leading Change Summit (14LCS) convened for its finale event: the Idea Accelerator. Head Start, and Kristen Thompson, Center for Reproductive Rights, this project aims to create a platform that will identify harmful phrases and words in order to avoid perpetuating harm onto others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2011

I’m just beginning a new crop of peer learning projects for nonprofits to learn the practice of being networked nonprofits and use social media effectively at Zoetica and through my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Photo by Beth Kanter. Three Different Designs for Public Learning On Wiki.

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