NTEN

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Everyone nominated will be entered to win one of 50 free NTEN memberships , compliments of Convio ! Share the contest with your peers and increase your odds of winning each time you use the hashtag #nphero on Twitter. Leave a comment at www.convio.com/nphero and give a shout out to your hero for everyone to see.

Convio

NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Twitter search is your best friend for finding out what’s going on in the real time conversation world of microblogging. The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips. TweetBeep is a good backup to capture mentions of your brand on Twitter. We Are Media Tactical Module 1: Listening by NTEN and Beth Kanter.

Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

During the past two weeks, links shared via the #nptech hashtag on Twitter have been like a Chinese buffet, a huge selection of tempting dishes that look so good you want to fill an entire plate. To learn more about it, join the Mozilla crew and friends for a Twitter chat next Monday evening. Chinese Buffet by Drunken Monkey.

Social Media

NTEN

MAY 18, 2009

Here are highlights from the web of NTEN members doing their, you know, NTEN-type awesomeness: NARAL-Pro Choice America launched a contest on Twitter last week: submit hashtag (#) ideas for aggregating the discussion around "the Supreme Court battle that's just around the corner. Tags: NPTech nten members.

NTEN

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 27, 2012

Comment on this blog post or on Tony’s , use the LinkedIn group or Facebook page or Twitter. I’ve donated a bunch of NTEN books and swag, and Tony’ll give away his book and free consulting hours, in Planned Giving and Charity Registration. What’s your question? We’re up to it! We want your questions in advance.

Nonprofit

NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

YouTube

NTEN

APRIL 14, 2009

NTEN folks probably know we're big fans of haiku (thanks in most part to Holly's particular appreciation of the form). We're glad to see member organization ZeroDivide shares our appreciation and is deploying it for educational and rewarding purposes: The ZD Technology Haiku Contest! ZD Blog - Comment on this blog post.

Contest

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits February 14, 2008 These are tidbits of things I’ve gotten recently from vendors, or gotten via feeds or twitter. Kintera opens a Developers Challenge.

Kintera

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate. More importantly, the event was one of a series of social media fundraisers that offered evidence that Twitter and other social media tools were not just a passing fad. .

Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. The good folks at Care2 (Heather Holdridge, Justin Perkins, and James O'Malley) have a detailed case study on the NTEN blog about the top Facebook winner of the recent Case Foundation America's Giving Challenge.

Nptech

NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

As Holly wrote in the #NTCFail blog post outlining the things that didn’t go as planned at the event, we value being open and accountable at NTEN. It felt as though I was backstage at a rock concert - everywhere I turned there were the experts I learn from and follow on Twitter or blog posts. I was a bit starstruck!

NTC

NTEN

MARCH 6, 2012

poetryslam At NTEN, we love all the various tools and technologies that help us communicate and connect with our community, ensure that all of our work and cat videos are backed up, and our data is both useable and safe. Whether you have an ode to Google+, a haiku about Twitter, or a sonnet for Pinterest, we want to hear it!

Technology

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Because data is powerful! Data is the next buzz-word after Web 2.0.

Data

NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Bring a pen to write down your twitter handle on your organization’s card, or to jot down a personal note about your org. Other dinner plans happen throughout the day, via twitter and face-to-face conversations. Follow on twitter. Here, she shares some of her networking tips that will make anyone look like an NTC pro.

NTC

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

And, you can use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, to support engaging crowds to participate in the activity. The Royal Opera used Twitter to crowdsource a new opera. They encouraged Twitter users to send suggestions for the plot. 1) Creating collective knowledge or wisdom.

Measure

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. pull in hashtags from Twitter into the RSS reader (pull in the RSS of a search.twitter.com result). Examples: Yammer for internal sharing, it’s a Twitter for groups. Can’t wait!

Social Media

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The online contest they ran recently , hiding pieces of their new album cover on different sites around the Internet, ought to give you some ideas. Information is Beautiful has some nifty visualizations of Twitter. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Know somebody who texts while driving? You need to send them this.

NTEN

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Working with the folks over at NTEN , we decided the nonprofit community itself should be empowered to recognize the people of their choice to win none other than a membership to the best nonprofit technology organization around, The Nonprofit Technology Network! Tweet this. Post on Facebook. So what are you waiting for?

NTEN

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer. Twitter and Nonprofits On January 8th, the next NetTuesday meetup will focus on Twitter and campaign organizing. Details here. Not at all?

Nptech

NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

The New York State Senate has a Twitter feed. Since transparency is only one leg of the stool, San Francisco also sponsored an app development contest to get people involved in using the data for the public good. It's another thing for NTEN to lead in this area. The New York State Senate website is built on Drupal.

Public

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

Many of you know Annaliese as a great resource for any questions regarding all aspects of NTEN’s resources and nonprofit technology in general. Last year she changed her focus at NTEN to became our Research and Publications Director, and she’s already receiving huge honors for her work. Or, are you planning to?

Work

NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The fine people at Social Actions have announced a new contest that hopes to further social change (the hoped-for final result), online democracy (the community will vote to determine winners), and abject geekiness (you get to code for a cause). Tags: NPTech change the web NTEN web2.0 You have until April 3rd to submit your project.

Mashup

NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

No contest. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? . Twitter (and almost everywhere else) @mjrovner. That it’s better to offend one person and electrify your core audience than to bore everyone to tears – which is what most non-profits do. Which Muppet do you most identify with and why? He cares.

Communication

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

My thought was to blog about the cause (a stretch), but to share as much learning about personal/social fundraising or what I'm learning about social networks - that should be of interest some readers - and even those I'm competing with for the contest. Would be interesting to see something like this from the Frozen Pea Fund.

Donation

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Online contests like the Knight News Challenge , The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , and the AmEx Cardmember Project can be resource draining to participate in, especially for a time- and cash-strapped nonprofit. Four years ago, web 2.0

Money

Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Previously, we've discussed our approaches to Twitter , Scribd , and SlideShare. Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." Your posts should typically occur with less frequency than on Twitter — perhaps once or twice a day. Hold contests.

Facebook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

The NTEN's NTC and NPTech Pipe. We have the NPTech Meta Tag Feed (which aggregates about dozen feeds of NpTech tagged items and I'm still using for various reasons); Kikono.org (which uses an NpTech feed and digg like features) and now we have the two pipes from NTEN - the NTC pipe and the NpTech Pipe.

Nptech

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. And, if you want to see some excellent nonprofit examples of video, be sure to check out the entries in the NTC Video Contest. Nonprofit Software (and hardware) Ryan at PicNet hacks Email to RSS for NTEN Affinity Groups !

Summary

Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

News

NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2015

The DoGooder National Video Awards contest opens today! The contest is presented in partnership with YouTube and See3 Communications. See contest rules here. If your organization is not already a member, just sign up before you enter the contest. Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Award

Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

News

Forum One

AUGUST 20, 2007

In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

Social Media

Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

Social Media

Forum One

OCTOBER 24, 2007

In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

Social Media

Forum One

MARCH 4, 2008

In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

Social Media

Forum One

JULY 5, 2006

In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

Social Media

Forum One

JULY 5, 2007

In this case. Read More » Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World Sarah Hassaine in Influence 17 May 2010 When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.

Social Media