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I love NTC (NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference). And, this year, for the very first time, I live in the same city in which NTC is taking place. And, this year, for the very first time, I live in the same city in which NTC is taking place. It’s happening the day before NTC this year, not the day after.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Post-NTC Ramblings March 24, 2008 It was a great week. There are, of course, some tweaks we can make to make sure that everyone really can gain value from NTC, and we can sustain the richness that it contains.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology News from NTC ‘08 March 20, 2008 I’ve been having a great time here at NTC – running into lots of folks I’m happy to see again, and meet, learning about new things, being involved.
Gregory Heller, CivicActions Not long ago, opensource software was seen by most as the choice of fringe geeks with political motivations. Either the Grammys and the White House are now run by fringe geeks, or there's been a groundswell of opensource adoption. Opensource is now mainstream.
Always comes right around NTC. This year, it’s before NTC, on Saturday, April 25. It’s a day dedicated to conversation and community around nonprofits and opensource software. There’s some great stuff on the Agenda , like: Introduction to Free and OpenSource Software. and Drupal.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 I was looking for the big conversation – why are we doing this anyway? Is it still just in the pursuit of “efficiency&# ?
" That blog entry came about because she and I had a long conversation about what kinds of skills nonprofit technology providers needed, and what we felt was missing. I realize that we’ve been having this conversation ever since NTC used to be called the "Circuit Rider Roundup." Be Helpful.
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Not necessarily, according to the 2011 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study, just released at the 2011 NTC by M+R and NTEN.
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. More pointers to NTC posts here.
NetSquared’s Global Community Builder , Amy Sample Ward, will be at the NTC this year to connect and collaborate with friends, colleagues and new faces in the sector. Find more ways to follow virtually from NTC-Live. Want to keep the conversation going? Here’s how to find Amy and connect with NetSquared.
So a conversation is happening, in a session, or in a plenary, and people are talking about that on another channel. But why not add another channel to the back channel happenings, for instance, at NTC ? One of the potential uses of Twitter is as a “back channel&# for events and the like. Sounds like a reasonable idea.
They'd have to pick up the phone or send letters, or have the topic come up in conversation, to spread your good word. . It's this dillema that Nancy Schwartz , consultant and blogger at Getting Attention , will take on at her 2009 NTC session, The OpenSource Brand in the Age of Being Everywhere.
We've found that pledging a little bit at a time and not asking anyone to change their behavior leads to some fairly excellent conversion rates to payment (80%+) and to recurring pledges (45%). I've heard that conversion rates to payment are sometimes not high, and there are few built-in incentives to continue giving or interacting.
Audacity - opensource and free, lots of community resources, have to download a separate mp3 encoder but they have links on their site. Can import other sources well. Tags: liveblogging 09ntc ntc podcasting. Sometimes the ambient noise is good. Video - Flip cameras are high quality, easy to use and cheap. very engaging.
I ran into an old colleague at NTC , and it came up, because he had been thinking of contributing to the journal, but decided that he probably won’t, for reasons I will talk about. Third, I want to invite people to participate in a conversation about how this could be done differently. That’s a terrific conversation to have.
I met him in 2002 in Orlando at the NTC Conference when he was just beginning to do that research and had a great conversation with him a bar in downtown Orlando. Authors will be at NTC) It strikes me that the circuit rider is somewhat similar to what Nancy White talks about in terms of technology stewards.
NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. NTEN's Call for NTC Sessions - Deadline October 24th. The NTC is the nonprofit technology's field largest gathering. More from the Convio Summit this week.
She is also the coordinator for NOSI - Nonprofit OpenSource Initiative. I had a chance to reconnect again with Michelle when she signed up to volunteer for the NTC Day of Service. How do you see gift economies operating in the nonprofit opensource community, the nonprofit blogosphere, and nonprofit tech community in general?
NpTech Conversations. the skills identified in this workshop or sessions at the upcoming NTC designed to look at change issues that technology surfaces from the viewpoint of executive directors or IT staff might help. If you're coming to NTEN's NTC Conference next month, you can experience this technology first-hand.
This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out nearly 100 exhibirors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. It's also the setting for the conference's Opening Reception. Isovera Visit Isovera at Booth 51 and grab a handy "Got OpenSource?"
Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. He summarized some learnings from NTC sessions he attended and the keynote by David Pogue. Why it works: conversation, authentic, story, translates into action -- how do I let go and let my supporters take hole of my messaging.
These sponsors are taking a sustainable approach to sponsoring the NTC and have opted out of printing their promotional materials to be more sustainable. We''re happy to have them as part of the NTC, and as a partner to help reduce the waste and carbon emissions that go along with putting on this event.
OpenSource Feminism - Click to Play. Penguin Day is a day-long workshop for nonprofit organizations to explore the range of issues and options inovlved in using Free and OpenSource Software. What are the tactics for supporting online opensource communities? How to engage people in valuable conversation?
Source: From screencapture at Penguin Day Site. Are you passionate or curious about the reality, the potential and the role of Free and OpenSource Software (FOSS) in nonprofit organizations? Do you want to learn about latest free and open web publishing tools and technologies? You can still register. Details here.
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