NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Here are a few key findings from the report: • We continue to see Executive Directors/CEOs as a growing constituency among the community, especially among Non-members, and see more Fundraising/Development professionals participating in the community as Members this year. • across departments. across departments. Let us know in the comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Oxfam in Haiti – Google Maps – This is a great example of how you can use a tool like Google Maps to tell a story and provide easy access to information – great job Oxfam! "Oxfam "Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

NTEN does an incredible job of fitting in a huge program, while at the same time, making sure everyone feels at home, even for those of us who had come a long way and knew no one at the conference. 14ntc nptech nten' The sessions were diverse, informative, and surprisingly entertaining. There really is something for everyone.

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2010

Adjusting job descriptions. In the Jewish community, we’re starting to see “program director” positions start to take on “community facilitator” characteristics. Tags: 10NTC Lisa Colton NPTech Communications. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? I’m still not sure why. link] (blog).

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2013

Do they offer job training and housing assistance for people in transition? Using the example of the local soup kitchen, how many people in their job training programs are graduating and are obtaining jobs? Marketing Research Metrics Nonprofit Trends nptech' What kind of results is the organization generating?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

A lot of our job, then, is to try to stay on the cutting edge to see how it might be used in our sector. These are topics that have plagued IT people, accidental techies, executive directors, and anyone else wrestling with technology decisions in their organizations. Tags: IT Staff NPTech ontc. What's your greatest challenge?

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2010

In other words, those field staff who were always breaking the rules and systems he put in place were doing so not because they were punks, but because they genuinely needed to find new ways to get their job done. I've met a lot of nonprofit IT directors during the nearly 8(!) It's their job to keep it safe.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

At a previous job, I suggested we move from using three Access databases and individual employees’ email programs and spreadsheets to a more robust, centralized, and informative cloud-based Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system. And, in case you were wondering, the transition finally did happen.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

I want all nonprofit program staff, IT staff, fundraising and communications staff, and yes, nonprofit executive directors out there to stay on top of the tools and strategies that will make your jobs easier, and perhaps, as a result, the world a little better. But I don't want to stop there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I got to meet the dynamic NPower Seattle executive director Alison Carl White who talked passionately about her organization’s mission and programs. I also got to catch up with more recent NPtech colleagues San McColloch, Erica Mills, and Peter Drury. Photo by Microsoft Global Citizenship.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

So, I'm thrilled to announce a job opening for NTEN’s Educational Program Manager. Reporting to NTEN’s Program Director, the Educational Program Manger will be an integral part of the Program team but also work with staff across the organization. The NTC is just 146 days away. > Learn more and apply to join the NTEN Team!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

But it’s also the latest online creation of Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and director of online organizing for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. Who Chris Hughes brought in Kirsten Titus as Managing director of Jumo. Tags: nptech , Social Media , Web 2.0

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." Did I give up any job responsibilities to add these? Asking for and then announcing the new job title gave me the opening to have that discussion with all involved.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Director, Web Services. If your job involves doing projects for other staff – such as posting online content, IT tech support, or database management – you may find it challenging to manage your own daily To Do List and to plan farther ahead. Diane Greenhalgh. Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

at 4:57 pm Hi – just one point, I see in nptech world the bend/promotion towards Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla alot which is no bad thing I work successfully with all of them, they are all good and great, and fairly easy to use for the end user. 3 Laura Whitehead 02.05.08 4 admin 02.05.08

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

This much fun , Deborah Elizabeth Finn #15NTC = Amazing , Liza J.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

And some may love the tech part of their jobs, but it will remain a small, incidental (accidental?) Peter Campbell, Director of Information Technology at Earthjustice in Oakland, reviewed several drafts and added his insights. I always tell people that my job is 50% knowledge and skill, and 50% knowing the people I work for.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

Steve MacLaughlin, Director of Internet Solutions, Blackbaud Technology is a wonderful thing. Always Be Looking The most talented people aren't looking for a job. Talented people might not be looking for a job, but they are always looking for a good opportunity. Don't waste it with boilerplate job descriptions.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In the NTEN group discussion on LinkedIn that followed, Michelle Hines made the following comment: "There are still some days that I don't feel absolutely comfortable in my role as Technology Director and I wonder if its right, but that is usually countered the next day by something that confirms that it is the right position.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Or that IT staff in the NTEN community regularly refer to WIRED and Mashable more than any other online resource, while nonprofit Executive Directors and CEO's refer to NTEN more than any other site when looking for online resources?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Flickr: x-ray delta one My title at NTEN is the Membership Director, but it's really a misnomer: I don't get to direct the members! Instead, I have a much more rewarding and exciting job working WITH members. This could have been brought to my attention earlier, Holly.) I do a lot of listening.

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Technology Skype RSS NTEN 58

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Communications can no longer be the realm solely of the communications department and the executive director. Make communication part of everyone's job. Tags: Newsletter NPTech NTEN Planning Social Media Communications. Since most of your staff has no formal training in communications, you have to make it easy!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 10, 2007

In other words, what is the point of telling the Development Director that they are in charge of writing a blog, if it feels like just "one more thing" to them. Two nonprofits that I think do a nice job of creating a variety of engaging content are People's Grocery , and Urban Sprouts. blog nonprofit nptech net2

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

By Holly Ross, Executive Director & Brett Meyer, Communications Director, NTEN. We’ve begun experimenting more with segmentation: instead of sending out one issue to our full list, we deliver seven different versions based on job function, so, for example, Executive Directors receive different content than IT staff members.

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Content Create Newsletter NTEN 88

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

By Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2 Unless you've been living under a barrel, you know the demographics of the U.S. In addition, the study found that Executive Directors of color mostly lead local or regional organizations, not national organizations. But this is our job. are changing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

The NpTech Community has been early adopters of social media and social networks like Twitter. The video above is the result of a brilliant online fundraising campaign that NTEN's executive director, Holly Ross, launched back in February to help raise $10,000 in matching scholarship money to Convio's scholarship sponsorship.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

One day you woke up to the fact that tech-related work had taken over much of your job -- and you liked it. 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. By now, you're at least an accidental techie. TechSoup.org.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

Parker, Associate Director, Online Donor Engagement, The Nature Conservancy. There are some things you just can't fake, and a reporting structure – from your manager, to your peers, to your Board of Directors – that demands interesting and innovative work is one of them. They're right about each and every one of them. What'd I miss?

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Tools Marketing Nonprofit Conservancy 75

NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2010

By Holly Ross, Executive Director, NTEN. As I heard Arianna Huffington say to a group of nonprofit leaders recently, "It's our job to change the direction of the political winds so that when the politicians raise a finger, they will know they also need to change." Tags: Leadership NPTech NTEN. We need to make it.

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Change NTEN Nptech Government 54

Care2

APRIL 22, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) What inspired you to join?

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Social Media Twitter Action Advocacy 68

NTEN

MARCH 25, 2013

Most soup kitchens serve double, triple, even quadruple duty as a community center, health center, temporary shelter, and a place to get job services. The soup kitchen operates in a field of health clinics, shelters, and job training centers. Fortunately, soup kitchens don’t work alone in addressing hunger.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Million Budget In small organizations like mine, more often than not, the Executive Director or senior leadership of the organization also wears the technology leader hat, accidental or not. My job as both an organizational and technology leader is to make sure our technology is serving our mission.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

By Larry Orman, Executive Director, GreenInfo Network. An earlier article posted to the NTEN blog did a great job covering data visualization generally , but what about data and places? An earlier article posted to the NTEN blog did a great job covering data visualization generally , but what about data and places?

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2011

Clearly, we could all be doing a better job of analyzing the business and mission effectiveness of our technology projects -- everything from our internal collaboration tools to our social media efforts could probably use an examination. Is the new tech feature making our lives and jobs easier?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Peter Campbell, IT Director at Earthjustice, dove deeper into IT performance and how to prioritize your goals through balanced scorecards, business process mapping, SWOT analyses, and technology planning. Technology is no longer just for geeks -- nonprofit staff are increasingly using technology to get the job done. Ask good questions.

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Technology Management NTEN Cisco 60

NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ted Fickes, Electronic Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society (Central Rockies Regional Office) In September, 2008, Green for All , 1Sky and the We Campaign organized a national day of action -- Green Jobs Now -- to demand progress on green jobs and a green economy.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The story focuses on a bright and eager 20-something-year-old who gets a job at this highly coveted place to work that offers luxuries such as free concerts, volleyball courts, and a spa. Frank Babbitt, Director of Integrated Operations. " George Tilesch, Senior Communications Director. Images: TechSoup Global.

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