Google Drive as an Organizational Document Management System: an NTEN Case Study
NTEN
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
A look at the basics of NTEN's own continually evolving Google Drive Policies and Document Management System. Karl Hedstrom. IT Director.
NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Kudos to NTEN for breaking the template on the typical type of events it has hosted. Photo by Trav Williams. Defining Roles.
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2013 NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award: Lauren-Glenn Davitian
NTEN
APRIL 13, 2013
The NTEN community is filled with amazing individuals who change the world every day. Lauren-Glenn is an Emeritus NTEN Board member. We thought it only fitting that we share a video to document her impact over the years: Past Lifetime Achievement Winners: 2012: Rob Stuart , Evolve Strategies. 2011: Judy Hallman , RTPNet.
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NTEN Case Study: Managing Systems and Documents in the Cloud
NTEN
MAY 14, 2013
NTEN, whose mission is to help members strategically use technology to make the world a better, just, and equitable place, didn't so much consciously move to the Cloud as come of age in it. When IT Director Karl Hedstrom joined NTEN in 2006, a few employees had been working remotely, thanks to the Cloud. Kimberlee Roth.
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5 Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Switch to Cloud-Based Accounting
Nonprofit Tech for Good
AUGUST 23, 2018
Source: NTEN 2018 Cloud Report. According to NTEN’s State of the Nonprofit Cloud Report , 67.44% of respondents said the security of their data was the deciding factor when determining software options. Source: NTEN 2018 Cloud Report. Still not convinced your data is secure? Accessibility.
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224 NTEN Research Committee: Want to join?
NTEN
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
We''re looking for individuals interested in serving in a volunteer position with NTEN on the Research Committee. At NTEN, it is incredibly important to us that the community we serve is an active part of our work. The Research Committee will meet quarterly by phone and engage directly in review of all NTEN research projects.
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106 Free or Low-Cost Online Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
NTEN :: nten.org. NTEN is membership organization of nonprofit technology professionals that offer technology training, including a Nonprofit Technology Professional Certificate. Sejda allows users to easily edits PDF documents. Nonprofit Tech for Good Facebook Group :: facebook.com/groups/nptechforgood. Noisli :: noisli.com.
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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: First in 2010!
NTEN
JANUARY 15, 2010
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Robert Weiner has been documenting this type of SPAM and sharing with the community since 2008.
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62 NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: April 30
NTEN
APRIL 30, 2010
(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Thanks to all those who documented and shared! Members are in bold.
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54 Building Stronger Online Communities Without Losing Your Sanity
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 2, 2010
Start Sharing Today : We’ve set up a google document as a shared space for anyone interested in the topic, whether they are in the session with us or not, to post links, resources, examples and more. Tags: community presentation 10ntc community building nten online communities. View more presentations from Manny Hernandez.
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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: July 9 2010
NTEN
JULY 9, 2010
HaitiAidMap from InterAction (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . organizations sharing their data are many NTEN members, including.
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2011 NTEN LIfetime Achievement Award: Judy Hallman
NTEN
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. This year, we are thrilled to honor Judy Hallman for her work with this award. Her first job in computing came long before the Web.
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Creating Strong Passwords
Robert Weiner
JULY 29, 2009
The recent theft of confidential documents from Twitter's Google Docs account points out the dangers of insecure passwords. NTEN's blog discusses the details of the break-in and lessons we should learn from it. A 2007 NTEN post provided suggestions and resources for creating strong passwords and establishing a password policy.
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From the Collective Desk of NTEN Discuss
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Flickr Photo: Peat Bakke Sharing and lessons learned is what the NTEN Affinity Group Discuss list is all about. used the group for last week, asking about his project to evaluate and implement an organization-wide document management system. If you haven't already, you'll have to create an NTEN Affinity Group Profile.
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44 Book Review: Measuring the Networked Nonprofit
Amy Sample Ward
DECEMBER 3, 2012
Before I worked at NTEN, I managed the NetSquared program at TechSoup Global. To ensure that our content stayed balanced, I made sure that our metrics tracking documents separated % of posts with a link from those without a link and set goals for the weekly post balance. Here’s a case study of my own! To Link or Not to Link.
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NTEN Members Online Round-Up: May 20, 2011
NTEN
MAY 20, 2011
Megaphone: Flickr: floeschie Every week we pull together interesting tid-bits from across the web where NTEN members are making – or writing – headlines! Congratulations to NTEN Members named as Laureates in the 23rd Annual Computerworld Honors Program , including Inveneo and Microsoft ! Have more news to share?
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Find me in my “office”
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
The description: “ Talk with Michelle about internal software systems – document and knowledge management, CRM, client management databases, intranets, etc.&# I volunteered to be the “expert&# in residence for the “Program&# track of Office Hours. So, come join me.
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The September Issue of NTEN:Change is Now Available
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2011
The third issue of NTEN's quarlerly journal for nonprofit leaders is free and hot off the press. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits are measuring their social media efforts. As well as articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections.
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14NTC Scammer Warning and Information
NTEN
DECEMBER 6, 2013
At NTEN headquarters here in Portland, Oregon, preparations for the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is picking up speed, with Early Bird registration in full swing, and exhibit booths going fast. If you have questions about your hotel reservation, please contact NTEN staff at 415.397.9000. Please beware.
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Chosing a donor database
Robert Weiner
JULY 25, 2010
You said you've read the Idealware/NTEN Consumer's Guide, so you know that (system x) got a strong rating there. Last, you need to get a contract that shows you all of the costs, including setting up the system, converting your data, (ideally) documenting your data entry processes, and training your staff.
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RIP: Rob Stuart, Godfather of the NpTech Movement
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 27, 2011
The photo above is of Rob Stuart in 1997 at a meeting in Montana to create a plan at what eventually became NTEN – thoughtfully documented in photos by Gavin Clabaugh and included in the nptech history wiki. I got hear the legends in the nptech sector in the early days talk about their work and was inspired.
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January 2022 equity update to the community
NTEN
JANUARY 25, 2022
2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This year, implementing the new concurrent and holistic committee application process resulted in a more accessible and streamlined experience with more community members on NTEN committees than ever before.
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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Documentation. You also want to document your training. This book is a must-have for any serious trainer.
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131 NTEN Leadership: Jane Messeck at Microsoft Community Affairs
NTEN
JUNE 29, 2010
Technology used to be, as Jane Messeck of Microsoft Community Affairs puts it, transactional: it was about moving a document from point A to point B faster, making it easier to store and find things, making sure everyone could print. Technology was about efficiency. . Of course, technology is still about efficiency.
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Great reads from February 19th through February 27th
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
5 Ways to Collaborate on Documents Online in Real Time - London Net Tuesday's upcoming event on 3 March focuses on online collaboration tools and strategies. Here's a great review of some of the tools available for shared documents. Here's an interview with Danielle on NWF's use of Twitter.
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Varied and sundry
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 1, 2007
I did a webinar for NTEN on it – ReadyTalk worked just fine. I also have a document nightmare – I have documents on the desktop, documents on my laptop, documents on external hard drives, aiii. Flash (and, therefore, YouTube) is working, as is Java.
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Dashboards: Track Your Organizational Progress
NTEN
APRIL 16, 2009
Karl Hedstrom, NTEN. It works out well, then, that one of my tasks each week at NTEN is the maintenance of our Organizational Dashboard. NTEN's Dashboard is a snapshot of our many different program areas and associated goals. Since then, however, NTEN's Dashboard has seen many improvements.
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Help Us Redesign the NTEN Web Site
NTEN
JUNE 9, 2009
We're going to do our best to document the process over the next few months. Tags: NPTech NTEN nten.org site redesign web design web site. Flickr Photo: zaklee Our web site is over two years old, and the botox just isn't hiding the. cracks anymore. Fortunately, the good folks at Beaconfire are helping us out with a. instructions).
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44 Documenting the Digital Divide
NTEN
JUNE 29, 2009
Flickr: ThomasBrandt From the number of "out of office" replies I get anytime I send an email to the NTEN community, it looks like we're well into vacation season.
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Latest Issue of NTEN:Change is Live: Myth-Busting, Everyday Innovation, Case-Studies, Confessions, and More
NTEN
MARCH 1, 2012
Has it been a year already since we launched NTEN's quarterly digital journal for nonprofit leaders? NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits developed their social media policies.
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78 Three Reasons Why We’ll Miss Julia Smith!
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
We are, of course, sad that it means the NTEN office hasn’t moved to Chicago to be with her. In her time at NTEN, Julia shared many lessons that we will continue to learn from and laugh about for years to come. She will continue to be an active NTEN Member, so it’s not goodbye! Have any special “Julia” moments?
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How Does Your Nonprofit Use Data To Improve Results?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 10, 2011
Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook. It’s a topic that NTEN’s executive director, Holly Ross, has covered with this must-read post: “ Four Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Their Impact With Data.”. Today, NTEN’s Amy Sample Ward shared this fabulous video on Facebook.
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95 NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: June 29th
NTEN
JUNE 29, 2009
From the interwebs this week, I've heard about these NTEN members doing their nptechie-thing: Amy Sample Ward reports on the new opportunity on YouTube to connect nonprofits with video volunteers, with the help of allforgood.org. The only tech he took with him was his flip camera to document. solutions for nonprofit orgs.
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36 The Content Curation Issue: NTEN:Change Six is Live
NTEN
JUNE 7, 2012
Case Study: Pinterest for Program Planning," documenting one museum's application of Pinterest to meet internal program and project planning needs. As well as content from the experts at Creative Commons , the NTEN community, a podcast from the CTK Foundation , and. An Interview with ASPCAPro's Pune Dracker on Content Curation.
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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 17, 2021
NTEN has recently published the “ Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology ,” that describes in detail how your organization can dismantle inequity due to more intentional technology choices. The smoothest way to collect feedback is via collaborative cloud-based documents such as Google Docs or Slides, Slack, or other collaboration platforms.
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Nature vs. Nuture, or Why You Should Follow Your Gut on the Social Web
NTEN
JULY 22, 2010
Photo: johncabrerea@att.net I've been crafting the "official" NTEN Social Media Strategy. Even though it turns out that NTEN's strategy isn't much different from our instincts, it's still important for us to have clear objectives and tactics for reaching our objectives. What makes it official? It has its own Google Doc.)
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75 Web 2.0 Part Vb:APIs
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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Donate to the NTC 2014 Scholarship Fund! (A Past Recipient Shares Her Story of Change)
NTEN
MAY 21, 2013
Thanks to skills I picked up at NTC, I was able to better survey our community to find service gaps and develop social interventions to improve their health; redevelop our website with the latest usability research in mind, turn our drab social media policy into a "living document", and train staff in best practices.
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72 Attention #NPdataNerds: Report back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Heidi’s post triggered an interesting conversation in the comments on capture tools and transparency mentioned in the guest post below, but more importantly Julia Smith from NTEN volunteered to write up this guest post about the conference. Report back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference by Julia Smith.
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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: Week of August 14
NTEN
AUGUST 14, 2009
NTENny winner and general NTEN rock star Peter Campbell has a great run-down of the various nonprofit technology related extra-curricular work he's doing -- and by work, I mean the resources he's building and sharing with other nptechies. Tags: community buzz NPTech nptimes nten members twitter. You can see the latest here.
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36 09NTC How to Decide: IT Planning & Prioritizing
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 27, 2009
From the forthcoming NTEN book: Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Direction as to how to develop of Technology Plan – what goes in it, how do you get it in there, how do you make it a document that others can understand and engage with. Takeaways: 1. Contact me: Peter Campbell psc @ techcafeteria.com. Buy Peter’s book!
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Social Network Management Systems?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
It’s definitely a new project, and a very new community (with some huge warts) but it is promising for organizations that want to create private (or public, perhaps) social networks that include groups, discussions, document sharing, bookmarking, blogs and other things. tools (blogs, wikis, etc.). 3 Takeo 04.28.09
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Do You Need a “Communications Manager” or a “Community Manager” at Your Nonprofit?
NTEN
JUNE 6, 2011
By Annaliese Hoehling, Publications Director, NTEN. I also informally polled the NTEN community. Annaliese has been with NTEN for over four years, working to connect NTEN members with each other and with the information and resources that will help make their jobs a little (or a lot!) What's the difference?
Great reads from around the web on May 24th
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 24, 2011
Azavea explores this topic in a newly released whitepaper and documents how they built a prototype mobile app (for iPhone and Android) that overlays historical photos on the modern city streets of Philadelphia.
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