Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 29, 2012

At the NTEN NTC conference this year, I did a session on data visualization for nonprofits called “ Picturing Your Data Is Better Than 1000 Numbers ” with Johanna Morariu from Innonet and Brian Kennedy of ChildrenNow. You also need to learn and practice a visual alphabet. View more presentations from burowe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2012

To me, this creates the perfect book to help guide your practice of building and working within a network. It is also packed with resource lists and stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2013

This conference will be my 13th one – and every year it is a like a family reunion. Registration is still available, but you can’t make it register for the online NTC and catch a few sessions. I have the honor of designing and facilitating three sessions, including a plenary on my favorite topic – learning from failure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2013

I’ve been using Feedly since 2008, when Kevin Gamble from the Extension community mentioned it during an online workshop that I facilitated. I’m doing a session on that with Rob Cottingham and Jana Byington-Smith at NTC, so expect more that topic as well.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 25, 2011

That's the number of "yes" votes we got for our proposed NTC session in just a couple short weeks—apparently the most ever. [Ed In fundraising, we say that the most powerful form of ask is a peer ask, and what is social media if not a perfect medium to facilitate that? By Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Founder, Social Media for Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

I’m facilitating and presenting on a panel session at the Opera America National Conference taking place in San Francisco this week with Guillaume DeCugis, CEO of Scoop.It We will, of course, share the tools in the context of best practices. challenge for the NTC Conference! and Sean Waugh, San Francisco Opera. I set a Fi.tt

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m very excited for this learning experience because over the two years my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has focused on going deep on facilitating peer learning for grantees on measuring outcomes for their networks with social media while balancing and upholding the principles of being networked.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generosity Xchange Nonprofit Marketing Summit Cause Camp TNPA Leadership Summit The Nonprofit Social Media Summit Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) AFP ICON Engage for Good Good Tech Fest Bridge Conference If you’re thinking to yourself “I can’t make all those conferences,” you’re probably right. Cost: Tickets are free!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

He was the keynote speaker at the 2012 NTC this year talking about the ideas in his recent book, “ Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don’t Work.” ” I’ve gone back to his workbook based on his first book to practice and improve visualization skills and thinking as well as drawing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

As someone who has been designing and delivering training for nonprofits over the past twenty years, the most exciting part is apply theory to your practice. I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

Every year I look forward to one very special conference - the NTC conference organized by the awesome NTEN team. But in practical terms, how can small nonprofit organizations harness data and use it effectively? NTC Beer: Wednesday, March 12th 7PM to 9PM. It’s just a short walk from the NTC conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Over the past two years, as part of my work as Visiting Scholar for nonprofits and social media at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I have had the opportunity to participate in The Network of Network Funders (NNF) , a community of practice for funders who are intentionally investing in and working through networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “ Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” ” If you are attending the NTC, please join us. Adopt Good Practices Around Team Emails. By taking the step to define work flow, you create order out of chaos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

The culture at Microsoft encourages this level of giving back, but they also see as a good business practice. View more presentations from Akhtarbad. Both had a personal experience, an encounter with extreme poverty – that touched their hearts and motivated them to do something.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. Last year, there was a panel at the NTC on Nonprofit Data Visualization and there will be many more in 2013.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

So, I’ve been practicing by creating visual notes. I’m doing a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference with Jana Byington-Smith and Rob Cottingham on methods for visualization and maintain focus, including mindmapping. I don’t have a dog right now or else I’d bribe it with some cheese and snap a photo.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

As we do every year, Forum One participated in the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). Since we received such great feedback from last year's session , Roger Burks and I have hosted a series of webinars since the last NTC, focusing on how organizations can leverage online storytelling and maximize social media in the process.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

novices are heading to Minneapolis later this week for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), hosted by our friends at NTEN. There's still time to register for the live, three-day conference or you can join in from anywhere by participating via the Online NTC. Where will you be at NTC? Share in the comments!

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JUNE 10, 2011

A robust knowledge sharing network might involve people sharing resources, best practices, worst practices, just-in-time information, quick tips, and deep thinking, all focused on a specific topic. For example, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) created a space for a Training Officers Community of Practice.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is NTEN’s signature technology event. This session will offer practical insights that you can apply directly to your nonprofit’s social media presence to enhance outputs, increase engagement, and drive impact.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Plus, my track facilitators were great!) Why should people donate to the 2015 NTEN Community Challenge to support opportunities such as NTC/LCS scholarships? Also, the diverse roles, backgrounds, talents, and opinions of my fellow attendees really enriched the discussions we had and enhanced my overall takeaway from the Summit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2008

And, how can you facilitate that if you're speaking to a large group? Those were the days before twitter and when we used IRC to facilitate a chat discussion with both remote participants and people in the room. During the NTC social media ROI Case Study Slam I asked the audience to @kanter me with questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. Here's a few points that I picked up that I will integrate into the next time I do this: Integrating social media into your instructional practice will change how your teach.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

TechSoup will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Office 365; exhibiting at the NTC Science Fair; speaking at plenary events, breakout sessions, and a "Birds of a Feather" lunch; and facilitating networking opportunities. Check NTC's schedule for specific events and hours. TechSoup at a Glance During NTC.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

The grand prize winner will be announced at NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in New Orleans on March 21. The winner will be awarded an all-expense paid trip to the 2009 NTC to be held in San Francisco. NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information within the nonprofit community. net www.dogooder.tv

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Participants will consider the promising practices, strategies, and approaches being pursued in the field and in philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2016

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was thrilled to co-facilitate an interactive session called “ Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Using Tech for Healthier Work and Life ” with Aliza Sherman (who is my co-author for the Happy,Healthy Nonprofit Book ), and Gina Schmeling, Director of Individual Giving, Hazon.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With informative sessions, this workshop is a must for all PBS fundraisers and provides the opportunity to hear about best practices and the challenges facing pledge today. Attend If You’re: A marketing and communications or membership fundraising professional who wants to lean into best practices from the industry’s best!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. I also like to practice my storytelling skills. And, while I practice before I present, many times - I have some parts that are new. What worked? What didn't? Then, I match this against participant feedback/evaluations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

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. What if networked better and created stronger communities of practice? He came back an evangelist for social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2012

I had the honored of moderating a free wheeling plenary discussion on Day #3 of NTC on “ Innovation and Nonprofits.” I have also been studying and practicing “unpresenting ” with Heather Gold, plus improv and stand up workshops with others. Practice, Practice, Practice. Mary Joyce.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. I practically commute to Union Station anyway. This is actually my first time officially speaking at NTC. Numbers-wise, the NTC is no Dreamforce. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet. I love it.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 3, 2011

I look forward to the NTEN NTC (Nonprofit Technology Network's conference) every year. I practically commute to Union Station anyway. This is actually my first time officially speaking at NTC. Numbers-wise, the NTC is no Dreamforce. This year, my 4th, promises to be the best yet. I love it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Co-Designing and Working with Other Facilitators and Trainers. Facilitation Methods and Techniques. Innovation Facilitation Techniques.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve constantly stretching myself to learn new techniques that help nonprofits embrace and effectively put social media strategies and tools into practice as well as address the change management issues of becoming a Networked Nonprofit. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. The Challenge of Transfer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 12, 2007

happen in different locations several times a year and for the past three years, these meetings have taken place after the annual NTC: Nonprofit Technology Conference. I was standing on the "adopt for practical reasons" side of the line. I attended a session about OS Online Communities facilitated by the Joomla!

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