Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

This post is cross-published from NTEN. Read the post and join the conversation on the NTEN blog. Photo credit: aflier Flickr ]. —– Normally, I stay away from assumptions: We all know the saying about what assuming does to you and me! Would love to hear what more you’d add to the list!

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AUGUST 17, 2009

Join your NTEN colleagues ( tomorrow! ) Free and only for NTEN members. Broadband Access, NTEN Community Call (Wed, Aug 26): Learn about the issues and advocacy efforts regarding Broadband access and the nonprofit sector. Free and only for NTEN members. > Free and only for NTEN members. > Learn more and RSVP.

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JULY 21, 2010

Flickr: Lutz-R. NTEN is in the final stages of updating our Member Directory, but we need a handful of volunteers to help us test it out before it goes live. If you need more of a reason to help, we'll also be offering an NTEN Prize Pack, filled with books and other NTEN goodies, to all our volunteers.). (If

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Flickr Photo: TimPearce_ LosGatos If you've been following the NTEN blog this November, you've definitely caught on that it is Member Appreciation Month. The NTEN Program Team – Mimi, Brendan, and Anna plus you? On a yearly basis, we host over 100 webinars – including 13 this November, many of them free for NTEN Members!

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MARCH 31, 2012

flickr: *saxon* Whether you’ll be there in person, or you’re participating online, we want you to take part in all the 2012 NTC buzz. Here’s how: On the NTEN Blog We’ll be streamlining coverage of 2012 NTC on the NTEN blog. On flickr Every year NTC attendees post their photos to flickr with the conference tag.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Flickr gives nonprofits and libraries an easy way to store and share these powerful images. And with new interactive features and a new Android mobile app, there are now even more ways to share Flickr images. Don't have a Flickr account? New Ways to Shar e. Need Inspiration? NorCal GSP Rescue. " Need More Inspiration?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

flickr: Mindful One As the fall chill closes in, most nonprofits are beginning preparations for year-end fundrasing campaigns. In no particular order, here is a compilation of some of the NTEN community's favorite fundraising resources that surfaced throughout September. You can find the description and register here.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Flickr: vernhart Member Appreciation Month here at NTEN is marching on, and as a way of saying "thank you" to our members, we've got a couple of great webinars lined up for you this week: Get Yer Free Ads Here: Introduction to Google Grants , Tuesday, 11/16. Thank you for being a member of NTEN! .

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Flickr: Cambodia4Kids (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.) . Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Flickr: CGC When it comes to the Nonprofit Technology Conference and NTEN membership, our organizational calendars always seem to move so much faster than the calendar on my wall. The NTEN Webinar Multi-Pass provides you (and your staff if you're an organizational member of NTEN) with three free NTEN webinars.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Flickr photo: andercismo The funny thing about being the Nonprofit Technology Network is that it can be really hard to practice what we preach. You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. Number of fundraisers (including NTEN): 21. Average gift: $65.23.

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NTEN

AUGUST 4, 2011

Flickr: ePublicist A recent discussion thread on NTEN's main community email list really hit something home for me. NTEN member Sean Watson brought up his concern about the lack of staffing around, and interest in, "business processes" in most nonprofit organizations. Don't just use spreadsheets, use pictures. of people, even.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Flickr: Lydia Mann (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.) Tags: community buzz nonprofit technology NPTech nten members.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.). NTEN is People! Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.

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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." If you're a member of NTEN, you can read the entire thread and particpate here.).

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2012

Flickr: Dinner Series If summer vacation has you feeling a bit out of the loop, this week's Member Round Up is ripe with opportunities to re-connect with the community and, if you're feeling lucky, take a gamble with your great, innovative ideas. NTEN Member Knight Foundation announced their latest Knight News Challenge: mobile.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Welcome to the second week of 2010's month-long celebration of NTEN members! Flickr: massdistraction As for today's daily member prize: Congratulations to Jason Longshore , Soccer in the Streets ! Flickr: massdistraction As for today's daily member prize: Congratulations to Jason Longshore , Soccer in the Streets !

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2010

Flickr: Chad Norman (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . with some other NTEN superstars, including Beth Kanter , David Neff , and.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2010

flickr: lydia mann. It's really important to NTEN that we're able to bring conference-goers the educational opportunities they want to see. Tags: 11ntc facebook NPTech NTEN twitter Communications. We're torn about that over here: we can see the benefits of requesting votes, as well as of keeping everything anonymous.

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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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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Flickr: Cambodia4Kidsorg: Sometimes it's WHO you know ;). Lots of NTEN folks there, so support them with your votes! ). Tags: community buzz NPTech NTEN nten members. Michaela Hackner and an amazing team from ForumOne worked to create a mashup tool for the Sunlight Foundation 's Sunlight Labs Apps for America 2 contest.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2011

Flickr: Newfrontiers NTEN is excited to announce a new opportunity for year-round community engagement: Communities of Practice (CoPs). CoPs are being established at NTEN to create deeper networking and educational experiences for members of the NTEN community at large.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Flickr Photo: feastoffun The rumor on the street is Miss Piggy registered for the NTC. So would Convio and NTEN! . This year, she's roped the whole NTEN staff in. She'd love to see you at there. That's why we've teamed up to offer 57 scholarships to this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta, April 8-10.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: NPTech nten members. Members are in bold. Thanks for including the NTC , Allyson!).

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

flickr: A.M. Kuchling Join us tomorrow as we kick off NTEN Membership Office Hours! Every Tuesday, from 9 - 10 am pacific (12 - 1 pm EST) you can find Amanda, Amy, or Sarah, of the NTEN membership team, on a live chat at [link].

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

Flickr: cambodia4kidsorg (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.). Members are in bold. page to convert your fans to your email list.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Flickr: Gaueko I love getting to this give-away during Member Appreciation Month : I get to trot out the Fifth Element reference to LeeLoo's Multi-Pass -- because that's what I'm giving away today! Well, the NTEN version, anyway.). Thank you for being a member of NTEN, Elaine! Have fun on your NTEN programming trip!

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MARCH 28, 2011

And, here are all the photos on Flickr tagged "11NTC" ! Don't fear, you can find all of his conference sketches pulled together on the Social Signal site.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Flickr: Chad_Norman (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.) . NTEN's LinkedIn group for members. Members are in bold.

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NTEN

MAY 11, 2011

Flickr: anythreewords Did you know that Fundrasing and Development staff was the fastest-growing constituency in the NTEN (read: nonprofit tech) community? > Please take the 2011 NTEN Community Survey Each year NTEN surveys the nonprofit technology community (that's YOU) to ask: How do you use technology in your work?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

flickr: Beach650 Most days, we're hiding from the rain in our Portland, OR office. But this fall, NTEN staff is traveling all over the country to various NPTech events. " Unfortunately, no one from NTEN will be in-person at the event, but Holly will be Skype -ing in for a session. Are you going?

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Flickr Photo: Caro Wallis (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.). Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Nice example!

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Flickr: vnoel It's member round-up time again and this week we're seeing members looking at the big picture, whether it's for the work they do or the work we can all do together. Smith from Idealist , Farra Trompeter from Big Duck, and Amy Sample Ward from NTEN. The Future of Nonprofits is now availble from NTEN members Randal C.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

NTEN is People! Flickr: kalabird) (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.) . > NTEN Facebook Page.

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MAY 14, 2010

Flickr: levork) (Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Tags: community buzz nten members. What's Your Nonprofit's Superpower? Members are in bold. A new study, " The Next Generation of American Giving ", came out this past week.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

flickr: Horia Varlan Like all organizations, the staff at NTEN does our best to stay in tune with our awesome community; but every once in a while we find ourselves in a bubble or at least not fully understanding what new decisions will look like from the outside. Do you have to be an NTEN member to participate in a CoP?

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AUGUST 21, 2009

NTEN members generally rock, but every week we try to give props where props are due. This week in NTEN member news: . In case you missed it, See3 staff have been guest-blogging on Care2 's Frogloop NTENny Beth Kanter captures online crowdsourcing, of a kind (Flickr: Cambodia4Kidsorg) this week. " to the post.

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