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Teaser: We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. This is the first grantNTEN has received from Google. million grant from the Google Inc. This is the first grantNTEN has received from Google.
NTEN isn''t an organization, we''re a community – a community with a shared set of values , including authenticity, sharing, and of course, laughter. who embodies those values and enhances the NTEN community. In short, they embody NTEN''s Values. So thank you for being a vital part of the NTEN community.
We are all very excited to announce today that NTEN has received a $1.15 million grant from the Google Inc. This is the first grantNTEN has received from Google. The resources that NTEN shares brings all nonprofits, large and small, into the world of technology work. Charitable Giving Fund of Tides Foundation.
It's time to get your geek on, NTEN community! You could win a $2,500 grant from GOOD and a free NTEN Membership! Tell us how you would use your unique skills and ideas to sync up your community, and you could win a $2,500 grant from GOOD and a free NTEN Membership; there will be two additional prizes of free NTEN Memberships.
Smaller shares of grantmakers providing technology and tools, unrestricted funding The good news is that a significant majority of funders are now committed to streamlining grant applications (67%) and reporting processes (56%). Furthermore, the shift toward paperless payments is becoming the norm, with 72% of funders adopting this practice.
Andrea Post is NTEN''s newest team member. How did you first become involved with the NTEN Community? Everyone keeps asking me how I first learned about NTEN, and I just keep giggling because the truth is that I can’t remember. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN? nten staff' Andrea Post 1. That’s pretty cool.
Here is a video from NTEN of Maddie Grant interviewing Evonne Heyning about how livestreaming can benefit your organization’s communications and engagement. Livestreaming is a way to broadcast meetings and events across the internet in real time.
This year, winners will again have the chance to win one of four $2500 grants generously provided by the Case Foundation , awesome video cameras from Flip Video , a free registration to next year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference provided by NTEN and more. Learn more about the contest guidelines and how to submit your video!
NTEN''s mission is to support all nonprofits in using technology effectively to better reach their missions. The 2013 NTEN Challenge included board members and community members all fundraising on behalf of NTEN, raising funds that would directly provide 2014 NTC scholarships, and access to year-round NTEN programs and membership benefits.
You probably already know that Google Grants gives out free AdWords accounts to nonprofits. Learn more and register today >> Cost : $70 for NTEN Members, $80 for non-members. Series sessions include : Maximizing the Google Grants Program (1/29). Advanced AdWords Optimization Techniques for Google Grants Accounts (2/5).
November is Member Appreciation Month at NTEN. NTEN''s Development Manager, Eileigh Doineau, shares her #ntenthanks for NTEN''s Members. This is my third Member Appreciation Month here at NTEN, which seems amazing to me because I feel both like I just got here and as though I have always been here.
Today we''re giving a big thank-you to the dedicated members of NTEN''s committees. NTEN committee members are the volunteers who work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming. Jeff Yin, Founder & Google Grant Ad Strategist, Sustainable Clicks.
[This post is cross-posted from the NTEN blog.]. Contest Sponsor Cisco , will be awarding $3,500 in prizes and up to $3,500 in products to the winner of each category, and the Case Foundation is awarding one $2,500 grants to the four organizations with the most fearless videos submitted to this year’s contest.
You''ve probably seen the posts all week on the NTEN blog as we recognize and appreciate the tremendous amount of energy, passion, and action that SO many individuals in the NTEN community contribute to help us as an organization and to ensure that this is a thriving community for all. This week is National Volunteer Week !
This summer NTEN is hosting a series of five free webinars about cloud computing entitled Nonprofits & Cloud Computing: A Guide to Navigating the Nonprofit Cloud. The webinar series is available to everyone at no cost, whether you're an NTEN member or not thanks to a grant from Google.org. Register for the events here.
It is with excitement that I announce these new additions to the NTEN family. First, a new face on the NTEN staff, with Bethany Lister, our new Community Program Coordinator. If you have ideas about how NTEN could better deliver programs to help you and your staff, Bethany and the whole team would love to hear from you.)
After a little over three years at the helm of NTEN, I still thank Katrin almost daily for one particular gift she gave us: our values ! So of course, when the CTK Foundation announced a grant program involving guitars, songs, and poems, I was pretty excited! There is a quick turnaround on these grants. How do you apply?
We've arrived at the end of the 2nd week of NTEN Member Appreciation month. I asked our NTEN Tweeps to reply and tell me why they should receive the book. Tags: community buzz member appreciation nten members. After dueling responses, we have two winners: So Matt Denner , you're getting the book!
Maddie Grant & Lindy Dreyer, SocialFish, LLC and Leslie T. NTEN Community Values. white lindy dreyer maddie grant Newsletter NPTech NTEN. White, Croydon Consulting LLC. Ready to adopt a social media policy for your organization staff? Easy peasy, right? Until you end up staring at a blank page. Mayo Clinic.
In the first week of Member Appreciation Month , we've already given out daily prizes to NTEN members, seen many of you at some special Member Appreciation programming this week, and celebrated #NTENThanks Day! Tuesday, Nov 16: Get Yer Free Ads Here: Introduction to Google Grants. Thank you, Sarah, for being a member of NTEN!
(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.
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.
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.) . NetSquared (a project of TechSoup ), NTEN , and Beth Kanter (and SxSWi!)
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.). Here are some excerpts: Amber Eastman Black, Rosenberg Fund for Children.
In case you hadn't noticed, it's still NTEN Member Appreciation Month. Because every NTEN member is a winner this month, don't forget to claim your prizes! This week, free stuff for all our members includes: Get Yer Free Ads Here: Introduction to Google Grants , NTEN Webinar, Today! Thank you for being a member of NTEN!
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! .
Kristie Ferketich, Google Grants Team. I'm happy to share with the NTEN community a major change in the Google Grants process designed to improve the experience for prospective Google Grantees. For more on this change to the Google Grants process, please visit the Google Grants blog post on this topic.
A grant money giveaway and a renowned speaking event are just a taste of the goings-on: In June we learned that as part of their 'Be Fearless' campaign, NTEN member the Case Foundation would be a primary sponsor of TEDxMidAtlantic 2012 and that the event's theme would also focus on 'Be Fearless'.
We are smack dab in the middle of NTEN Member Appreciatiaon Month this week -- and today, we say thank you to our members who also are likers of our Facebook page. . Thank you for being a member of NTEN! Which includes the following webinars tomorrow and Friday: Google 101 for Nonprofits , NTEN Webinar, Thursday 11/18.
NTEN has retained Heller Search Associates to recruit our next CEO. As you know, NTEN's objective is to help nonprofits maximize the use of technology to fulfill their missions. Provide energetic leadership and strategic direction to NTEN staff and consultants to develop and deliver ambitious and high-impact programs.
NTEN has long advocated that every organization needs to recognize the role of digital equity in meeting its mission. They create and implement ambitious projects to increase opportunities for adults in their communities to learn essential digital skills and receive grants to help launch their programs.
Even if you're bidding the maximum $1 price per click in your Google Grants account, odds are you aren't spending anywhere near the maximum. So you're excited that you've been approved for Google Grants : $10,000 a month of free ads! BlitzLocal. Here are six tips that can help you reach a bigger audience.
On Tuesday, Brendan and Holly from the NTEN staff told us all about how they use technology to change the world. All week, NTEN members having been sharing their stories too. Maddie Grant, SocialFish (Check out Maddie's full post here.).
Sometimes, the generosity of spirit in the NTEN community simply floors me. Support our work today and your donation will go twice as far, thanks to a matching grant by the NTEN board. > You should check it out: It's the chorus that gets me: "NTEN tells me and I listen / how to use tech for my mission."
Every work day in November leading up to Thanksgiving Day, I'll give away an NTEN or NPTech prize to one of our fabulous NTEN members -- randomly selected, of course! Right now, however, I'd love to give a book to an NTEN Member: Zilch, by Nancy Lublin. As for your fellow NTEN members -- no worries! Get Yer Free Ads Here!
Today we give a huge thanks to our mighty team of NTEN Community Champions : you helped to collectively raise over $30,000 for the greater good of the #nptech community! To recognize the tremendous work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions.
Search Mojo designed this infographic to illustrate in an easy-to-follow format the different online marketing options available for nonprofits, as well as the process for applying for a Google Grant.
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.
Grant Howe. 14ntc hiring Leadership nptech nten staffing Staffing' Vice President, Research and Development. Looking for the right talent, whether they be employees, consultants, or volunteers, can be a daunting process. What if you are wrong? What does it cost to set things right. What if you are wrong?
I truly hope that nearly five years after the entire sector was forced to navigate office shutdowns, shift programs and services online, and streamline grant applications and reporting, I dont need to make the case that technology is central to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations mission and programs.
Our board would help us with our grants review process, but we were using a pencil and paper system that was prone to errors and could result in a thousand index cards that needed to be entered into a spreadsheet. board meetings Infrastructure Leadership Morris Animal Foundation nptech nten Tobie McPhail tools' Tobie McPhail.
We''re kicking off Monday with a shout out to NTEN’s Community of Practice (COP) leaders. To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions.
We’re glad to have Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer guest posting here on NetWits Think Tank this week. Maddie : We can’t wait for 11NTC , NTEN’s conference in Washington DC – where we know Blackbaud will be!
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