Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology WeAreMedia Project August 13, 2008 Yet another great NTEN project is happening, spearheaded by Beth Kanter, to develop a Social Media toolkit for Nonprofits. Be Helpful.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

For over twenty years, I do several rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead because they allow me to gain focus and clarity. 1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. So stay tuned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

(In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic) For over twenty-five years, I have implemented a number of rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead. I’ve used Chris Brogan’s technique for over a decade and found it very helpful in keeping me focused.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” Well, here is are some ways to find some data nerds to help you with your measurement and analysis: 1.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. In partnership with NTEN, we brought together 50 volunteers to attend the 17NTC conference for dedicated workshops that will prepare them to be nonprofit technology champions. Mukono, Uganda.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. TechSoup and the NetSquared meetups are here to help. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Joining the NTEN Board August 7, 2007 Katrin, the Executive Director of NTEN, announced today that I’m joining the Board. (So Good move on NTEN’s part! Be Helpful.

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JUNE 16, 2021

One of the principles guiding NTEN is centering our roles around equity. As we have done previously, periodic updates like this help us stay accountable to the larger community, who may only interact with a specific program or aspect of our work. NTEN was named as one of the 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon for 2021.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

A recent project by NTEN and Cornerstone, “ The State of Nonprofit Professional Development ,” uncovered that “nonprofit staff want to learn and grow in their jobs and careers and that they seek to pursue professional development even if it’s not an official part of the expectations and evaluations in their jobs.”. AfriKids , a U.K.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2008

If you've been reading this blog, you know that last week I started to work with NTEN on a social media and nonprofits curriculum development. Yesterday, Holly Ross, NTEN Executive Director, posted this discussion thread on the wik i: We've hit a snag in the road, and we need your help to get past it. Can you help us brainstorm?

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2008

This week I started working on a new project with NTEN to help aggregate the many amazing social media resources out there and develop a social media training curriculum that anyone in the nonprofit sector can use. So, my response to the question is HOOOHAA - meaning yes -we're almost there!

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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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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Do you lie awake at night and wonder how everything is going to get done, or why a new project was just dumped on your plate? So how can you identify these types of problems and help your organization - and yourself - better use technology to meet your mission? Have staff been trained on those policies and procedures?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. If there isn't a group nearby, we'll help you start your own NetSquared group. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects.

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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.) . North Carolina: May 5th, Cary: Special Project Meeting: Preparing Team for Training.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has been part of the Qgiv extended family since 2019—we proudly partner to help make a difference in our communities. Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? Would volunteering help? Q: Will it help to become a volunteer? What classes are best?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

For over twenty years, I do several rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead because they help me to gain focus and clarity. Last year, I added another tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead.

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Our mighty army of volunteers hosted over 500 free nonprofit technology trainings last year, and we're on track to reach even more organizers this year. But what that really means is that nonprofits in more than 75 cities have access to free training and networking events every month! You like numbers? Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

Over the next six months, I will have the pleasure of working with NTEN and Holly Ross on a new community-driven funded by the Surdna Foundation. Here's the project description (and it's evolving). My role is to help build the community while curating the curriculum/content.

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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. She takes pleasure in learning about technology (like her recent Drupal and CiviCRM projects) and takes on the challenges that come with it.

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JUNE 5, 2014

If you register for NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit this September (#14LCS), you’ll be asked to choose one of three tracks— Digital Strategy , The Future of Technology , or Impact Leadership —and you’ll spend quite a bit of time with your track-mates at the Summit.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We''re coming into the last week of Member Appreciation Month (MAM) , our month-long celebration of NTEN Members! One will be awarded to an NTEN Member who renews their NTEN Membership before Nov. One will be awarded to an NTEN Member who renews their NTEN Membership before Nov. Register for free as an NTEN Member.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

With the help of the design team at Lemon.ly , we created another infographic to tell the story of smarter nonprofit technology investments. Smart Technology Investment for Nonprofits from NTEN. Well, if you thought we'd stop there, think again!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. Boston, Massachusetts: Monthly Pitch Night | BostonSpeaks/Impact Hub Open Project Night.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

I was lucky enough to attend NTEN's Nonprofit Cloud Computing Summit on Monday, August 29. A concrete definition helps clear things up here. Platforms as a service: you rent server space, bandwidth, and the tools to help you build or customize web-based applications ( Salesforce , for example).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

tags: nten 09ntc ). You may be familiar with the NTC ( Nonprofit Technology Conference ) hosted by NTEN. I got to work with a colleague and provided on-site training for a local environmental group on how to use excel, word, and powerpoint! This project doesn't require hard core technical expertise - and is a lot of fun.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. I’ve used these rituals for over a decade and found them helpful. These help guide my professional learning and improvement and maintaining good habits.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Get inspired, mark you calendars, and enjoy the latest round-up of NTEN Members making news. Sixteen nonprofit tech experts (including NTEN Members: Jeff Shuck , David Neff , Donna Wilkins , Frank Barry , and NTEN''s Amy Sample Ward ) share their ideas and fundraising best practices in Blackbaud ''s new free ebook, The Future of Fundraising.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

On August 2-3, I attended the 5th biennial Money for Our Movements (MFOM) social justice fundraising conference in Baltimore, Maryland, convened by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training. Channels such as social media can really help with this. Let that inform your decisions on what channel(s) to use to reach your audience.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

I have a couple of New Year’s rituals that help prepare me for a new year. Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. Year in Review.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2012

Although I think this sentiment, at the NTEN office at least, is eclipsed by football fevor, regardless of what your plans entail, check out the tidbits of member news – including a useful handbook and two upcoming events--before you head out. And have a great holiday! Thinking of launching a website or in need of a refresher?

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

This spring, NTEN launched its Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program in which 16 young community leaders in eight Google Fiber communities will have paid internships for a year with local charities. The new NTEN fellows have just started their training. Its latest project is the ambitious Bandwidth Bank. Citizens Online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. It was delivered in two sessions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Baltimore, Maryland: Fundraising Tech 101 and Tech Help/Consultations. Upcoming Tech4Good Events. Tuesday, August 8, 2017.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

we cover best practices in planning for technology projects, providing tools to help you make smart decisions about where to invest those resources. From the forthcoming NTEN book: Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. Employee training and growth, bonuses, education, etc. Takeaways: 1. Financial, revenue focus.

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