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During those three days of scribbled notes, pun tweets, and laughs, I did fall in love with the US nonprofit community, with NTEN, and with a man who I''d move halfway across the world to marry. You will surely learn a lot, probably have a great time, and hey - it might just change your life. 14ntc nptechnten'
It’s been a few days since I returned from the Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) hosted by NTEN in San Francisco, CA. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. NTEN 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference by TechSoup.
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NpTech Talk. And Congrats to Michele Murrain for joinging NTEN board !). NpTech Software. This one via NTEN and Neighborhood Networks Conference and this one via the nonprofit blog exchange. Most of the links identified have flowed through the NpTech Tag stream but nice to revisit them! Ruby Sinreich's Advocacy 2.0
I have not been blogging because I've been at the NTEN NTC Conference , the premier event for nonprofit techies taking place in San Francisco. The NpTech Community has been early adopters of social media and social networks like Twitter. Handling information is a fundamental fact of life.
After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.
While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. Fight Hunger shares the results and learnings from its Second Life fundraising event "Walk the World." It's prompting some conversation in nptech space and beyond.
NpTech Conversations. For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. The good folks at Care2 (Heather Holdridge, Justin Perkins, and James O'Malley) have a detailed case study on the NTEN blog about the top Facebook winner of the recent Case Foundation America's Giving Challenge. Haven't dug into Digg yet?
Thanks to a scholarship from NTEN, I was given the opportunity to fly to Sydney to attend the ConnectingUp! My mom suffered from polio and has dealt with her disability her whole life, so my personal history with polio made me even more passionate about the cause. And to the folks at ConnectingUp!, Lawrence College.
Similar to Mozilla, we share the belief that the web is a global public resource that’s an essential part of our modern life. Tell us about your experience and we may feature your story in NTEN''s blog! community Community event learning maker party mozilla nptechnten Web Sites website Program'
NpTech Community Snippets Who let the (NpTech) dogs out? First there was a flickr group for NpTech Dogs and then we started seeing NpTechers with dog profiles on their Facebook profiles. " And finally, are cat lovers only to be found in Second Life ? NTEN is offering a Webinar on Google Aps. More buzz here.
As a result, I'm publishing a briefer than usual edition of the NpTech Tag Summary because I can only get to fast loading blogs and web sites. NpTech Conversations Wild Apricot Blog is hosting next week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants on the topic "How are non-profits using Web 2.0 Pixelanthropy takes hold in Second Life!
The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. Second Life and Other Games Nedra Weinreich shares her experience attending the CDC's Second Life experience with an interview the U.S.
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!
However, Friday at lunch, NTEN gave out some awards. the fantastic work that all of you in the nptech space do! And, I also got a life time subscription to Typepad and Flickr! Here's the announcement from NTEN. Here's the video we made on the spot as a demo. A few folks called out -- "She's video blogging!
Here's a few sessions notes in the wiki: NpTech Tag , definition of Open API For-Profit/Nonprofit Software Collaborations and where are the biggest tool gaps ? Random Thoughts on Life and Work blog points us to a recent article from the Wharton School about Internet Collaboration and suggests that nonprofits should pay also attention.
For Next Week's NpTech Tag Summary. NpTech Talk. You have to be an NTEN member to participate and you have to be the first one to email Gavin.) where you vote for one of the finalists in the NTEN Video Content or watch a machinima about Nonprofits in Second Life. NTC is just days away! There's also dogooder.tv
Change is at the heart of what we do at NTEN. It’s with twinges of sadness and excitement that I share with you a personal change: that I will be leaving NTEN after 4 and half years. I have been deeply honored to work with each and every person in the NTEN community, whether directly or indirectly through the programs we deliver.
For example, my colleague Shai Coggins from Connecting Up (the Australian version of NTEN), who always brings me Tim-Tams. The Life Time Achievement award went to Rob Stuart, the godfather of the NpTech movement , who sadly passed away in October. After a wonderful video tribute, she said, “Thanks NTEN, you have my back!”
Conversation Tracking in the NpTech Space There quite a blog buzz about the need for a Netsquared European Remix going on. MacArthur Foundation announces a Virtual Philanthropy event in Second Life next week. " The 1cent thoughts on NPTech blog muses , "Is technology the step child of older organizations?
NpTech Talk. Yikes, the first ever tag spam I've seen in the NpTech Tag Stream! " (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life.
Use the track trends option and set to track "Nptech" for nptech related twitters. NTEN blog summarizes the discussion thread about wiki software from the listserv on its blog. Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma.
There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. LolNptech commentary about a recent NTEN Discuss List thread. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Fundraising 2.0
NpTech Community. Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. " Everyone Has Their 15 Minutes of Fame gokubi.com blog writes about Faceted Celebrity in the NpTech space. Someone tagged the NGO-in-a-Box with nptech just today. " Findhabeas.
Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. This amazing project , initiated by Eli Winkelman, came to life with the help of PresenTense. At this stage they met with Royi Biller, CEO of NPTech Israel, in Jerusalem, and with NPTech's assistance, began customizing Salesforce to their needs. We remain inspired by them.
The HSUS newest campaign is geared towards helping the 1,300 chimps still condemned to life in research labs across the country. NpTech Conversations Convio Opens Up API Jason at DIA summarizes the posts and the bigs news in the nptech field this last week - Convio Releases An Open API. More from the Convio Summit this week.
In day to day life we listen for mentions of our name, topics we’re interested in, hobbies we participate in, our company or industry, and friends or family. With the evolution of the social web and the tools available today you’re able to listen much like you can with your ears in real life. 3tyuxpqbwg khgf89n3cu.
Personally, I also picked up some nerdcore Google Analytics skills which have been very useful in my other work, great public speaking engagement tips, a bunch of great contacts and friends, and the love of my life. Donate online or TEXT "NTEN" to 25383 to donate $10 and nominate your scholarship attendee now!
I''ll be there presenting with NTEN''s Marketing and Publications Director, Joleen Ong, and we''re excited to connect to many NTEN Member attendees, as well as learn from and meet other nonprofit folks in Minnesota. 6-7 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Will you be at NPIM14? If so, let us know in the comments, and let''s connect up in person!
We''ve concluded the most just and humane action going forward is to remove the non-mobile life support rather than prolong its inevitable demise.". There is no such thing as the FAIL organization -- at least as far as we know -- and NTEN does not propose the actions described above. Let us know in the comments! Image by Mike Licht.
apps out there, and beginning to try and use them to create content and organize my life, I have come to the following conclusion: the apps are great, but integration still sucks. Unfortunately, the nptech world hasn’t yet caught on to the “Planet&# phenomenon of the open source world (see Planet Ubuntu Women.)
A social graph if the NpTech tag based on a google search NpTech Conversations Gavin's digital diner has written an article about the options that technology gives us for opting out of face-to-face gatherings. He notes with a trace of sarcasm, "???With Nonetheless, he had to write an article.
Flickr: daveiam I've got lots of goods this week, so without further ado, let's get to the members-online round-up: Beth Kanter raffled off a complimentary NTEN membership, courtesy of thePort. Michelle Murrain compartmentalized her social networking life -- and learned a thing or two that might apply for individuals and orgs.
Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. How will these trends impact nptech? Found via this post tagged nptech by Meghan. Global NpTech. Marnie Webb also points to this post. What's Hiafux ?
We're only about 6 weeks away from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta -- but to get the regular price ($459 for NTEN Members) you need to register by March 1st! Tags: 10NTC NPTechNTEN. You'll meet terrific people. > Register for the 2010 NTC. We hope to see you there. Have you been to an NTC in the past?
" Interesting site from NRDC called " itsyournature.org " An article about new features coming from social network sites that will prevent your personal and professional life colliding and resulting in embarrassment. NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.")
It''s official: my favorite holiday is NTEN''s Member Appreciation Month (MAM). Every November, we celebrate our NTEN Members with free webinar programs, local events, Member-generated content, and lots of prizes! Once again, NTEN Members made MAM a truly special celebration. We saved the best for last — the Grand Prize Winners!
Through their use of "Second Life," TechSoup has been at the forefront of virtual meeting and collaboration environments for several years. Second Life is an online, virtual world where you can customize your online personality (i.e. Howe has presented at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) since 2009.
This free event will take place across three separate platforms: webinars, forums, and the virtual world of Second Life. Attend the Challenge Screening and Awards party at TechSoup Headquarters in San Francisco or from Second Life. Tags: Communications digital storytelling NPTechNTEN techsoup global Communications.
While's it's not quite as exciting in real life, getting your IT aligned with your mission can be your sliding down the cable moment, just what you need to send your organization from 88 MPH to, well -- okay, so the metaphor isn't literal. It's free for NTEN Members! NTEN Members can register for this FREE webinar right here.
After Jason Shim won the 2014 NTEN Award in March, I thought I’d have a look to see why Amy Sample Ward and company thought so highly of him. One thing I’ve noticed about the NTEN award winners is their restless knowledge sharing in an array of subjects all over the place – not just in their own organizations.
In the realm of things in my life that this blog is meant to cover, I have two passions: data, and moving data around, and open source software. And, you will get the occasional promo post about something the organizations that I am on the boards of (Aspiration and NTEN) are doing. Tags: Nonprofit Tech nptech.
nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. Karaoke songs with NTEN staff embarrassing themselves: 2. Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life , Adam Pava. What We Learned at NTEN''s 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Big Duck NYC.
A Few NpTech Conversations. Also found in the NpTech tag stream and a good backdrop to this conversation is " When the best tool for the job. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters. Check this out - NTEN's Wikipedia entry ! Social Network Fragmentation.
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