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2011 has been a big year for NTEN, especially when it comes to staff. We're hoping that you will join us in welcoming our two newest staff members: Amanda Jones, Membership & Fundraising Coordinator, amanda at nten dot org. If you're an NTEN member, you may have already crossed paths with Amanda.
Normally, I'd include NTEN member accolades in my weekly round-ups, but there were just so many NTEN folks represented on Mashable's list of the 75+ Environmentalists you should follow on Twitter , I figured it merited its very own post. National Wildlife Federation : @NWF (Danielle Brigida's org). Follow Danielle @starfocus.
(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.) . include NTEN member organization Idealist.org. Did your org make it?
After over a year of talking about an overhaul to the NTEN Member Directory , a couple of months ago, we finally took the first step: making it a priority. . After you're done reading, be sure to check out the new NTEN Member Directory !). fill out your Bio and Org Description fields). Tags: NPTechNTEN.
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We'll feature some of our favorites in an upcoming issue of NTEN:Change – and every submission will receive a free webinar from NTEN, as well! To that end, we want to hear how your organization uses data to drive its mission. Only one per person, though.). Details are at [link] but be sure to watch our video, first:
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It's free for NTEN Members! NTEN Members can register for this FREE webinar right here. If you're not already a Member of NTEN, now would be a good time to make the investment. An individual membership with NTEN through the end of 2011 is only $85 -- and small nonprofits can join for just $60.
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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.
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Flickr: Cambodia4Kidsorg: Can you idnetify the NTEN superstars? This is where I give props to announcements and activities about NTEN members. If you're an NTEN member and have nptech news, don't forget to tag your posts "NTEN member" or "nptech" -- and give me a heads-up!
From the interwebs this week, I've heard about these NTEN members doing their nptechie-thing: Amy Sample Ward reports on the new opportunity on YouTube to connect nonprofits with video volunteers, with the help of allforgood.org. solutions for nonprofit orgs. Tags: nonprofit technology NPTechNTENnten members.
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Shari Ilsen. Online Communications Manager. VolunteerMatch. Social Media is an important tool for engaging with your community -- but what are the risks and rewards of working with volunteers to implement your social media strategies?
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That's where you come in: the person who develops the selected app will get a free pass to the 3-day conference and a mountain of kudos and props from the NTEN community and the NTC attendees. NTEN members : contact me (Annaliese at nten dot org) to get a special 20% discount , thanks to the folks at O'Reilly!
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