Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

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 in the NpTech Tag stream.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 24, 2012

I've heard Jamie Notter (and others) decry this staple of association board meetings as a tool whose time has come and gone, but it wasn't until I read the treatment of it in Humanize that I really understood what he was talking about. And it's convinced me of one undisputable fact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

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. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. Fundraising 2.0 Hurry the deadline is today!

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

Funding Opportunities A recap of funding opportunities mentioned in previous NpTech Tag Summaries and are of interest to nonprofit techies: Razoo promotes social good. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Sean's take, "Innovations in online philanthropy is often attributed to ???young How will these trends impact nptech?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

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?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

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.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Use a hashtag that’s popular and meaningful to your interests – like #nptech, which stands for nonprofit tech – and you’ll tap a powerful vein of conversation and learning. My absolute favorite nonprofit hashtag is #nptech because it consistently yields good results. nptech – nonprofit tech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

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. See3 Blog writes about the advantages of the Convio Face App (integration with organization's Convio database) and the limitations (can only run one Facebook app at time).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

This post traces the evolution of social networking sites from the 80's to present time, although missing a few major early players. NTEN's monthly roundup of tech resources called " Things We Like " (and I'll add to "fondle.") The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation looked at three different types of charitable behavior – giving money, giving time and helping a stranger and used the results to produce the “World Giving Index.&# Includes data from Blackbaud , American Red Cross , MobileMarketer.com , and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Most NpTech blogs are high school level. It still requires a lot of attention, staff time, management and promotion." If you're short on time, read the abtracts and dive deeper into Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship. Oh, I so want a NTEN baseball cap !) What reading level is your blog?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Too often, strategy and/or implementation are farmed out to temporary or part-time employees who have minimal organizational buy-in, simply because “they have time” or “they’re young; they understand this stuff.”. Tags: Leadership NPTech NTEN Social Media. But what happens when that employee or intern leaves?

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

And if you need a little inspiration, then look no further than your fellow NTEN community members, some of whom have recently received recognition for their work. Speaking of exciting achievements, congratulations are in order for a few of our NTEN members honored by Fastcase 50 this year! and James L.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! So give your local organizer a hug next time you see them! Katharine Bierce recorded her recent tech and philanthropy panel. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events. NPTech Social. Newest NetSquared Groups.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Story Time: Creating Technologies with Visually Impaired People. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN’s Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Arlington, Virginia: NTEN September 2014 Happy Hour. September 30. Upcoming Events.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Tags: case foundation giving challenge NPTech philanthropy social media.

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NTEN

AUGUST 19, 2011

One of the most prominent attributes of NTEN members is the willingness to share: ideas, tips, lessons learned. Cody Switzer wrote about saying “thank you” this week in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. It’s time everyone understands why just tracking how many people “Like” you on Facebook or follow you on Twitter isn’t enough.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2013

Luckily NTEN members never cease to contribute their wealth of knowledge to the nonprofit tech community. Groupon Grassroots finds the same pioneering spirit in tech to be alive and well in philanthropy. There's still time to submit your video and showcase your work!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

is the executive director of NTEN and expert in everything nonprofit tech. is an online engagement strategist for World Resources Institutes and in her spare time writes a blog about using metrics for nonprofit web advocacy. is the queen of nonprofit philanthropy predictions. Tags: nptech. Holly Ross. Laura Whitehead.

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NTEN

JANUARY 15, 2009

While we will be projecting coverage on the wall here at the NTEN office, those of you actually attending can help the rest of us share in the inaugural experience, social media-style. . Join The Chronicle of Philanthropy's inauguration Flickr group. Tags: NPTech inauguration flickr twitter google maps iPhone. Tag things!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4 A webinar on lessons learned will be held in Q2 to share some of the key findings with NTEN members. To get your invitation visit [link].).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. Who has time for Video? Maybe we need an NPtech History Archive ? Follow the links from here. Also announced 2.0

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

That's why this is the perfect time to make a fresh start on your nonprofit tech resolutions. Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. TechSoup is here to help you no matter how you prefer to learn.

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NTEN

AUGUST 12, 2011

Luckily, our members take the time to share their knowledge, experience, and resources with the nonprofit community. Together, we can stay on top of technology, even in a time of rapid change. The Chronicle of Philanthropy summarized the debate nicely and features advice from Beth Kanter. Have more news to share?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Here are 10 of the most helpful reports and resources for philanthropy professionals: Giving in an Election Year. 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats. The 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats is the central hub for need-to-know statistics on charitable giving, online fundraising, donor characteristics, and more. The Point of Impact

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NTEN

JUNE 15, 2009

I don't have time for eloquence here, but let me put my issues -- pro and con -- on the table. I love the fact that it went from idea to done in a very short time. As this Chronicle of Philanthropy article makes clear, these are good people with good intent, but I wonder if they failed in the execution here.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2015

“ The face of philanthropy is changing at breaking speed. Underinvestments—time, money and energy—Are Not Helping Nonprofits Overcome Significant Challenges. Just when we thought #bbcon couldn’t good any better, Tuesday’s announcements, Big Ideas, and deep-dive learn labs blew us away. Integrated.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Between email solicitation, direct mail, major donors, and grant-writing, the vast majority of nonprofits will weather the economic hard times. Micro-philanthropy -- that ambiguous term that refers to all things socially networked, small-scale, and charitable -- will have matured. Notice something strange about those tasks?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

David Geilhufe, Philanthropy Program Manager, NetSuite In this age of cloud computing, sophisticated, affordable (often free!) Your organization might not be able to afford full time technology staff, but that just means you find a way to professionalize your project as much as possible with a paid consultant or qualified volunteer.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 29, 2016

On December 31st, 2015, the busiest day of the year for online fundraising, we had just one email queued up to go out from NTEN. But NTEN is certainly not the only organization leveraging advances in technology to make fundraising a donor-centric process. What do you have to do every day or even every time someone donates?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. Epic Fundraising Examples That Inspire : Learn how a blue pig created a culture of philanthropy and how an appeal letter from a hummingbird got one donor writing his favorite charity. Campaign Case Studies. ET on July 31.

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NTEN

JANUARY 6, 2011

A frequent speaker at national events who also donates his time to serve on several nonprofit advisory boards, Casey is currently writing two books on technology and philanthropy, and has contributed a chapter to “Do Your Giving While You Are Living.". What else do I need to know about Social CRM?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Since that time, other disaster relief efforts such as the Gulf oil spill, Japan disaster, and tornado relief in the Southeast U.S. Mr. Farnes also serves as Executive Director of the Mobile Giving Foundation – Canada, the first mobile giving platform for Canadian wireless operators that brought mobile philanthropy to Canada.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Take 'em one at a time. That's how I started my blog, by Googling, 'How to start a blog" There are also a lot of nonprofit technology resources out there where you can find more information like: NetSquared TechSoup NTEN Idealware Aspiration NPower Beth's Blog Wild Apricot Blog Four More Tips. Don't be afraid of the tech.

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NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

As a result, the conditions under which data become information look different every day, whether in journalism, government, health care, education, publishing, philanthropy, policy research, nonprofit work, advocacy or countless other fields. Even the White House is getting in on the act.

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