Google Drive as an Organizational Document Management System: an NTEN Case Study
NTEN
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
A look at the basics of NTEN's own continually evolving Google Drive Policies and Document Management System. Karl Hedstrom. IT Director.
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Joining the NTEN Board
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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! Congrats to everybody!
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JUNE 19, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NPTECH Punk June 19, 2008 Beth, of course, suggested this , and I’m jumping on her bandwagon. I realized, in being introduced to Edupunk , that I have been doing it for, oh, almost 20 years now.
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Top Things to Consider Before Converting Your Nonprofit's Data into a New System
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
It’s your first opportunity to consider how the new system is going to meet your current and future needs, not just replicate processes from the old system. data Data Leadership nptech nten Susie Saxten' Data mapping is much more than that.
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NTEN Case Study: Managing Systems and Documents in the Cloud
NTEN
MAY 14, 2013
NTEN, whose mission is to help members strategically use technology to make the world a better, just, and equitable place, didn't so much consciously move to the Cloud as come of age in it. When IT Director Karl Hedstrom joined NTEN in 2006, a few employees had been working remotely, thanks to the Cloud. Kimberlee Roth.
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The 2014 NTEN Community Survey Report is here!
NTEN
OCTOBER 6, 2014
Every year, NTEN conducts an annual Community Survey to find out more about the individuals and organizations in the NTEN Community. community Community community survey engagement nptech nten Organizational Culture report research Staffing Strategy survey Program' across departments. Let us know in the comments.
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The 12th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Outcomes & Impact"
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DECEMBER 11, 2013
Every nonprofit aims to have impact, but few have the systems in place to calculate little more than outputs. Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). Plus, check out the new NTEN Voices section for tips and tools from our team and community! Get started!
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The Tools You Need: NTEN and The Nonprofit Quarterly
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MAY 13, 2010
We need the systems, staff, and sound strategies to do our jobs well, but those things take time and money. Whether it's staff to help plan for or implement strategies that require technology use, the customization of technology, or the systems themselves, nonprofits know they need to make these investments to do their jobs better. .
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So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JANUARY 16, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? My feeling from watching the conversations within the NTEN community is that people DO understand the acquisition costs of FOSS software.
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NpTech Summary: Nonprofit and Social Change Digg Redux
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
nonprofit technology thought leader Marnie Webb created the NpTech Tag as a way for nonprofit techies to share bookmarks on del.icio.us. Marshall Kirkpatrick , who was working with Netsquared , whipped up the NpTech Metafeed which allowed folks to aggregate items tagged by nonprofit techies from many distributed sources.
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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
During the past two weeks, links shared via the #nptech hashtag on Twitter have been like a Chinese buffet, a huge selection of tempting dishes that look so good you want to fill an entire plate. NTEN has two fantastic events this month! NTEN has two fantastic events this month! Chinese Buffet by Drunken Monkey.
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Internal and External Tools that Can Help Your Organization Be More Effective
NTEN
AUGUST 8, 2013
Internal management systems and tracking tools are integral to keeping an organization well-oiled and effective at what they do. Equally as important are the external systems organizations use to communicate their work to the public.
Hosting Nonprofit CRM Donor Systems in the Cloud
NTEN
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
By Margaux Pagán, Director of Strategic Fundraising, DonorFuse , and Tim Sarrantonio, Account Consultant, Z2 Systems. Cloud-based fundraising solutions are not only here to stay, they are becoming the preferred solution for fundraisers of all levels of experience.
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NTEN's Website Redesign: Survey results from the community
NTEN
AUGUST 28, 2014
With NTEN''s website redesign project underway, we took a step back and asked, "How do we know how our users use our site and what they want if we don''t ask? So we turned to the NTEN community, as we will continue to do at various stages of the redesign process, for your candid feedback about the NTEN website.
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Use Technology for GOOD (You Could Win a $2,500 Grant and Free NTEN Membership)
NTEN
JUNE 15, 2012
It's time to get your geek on, NTEN community! You could win a $2,500 grant from GOOD and a free NTEN Membership! Or maybe you want to improve the tech systems of your local nonprofit so that you can have even more impact. You only have until July 12th to submit your proposal, so we hope you'll get cracking right away.
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Interview with NTEN's Community Program Coordinator
NTEN
MARCH 26, 2014
NTEN''s newest team member, Bethany, is focused on our community programs, including the Communities of Practice and Tech Clubs. How did you first become involved with the NTEN community? I discovered NTEN and the nptech community about four years ago. I like cats AND I like nptech. Hand-written cards = golden.
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Welcome Two New NTEN Staff Members!
NTEN
AUGUST 3, 2011
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.
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66 NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: April 30
NTEN
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.) . Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.
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Using Technology Tools to Streamline Nonprofit Board Operations
NTEN
AUGUST 14, 2013
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'
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Open Source Donor Management Systems: Know Your Options
NTEN
MAY 28, 2009
A donor management system is sometimes called a fundraising system or a donor database. There are a huge number of systems available, ranging from the basic to those that offer all sorts of additional features and functionality. The system is based around a central constituent record, with a configurable “interactions portal.”
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Member Round Up: The NPTech Community Never Stops!
NTEN
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Flickr:Dawn Ashley You know its a great week in the nptech community when you have to ask yourself: “What isn’t the nonprofit technology community doing this week?” We’d love to see an NTEN member receive this grant. NTEN would like to congratulate Blake Groves on his new role with Charity Dynamics as their Vice President.
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54 Selecting a Nonprofit CRM System? Start with the Strategy!
NTEN
AUGUST 27, 2012
Holly Ross. Executive Director. The message is clear. Selecting a new CRM has to be driven by your strategy: how you do the work of meeting your mission. Constituent Relationship Management, or CRM, has changed dramatically in the last decade.
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87 The End of IT? With Freedom Comes Responsibilities
NTEN
AUGUST 15, 2013
The role of IT has historically been, “Here is your computer, and your database, and your file system, and this is how you enter information and save files.” Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership Michael Enos nptech nten Richard Cooper IT Staff'
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The Change Journal's 10th Issue is Out: It's a Mobile World
NTEN
JUNE 4, 2013
What does this mean for nonprofit advocacy, communications, engagement, donations, program delivery, site design and system infrastructure? NTEN''s publication, designed especially for busy nonprofit executive directors, departmental directors, boards, and other leadership staff, is free and hot off the press.
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Marriage Counseling for IT and Communications: Get Better Results Together
NTEN
JANUARY 14, 2014
At the same time, Communications groups are moving more into technology system decisions and driving resource and process needs. At the same time, Communications groups are moving more into technology system decisions and driving resource and process needs. 14ntc Communications it Leadership nptech nten Communications IT Staff'
At the 14NTC: Announcing the NTENnies
NTEN
MARCH 15, 2014
While we’re grateful to all members of NTEN, there are, of course, those of you who go beyond the proverbial "call of duty" and impact the NTEN community by providing extra time, resources, and wisdom to assist NTEN''s work in this sector. 14ntc nptech nten awards ntennies' Have all 1.05 Have all 1.05
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72 Free Non-profit Reports and Resources
Wild Apricot
APRIL 5, 2011
This post offers an overview of NTEN's eNon-profits Benchmark Study and 2011 Social Benchmarks Report and Idealware's Donor Management System Workbook.( Here is a round-up of recently released reports and resources available free of charge that might be of interest to non-profit and membership organizations. read more ).
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117 The NPTech Response to Japan
NTEN
MARCH 11, 2011
If a group of volunteers could organize an ad-hoc database of survivors in under a week, then surely the disaster response community could set up systems to share data about their work to make collaboration more prolific and decrease duplication of efforts. Data emerged as the most important asset to any disaster response.
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Dashboards: Track Your Organizational Progress
NTEN
APRIL 16, 2009
Karl Hedstrom, NTEN. It works out well, then, that one of my tasks each week at NTEN is the maintenance of our Organizational Dashboard. NTEN's Dashboard is a snapshot of our many different program areas and associated goals. Since then, however, NTEN's Dashboard has seen many improvements. Determine How To Track.
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The Nonprofit Data Ecosystem: How Does Your Data Flow?
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Flickr Photo by Happysmurfday Over the past couple of years, we've released reports on Donor Management Software , Content Management Systems , and CRMs. So, we'd like to take a look how your systems work together (if they do at all) with our first Data Ecosystem Survey. Content Management Systems. > Managing Volunteers.
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Does Your Organization Even Need a Donor Management System? Almost Certainly!
NTEN
AUGUST 23, 2011
Earlier this summer, Idealware and NTEN released the updated Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management , which provides reviews and comparisons of 29 donor management systems under $4000. To start, do you even need a donor management system? To start, do you even need a donor management system? Custom-Built Systems.
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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 16, 2011
Both NTEN and Idealware are the best sources for information about the range of options for this toolset – that’s out of scope for this post. Closed data systems, difficult to integrate systems, or systems that require payment to get access to your data should be avoided at all cost.
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APIs – what, how, whither, and writing
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology APIs – what, how, whither, and writing November 9, 2006 I’ve been asked by NTEN to write a whitepaper on APIs, following their Open API debate. That’s a good thing.
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100 Vote Now on the 2010 NTC Session Proposals
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
We've implemented pretty much the same system as last year, where you give proposals 1 to 5 stars, but now you can vote for 25 sessions per page, so -- assuming our server doesn't give out under the load -- you can get through the entire process with far fewer clicks. Tags: 10NTC NPTech NTEN. > Vote Now!
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68 2011 NTEN LIfetime Achievement Award: Judy Hallman
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. This year, we are thrilled to honor Judy Hallman for her work with this award. Her first job in computing came long before the Web. If they only knew then what we know now!
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60 Attend Online Nonprofit Technology Conference (Special Discount for Beth's Blog Readers)
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
NTEN and Jossey-Bass/Wiley is hosting the " Online NTC ," a 2-day online conference based on the book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission. I'll be presenting about ROI as it pertains to investing in technology infrastructure or systems, not just social media. Price : $350 for non-NTEN members.
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87 Nonprofit Technology Link Love
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 30, 2008
Amy is a great source for nptech tips of all types. and social network guru for the nptech community. BTW, I thought of you today after reading Nancy’s comments about the online community module for NTEN We Are Media. Amy Sample Ward let’s us know how to give green. Beth is, of course, THE web 2.0
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Help Shape the 2011 NTC Agenda: Session Proposal Voting is Now Open!
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
The system is the same as last year, with a few refinements, including more social media sharing options. Tags: 11ntc NPTech NTEN. It took me about 90 minutes to vote on every session. There are 25 proposals on each page. Rate each session from 1 (low) to 5 stars. Voting will be open through September 30th.
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76 Choosing a Donor Management System
NTEN
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
If your nonprofit is considering a new donor management system, whether it’s your first or an upgrade to your existing system, you’ve got plenty of options on the market. The first thing to ask yourself is if you’re sure you want a donor management system. Chris Bernard, Senior Editor, Idealware. Choice is good! Volunteers.
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"Google Was Our First Office": Managing a Worldwide Staff
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2010
Efrat Ben-Dor Erez, NPTech Israel. 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. Oded Segev, System Analyst at NPTech, guided Simi on how to customize Salesforce, but she does the work herself.
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MAM Week 2: Congrats to last week's winners and here's what's in store this week!
NTEN
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
My biggest #ntenthanks was getting to kick off the MAM celebrations by hosting the 2014 NTEN Year in Review: Community Impact webinar. I have to say, my eyes got misty when I listened to several NTEN Members on the webinar share how their experiences with various NTEN programs have made a difference in their work. Sign up now.
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75 Free and Open Source tool #14: SugarCRM
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 27, 2008
Unlike CiviCRM, which is targeted to nonprofits, SugarCRM is a system targeted toward sales in for-profit companies. It also gets kudos from NTEN’s satisfaction survey (it came in third, after CiviCRM and Salesforce.) The first one is one that I’ve been using recently for my consulting business – SugarCRM.
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NTEN
AUGUST 9, 2011
"There are a lot of places out there looking for systemic change. The only way you can track systemic change is through your results with data.". -- Katie Rozycki Development Specialist, Florence Crittenton Service. To that end, we want to hear how your organization uses data to drive its mission. Only one per person, though.).
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Facebook the last frontier?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 18, 2007
June 18, 2007 OK, so I finally drank the Facebook coolaid – and although it took me a long time to get around to, I have now realized how many people in the nptech field have already been on facebook for a while. I decided to try out facebook when I kept hearing about the integration of other social networking sites into facebook.
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