Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Comment, Blog it, tag it NpTech, and/or start a blog over at the Netsquared site. Five Hot Conversations. The proposed call agenda is here. Change the World!

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AUGUST 13, 2012

[This is part three of a series taking a closer look at the key benchmarks from our 6th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing & Investments Survey Report , conducted with The NonProfit Times. leadership makes technology decisions based on efficiencies, with little-to-no input from staff/consultant.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

She blogs regularly about the intersection of social media, nonprofits and technology at Community Organizer 2.0. Debra Askanase is the Principal and Online Engagement Strategist at Community Organizer 2.0 , a digital strategy and engagement consulting firm. Connect with her on Twitter , Google Plus , Slideshare , or Linkedin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

It's the perfect mix of emerging technologies, social media, communities, and the web - some of my favorite things. A way to connect your org to your community? When an org sends an email, the open rate can be low - but when a person sends an email to friends, the open rate is 90%! A channel for promoting your mission?

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

So, let’s recount the needs and constraints: Need to track progress, overseas, at every site where we work Need to do so while growing from 4 to 16 countries (on 2 continents) Need to do so from US headquarters office Need to depend on local, in-country employees We believed that technology could help us. We'd love to hear your stories!

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The “nptech&# (or nonprofit technology) community is one of the best networks when it comes to sharing ideas and case studies, so here’s another example to add to the lot! >> >> Review the IFRC Social Media Staff Guides here. What I like best about the IFRC Guidelines is that they start with best practices!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! January 29, 2008 I don’t exactly know where the exclamation point came from, but if you want a scarily easy CMS to install, Joomla is a place to start.

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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. Via Laura Quinn at Idealware comes a pointer to a research paper titled " Technology Motivators and Usage in Not-for-Profit Arts Organizations " that comes from the Systems Synthesis Project course at the H.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2010

We're excited to be partnering with GreatNonprofits and Guidestar on their 2010 GreatNonprofits Science & Technology Campaign -- and not just so we can pick up a few reviews for NTEN. As a technology provider, this is an issue area that is near and dear to our hearts. Tags: greatnonprofits guidestar NPTech NTEN.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2013

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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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. These organizations provide research material and support articles to help you make informed decisions about technology. You can think of them as consumer reports for non-profit technology. traditional offline software) into the cloud (a.k.a.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Technology planning in nonprofits is too often thought about in terms of how many computers we need and the IT staff to maintain them from the basement of the organization. But technology is critical to an organization's success: all staff depend on it to deliver programs, communicate the organization's mission, raise money, etc.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

But the goal of IT alignment is to use technology to support and enhance the work you do to meet your mission. Tags: NPTech NTEN. And your mission is what makes your organization matter, so this really is a chance for you to help save the day. That would be $12 per webinar if you attended only these events!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2011

and looks like more NPTECH folks found their way into the sandbox. I’ve managed to find about 200 other people who work with nonprofits or nonprofit technology exploring it. No one has figured it out yet , so we are learning together. Paying attention to measurement benchmarks will be interesting here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2009

I still don't know of that many nonprofits using Friendfeed , though, whether as an overall tool or for joining the "nptech" community conversation ( "nptech" is a tag that Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, and others have been using to tag nonprofit technology resources on delicious, twitter, etc., for the last five years or so).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 8, 2011

Rapid advances in digital media and technology are changing how we connect to information and each other. org inspired him in ways he never imagined." Today, Wikipedia is the most widely used reference work in the world. The way we engage in public dialogue, coordinate, solve problems—all of it is shifting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

You've been in the nonprofit technology space for a long time. My introduction to the nonprofit technology space occurred during my first year of law school in Oregon (1995). My introduction to the nonprofit technology space occurred during my first year of law school in Oregon (1995). So, I tracked him down for an interview.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

First, conduct an ad hoc technological assessment. These organizations provide research material and support articles to help you make informed decisions about technology. You can think of them as consumer reports for non-profit technology. traditional offline software) into the cloud (a.k.a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 15, 2009

org Actions " We're coordinating a distributed day of events for 24 October 2009 , uniting the world around a common call to action--and we're asking you to help. org model enables any individual or organization around the world to create and promote events ("actions") - with a call to action for a fair global climate treaty.

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NTEN

AUGUST 26, 2010

proprietary, sessions for small orgs and sessions for large orgs. Tags: NPTech womenwhotech WWT IT Staff. After that comes the hard part: figuring out what to put on the final agenda. It's a balancing act -- literally. We're always looking to balance sessions across tracks, open source v. Oh, and women vs. men presenters.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

We'll release the results at the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. Tags: NPTech NTEN theport social media common knowledge social networking. We'll maintain your confidentiality, and your responses are anonymous. The Nonprofit Social Network Survey is a joint project of NTEN, Common Knowledge and ThePort. >

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2011

Nonprofit Leaders discuss the obstacles to putting technology towards their mission. As well as articles from NTEN experts in our "Tech Across Your Org" and "DIY Nonprofit Technology" sections. I couldn't possibly list everything here in this blog post, so please open the new issue to see more.

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MAY 27, 2010

Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?" There is little doubt that technology aligned and used properly can bring efficiency in extending and meeting goals in support of the mission.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

The nonprofit technology community is a robust knowledge sharing network widely dispersed across many blogs, tweets, discussion boards, Facebook walls, etc. Marnie Webb introduced the nptech tag to help aggregate nonprofit technology content. Nptech resources can be found on delicious , flickr , slideshare , and Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2007

Tools for VolCom Groups: Blogs, RSS, Tagging, Wikis and Beyond," I wanted point to a new (to me) UK nonprofit technology blog discovered via a comment to my post about technology stewards and also weave in some more notes on UK examples. is right for you and your org? is and why it matters to their organization.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2010

Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010? Tags: 10NTC Bruce Wolfe Infrastructure NPTech IT Staff.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

Using Everyday Technology to Improve Your Services ," from Idealware's Laura Quinn and MAP for Nonprofits' Amy Wagner, with tips and inspiration for finding the innovation within your existing technology. Nonprofit Leaders sharing how they determine whether a technology project has been successful.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 18, 2009

(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.) . Did your org make it? Members are in bold. Thanks, Peter!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Keeping Track of Your People Power: HR and Technology in the Nonprofit World ," from Idealware's Elizabeth Pope. DIY ROI: Use this checklist from Network for Good's Tanya Lee to make smarter technology investments for your org. An Interview with The Knight Foundation's Mayur Patel on measuring and demonstrating impact.

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

It used to be generally agreed that the nonprofit sector lagged at least two years behind the private sector when it came to technology use. As costs have dropped and nptech savvy has risen, I think that gap has closed, dramatically. Tags: NPTech NTEN PIR social media 09NTC.org. Nominations close April 13.

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2011

We've grown from six to eleven staff this year, all to serve our mission of helping you use technology to create the change you want to see in the world. 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.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Flickr: Chad_Norman (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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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

An additional gift of up $3,500 (US) worth of Cisco products to help each winning org harness the power of human and technology networks to multiply their impact on the people and communities they serve. Free registration to the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , provided by NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Rachel is a long-time “nptech” colleague who is now leading the team at Upwell who is trained to sift through the vast amounts of real-time online conversations and content online to support ocean conservation. Public opinion polls provide some types of insight, but take time and money. It’s possible.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

Just a reminder that this column is meant to be a humorous and insightful “behind the scenes” take on what the people who are formally or informally responsible for technology at your organization are thinking and feeling. DO accept a technology donation from a(n extremely busy) board member! DO blindly put your faith in technology.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In the NTEN group discussion on LinkedIn that followed, Michelle Hines made the following comment: "There are still some days that I don't feel absolutely comfortable in my role as Technology Director and I wonder if its right, but that is usually countered the next day by something that confirms that it is the right position.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

In today's environment, it's impossible to deny the importance of technology. A technology officer should be brought in at the senior leadership level. 5 Reasons to have a technology officer at the management table : Priority Management. But it can (and should) be adopted into your organization's core strategy. During his 4.5

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