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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Links April 6, 2007 There has been a little bit of blogging and the like at NTC – although it was certainly hindered yesterday, when the internet was down for most of the day.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology News from NTC ‘08 March 20, 2008 I’ve been having a great time here at NTC – running into lots of folks I’m happy to see again, and meet, learning about new things, being involved.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Post-NTC Ramblings March 24, 2008 It was a great week. There are, of course, some tweaks we can make to make sure that everyone really can gain value from NTC, and we can sustain the richness that it contains.
This year, I’m much more clear about the directions my work is going in, and what I’m looking for at NTC. Last year I was just re-emerging from having taken a break to go to seminary, and not quite exactly sure what I was doing. And of course, there is Penguin Day !!
Science Fair: The NTC Exhibit Hall. At the same time, the Internet continues to mature as a gateway for “cloud computing,” in which remote datacenters host data and serve applications over the Web for use across a broad spectrum of devices and IT systems. Who : NetSquared and other Community Organizers. When : 10:30 a.m.
Instead of the 5-star system we've used in the past, this year you can only vote a session "Up" or "Down". If you work in a big office with lots of folks on a shared IP who are interested in the 2012 NTC, it may seem like the voting process is wonky; you'll essentially be changing the votes of one of your colleagues.
Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! Every year, we raise up to $10,000 to send staffers from small nonprofits to the NTC. March in DC can be chilly, but you need your fingers free for checking the NTC schedule on your smartphone. Flexibility not required! Be prepared! It went into my spam filter, FYI.)
It''s supposed to: when you change your vote from an "Up" to a "Down", for example, the system takes away your initial +1 (from your "Up" vote) and then tacks on the -1 (because now it''s a "Down" vote), for a net change of -2 to the total vote. 14ntc community conference NTC Washington DC' A: You can vote a session "Up" or "Down".
The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Also new this year is the online NTC. She gave a quick update on NTC and thanked everyone including, staff, the community, and sponsors. This year 2008 people are in attendance, the most ever.
Each year, we at NTEN work hard to make the NTC a more environmentally sustainable event -- this year we even have carbon offsets for travelers! We''re also excited to share some of our NTC sponsors who are helping us go greener in April. Sound familiar? Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) can help!
How will you take what you’ve learned at NTC back to your office and actually do something with it? Our lounge at NTC will be free and open to everyone during all three days. NTEN NTC Washington D.C. Nonprofit Technology Conference NTC 2014 Caravan Studios' 10 -- 11am. 11:00am-12:00pm. 12pm – 1:30pm.
It's supposed to: when you change your vote from an "Up" to a "Down", for example, the system takes away your initial +1 (from your "Up" vote) and then tacks on the -1 (because now it's a "Down" vote), for a net change of -2 to the total vote. It makes sense, we promise. Only 1 vote is allowed per IP Address. Those are the basics.
It’s hard to believe that the 2012 NTC is a wrap. But we also want to share the things that were awesome, the pieces of the NTC that we feel pretty good about at the end of the day. The community showed up for the 2012 NTC. These quotes and the rest found in this post are from the NTC evaluation.) 1772 to be exact.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 April 8, 2007 As I write this, I’m hurtling through small towns and big cities on the train home.
We received more than 400 ideas this year -- a 75% increase over last year -- and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. The system is the same as last year, with a few refinements, including more social media sharing options.
1772 NPTechies registered for 2012 NTC. This year, 137 of you tuned in to the Online NTC, representing 30 states, 6 countries, and 3 continents. The most talked about session was Picturing Your Data is Better than 1,000 Numbers with Beth Kanter , Brian Kennedy , and Johanna Morariu , mentioned 803 times online during the NTC.
The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Also new this year is the online NTC. She gave a quick update on NTC and thanked everyone including, staff, the community, and sponsors. Getting that new email system, update web site, or the cloud.
The system will send you a confirmation email you must respond to before you can log in for the first time. And you don’t have to be an NTEN member or attend the NTC to make a bid and support our campaign! You can also support the 2011 NTC Scholarship Campaign by donating an item to the auction. It’s not too late!
Without a system to help track, organize, and mobilize their efforts on social media, nonprofits are letting key relationships fall through the cracks, losing potential donors and supporters. Social CRMs can be used on their own or can be integrated with your traditional CRM system. Come to our panel at the 2011 NTC !
Technology is the unintuitive phone system, the frustrating donor management system, the computer that blue screens every time it has more than three windows open. Let's Talk about Tech, Baby As simple as it may seem, making the commitment to talk about technology in your organization is a good start. Wa wa, wa wa wa wa.)
At the NTC in Boston there were vendors in the hall way, including Macromedia. They are selling Breeze , "a rich web communication system that lets you reach your audience anytime with engaging multimedia content.
[Sketch by Hong Yee Krauker created on an iPad with Sketchbook Pro The Friday plenary session at the NTC featured Dan Heath, Co-Author of Flip the Switch, and was all about organizational change. Also new this year is the online NTC. She gave a quick update on NTC and thanked everyone including, staff, the community, and sponsors.
Always comes right around NTC. This year, it’s before NTC, on Saturday, April 25. Making sense of Free and Open Source Content Management Systems. I love Penguin Day. One of my favorite days of the year. It’s a day dedicated to conversation and community around nonprofits and open source software. and Drupal.
If you technology decisions at your organization are driven by some of the following, we’d love to see you at NTEN''s Nonprofit Technology Conference (aka the NTC): We chose the system because we have a volunteer who knows it. Do you have policies and procedures telling people how to use your systems consistently?
With over 2,000 attendees NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was buzzing with lots of exhibitions displaying technology on offer as well as workshops and side events (which even included free massages provided by PICnet ). read more.
At NTC, I organized a panel and drop-in clinic called 'NTC Video GeekOut" featuring Jonny Goldstein and Andy Carvin. Our morning panel went well despite a few technical glitches with the sound system. Click to Play.
(Note: My collection of vlog and blog posts on the NTC Boston 2005 can be found here ). The theme of NTC Boston2005 was "Enabling Technology Funding: Issues for Grantmakers and Grantseekers." " Unfortunately, I was sitting in the back of a large room with a poor sound system and accoustics.
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. > Vote Now!
My goal was to bring them to the Linux geek out at NTC , and have people play with Linux installs on them. It works pretty well (at this moment, I’m now downloading and installing the base system.) My next step, after installing the basic Debian system, is to switch the install to Ubuntu. And, in most situations, it is.
The NTC is an event largely attended by Americans (and our gentle neighbors to the North). It's kind of hard to know if you're missing 100 name badges out of 2,000, so we clearly need a new system. Next year, we need a system where you can view your badge, make edits, and then get it printed right there on site.
Instead of running throughout the entire conference – and competing with everything else on the agenda – the Science Fair takes place only on the first day of the NTC; it's the sole focus of the conference at that time. In celebration of our 40th birthday on April 1, 2012, CDS Global is bringing the party to NTC 2012! CDS Global.
[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog.] They work for the environment, social service organizations, colleges and public school systems, the healthcare and medical fields, and public institutions, to name a few. The take-away for me?
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. Holly has been doing podcasts with presenters for the past few weeks.
I first saw them back in 2002, when the NTC was still the Roundup. Jon is leading a session at the NTC called An Open Civic Engagement Platform: A new generation of tools that play nice together. Jon is leading a session at the NTC called An Open Civic Engagement Platform: A new generation of tools that play nice together.
A few NTConnect highlights: Connect: Meet other NTC attendees before the show! NTC Sessions: You can create your own personal NTC Agenda! Go to 'NTC 2009 Sessions' in the upper right and scan the sessions, and don't forget to RSVP by clicking on the button in the session description. I'm getting a lot of email.
ThinkShout is facilitating an NTC Drupal Day on April 3rd, 2012, the first day of the NTC. The content of this full-day event will be geared toward IT decision-makers who either currently manage, or are considering, the Drupal content management system. Email Brendan to add it to your registration. 10:45-11am: Break.11-12
Flickr Photo by edtemeles As Holly notes, it would be silly to try to sum up the NTC in one blog post , so I'll give you something digestable. As the Program Coordinator at NTEN -- the one trying to wrestle everyone and everything together to bring you the NTC -- it's fitting that I evaluate the program side. We Are Media.
Today is the last day to vote for your favorite NTC 2013 sessions. A healthy internal communications culture, systems, and relationships can be as vital to an organization’s success as external communications are. Have you finished casting your votes yet? Check out our favorite 10 sessions below.
Planning, reporting, and strategic systems put a priority on numbers instead of narrative. Or was power based in the individual relationships offline and online, many of which continued to grow and strengthen after this day? A challenge of our time seems to be building networks of quantity while creating/generating quality from the networks.
Flickr Photo by Green Moon Penguin Day is coming to San Francisco on Saturday, April 25, 2009, right before the NTC. Making sense of Free and Open Source Content Management Systems. If you're going to be in town on the Saturday before the NTC, it will be a great opportunity to start learning! The latest agenda can be found here.
Here’s what the NTEN team said about voting: We received more than 400 ideas this year — a 75% increase over last year — and we need your help to narrow those down to the 100 or so that will make the 2011 NTC the best one yet. I’m not gonna lie: this is not a quick & easy task.
I’m considering going to NTC next month without schlepping the heavy-ish Lenovo ThinkPad Convio gave me. If the future of the Mac experience is going to be iOS across the board, I might as well use the device that uses the operating system best. No reason to hitch to a computer.
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