Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

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. We rarely train our analytical capacity to what is working.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

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.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

What are some ways you can use questions to improve your technology trainings? nptech NTC nten training' Questions ask your brain to mine your experience and expertise to come up with answers. You become aware of what your thoughts and understandings are about the topic.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog. by Roger Burks (@loudmind) I'm already back at my home in Atlanta, having taken a flight away from Washington, DC and the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) under cover of very early morning darkness. Long goodbyes.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2013

If you''ve been to NTC, you know that it can be an incredible event full of knowledgeable nonprofit techies. As Lyndal Cairns, a 2012 NTC Scholarship recipient, shares: Before I went to NTC, I was the only social media manager working in the HIV sector in Australia. >Bring the NTC experience to more people by donating today

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2014

We’ll also be auctioning off a free On Demand Tactical Tech Planning training course from Idealware (a $475 value). 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.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

There's plenty on the calendar but we want to be sure that a few special events make it to your calendars, too: Innogive, CiviCRM Training, and Penguin Day. There's plenty on the calendar but we want to be sure that a few special events make it to your calendars, too: Innogive, CiviCRM Training, and Penguin Day.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 17, 2011

The first day of Dreamforce is typically the welcome events, some breakouts, extra training and the like. Something similar happened a few years back when NTEN scheduled NTC over Passover. In 2012, Salesforce's huge and wonderful conference, Dreamforce , will be held September 18-21.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 9th at 8:00 am, we kicked off the tenth Annual Day of Service at NTEN's NTC which was a resounding success! In the early days, the event offered a small selection of consulting, on-site training, or actual hardware or local area network auditing projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

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. We rarely train our analytical capacity to what is working.

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NTEN

JANUARY 9, 2013

Of course, we'll have the seminars, trainings, and resources you need to help you put technology to work to further your cause. Your 3 days at the NTC will be chock-full of opportunities to share, bond, and build relationships. But I'd like to take this opportunity to highlight the community. When : April 11-13, 2013.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Artwork by Favianna Rodriguez If you've been to the NTC before, you know the basic lay of the conference land. But our records show that over 60% of you will be new to the NTC. Over the next 3 weeks, we're going to do our best to help you navigate the NTC so you have a rockin' time in DC.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Register for the 2012 NTC today! With a wide mix of social events, seminars, trainings, and resources, the 2012 NTC will help you put technology to work to further your cause. And it is, of course, a fantastic reason to register for the NTC right now ! We expect this will be the best NTC yet.

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NTEN

MAY 21, 2013

If you''ve been to NTC, you know that it can be an incredible event full of knowledgeable nonprofit techies. As Lyndal Cairns, a 2012 NTC Scholarship recipient, shares: Before I went to NTC, I was the only social media manager working in the HIV sector in Australia. Watch to find out more about Lyndal''s NTC experience!

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 17, 2011

The first day of Dreamforce is typically the welcome events, some breakouts, extra training and the like. Something similar happened a few years back when NTEN scheduled NTC over Passover. In 2012, Salesforce's huge and wonderful conference, Dreamforce , will be held September 18-21.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2011

[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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2013

The book goes into depth about each of these principles and how to incorporate into a training session. Walk and Talk: I do this a lot in half-day or full-day trainings. This was true for the NTC session, one person commented, “I’m an introvert, so partnering up with another person didn’t work for me.”

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2009

Coming up from April 26-28, NTEN's Nonprofit Technology Conference (or NTC) 2009, is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals. We've written here before about why NTC is a great event if you can swing it. Tags: Tech Planning Consultants Training Running Your Organization Services.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

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. Have staff been trained on those policies and procedures? Or “Our VISTA/New Sector volunteer is really smart.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you're not already familiar with the NTC, our signature three-day gathering brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness. With a wide mix of social events, seminars, trainings, and resources, the 2011 NTC will help you put technology to work to further your cause.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

With a wide mix of social events, seminars, trainings, and resources, the 2013 NTC will help you put technology to work to further your cause. The 2013 NTC is open to non-members and Members alike, but NTEN Members save $200 on their conference registration fee. We expect this will be the best NTC yet.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2009

In the nonprofit technology community, I’ve heard stories of cut backs on “nice to have&# items and expenses such as travel and training so that organizations can focus on their most critical goals first and cut back on what they deem not to be completely necessary. Airfare can be one of the pricier parts of getting to the NTC.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For training where you are focusing on a skill, it allows for folks express their opinions (negative or positive) and not have get in the way of the instructional flow later on. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Tips Training Design'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

You may be familiar with the NTC ( Nonprofit Technology Conference ) hosted by NTEN. I got to work with a colleague and provided on-site training for a local environmental group on how to use excel, word, and powerpoint! Day Of Service View more presentations from Peter Campbell. tags: nten 09ntc ). You can sign up here.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2010

The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is here again and team members from NetSquared and TechSoup Global will be busy presenting, sharing, and connecting in Atlanta, and hopefully with you! Tags: E-Learning GreenTech Online Seminar Social Networking Tech Planning Training Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

14ntc Community NTC press' , VisionLink Nonprofit Technology Conference: NTC14 — The Best and Biggest Ever!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

For the past eight years, I've attended NTC , NTEN's premiere conference for nonprofit techies.* Despite the tough economic times, it seems the community is really excited about the 2009 NTC. If you're coming to NTC, I hope you'll volunteer for this event.).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

My goal was to bring them to the Linux geek out at NTC , and have people play with Linux installs on them. We’ll see… Anyway, if you’ll be at NTC, come by and see where I got to. But, I realized that I had somewhat of a challenge on my hands. Linux is supposed to be easy to install and use. at 5:33 am Which Ubuntu?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Early Bird Registration for 2011 NTEN NTC is Open Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 12th, 2010 NTEN’s 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open for early bird registration. The NTC has been a sell out the past few years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2008

Photo by Markpolous I am one week before the NTC , Day of Service , and Penguin Day and it's pretty crazy to say the least. Bernard leaves 8:45 Strategy consults at hotel - 9-11 Wireless Network Installation team returns to hotel - noon Training Team for Center of St. Netsquared Meet up 5:00 PM.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

ThinkShout is facilitating an NTC Drupal Day on April 3rd, 2012, the first day of the NTC. Note: This event will not be a training on “How to build a website with Drupal,” nor will it be a Drupal vendor or product spotlight.). >> Already registered for the NTC and would like to sign up for the NTC Drupal Day?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2014

I think we need also what Howard Rheingold calls “ Infotention Skills or training our attention and developing productivity habits in a networked age should go hand-in-hand with the use of these tools. challenge for the NTC Conference! Here are some of the tools that can help make better habits or break bad ones. I set a Fi.tt

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I have some of my best ideas while washing dishes, and I find some of the best sites while on the train. If I see conference signage I want Anna to use at the next NTC, I snap a picture and save it in my NTC notebook. Evernote lets me organize files, web sites, pictures, audio, and notes, from any device.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The NTC is just 146 days away. The new Educational Program Manager will work directly to serve the NTEN community by harnessing adult learning theory and educational curriculum development to provide the training and resources you need to use technology to further your organization's mission and good work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I’ll be doing a session designing and delivering effective training with John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard on March 14th at 10:30 am. And, I’m leading “ NTC Walkers ” – join me to keep fit during the conference. More about the session here.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2010

The big takeaway for me from the Creating a Culture of Storytelling session at NTC was that organizations can very easily do more to tell their stories, and this act alone could be the most important thing nonprofits do to gain donors, supporters, and relevance. A few good, meaningful stories mean more than lots of mediocre ones. Tools Web 2.0

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