Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Yesterday, NTEN;s Holly Ross hosted an online conversation with Seth Godin and me, along with Roxy Allen and 100 plus NTEN members. In turn, I suggested that we have a conversation with the nonprofit technology community with Holly Ross at NTEN as host. Tags: nten. This conversation took place yesterday.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 26, 2010

If you have a topic or question you’d like to explore in an upcoming chat, feel free to let me know anytime! Tags: Monthly Chats 4change community community building events monthly chats online community. Hope to have you join us next time. Photo credit: ToastyKen ).

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2011

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking 2011 NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference – Day 2 Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on March 18th, 2011 Day 2 of NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #NTC ) in Washington, DC is when things really kick into high gear.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

Join your NTEN colleagues ( tomorrow! ) You get to ask the questions! > Free and only for NTEN members. Broadband Access, NTEN Community Call (Wed, Aug 26): Learn about the issues and advocacy efforts regarding Broadband access and the nonprofit sector. Free and only for NTEN members. > You set the agenda! >

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2009

Today was the first webinar in the Storytelling & Social Media series from NTEN and TechSoup Global. Today’s webinar focused on the building blocks of social meda; things like tagging, RSS and how to get started finding the conversations taking place online. tags: nonprofit nptech ). How do you create a tag?

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Robert Weiner

JULY 25, 2010

Here's how I respond to questions like this: I can't say whether (system x) would be a good fit for you. You said you've read the Idealware/NTEN Consumer's Guide, so you know that (system x) got a strong rating there. You said you've read the Idealware/NTEN Consumer's Guide, so you know that (system x) got a strong rating there.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The generosity of time given by nonprofit professionals has allowed NTEN to create reports on the state of IT staffing in the sector that have been read thousands of times. We've just opened the 5th Annual Nonprofit IT Staffing Survey , brought to you by NTEN and The Nonprofit Times. Tags: NPTech NTEN.

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APRIL 28, 2010

I think the most logical answers to these questions can be found when you consider the relationships between organizations and individuals. The likely answer to both questions is "no" Your relationship with these organizations is impersonal and largely based on need. Would you deny your veterans benefits because the U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 2, 2010

One of the sessions I’m a part of , along with Manny Hernandez, Peggy Duvette, and Christine Egger, hopes to answer the question how you can build strong online communities without losing your sanity. Tags: community presentation 10ntc community building nten online communities.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In this post, Maddie and Lindy answer a few questions for the NetWits Think Tank community (Oh, and please ask more in the comments. Maddie : We can’t wait for 11NTC , NTEN’s conference in Washington DC – where we know Blackbaud will be! We’d love to chat!). Why did you write Open Community? Is it working?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society launched a new campaign (with the help of NTEN rockstars at BigDuck ) to raise.

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MARCH 5, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . aggregate questions and answers regarding nonprofit management. their nptech awesome. Members are in bold.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2011

Yesterday, Holly Ross at NTEN , mentioned that a common question she gets after talking about Social Media with nonprofits is from organizations that work with students or young people and are concerned about liability issues surrounding what students who “like&# their page may post on their page, or on their own walls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 28, 2009

I have not been blogging because I've been at the NTEN NTC Conference , the premier event for nonprofit techies taking place in San Francisco. NTEN had also set up a google application that lets people vote on questions which how they decided to handle the Q/A in a room of 1400 people. Tags: 09ntc.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Our friends at NTEN have launched a survey to examine nonprofits' data ecosystems. Your first question is probably "what is a data ecosystem?" NTEN describes it as follows: The nonprofit ecosystem is a way of thinking about how data is shared by and flows across the different departments and activities in your organization.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In 2008, NTEN began asking the community to tell us what they thought of the tools they use. We hope that, by broadening our view of the software question, we can acheive two things. Tags: CMS CRM Data E-mail Integration & APIs Open Source Web Sites IT Staff. Of course, life is rarely that simple. We wanted to.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

Holly Ross - NTEN [Judge]. Find the conversation, links, questions and quotes on [link]. Tags: roi sxsw nptech events. Carie Lewis - The Humane Society of the United States. David Neff - American Cancer Society [Judge]. Katie Paine - KDPaine & Partners [Judge].

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2010

Instead, it asks you the questions which you will need to answer, shares some of the routes other people have tried, and offers signposts to help you find your way. Tags: events socialbysocial 10ntc book giveaway nten. Whoever you are, it shows you how to take technology and turn it into real world benefits.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2009

The audience will have ample opportunity to ask questions and respond. Holly Ross - NTEN. I’m going to be helping the panel by moderating the Twitter conversation and pulling questions out from the stream to ask the panel. Tweet your questions with the #roi or @amyrsward and we’ll try to get them in!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2009

NTEN hosts regular " Ask the Expert " chats with people in the nonprofit technology field on a variety of topics. It's an hour on the phone and in a chat room where people get to ask their questions and the expert answers. NTEN hosts regular "Ask the Expert" chats with people in the nonprofit technology field on a variety of topics.

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JULY 9, 2010

HaitiAidMap from InterAction (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.) . Also mentioned in the article are NTEN members Kivi Leroux.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

FreePress , Democracy In Action , Rad Campaign , Convio , Care2 , NTEN , Massey Media and Network Solutions. Questions, comments? Tags: community events conference event technology women wwt. Don’t miss this year’s telesummitt. A big thank you goes out to them. Email Allyson anytime at Allyson@womenwhotech.com.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. Here's where I turn to you, NTEN: what are the big needs we haven't adressed here? And what do you want to see NTEN tackle? Tags: Budget Change Management charity navigator Data guidestar Infrastructure Integration/APIs Leadership Planning Policy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We are smack dab in the middle of NTEN Member Appreciatiaon Month this week -- and today, we say thank you to our members who also are likers of our Facebook page. . We posed a question on our wall today and drew randomly from responses to choose our winner. . Thank you for being a member of NTEN! The Conversation on Facebook.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There were lots of great questions on the call and I have lots of resources to share to help answer those questions, get people moving in the right direction, and know where to go to keep learning. If you were part of the webinar today or you reviewed the slides and resources here and have additional questions, just let me know!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

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. Tags: events 11ntc conference event nten proposals sessions voting. Vote today!

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr: kool_skatkat Last month, NTEN's Executive Director, Holly Ross, posted a provocative article on our blog: " Rebranding the Accidental Techie." If you're a member of NTEN, you can read the entire thread and particpate here.). we'd love to hear your story and your advice to others.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

So we decided to pose the question to the Facebook community. It's really important to NTEN that we're able to bring conference-goers the educational opportunities they want to see. Tags: 11ntc facebook NPTech NTEN twitter Communications. We got a lot of great responses. How do we balance it all?

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2010

Now, even assuming your subjects are not potentially inebriated bird watchers, it can be hard to write survey questions that will give you quality data. We know: we've produced a host of reports based on the NTEN community's responses to our surveys. Writing those questions is tough! Presented by: Philip Garland, Ph.D.,

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NTEN

JULY 13, 2010

We’re profiling NTEN members, posting our brief introductory interview (5 questions each) and then turning the reigns over to all of you. The member in question has promised to hang around our Facebook page to share their vast wealth of knowledge and answer your questions as they come in.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2010

NTEN is People! Flickr: kalabird) (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.) . > NTEN Facebook Page.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

NTEN Members are our heroes (Flickr: levork) (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.) Members are in bold.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Here at NTEN, we're keenly interested in this question. Here's where I turn to you, NTEN: what are the big needs we haven't adressed here? And what do you want to see NTEN tackle? Tags: Budget Change Management charity navigator Data guidestar Infrastructure Integration & APIs Leadership Planning Policy.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference held each Spring is always THE place to be for nonprofit techies: whether you work in a nonprofit organization or with one, are totally technical or fell into your techie job, like social media or like wiring an office. This session is designed to leave time for plenty of questions and answers!

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AUGUST 20, 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.) Allyson Kapin offers some good reminders/tips for engaging your supporters.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2010

We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions. Tags: 10NTC ehren foss NPTech IT Staff. 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. The Yip Yip Aliens.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2010

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharingtheir nptech awesome. Tag your own news with "ntenmember" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliesewith your updates.) Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members. Members are in bold.

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