News from the NTEN Connect Blog

NTEN Welcomes Amy Sample Ward as new Chief Executive Officer

Submitted on Wed, 5/29/2013 - 8:01am
After a national search, we are excited to announce NTEN's new CEO.

By Amy Borgstrom
Chair, Board of Directors, NTEN


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Submit Your Session Ideas for 14NTC, May 15 - June 15, 2013!

Submitted by Julie on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 7:19am

NTEN is looking for your brilliant session ideas. Submit up to two ideas to be considered for 14NTC at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C., March 13-15, 2014!

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Looking Ahead to #14NTC: Nominate a Scholarship Recipient

Submitted by Annaliese on Sat, 04/13/2013 - 8:02am

The Nonprofit Technology Conference comes but once a year, and we are looking forward to 2014 already!

Help ensure that the conference is accessible to a diverse set of attendees and organizations by supporting the 2014 NTC Scholarship Fund.

TEXT "NTEN" to 25383 to donate $10 and nominate your scholarship attendee now!

Your donation will help support 50 registrants who otherwise may not be able to participate at the 2014 NTC.

Or donate online here:

> Bring the NTC to even more people by donating today!

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Advice for Aspiring Nonprofit Tech Leaders

Submitted on Mon, 6/17/2013 - 5:58am

By Karl Hedstrom
IT Director, NTEN


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Leading Through Failure

Submitted on Thu, 6/13/2013 - 7:00am
NTC session panelists share lessons learned during our session, which was supposed to focus on our organizations’ and others’ nonprofit technology failures. In the end, however, we all found that the failures were not of technology, but of leadership – and so were the lessons.

By Shari Ilsen
Senior Online Communications Manager, VolunteerMatch


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How Does Organization Structure Affect Online Success?

Submitted on Wed, 6/12/2013 - 7:00am
For those of us who have responsibilities in online fundraising / marketing / technology, often our work doesn’t fit within the traditional department structure of most nonprofit organizations. Effective leadership can come from anywhere in an organization.

By Norman Reiss
Project Manager, Technology, Center for Court Innovation


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MCON13: Engaging Millennials for Social Causes

Submitted by Megan on Tue, 06/11/2013 - 8:47am

I'm excited to be an official blogger for the The Millennial Impact Project's upcoming conference, MCON13. MCON is an annual conference, gathering nonprofit professionals and corporate leaders to discuss how to engage and involve Millennials in social causes. Tickets are limited and expected to sell out, so don't delay in registering for MCON13.

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NTEN Community Voices: Nonprofit Tech Leaders Revisit Their Accidental Techie Roots

Submitted on Tue, 6/11/2013 - 7:00am
Nonprofit technology leaders are a special breed. Many of the species started down the nptech path from very surprising (and accidental) origins. Here are a few of their stories.

By Julia Smith
Community Project Manager, Communities of Impact Project, NTEN


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The Future Role of the CIO in the NonProfit

Submitted on Mon, 6/10/2013 - 7:00am
Everything we thought that technology would do to democratize information is happening, and it’s happening in ways that we didn’t dream of. So do we still need an IT department, or a CIO?

By Michael Enos
Chief Technology Officer, Second Harvest Food Bank


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