NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: First week of March 2010

Submitted by Annaliese on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:59pm
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(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Members are in bold. Tag your own news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome online, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) 

NPower Seattle welcomed a new Executive Director: Alison Carl White. Weclome!

Avencia has become Azavea: same GIS technology and web and mobile geo-spatial services and software development, but with a new name!

The March 501 Tech Club in NYC will be a panel on "Texting for Good: Trends, Tools, and Tips for Nonprofits" with Katrin Verclas (MobileActive), Jed Alpert (MobileCommons), and George Weiner (DoSomething.org).  Full details and RSVP here. It's free!

Deborah Elizabeth Finn announced the prototype of a tool that will search and aggregate questions and answers regarding nonprofit management. With help from Third Sector New England, Social Actions, and the Boston Foundation, a first prototype focusing on Massachusetts nonprofit organizations will be available March 4th. 

This month's NetSquared (a project of TechSoup Global) Think Tank topic is on effective social media policies. If you're unfamiliar with Net2 Think Tanks, it's a way to get nonprofit and social media practicioners to discuss and share insights and resources on the given topic. You can read more details on how to participate in this month's think tank here.

Paul Lamb (ZeroDivide) has an article in the Christian Science Monitor about today's activists: how they marry old school and new school (read: social web and mobile technologies) tactics to have their voices heard. You can also hear a shorter version of Paul's piece from KQED podcast. 

Amy Sample Ward live-blogged from an event in London last week on the topic "Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights?" Thank you for taking the notes and sharing!

And, finally, don't forget to keep an eye on the NTEN blog this month leading up to our annual conference, because Holly Ross will be interviewing some of our conference speakers, including a series titled "5 Questions," which asks these experts about the nonprofit technology landscape.