Do you like cool things? Do you like sending deserving NPTechies to the greatest nonprofit technology conference on earth for free? 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. Every dollar is matched by Convio, allowing us to send up to 57 people this year.

While we've used the public humiliation of the NTEN staff as the theme in the past, this year we want to celebrate the collective awesome of the NTEN community. Now you can bid on nearly 100 items in our first silent auction, getting something great for yourself, and supporting our campaign at the same time.  You can bid on items like:

Kinect Dance Central Dance-Off / Copy of Dance Central
Donated by Microsoft. See your colleagues and Microsoft Community Affairs team shake it like a salt shaker in a Kinect Dance Central Dance off! Winner walks away with bragging rights and a copy of Dance central. Humiliation and good company provided by Microsoft Community Affairs.

Yogalicious Private Yoga Session
Donated by Megan Keane, TechSoup. New to yoga? Done yoga before, but looking for a refresher? Or maybe you're an experienced yogi that is looking to take your practice to the next level? This auction item is for you! Get 2 1-hour yoga sessions (in person or via video Skype) with nonprofit techie and certified yoga teacher, Megan Keane. Flexibility not required!

Wonder Warmers--hand spun, hand knit gloves
Donated by Barbara Christensen. March in DC can be chilly, but you need your fingers free for checking the NTC schedule on your smartphone.... Be prepared! I will knit to size a pair of Wonder Warmers—really fun and funky cabled, button up fingerless gloves made with Bellingham,WA-spun Spincycle yarn. You tell me your hand measurements and favorite color(s) (or pick a specific yarn from their store), and I will knit you your very own pair and deliver them at NTC or mail to you in March. I wear mine every day in cool weather and they get all sorts of compliments.

Want to bid on these, or any of the other items (like the NTEN staff hand delivering a 5 Guys meal to your NTC lunch table)? Heres what you need to do:

1. Create an account at our auction site. You must use our link to register: http://allthis.com/rR1BK. (The system will send you a confirmation email you must respond to before you can log in for the first time. It went into my spam filter, FYI.)
2. When you see an offer you want to bid on, click on the "I want this button" in the upper right hand corner of the item. You should also choose to "Follow" any items on which you bid.
3. Each day, all auction items will be updated with the latest bids, so keep an eye out to see if you've been out bid!
4. Bidding closes at 5pm Pacific on February 11. We'll contact winners and arrange for payment then.

You can also help the cause by sharing the auction items with your friends via the handy Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and email integrations built right into each listing. You don't have to be an NTEN member or attend the NTC make a bid and support our campaign!

What's that? You want to donate an item?  It's not too late!  Just submit your item to us!

So go create your account now.  Then you can view all the items donated to the 11NTC campaign!

Happy bidding!