News from the NTEN Connect Blog

Got #13ntc withdrawal? The Communities of Practice can help

Submitted by Julia Smith on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 8:44am

Does the Nonprofit Technology Conference already feel like ages ago? Were you unable to make it this year? Never fear: NTEN's Communities of Practice offer space to connect with fellow nonprofit techies online year-round.

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This Just In: Computers Are Dead. It's a Mobile World (How Does Your Nonprofit React?)

Submitted by Megan on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 4:36pm

We interrupt this blogcast to bring you an important alert.

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The Power of Place: The @home Campaign

Submitted on Mon, 4/22/2013 - 6:49am

Mark’s work -- crisscrossing the country to tell the stories of homeless men and women -- relies on mobile technology. Whether he’s under a bridge in New Mexico or speaking with residents in a tent city in Michigan, Mark is using his smartphone to check in, to tweet a person’s story, or to post a raw video on his website.

By Danny Alpert
Executive Director, Executive Producer, Kindling Group and See3 Communications

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Report Release: The 7th Annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report

Submitted by Annaliese on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 7:56am

Now in our seventh year of collecting and reporting on these nonprofit technology spending and practices data, this research provides not only the benchmarks you and your organization can use for assessing and planning your technology budgets and strategies, but also provides valuable benchmarks for the nonprofit sector as a whole in gauging the maturity and effectiveness of technology strategies and use.

Download the complete report here.

With NTEN’s strategic outcomes in mind, this report examines: technology staffing levels, technology budgets, overall organizational approach to technology decisions, as well as technology oversight and management practices.

Key findings from this year’s survey:

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13NTC Sketchnotes: Creating a Social Media Insights Report

Submitted by Rob Cottingham on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 4:55pm

Jamie Millard and Chris Oien covered a lot of ground in Organizational Leadership with Social Media Insights, including some really useful tips on using Google Analytics' newer social reporting tools. I couldn't hope to capture it all, but their structure for a metrics report - tied to strategic goals - struck me as a great potential starting point for a lot of organizations hoping to start making some sense of all those numbers.

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