News from the NTEN Connect Blog

Giving Some Tech Help to Few Good Causes

Submitted by Ali on Fri, 04/06/2007 - 5:57am
They don’t call them ‘geeks for good’ for nothing. On Wednesday more than 80 NTC attendees participated in the annual Nonprofit Technology Day of Service, donating their services and time valued at over $50,000.

Conference attendees hooked up with local volunteers to help out 34 local nonprofits, including the Center for Community Change, the Genocide Intervention Network, National Student Partnerships, and Wilderness Technology Alliance.
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Joho the Buttkicker: David Weinberger

Submitted by Sonny Cloward on Thu, 04/05/2007 - 1:05pm

David Weinberger was one of the first bloggers I started reading. Unknowingly, he became a mentor for me. When I jumped on the blogging bandwagon to create a nonprofit technology resource, he showed me that an authentic personal voice was the most powerful conduit to convey ideas and information – creating sticky content that strikes a balance between the formal and informal.

Formally kicking off the NTC, David's presentation and speech struck that perfect balance he does so well on his blog Joho the Blog. Funny, insightful, academic, and down to earth, David led us through the evolution - and impact of that evolution – of content, ideas and organization from the physical (e.g. libraries, Encyclopedia Britannica, newspapers) to the digital (Amazon, Wikipedia, blogs).

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Internet back up!

Submitted by Bonnie on Thu, 04/05/2007 - 12:00pm

Yay! After six hours without any Internet at all, we're back online. It was a rough few hours there - no computers to demo programs and work, and no email or blogging. But we made it, and hopefully (fingers crossed) we'll stay online through the rest of the conference.

We'll be catching up on our blogging throughout the night so stay tuned.

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Mapping the NTEN Network

Submitted by Bonnie on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 3:17pm

NTEN member Michael Gilbert has created a very interesting map of NTEN's online connections. It's a great look at how we fit in with other organizations in nonprofit technology, and how we connect to each other online. Check out Michael's site for a explanation of how he made the map.


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Making the Right Tech Decisions

Submitted by Ali on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 1:04pm
Does more technology mean more mission? Charlie Brown from Ashoka’s Changemakers says that making the right technology decisions lets organizations expand their mission and make a greater impact on the world.

You can meet Charlie hanging around NTC events for the next few days and hear more from him in his NTC session “What Technology Can Do for Your Mission” tomorrow at 10:30. And read on to learn why he does what he does, and what his thoughts are on the latest trends in his field.
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NTC Pipe

Submitted by Sonny Cloward on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 12:58pm

Riding the wave of yesterday's announcement of NTEN's NPTech Pipe, we have added an additional pipe to the NPTech Pipe that aggregates all NTC tagged/related postings and articles. You can search it (with the other pipes) or browse content and subscribe to it. Or you can skip the NPTech Pipe all together and subscribe here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NTC07pipe

Remember to tag your articles and postings with 07NTC (or just put NTC in there somewhere).

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Visit NTEN in Second Life

Submitted by Bonnie on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 12:40pm

NTEN has a new headquarters in Second Life!

If you get sick of all the face-to-face meetings at the NTC, take a break to come see what we're up to in Second Life and meet other nonprofit techies virtually.

Thanks to Andrew Hoppin and Trellon for getting us set up!


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Looking for someone special?

Submitted by Bonnie on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 9:20am

There's no doubt that you'll meet a ton of people at the NTC, but will you meet the people you really need to meet? Maybe you're looking for an expert blogger to show you the ropes, or someone who's recently raised a lot of money online, or someone to fill that open position in your tech department, or even a date?

One way to be sure to meet the people you want to meet is to send in a personal ad. Really! Send us a short ad describing yourself, who you want to meet, and how you can be found. Feel free to show off your sense of humor here. We'll post the personals in the daily NTC newsletter and find some others ways to spread the word for you.

Just email your ads to editor [at] nten [dot] org.

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The NTC Starts Today!

Submitted by Bonnie on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 8:49am
If you're joining us for the Nonprofit Technology Conference for the next three days - welcome! And if you couldn't make it, we'll be blogging about all that's going on here so you can follow along.

Almost 1,200 people will be coming together over the next few days to learn, swap knowledge and experiences, meet each other, and have fun. We'll be blogging about a lot of the action right here, including interviews with some of the attendees and speakers, commentary on sessions, podcasts and videocasts, and news and updates about the day's events.

I know a lot of you may be blogging, podcasting, or filming the conference too. If you are, tag in 07NTC so we can find it and feature select posts here on our blog.

There's a lot going on in the next three days. You can stay in the loop by joining our NTC Affinity Group for email updates and conversations and by signing up for text alerts by texting NTC to 75528.

If you're an NTEN member, come to the Member Reception in the Regency Ballroom at 12:00 noon - there will be lunch, prizes, new colleagues to meet, and old friends to reunite with.

See you soon!
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Put that in Your Pipe and Search It

Submitted by Sonny Cloward on Tue, 04/03/2007 - 1:08pm

This article announces the beta release of the NPTech Pipe - a focused and vetted content stream for nonprofit staff and technology providers to efficiently search, browse, and subscribe to technology-specific content relevant to the nonprofit sector.

Being prone to gratuitous roamings down memory lane, I find myself on this eve of the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference in DC - which is turning out to be perhaps the largest coming together of geeky do-gooders ever assembled - remembering my first NTC way back in 2004. While much has changed at NTC in these three years (reliable wifi, pre-conference social networking, better targeted tracks, much better parties), it still brings together the most impassioned and brilliant people in our field. It's inspiring and overwhelming all at the same time.

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