webinars
Coming From NTEN, January 14-18
We hope your holidays were peaceful and that you're as excited about the possibilities of 2008 as everyone here at NTEN.
Don't forget that the Early Bird deadline for NTC 2008 registration is January 15th, just about a week away. If you're planning on attending the NTC -- and we hope you are -- be sure to save those $100 by registering soon.
It's also not too late to sign up for the NTEN Technology Leadership Series, presented by John Kenyon, kicking off this Thursday, January 10th, with "Getting the Big Picture: Intro to ICT Systems and Analysis". You can register for the full series or individual webinars.
More to the point: we have four fresh webinars coming at you next week:
Product Spotlight Webinar: Building a Relationship with Donors: the eTapestry Way
Join us to get an in-depth look at the capabilities of eTapestry. The webinar shows you our unique product and its complete set of features in action. You'll learn how to take full advantage of the Internet to help raise more funds, improve communication with donors, board members, volunteers and other constituents while managing your data more efficiently.
Presented by: Chip Muston, eTapestry’s Vice President of Sales. In March of 2000 Muston joined eTapestry as its first full time sales professional. Prior to eTapestry, Chip was Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Financialware, a software company serving the banking community. He also served as the Senior Sales Executive for the Midwest Region of Smith, Abbott and Company, a leading developer of integrated association management software.
About Product Spotlight Webinars: Product Spotlight Webinars have been purchased by sponsors. In these sessions, you'll have the opportunity to learn about products and services, as well as some of the latest trends in the sector. Content in these sessions has been developed solely by the sponsor. Learn more.
Coming This Fall from NTEN
NTEN's webinar series on Technology Leadership may have sold out, but we have a whole host of online events on tap for you this Fall:
- On Thursday, September 20th, Chip Muston, Vice President of Sales at eTapestry will kick off NTEN's new Product Spotlight Webinars by offering an in-depth look at eTapestry and what it offers the Nonprofit Tech community. This is a free webinar, but you do need to register for it.
- Rob Jordan, of Idealist Consulting, keeps things rolling on Tuesday, September 25th by delving into AppExchange, the world's first Web marketplace for on-demand applications. If you're a Salesforce.com user, you need to check this one out.
- The beginning of October brings "Mapping Your Nonprofit: An Intro to GIS". Join GIS expert Robert Cheetham as he explores the ways in which geographic information systems (GIS) technology is being used to enhance the missions, meet the challenges, and answer the questions faced by non-profit organizations, using actual case studies.
- Peter Deitz's webinar on group fundraising was so successful the first time around, we're offering it again, on October 11th, with additional material on using Facebook applications to raise funds.
- After our enormously popular webinar on Google Analytics, we went out and got Google AdWords Evangelist Frederick Vallaeys to present a two-part series on Google AdWords. Coming in mid-October, these webinars will cover everything from the basics to the advanced techniques that will make your AdWords campaigns hum.
NTEN Technology Leadership Series Sells Out!
Wow! The NTEN Technology Leadership Series, which starts on September 12, has officially sold out! If you missed your chance at registration, don't fret! We'll offer the series again, starting in January 2008. We'll get this second offering of the series up on the webinars page soon. Until then, check out some of the other great webinars we have scheduled (like Intro to Google AdWords!).
It's Not About Kevin Bacon
It's about you. That's what's important to remember about harnessing the power of Web 2.0 for social change - and fundraising for your organization.
This week NTEN hosted a webinar, What Kevin Bacon Knows about Web 2.0: Six Degrees of Person-to-Person Fundraising, that demonstrated the tools available to individuals and organizations to turn everyone into a celebrity fundraiser.
What do Kevin Bacon and Open Source Software Have in Common?
They are both starring in NTEN webinars this May! On deck first:
> What Kevin Bacon Knows about Web 2.0: Six Degrees of Person-to-Person Fundraising
May 23 / 11:00 am Pacific / $25 for NTEN Members, $50 for non-Members
If you've ever wondered how YOU could get within six degrees of Kevin Bacon, you're answer is here! Oh, and you might learn a new trick or two and raise a little more money along the way.
Discover how nonprofits are capitalizing on the trends of online giving, user-driven content, social networks and yes – even Kevin Bacon – to reach supporters all over the web. The Long Tail isn’t just for a new world for business – it’s a refreshingly open landscape for charity too. Using the case study of SixDegree.org, a charitable partnership between Network for Good and Kevin Bacon, this session will use focus on lessons learned for nonprofits looking to launch person-to-person fundraising campaigns in a Web 2.0 world.
Presented by Katya Andresen and Stacie Mann of Network for Good
And if you're not in to Keving Bacon (is that possible? Did you see Footloose?), but you ARE looking for a few good tools that won't cost and arm and a leg, then join us for:
> Open Source Software You can Use
May 24 / 11:00 am Pacific / $25 for NTEN Members, $50 for non-Members
There are, of course, many, many different open source projects that are in varied stages of development, some are quite mature, others not. These include operating systems, databases, web servers, and applications of a wide sort. Some software, especially on the server, such as Apache, MySQL, and others, are not only mature, they are ubiquitous, almost standard. Other software, such as desktop applications, lag behind in adoption, but are ready for you to use in your organization, right now.
This webinar will cover the whole range of software, including server software, CMS, database applications, and desktop software. We will focus on what is really ready for use, now, both in terms of maturity of development for all applications, and ease of use, for end-user applications.
Presented by: Michelle Murrain, with NOSI (the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative), and principal of MetaCentric Technology Advising
Let's Talk: What's in Your Software Future?
Every day nonprofits deal with software systems that don't talk to each other or work together. They spend time and money on systems that aren't integrated. They're hampered by the inability to extract needed information from a given tool and resort to entering the information several times in different systems.
Blogging and RSS: Two Upcoming Webinars from NTEN
NTEN is presenting two webinars next week about tools and trends in Nonprofit communications.
First up, on Wednesday, February 7th at 11 am PT/ 2 pm ET
> Getting Started with Blogging Software
And on Thursday, February 8th at 11 am PT/ 2 pm ET:
> How RSS is Changing How We Send and Receive Electronic Communications
Read more about these webinars here. And check out all upcoming webinars here.
What you can do to protect your client's information
I just got back from the Legal Service Corporation Technology Initiative Grant Conference in Austin. (Nice work Joyce!) Legal Services folks are the ones who are out there on the front lines helping low income folks with their legal problems. One of the issues they face every day is keeping their client's data safe and secure. The problem is - they're a bunch of lawyers!
But non-techies should take heart! Data security is not an issue just for techies. There are lots of simple things that the geek-averse amongst us can do to protect our client information!
