The best part of working at NTEN is you: the great people in our community. I love working with really smart and talented people. That's no exception when it comes to our Board of Directors. I learn a lot from these people every day and am really excited that the board just got more amazing. Please join me in welcoming Rusty, Tom, Steve, and Nancy to the NTEN Board!

Their bios:

Flickr Photo: Johan KoolwaaijYesterday, we kicked off our Member Office Hours. If the rest of the office hours go as well as the first one, we're in for a lot of great conversation.

Jeff Forster from the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management expertly led the first chat in the topic of Leadership. I think all participants would agree that it was as much fun to chat with and learn from each other as it was to get Jeff's insight. All around, a great conversation.

One of our biggest takeaways, getting your tech-nervous ED to try something new, may boil down to the oldest tactic of all: peer pressure. Here's an excerpt from that chat:

Michelle MurrainNTEN is pleased to announce that Michelle Murrain of MetaCentric Technology Advising and NOSI: The Nonprofit Open Source Initiative, has joined the NTEN board. Michelle is a long-time technology consultant, and an advocate for open source software. She is the author of the NOSI Primer for Nonprofits, and blogs at Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology.

I have worked with Michelle in the past, and am thrilled to have her 'on board.' We are very lucky here at NTEN. Please extend your warmest welcome to Michelle as NTEN's newest board member.