This week, our members are releasing new fundraising tools, hosting workshops, and even awarding grants. While we’re encouraged by some statistics our members released regarding nonprofits and technology, we’re also thrilled that anyone could like us this much:

Thank you so much for all your help in the NTEN Champions Fundraising Campaign, Corey Pudhorosky!

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Happy Community Managers Day to NTEN's very own Sarah Janczak!

As the NTEN Community continues to grow, our work on the Membership Team gets even more rewarding (and really fun). Sarah, like many of the NTEN staff, didn't start her professional life as a Community Manager or even in the technology sector. We feel like she is right at home, however, supporting our Communities of Practice and 501 Tech Clubs, organizing local events, connecting with the community across the web, and especially helping us reach our mission through building community, sharing resources, and so much more!

What is a Community Manager, anyway? Well, here's a great infographic from GetSatisfaction.

Every November, we invite NTEN members to have a little more fun than usual and bask in a big wave of Member Appreciation. There are free programs, there are thank you posts, and there are prizes - gosh, are there prizes!

This year, we've been floored by the level of fun and the amount of appreciation NTENers brought to the community. It is a record-setting Appreciation Month in many ways. Plus - that's right - we saved the biggest prizes for the end!

Our blog may look a little different this month - because during Member Appreciation Month we let you, our members, take over the blog!

That’s right, all month long, our members are sharing take aways, case studies, and best practices that they have learned from their work. Knowledge sharing is one of our community’s greatest strengths. It takes more than trainings to put technology to work for your cause, it also takes a supportive community.

Each week during November we'll kick things off by featuring different NTEN staff members sharing about how we use technology to meet our mission here at NTEN. This week, we're talking about technology that supports operations and leadership with Brendan & holly.

Flickr: HeathBrandonEven in a world where information overload is the norm, NTEN Members know how to get the word out – and even discuss how they curate information. This week, our members won blogging awards, discussed the implications integrating technology into Democracy, and shared beautiful videos about their cause.