NTEN Background and Overview

NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network

Connect. Learn. Change the World!

The membership organization for those who put technology to use for their causes.

In the beginning . . .

NTEN: Connect. Learn. Change the World! http://nten.org

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We had this


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And this


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And we spread the word like this


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Got donations from the community like this


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Then we figured out this


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And this


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. . . and the Nonprofit “Accidental Techie” was Born


Look, she’s even transferring information from index cards onto a spreadsheet!

I bet she’s a wiz with paper jams and replacing ink cartridges too!

With all this in mind, NTEN was formed in 2000 so that . . .


These folks . . .


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Could connect with these folks.


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And the experts with each other


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I know what you mean – I totally hate when our .net database can’t talk to our Drupal website. Do you know a good mashup?

And the staffers with each other


So how we’ve been using a blog for our organization is . . .

And everyone can be heard by these folks


So NTEN is about connecting


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But it’s not just WHO you know . . .


Sometimes it’s WHAT you know


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So we’ve got that covered, too


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NTEN Today:

• 2,250+ Members (Individuals and Orgs)• 8,500+ Individuals represented• 24,000+ Community Participants


More Breakdown of Members


Member Types:

49% Nonprofits Orgs12% For-profits Orgs37% Individuals 2% Others

Nonprofit Orgs by Budget Size:

39% < $500K27% $500k - $2M23% $2M - $5M11 % > $5M

Who Are NTEN Members?


NTEN Community Survey


Members and Non-Members

Demographic data

Technology use and trends

Feedback about NTEN programs and services

Impact of NTEN on their work

nten.org/research/community

Put Your Membership to Good Use

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Member Services

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Member Services

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Programs and Services


Participate . . .


• At your desk, right around lunch time• 60-90 minutes• Member rate $30• Webinar Passes available• Free archives for Members• New tools• Effective strategies• Q&A

nten.org/webinars

Participate . . .


• Ask-the-Expert sessions: Conference call with Rockstars in Tech and Nonprofit sectors• Round Table sessions: Connect with your peers• Accompanied by online chat• Members ask questions & share information• Free• Once a month

nten.org/events

Participate . . .


http://groups.nten.org

• Free• Questions• Share• Support• Recommend• By Region• By Job Role• By Issue• By Interests• Email• Wikis• Libraries• Jobs Forum• Blogs

Participate . . .


• Annual NPTech Event• 1300+ attendees• Member Discount• 3 Days• Sessions• Networking• Social Outings• Science Fair• Leadership• Communications• Fundraising• IT Staff• Program

nten.org/ntc

Resources . . .


nten.org/research

• Download online• Most are free• Always free for members• Members access raw data• Benchmarks• Peer reviews

Resources . . .


nten.org/newsletter

• Free• Once-a-month• In your inbox• Archives online• Articles• Case studies• How-to’s• Community-contributed

Resources . . .


nten.org/blog

• Latest news• Insights• Big Picture• Announcements• Contests• Opportunities• New tools• New strategies• What your peers are doing with tech today

Resources . . .


nten.org/speaker/directory

nten.org/members/directory

Ready to get started?


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Join the Online Community


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• articles• webinars• reports• session materials

Contact• Membership Questions: Annaliese Hoehling, [email protected]

• Programming and Events: Anna Richter, [email protected]

• eNewsletter or Website Questions: Brett Meyer, [email protected]

• Registration or Log-in Questions: Karl Hedstrom, [email protected]

• General questions: Sarah Janczak, [email protected]

• Executive Director: Holly Ross, [email protected]

Contact Me With Questions!


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NTEN Background and Overview

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