Upcoming NTEN Webinars

Getting Started with Drupal Theming

Anna — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:51:37 -0800

Start: 03/23/2010 - 11:00am

End: 03/23/2010 - 12:30pm

Timezone: US/Pacific

So you have a Drupal website -- but how to apply that beautiful design? Drupal's flexibility means you can give your site any look and feel you desire. Complex sites need intelligent theming solutions, and we'll discuss techniques that will allow your site to grow. This webinar will get you started creating your own custom theme -- we'll cover the Drupal template system and look at a few cool modules related to theming.

Takeaways:

How to leverage the Zen starter theme
How to plan and create a flexible custom theme
Advanced theming tips and tricks

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(Please note that this is the third webinar in the 4-part webinar series - Cranking Your Nonprofit's Site Up a Notch. Sign up for the whole series at a discounted rate and receive a recordings of the previous webinars.)

Presented by: Carolyn Kaminski, Grand Junction Design. Grand Junction Design is a small woman-owned web development studio that specializes in building Drupal websites for nonprofits.

Carolyn Kaminski, User Experience Designer , earned her BA in History at Northeastern University. Through working in both sales and marketing and on website re-design in the for-profit world, Carolyn gained an understanding of the client's perspective on working with design and technology companies. She is now applying these lessons with GJD's clients in the non-profit sector. Carolyn joined the GJD team in 2008, and was excited to work in a green office that is genuine in its environmental goals. Carolyn specializes in Interaction Design, Usability and Information Architecture. Carolyn works on the design, organization, theming, and site building of Drupal sites, always keeping web standards and best practices in mind.

Show and Tell: Share Your Online Stories and Learn How to Make Them Even Better

Anna — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:33:52 -0800

Start: 03/24/2010 - 11:00am

End: 03/24/2010 - 12:00pm

Timezone: US/Pacific

This webinar is the third in our Online Storytelling Bootcamp. During this webinar, we'll take everything you've learned and see what you've come up with! We'll explore lessons and storytelling experiences as we review 4-5 of our participants' stories. The group will provide feedback and we'll look at ways to take your stories even further! This session will also culminate in an Affinity Group at the 2010 NTC, where participants will present their stories to a larger audience.

After this webinar, you'll know how to:

Recognize the elements of a good online story
Use feedback to further craft and polish your story
Take the next steps by determining the best use for your story within your organization

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(Please note that this is the last webinar in the 3-part Webinar Series: Online Storytelling Bootcamp. We strongly recommend that you participate by attending or listening to the recording of the second webinar in the series, How to: Weave a Digital Tapestry Through Better Storytelling Techniques.)

Presented by: Roger Burks, Senior Writer, Mercy Corps and Michaela Hackner, Senior Project Officer, Forum One Communications

Roger Burks is senior writer for Mercy Corps, a global relief and development agency. Over the course of a 15-year career - which includes stints with CARE USA and the U.S. Peace Corps - Burks has traveled to more than 25 countries to research vulnerable populations, conduct field interviews and write stories for a variety of audiences. He is committed to helping foster a new movement in journalism that focuses on human dignity and solutions to global challenges.

Michaela Hackner is a Senior Project Officer at Forum One Communications, where she leads strategy and web development projects for foundations, government, and non profit organizations. In her former life she was a web developer for the private sector, with a stint in humanitarian aid analysis, and a couple years overseas working for a women's micro-finance program in Cambodia and Kenya. Shifting to a focus in international development related work in 2005, Michaela recognized the need for technology expertise within non-profit organizations - both in terms of marketing and communications purposes, and for the delivery of services to constituents/beneficiaries. Taking advantage of her varied background, Michaela seeks to make the internet and technology accessible for all non profits and their audiences as well as exploiting it for the good of humanity.

Idealware Online Seminar: Getting Started with Email Fundraising

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:18:43 -0800

Start: 03/25/2010 - 1:00pm

End: 03/25/2010 - 2:30pm

Timezone: EST

Fundraising via email requires an understanding of a number of different elements - designing an email campaign, writing an email, avoiding spam filters, broadcast email tools, online donation tools, and more. We'll walk through what you'll need to know to design your own email fundraising campaign. Register here: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=57538

2010 NTC Orientation Call

Anna — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:47:47 -0800

Start: 03/26/2010 - 11:00am

End: 03/26/2010 - 12:00pm

Timezone: US/Pacific

The 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference is just around the corner and we want to make sure you know about all the ways to connect and learn at the conference!

Join us for an orientation call to learn about the conference hightlights and how you can make the most of your NTC experience. Mostly, we'll take the time to answer your NTC questions.

> Join us for an NTC Orientation!

Good Maintenance: Upgrading your Drupal Site

Anna — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:58:50 -0800

Start: 03/30/2010 - 11:00am

End: 03/30/2010 - 12:30pm

Timezone: US/Pacific

Good Maintenance: Upgrading your Drupal Site Upgrading Drupal is essential to maintaining a healthy, smoothly running website. With the release of Drupal 7 right around the corner, a lot of Drupal 5 sites are at risk of no longer being able to have security patches from Drupal. This webinar will cover all the steps you need to take when upgrading a Drupal site for either minor or major releases. We'll discuss the steps for upgrading from Drupal 5 to 6 as an example. In addition, we'll talk about how to know when you need an update, and tests you can run once the upgrade is complete.

Takeaways:

Why upgrade?
Steps to take to upgrade your Drupal site
How to test your upgraded site

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Presented by: Jeannette Modic and Ron Williams, Grand Junction Design. Grand Junction Design is a small woman-owned web development studio that specializes in building Drupal websites for nonprofits.

Jeannette Modic, Drupal Specialist, earned her BA in Computer Science from Goucher College in 2005. While attending Goucher she learned the importance of being a global citizen and has always wanted to work with non-profit organizations. She specializes in using the Drupal content management system to create easy-to-use, effective web sites for our clients. She is also our CiviCRM guru, and often works with clients on using this tool to improve their constituent relationship management and communications.

Ron Williams, Drupal Developer, has been working with Drupal since 2005. He was a participant in the 2008 Google Highly Open Participation Contest - Drupal, and worked on methods to provide database migration and synchronization between live and development environments. As an active member of the Drupal community, Ron has contributed multiple themes, security fixes, and pieces of documentation, and he is the founder of the Maryland Drupal Group.

Idealware Online Seminar: Getting Started with Online Conferencing and Seminar Tools

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:20:33 -0800

Start: 04/01/2010 - 1:00pm

End: 04/01/2010 - 2:30pm

Timezone: EST

What better way to learn about online seminar (webinar) tools than via an online seminar? We’ll talk about useful features, online training tips and tricks, and then some of the free and affordable software options, such as Glance, DimDim, Yugma, GoToMeeting, ReadyTalk, and Adobe Connect. We’ll close with some tips and tricks about conducting training via the web. Register at: https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=57540

2010 NTC Orientation Call

Anna — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:50:46 -0800

Start: 04/02/2010 - 11:00am

End: 04/02/2010 - 12:00pm

Timezone: US/Pacific

The 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference is just around the corner and we want to make sure you know about all the ways to connect and learn at the conference!

Join us for an orientation call to learn about the conference hightlights and how you can make the most of your NTC experience. Mostly, we'll take the time to answer your NTC questions.

> Join us for an NTC Orientation!

10NTC Live: Personals for Professionals: How to Write a Website RFP

Anna — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:57 -0800

Start: 04/09/2010 - 10:30am

End: 04/09/2010 - 12:00pm

Timezone: US/Eastern

You want a new website (who doesn't?). You've got some ideas for the website and you've got (maybe) a budget. Now what? How do you communicate what you need to the community of developers? And how do you choose among all the potential firms and freelancers? This session will explore the intricate dance between vendor and client as you seek your perfect partner for the Website Development Tango. Learn what information vendors need and, more importantly, what information they don't. Discover how you can find the perfect vendor for your organization with a minimum of fuss. Uncover the secrets of establishing a harmonious relationship with your potential vendor from step one. And lastly, seal the deal with the vendor of your choice and revel in your new relationship.

Takeaways:

1. How to write complete website design RFP

2. What different options mean to the ultimate vendor-client relationship 

3. The Website Redesign RFP Cheat Sheet

This session will be presented live from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Register to view the live presentation -- the slides and audio -- just like any other webinar, from the comfort of your office or home. You'll also be able to participate and ask your questions of the presenters in Atlanta through the chat feature.

> Register Now for this 10NTC Live Session!

Presented by: Sean Speer and Scott Williams, Community IT Innovators

Sean Speer engages clients to develop innovative and effective solutions to their Information Technology (IT) challenges. He has worked for a number of technology companies over the years in a variety of sectors and organizations ranging from an advanced computer graphics firm to the independent farming community of Central California. Prior to working with CITI Sean could be found hiking to Everest Base camp or living in a yurt in Mongolia as a Peace Corps Volunteer, where he taught English and worked with a 17th Century Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Sean studied Computer Science, Microbiology, and English Literature and holds a B.S. degree in Literature from San Francisco State University. Sean is an avid reader and bicyclist (not at the same time), a yogi, and eclectic music collector.

Scott Williams helps organizations plan and execute strategic use of technology to make their internal processes more efficient and organic, and their external communications more effective. Scott came to Community IT Innovators in April 2006 after 12 years working in the nonprofit sector.ﾠ He worked for nine years with the Institute for Policy Studies and nearly four years with the Farm Animal Reform Movement. He has experience in fundraising, event management, activist education, national grassroots campaigns, organizational management, and, always, technology.ﾠ Scott has served on the boards of the Vegetarian Society of DC, and the Vegetarian Union of North America. While at the Institute for Policy Studies, he edited the book Light Among Shadows: A Celebration of Orlando Letelier, Ronni Karpen Moffitt, and Heroes of the Human Rights Movement. While working on his Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management at Georgetown University, Scott caught the strategic planning bug, and he is particularly energized when engaged in strategic discussions with clients. His other interests include his daughter Grace (born September 3, 2005), soccer, music, vegan cooking (and eating), and reading long books, some of them in Spanish.

About 10NTC Live Events:

The fantastic folks at ReadyTalk -- long time partners with a great discount for NTEN members -- are bringing you six NTC sessions as webinars. You'll be able to hear the speakers and see their slides, just like any other webinar. As an added bonus, you'll be able to chat YOUR questions to the speakers, and the ReadyTalk folks will make sure they get answered! Of course, the recordings will be available after the conference, as well.

10NTC Live: Unleashing Technology to Advance Social & Economic Development

Anna — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:47 -0800

Start: 04/09/2010 - 1:30pm

End: 04/09/2010 - 3:00pm

Timezone: US/Eastern

Technology can be an amazing tool for social and economic development. It can help people get a better education, learn new skills to earn a living wage, or start a business. It also can enable organizations to meet community needs by broadening access to healthcare, education, micro-banking and other essential services.

One of the most significant advances in information technology (IT) today is the growing connectivity among devices— computers, mobile phones and even televisions. With the widespread penetration of mobile phones and other handheld devices that connect to the Web, nearly 4 billion people worldwide now have some level of access to computing. Increasingly powerful and feature-rich software applications are emerging to run these intelligent and interconnected mobile computing devices. At the same time, the Internet continues to mature as a gateway for “cloud computing,” in which remote datacenters host data and serve applications over the Web for use across a broad spectrum of devices and IT systems.

The convergence of device connectivity, software innovation and cloud-based services offers great potential to improve how we all work, but even more significant promise for NGOs to manage their operations more effectively, deliver a broader array of services and achieve a greater impact in the communities they serve.

This Leadership session will bring together a panel of top NGO IT experts and CIOs for an interactive and forward thinking discussion of technology’s potential as a disruptive force o better achieve their missions and accelerate social and economic development.

Takeaways:

1. Overview of IT trends, relevancy and opportunity for NGOs and social change mission organizations
2. Learn about and share innovative examples of IT advancing social change and the challenges of pursuing IT in the developing world. Bring your ideas!
3. Discuss with leading NGO IT experts and CIOs about how NGO leaders and IT staff/experts can partner together to achieve a common IT vision.

> Register Now for this 10NTC Live Session!

Presented by:

Jane Meseck, Director of Global Community Affairs at Microsoft Corporation, is responsible for development of strategy and implementation of global philanthropic programs. This includes the Microsoft’s Strengthening NGO’s through Information Technology initiative and Microsoft’s commitment to provide NGOs worldwide with access to IT products, services and locally-relevant resources so they can use the power of technology to create economic and social change. During Jane’s thirteen years with Microsoft, she has led and participated in the development and implementation of such signature partnerships and initiatives as the NPower Network; NTEN; telecentre.org; TechSoup’s US and global expansion efforts; and the Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program. Prior to joining Microsoft in 1997, Jane was program manager at the University of Washington’s Institute for Public Policy and Management. She also lectured at the UW Daniel J. Evan’s School of Public Affairs. Jane previously worked as a management consultant, designing technology solutions for fortune 500 companies. Jane has a master’s degree in public administration from University of Washington and bachelor’s degrees in both finance and marketing from Texas A&M University. Jane spends her free time keeping up with her 5 year old, remodeling her house, saving puppies and kitties, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Dr. Michael Best is assistant professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology where he is a researcher with their GVU Center. He is also a Fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Professor Best is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Information Technologies and International Development. He is a frequent consultant to the World Bank, ITU, and USAID. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT and has served as Director of Media Lab Asia in India and head of the eDevelopment group at the MIT Media Lab. Professor Best’s research focuses on information and communication technologies for social, economic, and political development. In particular, Dr. Best studies mobile phones, the internet, and internet-enabled services and their design, impact, and importance within low-income countries of Africa and Asia. Dr. Best researches engineering, public policy, hci/usability, and sustainability issues as well as methods to assess and evaluate social, economic, and political development outcomes. He also interested in the impact of information and communication technologies on the development-security nexus and in post-conflict peace and reconciliation.

Edward Granger-Happ is the Chairman of NetHope (www.nethope.org), a consortium of 28 leading international relief, development and conservation nonprofits focused on communications technology and collaboration. He is the former Chief Information Officer at Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org), in Westport, CT, where he worked for the past decade. During his first year at Save the Children, in March 2001, he presented a paper to Cisco on “Wiring the Virtual Village,” which became the basis for NetHope. Before joining Save the Children, he was a senior partner and founder of HP Management Decisions Ltd. (www.hpmd.com), a management consultancy, and has held a variety of corporate management positions, to the Senior Vice President and General Manager level, with Wall Street data providers, service and software product companies. His thirty years of professional experience include all facets of managing information services and high technology businesses, including general management with P&L responsibility, operations, product management, sales, marketing, customer service, human resources management, technical consulting, manufacturing, and both software and hardware development. In 2007, the editors of eWEEK, CIO Insight and Baseline selected Mr. Granger-Happ as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in IT and one of the Top 100 CIOs. In 2008, the Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth appointed Mr. Granger-Happ as Executive Fellow and first CIO in residence for the spring term. Further information on Mr. Granger-Happ’s work at Tuck may be found on his Blog at http://granger-happ.blogspot.com . He is a recognized thought leader in the NGO sector and the author of numerous articles, presentations and publications, including the chapter on the future of IT in the NTEN book Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission.

Marnie Webb, Co-C.E.O. at TechSoup Global, is the driving force behind the organization’s efforts to continuously innovate its services to help social benefit organizations around the globe better fulfill their missions. Under her leadership, TechSoup Global’s NetSquared initiative (www.netsquared.org) is in its fifth year of helping nonprofits worldwide use innovative Web tools to increase their reach and impact. Having been with the organization since 2001, Ms. Webb most recently held the position of Vice President of Knowledge Services. A sought-after speaker and writer on nonprofit technology and social media, Ms. Webb understands both the challenges and technological possibilities facing the sector. She is one of the founding members of the Nonprofit Emerging Technology Exchange and an organizer of the NPTech tagging experiment. In December 2009, Ms. Webb was named a Silicon Valley Influencer by the San Jose Mercury News, and in 2008, she won the prestigious NTEN “Person of the Year” award, and was included in to the Nonprofit Times’ list of the 50 most influential leaders in the U.S. nonprofit sector. Ms. Webb’s blog, Ext337, http://ext337.org/ , is considered one of the iconic blogs about social media and social change.

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10NTC Live: The Networked Nonprofit: Using Social Media to Power Social Networks for Change

Anna — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:29:40 -0800

Start: 04/09/2010 - 3:30pm

End: 04/09/2010 - 5:00pm

Timezone: US/Eastern

Social networks and social media has busted out of the marketing communications and fundraising silos and changing the way nonprofits deliver programs, manage, and even govern. This session will take a look about these trends and how nonprofits can equipment themselves to be networked nonprofits.

Takeaways:

1. What are the characteristics of Networked Nonprofits?  

2. What are some emerging success stories of Networked Nonprofits? 

3. What are some ways that your nonprofit is a Networked Nonprofit or can transform itself into one?

This session will be presented live at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. You can register to view the live presentation -- the slides and audio, just like any other webinar, from the comfort of your office or home. You'll also be able to participate and ask your questions through the chat feature.

> Register Now for this 10NTC Live Session!

Presented by: Beth Kanter, Beth’s Blog and Allison Fine, Demos: A Network of Ideas and Action

Beth Kanter, CEO, Zoetica, is the author of Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. Beth has over 30 years working in the nonprofit sector. A frequent contributor to many nonprofit technology web sites, blogs, and magazines, Beth has authored chapters in several books, including "Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders," edited by NTEN both published in 2009. She co-writing a book to be published by J Wiley in 2010 tentatively titled “The Networked Nonprofit.” A much in demand speaker and trainer, she was the keynote speaker for the Cambodian Bloggers Conference in Phnom Penh, The Connecting Up Conference in Brisbane, Australia, Minnesota Council on Nonprofits, Making Media Conference in Chicago and others. In 2009, she was named by Fast Company Magazine as one of the most influential women in technology and one of Business Week's "Voices of Innovation for Social Media." She is the 2009 Visiting Scholar for Social Media and Nonprofits for the Packard Foundation.

Allison Fine is an activist and author studying and writing about the intersection of social media and social change. She is the author of the award-winning book Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age (Wiley & Sons, 2006). She is also a Senior Fellow on the Democracy Team at Demos: A Network for Change and Action in New York City. In 2008, she published a paper on young people and activism commissioned by the Case Foundation call Social Citizensbeta, and edited a collection of essays, Rebooting America, about transformative ways to reinvent 21st century democracy using new media tools. Her new book co-authored with Beth Kanter, The Networked Nonprofit, will be published by Wiley & Sons in 2010. Allison hosts a monthly podcast for the Chronicle of Philanthropy called Social Good and writes her own blog, A. Fine Blog.

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