NTEN Webinars

Start: 02/16/2012 11:00 am End: 02/16/2012 12:30 pm Timezone: US/Pacific Start: 02/16/2012 11:00 am End: 02/16/2012 12:30 pm Timezone: US/Pacific Organization:  NTEN Teaser: 

As budgets tighten, organizations from industry to charity are searching for ways to cut costs while maximizing outreach to clients (or donors). In this webinar, Leslie Hawthorn will discuss how open source tools can help nonprofits fulfill their mission.

Cost:  $35 for Members / $70 for Nonmembers Event Details: 

As budgets tighten, organizations from industry to charity are searching for ways to cut costs while maximizing outreach to clients (or donors). In this webinar, Gregory Heller will discuss how web and desktop based open source tools and software can help nonprofits fulfill their mission.

This webinar will include

• An introduction to open source software: what it is, what it isn't, where to find it
• An exploration of some common desktop open source tools that nonprofits have used successfully
• An exploration of some common web based open source tools that nonprofits have used successfully
• Tips on how to evaluate the right open source software package based on your needs for technical support

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About the Presenter

Gregory Heller

Gregory Heller is a nonprofit technologist with over ten years experience serving nonprofit organizations. Since 2005, Gregory has worked with CivicActions to empower nonprofit organizations with Drupal and CiviCRM powered websites. Gregory is an experienced trainer, and a Certified Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Master. A longtime NTEN member, Gregory is once again this year organizing the Ignite NTC event in San Francisco on April 3rd.

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http://civicactions.com/team/gregory_heller

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Start: 01/24/2012 11:00 am End: 01/24/2012 11:00 am Timezone: US/Pacific Start: 01/24/2012 11:00 am End: 01/24/2012 11:00 am Timezone: US/Pacific Organization:  NTEN Teaser: 

Online giving surged by over 35% last year, with gifts over $1,000 becoming increasingly commonplace. What are the keys to successful fundraising online, especially through social media? During our January Ask the Expert, you will have a chance to hear Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Dave Boyce present some of the most useful, easy to implement, and effective tips shared at the "Social Media for Nonprofits" conferences. 

Cost:  Free for Members! Event Details: 

Online giving surged by over 35% last year, with gifts over $1,000 becoming increasingly commonplace. What are the keys to successful fundraising online, especially through social media? During our January Ask the Expert, you will have a chance to hear Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Dave Boyce present some of the most useful, easy to implement, and effective tips shared at the "Social Media for Nonprofits" conferences. In addition you will get to ask our experts your questions about social media fundraising.

Bring your notepad, as this interactive chat will be chock-full of practical, tactical solutions and actionable insights, including how to raise big bucks on Facebook and how to convert donors into fundraisers.

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About the Experts

Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Co-Producer of Social Media for Nonprofits

After five years of service, Darian recently stepped down as Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation. His new book, Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals, includes practical tips and tools from 50 recognized experts across 35 topics, and he recently launched a global Social Media for Nonprofits conference series, which provides practical tips and tools for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy. He also blogs for the Huffington Post and and Skoll Foundation’s Social Edge. Heyman previously served as a Commissioner for the Environment for the City and County of San Francisco and is a public speaker that provides strategy, messaging, and fundraising consulting for nonprofits and green economy organizations.

Dave Boyce, CEO, Fundly

Dave Boyce is the CEO of Fundly, the most widely used online social fundraising platform in the country, which powers donation pages for non-profits by leveraging existing social networks of their supporters. Dave believes peer-to-peer interaction is key for non-profits to able to turn online givers into gatherers. Under Dave’s leadership, Fundly continues to see a growing increase in donation levels for its clients, which currently results in more than $230 million for political and non-profit campaigns from hundreds of thousands of individual donors. Dave has become a thought leader in the innovation of social fundraising, participating as a speaker and panelist at conferences across the U.S. Prior to Fundly, Dave was an early executive and VP of Business Development & Marketing at ProfitLogic, a company that created and defined the retail price and inventory optimization space. Dave helped define and execute strategies for fundraising, partnership development, brand development, and sales & marketing, which led the company to be sold to Oracle in 2005, where Dave continued as the VP of Strategy for Oracle’s Retail Business Unit.

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