NTEN

NTEN was originally incorporated as The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network and is now known solely as NTEN.{{cite web |last=Herschander|first=Sara| title=Nonprofits Talk A.I., Personalization, and Privacy at Technology Conference | website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy | date=2023-04-17 | url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/nonprofits-talk-a-i-personalization-and-privacy-at-technology-conference | access-date=2023-06-10}} Described in the Nonprofit Quarterly as "One of the more recent and potentially powerful networks evolving in the nonprofit technology-assistance scene", the association provides forums for people involved in nonprofit technology, acts as a conduit for connecting journalists and researchers with nonprofit technology practitioners, makes technology information and resources available to organizations, and undertakes research for the sector.{{cite journal |last1=Osten |first1=Marc |last2=Weis |first2=Mary F. |title=Developing Enabling Networks and Systems of Support |journal=The Nonprofit Quarterly |date=Summer 2000 |volume=7 |issue=i 1}} It runs the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in the USA as well as co-hosting other events. In 2012, the company created Tech Accelerate, a tool for making assessment about technology use and policies designed for nonprofit staff to assist them with decisions, planning, and investments.{{cite web | title=10 Years Of Research Result In Tech Assessment Tool | website=The NonProfit Times | date=2022-12-05 | url=https://thenonprofittimes.com/technology/10-years-of-research-result-in-tech-assessment-tool/ | access-date=2023-06-10}}

NTEN publishes research reports about issues affecting nonprofits.{{cite web | title=Publications | website=NTEN | date=2023-05-01 | url=https://www.nten.org/posts/publication/ | access-date=2023-06-14}} In 2017 they published their tenth annual Nonprofit Technology Staffing and Investments Report looking at where nonprofits spend their IT money, determining that they were spending more money on software than hardware and that over half provided funding for technology-specific training.{{cite web | last=Goldstein | first=Phil | title=Most Nonprofits Are Investing More in Software than Hardware, Study Shows | website=Technology Solutions That Drive Business | date=2017-06-12 | url=https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2017/06/most-nonprofits-are-investing-more-software-hardware-study-shows | access-date=2023-06-10}} In 2018 NTEN surveyed 250 nonprofits and published a report, State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity, concluding that while many organizations maintain adequate data backups, many have no policies on cyberattacks, and "only 40 percent said they provide regular cybersecurity training for staff."{{cite web | last=Stiffman|first=Eden|title=Nonprofits Respond to Blackbaud Data Breach | website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy | date=2020-07-29 | url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/nonprofits-respond-to-blackbaud-data-breach | access-date=2023-06-10}} Other publications include:

• Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology
• 2022 Data Empowerment Report
• Nonprofits and Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity for Nonprofits

In 2015 NTEN partnered with Google Fiber to create a Digital Inclusion Fellowship program sponsoring 68 fellows across the US working with local organizations to assist in launching or expanding digital literacy programs.{{cite web | last=Brace|first=Jacob|title=The critical need for digital inclusion programs during a time of social distancing | website=The Salt Lake Tribune | date=2020-05-27 | url=https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/27/jacob-brace-critical-need/ | access-date=2023-06-10}} In 2019 the company began requiring salary information in postings on its job board citing equity reasons.{{cite web | last=Lindsay|first=Drew|title=Nonprofit ‘Salary Secrecy’ Targeted in the Name of Pay Equity | website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy | date=2021-07-14 | url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/nonprofit-salary-secrecy-targeted-in-the-name-of-pay-equity | access-date=2023-06-10}}

In 2020 the organization pulled their advertising from Facebook in response to their content moderation and data privacy policies.{{cite web | last=Chaney | first=Keidra| title=Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy| website=Nonprofit Quarterly | date=2023-04-20 | url=https://nonprofitquarterly.org/why-nonprofits-need-a-values-based-social-media-strategy/ | access-date=2023-06-10}} In January 2021, NTEN supported the impeachment and removal of President Trump.{{cite web | title=Updated: ‘Our Children Are Watching': Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders Respond to Capitol Hill Violence | website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy | date=2021-01-07 | url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/how-nonprofit-and-foundation-leaders-are-responding-to-capitol-hill-violence | access-date=2023-06-10}} In October 2022, citing an increase in hate speech, the company stopped buying ads and sharply reduced its use of the Twitter platform.{{cite web | last=Herschander|first=Sara|title=Nonprofits Consider Leaving Twitter Over Platform’s Uncertain Future | website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy | date=2022-11-28 | url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/nonprofits-consider-leaving-twitter-over-platforms-uncertain-future | access-date=2023-06-10}}

• Nonprofit technology
• Circuit rider (Technology)

• {{Official website|https://www.nten.org/}}

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