Ed. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions.

Speaker: Alia McKee, Sea Change Strategies

Session: Homer Simpson for Non-Profits: The Truth About How People Really Think & What It Means for Promoting Your Cause: Behavioral Economics for Non-Profit Leaders

3. What's the one thing you want attendees to remember from your session?

People are not rational beings, but the patterns of irrationality are consistent, and understanding them is key to effective marketing and fundraising.

4. Which Muppet do you most identify with and why?

Janice, the lead guitar player in the Electric Mayhem – women rock, for surely.

5. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? 

• Twitter: @Aliamc
• www.SeaChangeStrategies.com

Just a reminder that the fees for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference increase after today. If you're planning on joining us in Atlanta, April 8-10, you should register today to save $100.

> Fees increase after March 1st ! Register today at the regular rate 

We like to talk about the great time you'll have at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, but it is, first and foremost, a place for you to learn the skills you need to help your organization meet its mission.

When you look at some of the technical innovations and fundraising numbers coming out of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, you gain a renewed appreciation for the power of nonprofit technology -- and it's not just the big organizations that are using it.

We believe the knowledge you gain at the at the NTC can help you prepare not just for the next disaster, but to use technology every day to make your organization more effective.

> Fees increase after March 1st ! Register today at the regular rate

The conference fee -- currently $459 for NTEN Members -- goes up after March 1st, so register soon to join more than 1,000 of your peers, colleagues, friends, and potential clients in Atlanta. You'll meet folks like Hussein Farah, from the African Development Center in Minnesota, who says:

I was very fortunate to attend last year's conference and I was blown away with the impact of such a gathering and how small nonprofts like ADC can effectively utilize technology to meet and exceed their mission. I was also very impressed with the dedication and effectiveness of the NTEN staff and I made a promise to myself that I will attend each year's conference and network with my peers as well as help my organization serve our clients better.

> Register for the 2010 NTC today

I mean, just look at some of the sessions in the Communications track:

• 25 Ways to Increase Your Organization's Communication Capacity: Accomplishing More without More Staff
• Activating Your YouTube Audience
• Technology in Haiti: The Role of Information and Communications Technology in Supporting Humanitarian and Emergency Response and Recovery Efforts in Haiti
• Social Media Basics for Nonprofits
• Creating a Culture of Storytelling
• That's Not Funny: Using Humor in Online Communications

That's just a tiny sampling of the 90+ sessions you can attend. You can view all of the breakout sessions in all the tracks here.

And, because transforming technology into social change is hard work, we plan to have some fun while we're in Atlanta, as well.

Ed. Note: As we prepare for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference, we wanted share a wee bit of the wisdom our speakers will be serving up, so as not to overwhelm you when you get to Atlanta. We're asking them all to share their answers to five very important questions.

Speaker: Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared

Session: Building Stronger Online Communities Without Losing Your Sanity & Bringing Community Organizing Into Online Campaigns

1. What's the most important trend in nonprofit technology for 2010?

I think the most important trend now is collaboration -- across platforms, across organizations, across sectors. The idea of collaboration in this sense can manifest in many ways: adapting strategies to work collaboratively, leveraging platforms that allow for collaboration across organizational lines, creating new and larger demand for open products and services.

2. Why do you think your session topic is important for nonprofits to address?

I'm speaking in two sessions, but I think they are both important for similar reasons: you don't have an organization, you don't have a campaign, you don't have a purpose if you don't have a community. Both of my sessions focus on best practices, lessons learned, and the things organizations need to know to be community organizers and community builders, on and offline.

3. What's the one thing you want attendees to remember from your session?

Again, my answer here is really the same for both sessions: it's not about you, it's about the community.

4. Which Muppet do you most identify with and why?

I actually had to look up the Muppets to answer this question! And, with the powers of Google, what did I find but a Muppet test!

[Ed. Note: If you want to take the "which Muppet character are you?" test, it's here. Apparently, I am Gonzo. I was aiming for Miss Piggy]

The test results said Kermit.  And, well, I'm okay being Kermit! Green is my favorite color, I grew up in the country (like frogs), and I think I'm pretty good at being a wrangler of characters. :)

5. Where can people follow you online (twitter, blog, etc.)? 

We'll be closing the 2nd annual Nonprofit Social Networking Survey after today. (You can find the report from the first survey here.)

If you use social networks as part of your work, we hope you'll tell us about it. After all, Friday's a good day for a 10-minute break. And you'll be entered to win an Amazon Kindle.

> Take the Survey!

It only takes about 10 minutes to complete the survey and contribute to the nonprofit tech community knowledgebase. We'll release the results at the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Atlanta. We'll maintain confidentiality, and responses will remain anonymous.

The Nonprofit Social Network Survey is a joint project of NTEN, Common Knowledge, and ThePort.

> Take the Survey!

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Read more posts on our blog.

1. 2009 total mobile fundraising: $4 million. 2010 Haiti earthquake mobile fundraising: $30+ million. Find out more in MobileActive.org's "Definitive Guide to Mobile Fundraising".
2. While it seems that nearly every Super Bowl advertiser had been told by a research firm that men are feeling emasculated in 2010, at least the half time show was good. The Kitty Halftime Show, that is. (The Who did have a cool stage.)
3. Fresh, hot 10NTC podcasts. You can subscribe on the front page of our new web site.
4. Weather forced the cancelation of ASAE's Tech10 conference, but in a matter of days, nptechies organized an alternative, the UnTech10. Materials are available online, with a side of awesome.
5. Ending hunger. Who could be against that?
6. 86% of nonprofits characterize their messages as difficult to remember.
7. Google Street View shenanigans. Move the car to see two guys in snorkling attire chase it down the street. (Maybe they had privacy concerns.)
8. Mouse pointer track.
9. Pew Internet, in their report on "Social Media and Young Adults", reveals that the number of teen bloggers has plummeted since 2006. Have they discovered Japan's mobile phone novels fad?
10. We're not too sure how to feel about hipster puppies. On the one hand, hipsters fill us with inchoate rage. On the other, those are some cute pups. We'll compromise and hope they bite their owners.
11. Should Executive Directors use social media?
12. You dropped food on the floor. Do you eat it? Another in a long line of great flowcharts from the Interwebs. (And did you know the 5-second rule is a myth?)
13. 86% of nonprofits characterize their messages as difficult to remember, although we think we've heard that somewhere before...