NTEN operates a nonprofit technology community built on a data and marketing-heavy stack (Salesforce, dbt, Power BI, AWS, Blackbaud) that mirrors the infrastructure challenges they help their members solve. Active hiring across data (5), marketing (5), and engineering (3) roles, combined with projects in data warehouse optimization and membership campaigns, signals a shift from pure community convening toward operational scale — they're building the internal systems they advocate for.
Notable leadership hires: IT Director
NTEN is a nonprofit membership and training organization serving technology leaders at nonprofits across the United States. Founded in 2000 and based in Portland, Oregon, they operate an annual conference, online community, and professional development programs focused on technology strategy and equitable deployment. Their tech stack—Salesforce, Blackbaud, dbt, Power BI, AWS—reflects their dual mission: they both provide training on these tools and rely on them operationally to manage membership, fundraising campaigns, donor relationships, and data infrastructure. Current operational priorities include data warehouse optimization, scalable data pipelines, and membership strategy execution.
NTEN uses Salesforce (+ NPSP for nonprofits), Blackbaud, dbt, Power BI, AWS, GCP, Airtable, and Mailchimp for operations and member services. They also employ EveryAction, Quorum, and Zapier for campaign and fundraising workflows.
Data infrastructure reliability and warehouse performance, scalable data pipelines, membership ROI, donor management systems, and a nationwide youth internship database are top active projects.
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