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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

Well, two years on, I can safely say that our virtual training classes are here to stay. Even our premier training— Proposal Writing Boot Camp —is now fully virtual, with a self-paced component and two hours of face-to-face engagement for three weeks. Adopting these mindsets about virtual training has worked well for us at Candid. .

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

Smithsonian Associates (SA) , which annually presents 700+ classes and other educational and entertaining programs, made a hard fast pivot in June 2020, when it began to present all of its lectures and art courses as livestreamed programs on Zoom. We decided to create another thank you video, this time using Zoom.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. If you are with a job training program, maybe you make a bookmark that is focused on job interview tips. Invitation to an intimate post-show, post-lecture, or post-keynote “talk-back.”. It was super cool.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was particularly eager to hear the afternoon lecture , Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation , by Charles Nesson at iLaw. The initial cyberstrategy was to capitalize on the inmates' interest in music by using music as a means of teaching digital skills. Photos of the slides. I'm pleased to report NO! Cyberschool.

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Meet Silona: A Woman Who Codes for Social Change!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've also worked in the gaming industry and done a fair amount of technical training on large e-commerce and content management systems. I will try to keep their minds fed with a fair display of music and art every 4 hours as well! My expertise is database systems, having worked on my first database in dbase 3+ in 1989.

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Why Your Museum Needs a Bar

Museum 2.0

Both of these programs provide standard public lecture fare with a twist: shorter presentations, more active crowd participation, and a general attitude of a social night out rather than a learning opportunity. Yes, bars have always featured live music, comedy, and spoken word. Oh, and one other thing.

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Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century in 714 Words (or less)

Museum 2.0

We rarely offer alcoholic beverages, comfortable seating, background music, or free admission to go with the art, lectures, and interactive experiences now available in many hybrid retail spaces. Our offerings are perceived as less varied, flexible, and sophisticated than those presented by bookstores, bars, and cafes.

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