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5 Pros and Cons of Virtual Nonprofit Fundraising Events

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For instance, attendees might hop between their email tab and your event, or even close their laptop screen altogether if your virtual event isn’t engaging enough. . with polls and surveys to hear from your supporters and give them the opportunity to voice their thoughts. Add gamification tools. Conduct check-ins.

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The Art of the Backchannel at Conferences: Tips, Reflections, and Resources

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

to come out of 2008's SXSW Conference was for moderators of panels to use Twitter (or back channel tool) to poll the audience upfront and monitor it in real time. To make this model work, there was another IRC backchannel that streamed audio from the conference and someone did the equivalent of live tweeting. One of the reflections.

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ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. When they are lined up by comfort level, I have been doing a quick poll to see where generations appear along the line.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What: The art of social instructional design. However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. The poll revealed that revealed 40% were beginners/novices and 60% intermediate or experts. How: 6 Tools and Tips. Know of any?

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

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I did my first presentation about the Internet when I started working with Arts Wire in 1993. Arts Wire was patterned after the Well and was designed as an online conversation community for artists and arts organizations. Or participating in the online conversation on Arts Wire. This was circa 1997.

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NpTechTag Summary: Insect Antennae, A Blast from the Past, and More

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There is now a poll to vote on names suggested by people. He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. Technology in the Arts is accepting session proposals for its October 2007 conference. The npdigg community roles include consumers, voters, and submitters. Deadline March 23, 2007.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

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TwtPoll enables nonprofits to create polls that can be shared on Twitter or any any other social network. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. TwtPoll :: twtpoll.com.

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