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Go Green with Video, Audio, and Web Conferencing

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Web conferencing, voice and video conferencing, and other types of remote collaboration have become a mainstay in the modern workplace. Some interesting ones are: Skype — the overwhelming favorite free audio and video calling service internationally. So far, the Skype premium mobile phone app allows only group audio calls.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sometimes it doesn't support the process of collaboration effectively for all the reasons we already know. That's why Nancy White's post on most useful synchronous online facilitation practices really caught my eye. And, how does a virtual world tool help or hinder effective online collaboration or a synchronuous online communication?

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Event Management Software for Nonprofits: Top Tools for 2024

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Buffer | Best software for social media management Buffer is an integrated social media management system which helps you streamline the process of drafting posts, team collaboration, and strategic planning for your social media marketing campaigns, all within a unified platform.

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

Tech Soup

Watchitoo — The new tool behind the TechSoup NPlive web series offers video from many sources integrated with images, YouTube and social chat, Q&A, and webinar tools including a collaborative whiteboard. We think Watchitoo. Tweetchats — A TweetChat room opens with a hashtag like our recent #NPtagging conversation.

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8 Tips for Facilitating Nonprofit Hybrid Meetings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The options include: Flex (in office 1-3 days for meetings/collaboration) and Fully Remote (work from anywhere). We think of meeting facilitation as a real-time or synchronous activity where a group of people exchange ideas or discuss topics. They can also move the camera or adjust volume on the audio if needed.

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A look at 15 best and (almost) free mind mapping tools for nonprofits

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It improves collaboration between teams: according to the research by mind mapping expert Chuck Frey, employees who use maps are 30 percent more productive. This online collaborative whiteboard platform is perfect for teamwork. The instrument comes with ready-made templates for even more efficient team collaboration.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

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Read More » Collaboration for Funders: Understanding the Challenges Joe Anderson in Influence 1 Jul 2010 This is part two of a series on online collaboration for grantmakers. In part one, we looked at determing the value of creating a collaboration community.If