Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. The pandemic has inspire a new breed of online collaboration apps that facilitate drop in video chatting for serendipitous conversations that your team might want to test.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Lack of visibility online. Clarity refers to the nonprofit’s ability to concisely and effectively integrate the four storytelling framework elements referred to above (problem – solution – impact – ask), preferably in multiple formats such as audio, video, images, and text. Limited budget. Worldwide competition.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

But, as things start to loosen up and return to something resembling normal , a hybrid event could give you the best parts of a live event as well as the benefits that come with having a wider audience tuning in online. Understand that there might be a slight lag and processing things coming in from an online attendee may be slower. .

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

Consider real-time text chat as well as audio and video chat. Facilitate Networking. When planning your trade show, be careful to include events and sessions that will actively facilitate networking. When attending online, and from home, you will have to compete with many readily available distractions. Session planning.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization. Furthermore, it is equally essential to establish a seamless connection between your social media posts and your online donation page. When sharing content or announcements on social media, include a link redirecting your followers to your online donation page.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A virtual event venue is a production or broadcast studio designed to facilitate virtual events and webcasting. These studios are fully equipped with all the video, audio, and tools needed to create a virtual presentation with extremely high production values. What is a Virtual Event Venue? Increased Audience Engagement.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. Virtual meetings that are not well designed and facilitated can also mean a loss of productivity. Use phone line with audio clarity and stability.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

One of the science-based findings identified that online meetings get the same results as in-person meetings when everyone turns on their video cameras. If you can’t avoid long stretches of meetings, give yourself an “audio only” break. Turning off your camera can also reduce the carbon footprint of online meetings by up to 96%.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Reach top-funnel users with podcast & audio ads.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 13, 2022

Through the platform, virtual attendees can also access live chats, view trade show booths, and engage with presenters, allowing online attendees to feel a part of the experience. Bonus: Accelevents facilitates participation and networking across both physical and virtual sessions. What Do Attendees Want in a Hybrid Event?

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While online tools and resources give the sense that people are more connected than ever, selecting the right communication vehicle, visibility, form, and timing for what you’re trying to accomplish is vital to achieving true connection and mutual understanding. Google Docs can be used to create collaborative agendas or meeting minutes.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A surefire way to distinguish your organization from other nonprofit organizations online is by clearly branding your website. This will facilitate users’ reading experience and create a feeling of continuity so all of your web pages feel like they belong to your nonprofit. . Incorporate your organization’s branding. Closed captions.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 15, 2021

It is essentially taking a traditional event (like a trade show or conference ) and adding an online event format. . A hybrid event means that at the same time, you can host two types of event styles tailored to each audience (an online audience and an in-person audience) for a great attendee experience. . Hybrid Events Meaning.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

Consider real-time text chat as well as audio and video chat. Facilitate Networking. When planning your trade show, be careful to include events and sessions that will actively facilitate networking. When attending online, and from home, you will have to compete with many readily available distractions. Session planning.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Simply put, a virtual trade show replicates a physical trade show online and it has similar elements that would be included in the traditional event. Scheduled video, audio, or VR sessions. Just because your event is online doesn’t mean all your marketing needs to be. Customizable virtual booth experience for vendors.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Consider your own user pathways and design your site to facilitate a faster transfer of information. You can boost perception by using sufficient color contrast between the foreground and background, adding alternative text to images and videos, and creating audio descriptions for text when necessary. Tell your organization’s story.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. For a deeper dive into donor retention and how automation facilitates this level of personalization at scale, read our comprehensive guide on donor retention.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Consider your own user pathways and design your site to facilitate a faster transfer of information. You can boost perception by using sufficient color contrast between the foreground and background, adding alternative text to images and videos, and creating audio descriptions for text when necessary. Prioritize accessibility.

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Classy

MARCH 24, 2021

These could include helping run your social media pages, assisting with data entry, or facilitating research projects. When COVID-19 shifted the majority of schools to an online learning environment, the nonprofit partnered with JBL , a company that specializes in audio equipment. Take Your Fundraising Events Online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

If you are responsible for planning and facilitating virtual meetings, here are some tips that’ll help you make your meetings more productive. Virtual Meetings Require Iron Fist Facilitation. Appoint a facilitator to function as traffic cop, spelling out the rules of engagement and calling on people when it’s their turn.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2020

With social distancing guidelines and economic disruptions continuing to throw new challenges our way, engaging donors, and reaching new supporters ( and virtual volunteers ) online is critical. Your nonprofit’s digital presence involves anything that is online, including your website, social media, emails, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2009

Below are some of the tips the panelists shared for how to get folks engaged for change online: Give instant, bite-sized feedback. Facilitate peer-to-peer referrals. Note: the audio in the beginning is scratchy, but it gets better). Regina Connell of SaltCellar moderated. Create an addictive experience. Be passionate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

The instructional design included different delivery methods: interactive lecture with slides and whiteboard, facilitation with sticky notes, small group exercises, posters, group discussion, self-directed activities, and self-directed online activities. Have you facilitated a training in a flexible space?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. That means everyone – the facilitator, note taker, and even the senior manager.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 23, 2020

Simply put, a virtual trade show replicates a physical trade show online and it has similar elements that would be included in the traditional event. Scheduled video, audio, or VR sessions. Just because your event is online doesn’t mean all your marketing needs to be. Customizable virtual booth experience for vendors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. In the popular online acronym, IANAL (I am not a lawyer). It covers music in the form of sheet music, but not audio or videos of performances.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Offline vs Online. Session #2 Word Cloud: Relevant Content. Community of Interest. Individuals. Partnerships.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 30, 2009

At the Digital Engagement Event , back on 6th October, David Wilcox and I helped the Community Voices team facilitate two sessions that focused on the three things more important to digital engagement than the technology. Offline vs Online. Session #2 Word Cloud: Relevant Content. Community of Interest. Individuals. Partnerships.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

This is especially true during a period when people are feeling some burnout in regard to online activity. The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. During this phase: Check audio to make sure speakers sound loud and clear.

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Gyrus

MAY 3, 2016

AICC- Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee: A standard that facilitates proper communication between the course content and the learning management system. AVI – Audio Video Interleave: A multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft, which is not functional on most browsers, mobile devices, etc.

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AccelEvents

JULY 20, 2020

Event management capabilities will allow you or the event organizer to manage the presentations and Q&A for a keynote speaker, as well as fully control the video, audio, and other interactions. While your virtual event platform should facilitate your event hosting, visitors do not need to see the branding of the virtual platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Peer discussion on use of online tools for collaboration for bounded networks, exploring some of the concepts in Digital Habits (each participant got a copy). But, I'm also interested in improving my skills as a trainer - especially facilitating social learning or learning in public. Putting It Into Practice As a Facilitator.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

I was reminded yet again about the importance of play and experimentation as part of the online spaces, particularly those that are learning environments. During the Full Circle training on online facilitation that I took this last month, we had a sandbox.

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