Avatar, Communication and Voice - Nonprofit Technology

The AI Avatar Uncanny Valley Problem (and Solution)

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

When it comes to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the nonprofit sector, there’s an emerging trend that organizations need to be mindful of – the use of humanoid AI avatars. As these avatars become more human-like, people’s positive responses towards them tend to increase.

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New Service! Social Media and Online Communications Audits for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications , principal blogger at Nonprofit Tech 2.0, and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person.

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New Service! Social Media and Online Communications Audits for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications , principal blogger at Nonprofit Tech 2.0, and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person.

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New Service! Social Media and Online Communications Audits for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Heather Mansfield, owner of DIOSA Communications , principal blogger at Nonprofit Tech 2.0, and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits now offers social media and online communications audits for nonprofits. The audits can be presented via a three-hour webinar or in person.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Working within the confines of an almost non-existent online communications budget, my primary responsibilities were to maintain our website and publish a twice-monthly e-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter, and numerous print fundraising appeals through out the year. You need a good avatar.

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7 Ways a Virtual Event Platform Can Improve Attendee Experience

AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

Virtual attendees will want to interact with and communicate with industry leaders, keynote speakers, exhibitors, and each other. For a virtual conference or trade show, help attendees feel more engaged by allowing them to create a custom avatar. This avatar will act as their visual representation in the virtual space.

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7 Ways a Virtual Event Platform Can Improve Attendee Experience

AccelEvents

JUNE 17, 2020

Virtual attendees will want to interact with and communicate with industry leaders, keynote speakers, exhibitors, and each other. For a virtual conference or trade show, help attendees feel more engaged by allowing them to create a custom avatar. This avatar will act as their visual representation in the virtual space.

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Virtual Platform Experiment Registration

How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 11, 2012

Not everyone is a natural-born Twitterer, and it may take time to find the right person at your nonprofit to be the voice(s) behind your Twitter avatar, but it’s worth the investment of resources. Location-Based Communities (Facebook Places, Foursquare): 5 to 10 Hours Weekly. All nonprofits should also experiment with Twitter.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment.

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Debbie Laskey On Social Media, Brand Audits And Leadership Books

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Second, there is the "what''s the voice" mistake. Social media must align with all other forms of marketing, PR, and promotions - and it must use the same "look-and-feel" and "brand voice." Therefore, take the time to make sure there is brand consistency among all social platforms (logos, avatars, business "about" descriptions, etc.).

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Los Angeles Social Media Leadership Media

33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your supporters also want to see what your staff and working space look like – the human beings behind the avatar, if you will. The video(s) does not need to be highly-produced or expensive, but it should be positive, on the short side, and integrated into all your nonprofit’s communications: VIDEO: Thank You from Operation Smile.

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Second Life, A Second Opinion

Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2009

One free service is Second Life, the most prominent online 3D virtual world where users can meet and socialize using voice and text chat. I spent an hour after creating my avatar, Monica Hammerthall, trying to figure out what I was doing and where to go to obtain the information I was looking for.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. However, defining Web 1.0 Upload more photos.

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Metaverse Museum? Guest Post on Second Life and Museums by Sibley Verbeck

Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

And if you’ve ever logged into this brutally confusing new technology, you’ve probably been literally confronted the sense that your avatar, let alone the emperor, has no clothes. Fundamentally, virtual worlds are a new communication medium. So what does it all mean, and where’s the reality within the virtual reality hype?

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2013

The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. Chapter 5 :: Use the Colors of Your Avatar to Design Your Channel. However, defining Web 1.0 Upload more photos.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

22 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. Chapter 3 :: Find Your Facebook Voice. And the Google Search App and Bing Search App are very useful and now empowered with voice search. However, defining Web 1.0

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The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. When people logged in on Fridays, they saw hundreds of frozen pea avatars from people who were fighting breast cancer. What's this all about"?

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2010

And my Mom says she’ll never forget that her first knowledge of the events of the day came through my voice, whole and well, telling her to turn on the television. Or, more recently, how the native population in Avatar are connected to one another through a planetary-wide nervous system. Tell them where you are.

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for mobile social media managers, VoiceTexter is an iPhone app that instantly transcribes your voice messages. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc.

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Free Mobile Nonprofit Map

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Web Tools Free Mobile

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Web Tools Free Social Media

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. 2dCode :: 2d-code.co.uk.

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Fun Resource Mobile Social Media

Using Pinterest to Drive Social Commerce

NetWits

MARCH 1, 2012

Customize your account by adding an avatar and completely filling out your profile. HSUS is America’s mainstream force against cruelty, exploitation and neglect, as well as the most trusted voice extolling the human-animal bond. Create a products board . A products board should be part of your overall presence on Pinterest.

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Grave Work

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2022

When transcoding audio of voices, the worker knows they are putting into writing the words of a speaker with an Irish accent. 16 As corrupt avatars for big tech, microwork sites hide the new satanic mills of firms that ‘do no evil’. But there is no sense of what this recording actually is (e.g., to automate fast-food restaurants).

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Nonprofit Technology

The AI Avatar Uncanny Valley Problem (and Solution)

New Service! Social Media and Online Communications Audits for Nonprofits

Trending Sources

New Service! Social Media and Online Communications Audits for Nonprofits

New Service! Social Media and Online Communications Audits for Nonprofits

Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Hire a Social Media Manager

7 Ways a Virtual Event Platform Can Improve Attendee Experience

7 Ways a Virtual Event Platform Can Improve Attendee Experience

How Many Hours Per Week Should Your Nonprofit Invest in Social Media?

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Debbie Laskey On Social Media, Brand Audits And Leadership Books

33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

11 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Second Life, A Second Opinion

33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Metaverse Museum? Guest Post on Second Life and Museums by Sibley Verbeck

33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

22 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

The Real Housewives of Social Media: Cooking up Recipes for Nonprofit Success

If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Using Pinterest to Drive Social Commerce

Grave Work

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