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How to Report Live from Nonprofit Events Using Periscope

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Having multiple hashtags for different sessions, for example, tends to work against your event and makes it less likely that your primary hashtag will trend and gain followers. You’re essentially becoming an instant broadcast reporter and one-person film crew without any professional training. Film close-ups during interviews.

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12 Not-So-Great Realities About Nonprofits and Social Media

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You are not a videographer or broadcast reporter, but to be good at the Next Big Things you have to be. Current trends in social media – Facebook Live, Periscope, Snapchat, Instagram Stories – require that your social media manager be effective behind and in front of the camera. The Ice Bucket Challenge.

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Nonprofit Technology News for February 2014

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It's high time to catch up on some nonprofit technology trends and news! After an unsuccessful trademark battle with British Sky Broadcasting Group , Microsoft has just changed SkyDrive’s name to OneDrive. The newly branded service has added a OneDrive camera back-up feature with an additional free three GB of storage.

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How to Create a Nonprofit Fundraising Events Strategy for 2022

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Based on current trends, nonprofits will need to adapt their fundraising events to in-person, virtual, and hybrid platforms depending on what is most advantageous for their organization. These changes mean nonprofits need to have an effective fundraising strategy for 2022.

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12NTC: Open-Source Mobile Apps for Social Change

Tech Soup

Pava started off outlining the familiar statistics about mobile's explosive growth , and what those trends mean for nonprofit organizations who are thinking about mobile solutions: Start thinking "mobile first." Broadcast SMS. What the Mobile Revolution Means. Instead, you should start thinking about mobile users first.

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10 Social Media Strategies That Increase Engagement and Inspire Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

GivingTuesday 2015 was very successful and the trend will likely continue in 2016 – not only on #GivingTuesday, but also on cause awareness days. Broadcast your story live. Periscope: Connected to Twitter, Periscope is a mobile app that allows you to broadcast live. Tap into the power of hashtag fundraising. Grow your followers.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. The current state of public gatherings has only accelerated this trend.

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