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Making Facebook Groups Rock for Nonprofits – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Think: How can I encourage others to use the group in the same way, not just as a means for marketing/broadcasting information? Questions and polling. Think about allowing others to add their own options to the poll – when is it appropriate, and when is it unnecessary or confusing. The power of pictures.

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7 Tips for Combating Virtual Event Fatigue

AccelEvents

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Including persons of color, women, religious minorities, and LGBTQiIA+ voices can go a long way to helping your audience feel comfortable and increase the learning opportunities at your digital event.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania. Photo: Bart Sullivan .

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How to plan and run a good web conference

Forum One

Make sure you understand bandwidth and voice limitations of participants. If you have more than a few international participants, especially from developing countries, voice connectivity for the audio portion of the meeting can quickly become a problem. s voice out, rather than having a two-way conversation (rely on chat instead).

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Launching Your Virtual Event: Do’s and Don’ts To Consider

AccelEvents

Tips to focus on for audience engagement during an online event include adding gamification to the event platform , incorporating live polls during presentations, live-tweeting the event on Twitter, developing unique visuals, setting up giveaways, or sharing more about the audience like attendee spotlights. DON’T use the wrong tech.

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Launching Your Virtual Event: Do’s and Don’ts To Consider

AccelEvents

Tips to focus on for audience engagement during an online event include adding gamification to the event platform , incorporating live polls during presentations, live-tweeting the event on Twitter, developing unique visuals, setting up giveaways, or sharing more about the audience like attendee spotlights. DON’T use the wrong tech.

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7 Tips for Combating Virtual Event Fatigue

AccelEvents

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Including persons of color, women, religious minorities, and LGBTQiIA+ voices can go a long way to helping your audience feel comfortable and increase the learning opportunities at your digital event.

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