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How to Move Your Nonprofit Forward During COVID-19 with Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Unfortunately, the storm has continued and those who held off now face the same challenges in the fall. They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera. They can personally cast the vision of why funds are needed during these challenging times. Announce it with email or text messaging.

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5 Pros and Cons of Virtual Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Achieve

Let’s take a closer look at these cons and how you can optimize your virtual fundraising approach to navigate around these common challenges. . For instance, attendees might hop between their email tab and your event, or even close their laptop screen altogether if your virtual event isn’t engaging enough. .

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

We need hands on deck, so having to close our volunteer program was a challenge for us—emotionally, losing such a large part of our community—but we also had to find a way to keep them connected so that they would come back when our doors reopened. The challenges of remote volunteering are front-of-mind for many volunteer managers.

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Capture and Share Events with Mobile Apps

Tech Soup

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. You can give real-time updates from fundraisers or liveblog featured speakers at events from your laptop or mobile device. TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is coming April 2!

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"You're Doing it Wrong If": The CTOs for Good Tackle How Not to Fail

NTEN

flickr: valleygirl_tka A while back, with the generous support of the Knight Foundation, a group of Nonprofit CTOs gathered in Miami to discuss the day-to-day challenges of nonprofit technology, share their success stories, and brainstorm solutions. You're doing it wrong if you're spending more time fixing laptops than focusing on strategy.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Put your laptop in the closet and don’t take it with you if you are traveling for your vacation. The Ice Bucket Challenge.

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New on SSIR: #4Change Examines Social Media for the Climate Change Movement

Amy Sample Ward

Think about a tool like YouTube, where people can share videos (uploaded and created in various ways from mobile phones to laptop computers to high quality cameras) and then find others who care about similar issues. Social media is still the tool or the medium, not the change or the action.