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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This makes it easier to focus on the content while handling additional questions, troubleshooting and technical problems. Encourage being on camera. We are not used to seeing ourselves on camera. If you want to look better on camera, you can raise the level of the laptop or use a light close to you!

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera. Be sure to clarify with any vendor that there are experts in video production, broadcasting, event management available to you for video specific questions. . The good news is that a virtual event is a cost effective way to engage your donors. Lessons learned?

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The audience had very good English skills so no translation was needed. During the presentation, we had participants jot down questions on index cards and those were used by the facilitators to lead the discussion. This method was used because the facilitator needed to speak into the mic so I could hear the questions.

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E-Mediat: Day 2 – The Networked NGO in the Arab World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#. The questions that are remain in my mind are: What are the best practices for moving a fortress organization to a networked one, specifically in the Arab countries context?

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Opening Session at NASSCOM and Social Innovation Winners

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was lucky enough to have a front row seat in the reserved section with laptop and digital camera in hand to cover the opening ceremonies on Twitter. . He asks questions about how IT can accomplish the following social impacts: Can we deliver health care $10 per person? He sees many opportunities on the horizon.

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

Amy Sample Ward

That’s the question that the monthly #4Change chats (that take place on Twitter) address, this month focusing on the Climate Change movement. HildyGottlieb asked a great question, “How many ppl think that by “following&# a climate change guru, they’re creating change?&# Lesson #2: Action.

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What to Do When Your Fundraising Methods Fall Flat

Get Fully Funded

It’s time to ask some hard questions. In fact, do you openly invite their questions? Just from reading those questions, you probably already know what you need to fix. You need a strong photo, preferably of a person or animal looking directly into the camera. What the heck is going on? But look, it’s not you.

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