Care2

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Last month we provided 11 tips to make your life easier when planning a conference. We wanted to really get to the core of the conference-savvy folks'' secrets, so we reached out to those who are working in the nonprofit sphere, planning annual conferences to hear their insider tips. Gracious host = gracious guests.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

One of the most important aspects of hosting an effective team meeting or delivering a presentation to these team members is knowing your audience. You can host more efficient. including donor meetings, fundraising events, and educational experiences (conferences, webinars, workshops, etc.) . conference presentation coach.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

And now, more than ever, tech has risen to the challenge and hosted some of the biggest most important tech virtual events this year. . Key Takeaway: While Qualtrics had been hosting weekly virtual event strategy webinars, this shift to a digital event series showed the industry how it should be done. Cisco Live Two-Day Virtual Event.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There are many benefits to this move but running a successful virtual conference requires more than just an understanding of video conferencing tools. . If this is your first time hosting a virtual conference or any virtual event for that matter, the process may seem daunting. A virtual audience will not have to do any of this.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

SalesForce, when hosting their virtual World Tour Sydney Reimagined, gave Salesforce AppExchange partners 3 minutes a piece to give a live demo of their apps. If you are running a virtual conference or online summit, attendees may welcome the chance to take a deep breath and think about something else! . Polls and Q&As.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

One of the only ways to tell if you’ve just hosted a successful virtual event—with the promise of more future lead generation and sales—is to ask. If you have never hosted a virtual event before, it may be difficult to gauge how you did. Ask this as a multiple-choice question or as a sliding numerical scale.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. The day-long conference was also tweeted by many attendees, capturing quotes, tips, and useful resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides? I nominate #14ntctrain.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 4, 2012

Yesterday was the 2012 New York Cares Leadership Conference , and I had the distinct pleasure of presenting a session to volunteer leaders and inspiring community members. The session focused on using core social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to raise awareness and inspire others as a volunteer. What do you think?

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

From their incredible flexibility to their ability to reach a vast audience, virtual events are extremely beneficial for associations, nonprofits, and event-hosting organizations of all kinds. Offer sliding scale & open-ended questions. Send out surveys in a timely manner. Share results with event speakers & guests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

You should be regularly photographing and recording videos at important events that your nonprofit hosts. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. It’s also good to feature quotes from supporters who attended the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

You can view the videos and presentations on the conference materials page. The above slide was used to illustrate the iterative nature of a developmental evaluation of a complex systems social change initiative. There deep dive sessions for each method. I followed the developmental evaluation thread most closely.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There are many benefits to this move but running a successful virtual conference requires more than just an understanding of video conferencing tools. . If this is your first time hosting a virtual conference or any virtual event for that matter, the process may seem daunting. A virtual audience will not have to do any of this.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 10, 2020

One of the only ways to tell if you’ve just hosted a successful virtual event—with the promise of more future lead generation and sales—is to ask. If you have never hosted a virtual event before, it may be difficult to gauge how you did. Ask this as a multiple-choice question or as a sliding numerical scale.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2013

Using Google Hangout, you can switch between slides and camera, although when you are in slide mode, you can’t see the remote participants. The Google Hangout was projected on the screen. We used Google Hangout because they found it was more robust for video, audio, and screen sharing in that remote location.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

You should be regularly photographing and recording videos at important events that your nonprofit hosts. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. It’s also good to feature quotes from supporters who attended the event.

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2020

One of the biggest challenges event planners face when hosting a virtual event is ensuring high levels of audience engagement. Simulive is not a brand or hosting platform. Benefits of Hosting a Virtual Event Using Simulive. There are many benefits to hosting an event with the Simulive interaction style. What is Simulive?

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2009

We also used the time before the event to promote the conference site and encourage exploration of the online tools that they would be using during the event. Some users are more savvy with Twitter and wikis, while others need help just accessing the conference wifi network. Use media to your advantage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. This was my third visit to the country. The audience laughed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

This is the first time I've been pitched to host a live stream of a conference on my blog and ask a question of the panel remotely. LiveStream and other platforms like it can be used creatively at conferences to involve an online audience. More and more social media is changing how people present at conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Note From Beth: Frank Barry from BlackBaud kindly agreed to write a guest post showcasing some of the best presentations caught on video at the BlackBaud’s Conference last week. Blackbaud just finished hosting a pretty large conference for the non-profit industry. Tags: Conferences Guest Post. Meet Claire.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

If you are interested in helping organize, host, or participate, please let me know! Furthermore women are significantly underrepresented on panels at major technology conferences. Details: Date: May 12, 2009. Location: global (telephone and web). Panels: See the list of panel sessions here. Register: Registration is not yet open.

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AccelEvents

JULY 23, 2020

One of the biggest challenges event planners face when hosting a virtual event is ensuring high levels of audience engagement. Simulive is not a brand or hosting platform. Benefits of Hosting a Virtual Event Using Simulive. There are many benefits to hosting an event with the Simulive interaction style. What is Simulive?

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NTEN

JANUARY 19, 2012

Only 11 weeks to go until the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! We want you to make the most of this year's conference, so between now and April we will be publishing a blog post each week to highlight and explain features of the conference. We can’t wait to see you there. >> Submit your NTC Ignite idea here!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2009

Back in January of 2008, a network of rural libraries decided to host an online conference to provide an opportunity for library staff and trustees to attend continuing education sessions in an online format, helping to reduce the strain on staffing and budgets.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

You should be regularly photographing and recording videos at important events that your nonprofit hosts. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. It’s also good to feature quotes from supporters who attended the event.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

As always, the conference was a party mix of inspiring and dull, familiar and new. I host dating games. Here are our slides and Ellen's handouts if you want to learn more. A couple of weeks ago, I posted on this blog that I was interested in meeting some new people at the conference. I found this idea really powerful.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

The Nonprofit Technology Conference is just around the corner, so we're posting 11NTC tips every day until the event starts - in one week! 60 percent of 11NTCers are new to the conference, so if you're new, don't assume you're the only one! What it's all about: The Science Fair isn't like a typical conference exhibit hall.

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

With a sell-out crowd coming to DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference , we bet some of you are excited enough that you're looking for even more you can do! CiviCRM Training Details: Date: March 16 - 17, 2011 Location: Pew DC Conference Center, 901 E St. To get this special offer register now and use code GIVE. Want to connect?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Yesterday, I had the huge honor and pleasure to present the keynote at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ‘ NPTech Conference, eStrategy in an iWorld. It was a terrific conference, with people from all areas of the state and all areas of the sector. If you have other questions, or other ideas, please share them! Organizations.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Second, we're co-sponsoring and helping plan the eDemocracy2 Camp in DC on Sunday, April 19 (one day before the 2009 Politics Online Conference). Fourth, we're hosting a session on data visualization at the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. Slide photo credit: Gisela Giardino ). This is a free event.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

She was more than happy to share what her and her team learned about the planning and execution of a large virtual conference, and how you can apply these lessons to your nonprofit’s next event. Have a strategy in place in case your internet goes out, such as a mobile hotspot or another host who can take over from a different location.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

On June 7th TechSoup representatives Elliot Harmon, Susan Tenby, and Evonne Heyning will present in a unique Interactive Strategy event at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans, LA ( NCVS ). This post was written by Evonne Heyning , part of TechSoup's Community team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2015

I just returned from my 15 consecutive Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN! The slides and resources from the session can be found here. It also leads to better application of the information. During our session, colleague Susan Tenby stepped out for a conference call during the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2021

Hybrid meetings are where some participants participate remotely through a video conferencing platform like zoom, while the rest of the participants are gathered together in a conference room in an office or several in-person group clusters. Give remote participants a greater presence in the conference room.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I got an email from hosts Chris Uschan and Tony Veroeven who shared some numbers, "We had 190 attend and ask 140 questions in a back channel that looked like Clark Griswald 's House at Christmas!". Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference kicks off tomorrow and one of the key elements to Community Day is the Science Fair. The Science Fair isn't like a typical conference exhibit hall. It's also the setting for the conference's Opening Reception. CCB, Inc Enter at booth 52 for a chance to win a Flip Slide HD video camera!

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