AccelEvents

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Gathering restrictions, social distancing mandates, and in some places, stay at home orders have meant that in-person events have been shifted to a virtual or hybrid event format. And with this shift has come a new type of event venue: the virtual event venue. . What is a Virtual Event Venue? Benefits of Virtual Event Venues.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Every change, every burst of creativity, begins with the identification of a problem or opportunity that somebody finds meaningful. Even if your team has experience with brainstorming, make sure everyone understands the ground rules for this current session : Brainstorming is about generating ideas, not solving problems or making decisions.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The event industry has shifted toward hybrid or virtual event formats, but what does that shift mean for networking events? Should you switch to virtual networking events? For the event organizer who hosts regular live events, like a networking event, this presents a problem. How to Host a Virtual Networking Event.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

These impromptu networking opportunities are not possible at a virtual event. It can seem difficult to think of networking ideas for your virtual event, but we’re here to help. To that end, here is a list of creative and original networking ideas to include at your next virtual event. Virtual Networking Ideas.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 15, 2020

But the virtual space is not just limited to virtual staff meetings or social gatherings. Virtual conferences and trade shows are becoming the new industry standard. Best Practices for Running a Virtual Trade Show. If you are new to creating virtual trade shows , there are a few things you should keep in mind.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Gathering restrictions, social distancing mandates, and in some places, stay-at-home orders have meant that in-person events have been shifted to a virtual or hybrid event format. And with this shift has come a new type of event venue: the virtual event venue. . What is a Virtual Event Venue? Benefits of Virtual Event Venues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Among the noteworthy features included the ideal ecosystem are (i) the virtual events channel (reflecting the constraints newly imposed by COVID-19) and (ii) the increasingly feature-rich WhatsApp channel. Below are four examples: 1) Virtual Team Management. Digital Storytelling Framework.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Use ChatGPT as a virtual event host to welcome attendees, guide them through the schedule, answer queries, and facilitate networking during virtual conferences. Pick one specific problem to solve and start with a very targeted approach. Leverage ChatGPT to generate reports, articles, and newsletters.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Six Power Tips for Great Meetings in Today’s Virtual World by Beth Kanter and Andrea Kihlstedt. While virtual meetings have their challenges—from the temptation to multi-task to being derailed by technical issues, you can still accomplish things at a good meeting that you can’t when you’re sitting by yourself at your computer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2020

The list of conferences cancelled is growing, with some now being delivered a virtual gatherings. It’s time to up your virtual facilitation and convening skills. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Although technology problems were urgent and frequently mission critical. The most challenging problems centered around culture. And our virtual communication skills were not up to the task of addressing those negative emotions. As the tech problems subsided, people became better at communicating through the small screen.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

Hybrid events, events that include both in-person and virtual elements, have been a rising trend for the last several years, but restrictions on gathering in recent months have made them a possible solution for current or future events. . For the virtual component, you will want to make sure you have all the right technology in place.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2011

Chief among them: what tools would facilitate such an arrangement and how to cultivate a collaborative spirit among team members? TechSoup, itself a distributed organization with virtual teams , recently held a tweet chat on Virtual Teams to explore these questions. What Tools Are Useful for Collaborating with Virtual Staff?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

. Much of my training and facilitation work lately has been centered around the ideas in my recent book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. I’ve been facilitating nonprofit workshops and staff retreats focused on creating a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. The conversation surfaced some interesting questions and ideas.

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TechImpact

APRIL 24, 2014

Software-defined networking (SDN) offers your network administrators a set of tools to virtualize your network’s infrastructure. What happens when there’s a problem with someone’s hardware? Industry News Mobile Tech cloud cloud computing cloud technology nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech technology virtualization'

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2022

As a result, educators have an important opportunity to harness and facilitate this passion by connecting students to the global citizen science community. Despite the event being virtual, Davos Codes is going ahead as planned. Yet, often they do not know where to turn.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. To give you an example of how to do this, a recent client was having problems telling the story of the marine conservation program they were building. Mastering relevant content marketing.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We looked at problems associated with “status quo” management and thinking. It will never go backwards, any more than civilization moved back to “normal” after the discovery of fire or the wheel. . “ I think normal was part of the problem to begin with. On a scale of 1 to 5, how much did you enjoy your virtual interactions?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

We all know that hunger is a complex and growing problem. Shortly after launching Impact Labs, we had to shift to virtual with the quarantine. Senior Director, Virtual Client Experience, Crossroads Community Services. Why Food Insecurity in the U.S.? Interested in co-creating the Hunger Action Plan or Food Access Kit?

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NTEN

JUNE 2, 2010

Flickr photo by Giorgio Montersino You probably already know many of the advantages of working virtually: no commute (saving money, time, and the environment), fewer office space requirements, improved morale, or maybe even an office on the beach. Tags: Leadership remote team tom heck virtual. and we hope you takeadvantage !

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

However, with the rise of online fundraising technology and virtual events, nonprofits are moving away from the traditional strategy of hosting just one larger event each year. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX). Intuitive user experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Workplace flexibility creates a need for better skills in facilitating virtual meetings and hybrid meetings where some participants are in the room and others participate are using audio-only or video conferencing platform. That’s why I’ve added a new workshop on running and facilitating effective virtual meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2017

Wondering how to organize and facilitate a meeting where everyone is on their feet instead of their devices? Virtual Meetings: Conference calls, online chats, and webinars. Karen Bloom, the CEO at Project Kesher, saves up problems that her staff is trying to address and bundles into a weekly problem solving walking meeting.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2021

If you run a virtual conference , webinar, or virtual summit, you need an online event planning platform to do so. Online event platforms can also facilitate registration and ticketing, analytics, accounting, and email marketing integrations. Virtual or Augmented Reality. Integrations. Event Management Features.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 3, 2021

If you run a virtual conference , webinar, or virtual summit, you need an online event planning platform to do so. Online event platforms can also facilitate registration and ticketing, analytics, accounting, and email marketing integrations. Virtual or Augmented Reality. Integrations. Event Management Features.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. The root problem here is poor evaluation capacity. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 6, 2009

The National Breakthrough Network is convened and facilitated by VisionLink where practitioners learn from and teach one another. VisionLink provides the intersection of thought and practice through virtual and face-to-face meetings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Peer Assist brings together a group of peers to elicit feedback on a problem, project, or activity, and uses insights from the participants’ knowledge and experience. With a small amount of time, focusing on one person’s actual problem takes less time.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

From large in-person events to a more casual virtual gathering, a fundraising silent auction can bring in much-needed revenue and provide supporters with a fun-filled night. Silent auctions can be hosted in-person or virtually, meaning participants can bid for prized items from the comfort of their homes.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

These are common problems. Most people also now appreciate the efficiency of virtual meetings. Keep in mind that virtual meetings require strong facilitation to make sure everyone is involved. Whether your meetings are virtual or in person , make sure that every person is actively involved. About Author.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

Apply analytics to all your channels and uncover problems to be mapped. Third Step: Facilitate an in-person or virtual mapping session. Bring them together online or offline to problem solve and improve constituent journeys. Second step: Create personas to map. Fourth Step: Create an action plan that’s simple to use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

I “met&# virtually Chris first through the NpTech Tag in 2007 and he kindly helped me clean up an RSS mess. Watching Chris model visual facilitation was inspiring. Working with the Meedan and their creative development process was refreshing. Chris is the Director of User Experience for Meedan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2009

candidate writing a thesis on crowdsourcing for problem solving. If crowds can't be trained to appear like the cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland when needed, can they be facilitated? I agree that crowdsourcing can be used outside of for-profit settings for problem solving. Was that crowd trained, facilitated, or orchestrated?

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OneCause

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For example, check out these 10 useful interactive tools for hybrid events to see what it takes to host an event that is both in-person and virtual. . TV, Cameras, and WiFi: To facilitate a remote auction experience for everyone around the world! . And in this modern age of the internet, this list gets more complex still.

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