Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. Talked about the openness to games and the need for research. Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. New learning environment puts games at the center. Photo by Rikomatic. We need metrics!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

One year, I stopped playing video games. Watching TV or movies on my laptop/computer/tablet/phone/etc. (no Playing video games. Those would be the things I do that I need to focus on. Some years, I take away things. One year I fasted some days during Lent. Other years I stopped doing this thing, or that thing.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Photo Credit: Mini Laptop Club Thanks to Sibley for sending me this fascinating article about "the laptop club"--a group of second and third graders in an afterschool program who designed their own (non-functional) laptops using construction paper, pencils, and a lot of imagination.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This is your go-to dashboard for all the latest conference details with easy access from your laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. Let the games begin! Never mind the Olympics; the NTC Geek Games are a true test of your geek strength. Come join us for fun and games at our second annual Geek Games.

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2023

People sometimes enjoy experiences more than physical gifts, which makes tickets to events such as concerts and sports games a great choice for an employee gift. These can be t-shirts, laptop cases, water bottles, pens, lanyards, and so much more. Event tickets. Branded nonprofit merchandise.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2013

Tablet computers: So maybe your iPad isn't a replacement for your desktop or laptop, but the Surface Pro is getting awfully close. Netbooks and ultra light laptops: Sure, they aren't good for serious gamers (at least not yet, although gaming is moving online too), but they are good for most things you do.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Qgiv also offers web-based bidding for people who are participating from their laptops and mobile bidding for those who prefer to place bids from an app on their smartphones. Bloomerang – Constituent Relationship Manager. Include multiple bidding options. Make bidding competitive. Theme your auction.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. Everything is nicely synced between my desktop computer, laptop and iPhone. She can write, but it's barely legible. She's very comfortable on the computer. And I don't have autism.

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Judi Sohn

MAY 29, 2010

She never had much interest in email, but does communicate with classmates from time to time on gaming social networks that are kid-appropriate. Everything is nicely synced between my desktop computer, laptop and iPhone. She can write, but it's barely legible. She's very comfortable on the computer. And I don't have autism.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

Susan Tenby , Josephine Dorado , and I camped with our laptops, video cameras, resource guides, favorite game-building sites, and a bountiful new Nonprofit Resource Library in Second Life providing a playful space for participants to get hands-on with mixed reality technologies.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This will leave your virtual audience feeling like they are part of the conference or hybrid meeting rather than a widget on a laptop. . Encourage personal messaging and ice breaker games! Then, encourage them to have a question and answer period or live polling where the virtual audience is asked to contribute. Dynamic video.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2007

Two very interesting articles today by Ian Bogost , courtesy of Gamasutra , about the potential of games as a more generalized medium for interaction with content. In the first article, Why We Need More Boring Games , Ian argues for a wider application of gaming to our daily experience. Serious games offer one example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2013

” His work is focused on this question: What if there were a way to use the internet – and all our web-connected phones and tablets and laptops and games consoles – to foster rather than erode our attention spans, and to replace that sense of edgy distractedness with calm? ” (Note: I created a list.ly

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2011

Mary Joyce used a remix of the Social Media Game that I created with David Wilcox back in 2007 and has subsequently been used by many other nonprofit technology trainers. It was particularly rewarding to see instructional techniques (the social media game ) that I had developed and been using since 2007 used by someone else.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Most apps are games and entertainment, social networking tools (like Twitter), informational feeds for a specific topic area or a specific news source, or business and productivity tools like email that fits your particular devices' screen. Desktop computers and monitors use on average five times more electricity than laptops.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

People want to step away from the digital space, desktop, or laptop every so often, so try to keep sessions and segments short and as engaging as possible. . You’ll also want to be mindful of the duration of the event as time spent online is getting increasingly out of control!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

In keeping with the theme of translation, I designed an icebreaker game called “Is There An Arabic Word for that?&# Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#. How can we identify “ free agents” and involve them in our work?

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2015

In addition to visual programming and Java, MathAndCoding now offers classes on HTML, CSS, and template-based web design, as well as a Technology Day event where they introduce games and apps for different platforms. MathAndCoding volunteers are now doing this at more than 12 libraries in the region. Check it out ! Image: MathAndCoding.

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Care2

JANUARY 5, 2011

They love their gadgets and are constantly on the web via laptops and mobile devices. According to Pew’s latest study, “they still clearly surpass their elders online when it comes to many communications and entertainment-related activities, such as using social network sites and playing games online.&#

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 17, 2017

Just make sure to bring your laptop. Let us know in the comments below if you attend any of these webinars and learn any game-changers! Ever wish you could relocate a course, meeting or presentation from the stuffy meeting room to the organization’s sofa? With webinars, you can do just that. The Best Free Nonprofit Webinars.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2009

On my XP laptop I installed a virtual instance of Windows 98 and was suddenly able to play some of old favorite role-playing games (RPG's) that never developed support for Microsoft NT architecture. I found that Virtual PC does much more than that, though. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The curriculum is based on the workshops I've been leading for the past five years and includes the Social Media Game , Strategy Principles , Experimentation , and the practical and tactical. . These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

" I love the concept and was delighted to see the Social Media Game referenced and David Wilcox's post. Nonprofit adoption is a stealth adoption approach: What has worked well is to start off with some PC 101 skills that simply speed up the inevitably slow laggard-laptops/desktops ??? Which reminds me I have to add the Khmer 2.0

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Through the acclaimed Stock Market Game (SMG) program, a program of the SIFMA Foundation, schools, and after-school programs grades 4 – 12 learn about investing through a virtual, state-of-the-art capital markets simulation.? hours of community service.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This will leave your virtual audience feeling like they are part of the conference or hybrid meeting rather than a widget on a laptop. . Encourage personal messaging and ice breaker games! Then, encourage them to have a question and answer period or live polling where the virtual audience is asked to contribute. Dynamic video.

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NTEN

JANUARY 3, 2012

You're doing it wrong if you're spending more time fixing laptops than focusing on strategy. Consider hiring an intern or full time staff to deal with these types of requests, allowing you and your team to keep your heads in the game and out of the tool box. If they are on the hook for every computer bug, this derails that work.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To keep your business as that the top of its game, it seems a website is essential. Mobile-friendly websites are also important because it’s now more popular to go online on smartphones than laptops, and 33% of UK citizens see their phone as their most important internet device. This the main reason why we created Twenti.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

There are quite a few professional associations today that can help you “network” and keep you on top of your game. And keep in mind: As a grant writer, you will need to focus and spend long stretches of time in a quiet environment working on your computer or laptop. GPA chapters are located across the United States.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

People want to step away from the digital space, desktop, or laptop every so often, so try to keep sessions and segments short and as engaging as possible. . You’ll also want to be mindful of the duration of the event as time spent online is getting increasingly out of control!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2010

Chris Sacca quipped that he usually attends technology conference where most people in the audience are buried in their smart phones or laptops and that this conference was the one where felt the mostly everyone was paying attention to him. I just loved her approach to making a game out of not being always on.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Seek funding for very specific needs, such as heartworm prevention medicine for dogs in your care or laptop computers and internet access for families in your education-focused program. Up your major gifts game. Of all the stories you can tell, the testimonial is the most effective for a campaign. Make the right Ask.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To keep your business as that the top of its game, it seems a website is essential. Mobile-friendly websites are also important because it’s now more popular to go online on smartphones than laptops, and 33% of UK citizens see their phone as their most important internet device. They haven’t needed one before.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Another CVA who spearheads volunteer operations for a big city civic engagement nonprofit told us that virtual tools have “totally changed the game,” and that “I don’t know that we will ever have a portfolio that won’t have virtual offerings again.” We’re open, but a lot of the volunteers just have not returned yet.”.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Consider having all of your guests dress up in tuxes or participate in a virtual poker game like in classic 007 fashion. This could revolve around any of the big multiverses, from Harry Potter to Star Wars to Game of Thrones. Fan Favorite”-themed Auction. You never know what treasures your community members have right at home!

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” With this in mind, and my trusty laptop timer working as a moderator, I will now begin. Gamification is a real thing now, you can play games that teach you everything you need to know, effectively measure said games and embed them directly within your learning platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

The physical space is an open lab space, with lots of white boards, fast wifi, turkish coffee, and lots of geeks sitting on bean bag chairs or at tables with laptops on their laps coding and hacking on their projects.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Staying ahead of the game in the digital age requires nonprofits to gather a collection of online tools that will help them accomplish their mission. This guide is here to help you learn more about nonprofit fundraising platforms, what’s available to your organization, and when you should consider using each. Nonprofit Tools.

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