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5 Great Gift Ideas for the Techies in Your Life

The MatrixFiles

With technology continuing to evolve at a breakneck speed and the fact that techies can be so particular (we can say this because we know: we are them!), To give you a few great ideas, I polled my staff to see what gadgets they’re loving and what’s on their holiday wishlist. This heated vest could be a game changer!

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Top 21 Virtual Event Ideas for Your Next Online Event

AccelEvents

Live Games. Even if you don’t, a virtual team or individual game is an excellent way of connecting to others and getting excited. Games with incentives or prizes can allow your audience members to display their talents and vote for those who perform the game the best! Polls and Q&As. In fact, 81.8%

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A Guide To Building Lasting Bonds With Volunteers

Bloomerang

You can glean this information by incorporating a question or two about why someone is volunteering, either in the application process or as a quick poll or survey when onboarding new volunteers for an event. Understanding someone’s why is the first step in building lasting bonds with volunteers.

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

Covid-19 has been a game changer for all of us: it challenged my program at the Smithsonian in ways large and small. I make a point of varying the format , sometimes using polls or breakout rooms for smaller group discussion and brainstorming. Interestingly, a follow up poll gave the event relatively low marks.

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How to Engage Your Virtual Event Attendees

AccelEvents

Event gamification uses the traditional elements of games and competition and applies them to non-gaming, non-competitive applications. Create an event hashtag, run live polling, share videos from past events and blog posts from your branded event website. Gamification. Virtual escape rooms. Breakout Sessions.

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Cool App Roundup: Election Edition

Tech Soup

" Apps and mobile technology are providing new ways to engage, inform, and connect with supporters this election season. app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election. polling place, review voting rules, and contact Election Protection if. Games aren't just for fun. fighting game.

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10 Social Media Metrics for Nonprofit Organizations (and How To Track Them)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At the beginning of each of my webinars, I poll my attendees: “Where did you first find out about this webinar?&# Social media is a numbers game. Tags: Blogging Facebook Mobile Technology MySpace Online Fundraising ROI (Return on Investment) Social Media Twitter YouTube. e-Newsletter Subscribers.