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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

When advocacy campaigns are quiet, consider some other engaging advocacy content that can be written and approved in advance to ensure advocates are still opening and clicking your messages: Flash poll: Create a one-question poll that is irresistible to advocates, such as “Which of the following should be a higher priority?

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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. The other great part?

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

The best way I thought to keep in touch was to facilitate weekly 45-minute video calls on Zoom. The video calls have a consistent structure to them. I make a point of varying the format , sometimes using polls or breakout rooms for smaller group discussion and brainstorming. I also learned to keep my own comments short.

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31 Ideas for Online Fundraising for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

However, modern platforms, smartphones, and short video formats allow nonprofits to take advantage of this powerful tool in a number of ways. However, modern platforms, smartphones, and short video formats allow nonprofits to take advantage of this powerful tool in a number of ways. This drives trust that can encourage future giving.

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Top 21 Virtual Event Ideas for Your Next Online Event

AccelEvents

Polls and Q&As. Polls and Q&As are not new virtual event ideas but they are highly effective for getting the audience to think about the content presented. of virtual event organizers use polls to increase interactions. Polls and Q&A force attendees to pay attention to each session. . In fact, 81.8%

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5 Ways to Create an Immersive Virtual Event Attendee Experience

AccelEvents

Video incorporated into an otherwise text-based presentation can be beneficial, for example. Not all attendees will be comfortable with video chat and may prefer the slight anonymity of a text conversation. Use Immersive Technologies. Immersive technologies are a way to get your audience involved in the event experience.

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4 steps to successful virtual events for your association

Nimble AMS

Here are a few to include: Select an event technology platform. Train staff and speakers on your technology platform. Upload content into your technology platform. Review and test your technology platform. Look for event technology that supports networking and interaction in the online experience. Engage attendees.

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