Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

That’s because the cameras on our laptops and desktops are not nearly as sophisticated as the broadcast equipment we are used to seeing on TV, nor is the lighting in your home or office. Before your presentation, take the time to record some video tests on the platform you are using with a few parts of your presentation.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. 10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media - Max Gladwell has a guest post at Mashable: "Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

All of these parts can be filtered through a single device, like a laptop. Many people record live streams from a simple camera, such as the camera on a computer or mobile device. Largely, the quality of this live stream video will depend on the type of camera and equipment you are using. Audio Equipment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2008

Participants are asked to bring their laptop computer and video camera so that they can learn on their own equipment. I decided to donate my Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 digital video camera because I wasn't using it as much as I thought.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

Lina Aleryani , Team Leader from Yemen, offered this reflection on her workshop blog during “laptop time.&#. Then it was time to distribute the gifts , including Flip Cameras and books. The principles that resonated most: Changing Fortress NGOs to be more transparent and working with free agents.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2010

Armed with her flip camera and her laptop she, asked people to mimic short clips from the movie. As part of the thank you to donors and the community, she created a remake of Bohemian Rhapsody by the muppets movie using members of the community in cameo roles. What a great way to make people feel part of something!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2021

I also have a winding down ritual – I set the alarm, make my next day to-do list, and put away my laptop and phone. Don’t take your phone on your walk or put it into airplane mode if you are using the camera. For me, I have a making coffee ritual that signals the beginning of the workday. Make it a no screen zone.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. … your laptop is really your only friend." He was wrong. Too Much Freedom?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Think about a tool like YouTube, where people can share videos (uploaded and created in various ways from mobile phones to laptop computers to high quality cameras) and then find others who care about similar issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I was lucky enough to have a front row seat in the reserved section with laptop and digital camera in hand to cover the opening ceremonies on Twitter. . Lighting of the lamp is a traditional way to begin a conference here in India. I'm still very jet-lagged and adjusting to both the time zone and culture in Mumbai.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. … your laptop is really your only friend." He was wrong. Too Much Freedom?

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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

JANUARY 30, 2021

That’s because the cameras on our laptops and desktops are not nearly as sophisticated as the broadcast equipment we are used to seeing on TV, nor is the lighting in your home or office. Before your presentation, take the time to record some video tests on the platform you are using with a few parts of your presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2008

I launched a personal fundraising campaign so I could help be a sponsor for the conference and get over there with video cameras, shwag (t-shirts and stickers donated by nonprofits and tech companies) and teaching resources. Viirak (the guy behind the stickered laptop ) and Be Chantra were there to help. Videos to come shortly!

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. Gavin has posted some early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr. Hence, they're pretty lousy photos. An early video from the Riders Conference in Kansas City in 2000 was discovered on Blip.TV.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2014

11,000 were laptops. eCycle Best concluded that American consumers seem to be getting wiser about throwing away phones, tablets, and laptops. I always love new camera apps so it was exciting to hear that Google just launched its own in the Play Store. Of these devices: 21,000 were smartphones. 2,000 were tablets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

Some of the tools needed to do this work are obvious: a camera, microphone, headphones, tripod, laptop, and maybe a light. I am a documentary filmmaker and video journalist, and I think of my work as a form of story telling and documenting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

that lets anyone with an inexpensive web camera and internet connection to broadcast to the world. She booted up her laptop, plugged into my Internet connection, and set up her Webcam. And the Winners Are The Case Foundation was also raffling off a Flip Camera and $250 donation to a nonprofit.

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Non Profit Quarterly

JULY 27, 2021

And I said, well, what if somebody wants to watch Netflix on their company laptop? But if it’s eight o’clock in the evening, and I’ve got my organization laptop at home, and I want to watch Netflix, like, who cares, right? And one thing they wanted to do was force, or require, everyone to turn on the camera during meetings.

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NTEN

APRIL 30, 2010

If you have a new Bon Jovi t-shirt, there's nothing we can do to help you. The oldest tree in the world has been around since before the first pyramids were built. Don't feel so old yourself now, do ya? Some dude posed his Stormtrooper action figures in a different photo every day for a year. "Lights.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 30, 2011

There are three main parts: the source, or camera that you use to capture video and audio; the encoder, which is software that you use to produce the live video; and the player that viewers will watch the video on. Your source can be as simple as a mini-dv digital camcorder, or even a webcam that you can connect to a laptop via USB.

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AccelEvents

JANUARY 7, 2021

All of these parts can be filtered through a single device, like a laptop. Many people record live streams from a simple camera, such as the camera on a computer or mobile device. Largely, the quality of this live stream video will depend on the type of camera and equipment you are using. Audio Equipment.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. … your laptop is really your only friend." He was wrong. Too Much Freedom?

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Too often, Zoom calls were conducted where she spent more time looking at the laptop camera and flipping her hair than having a steady one-on-one conversation about real decisions and deadlines. What I did experience was a desperate consultant holding on very tight to a client that was not her priority.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

They would also make sure that the camera on the video conferencing system is moved around so the remote person can see the person who is talking. His or her role will be to connect the people on the phone or online via a computer with the people in the room, making sure they get called on and acknowledged throughout the meeting.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2015

Dell Latitude E6440 Laptop. This laptop also features a Core i5 processor, clocked at 2.7 Dell Latitude 13 7350 Laptop. This sleek, convertible laptop also doubles as an even more lightweight tablet. MP built-in camera. MP built-in camera. This desktop features a 2.0-GHz It also includes a 2.1-GHz

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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. Your cost: $400.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

I was dancing so I put down my camera, so you won't see me dance in the video above, but you can see it in Preetam's video. The Cambodian Bloggers Summit had wonderful laptop stickers! In the video above, Virak is placing laptop stickers on his laptop. So, I apologize if I missed any. Great fun! Click To Play.

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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. There are many intricate layers of protection, from cameras to secret emergency buttons, most built into the day to day functions of the bank. You're doing it wrong if you're thinking about security because nobody else does.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

The video blogging community also donated some video cameras for the school too.). Opened in 2006, the school offers computer classes every morning utilizing ten donated laptops and a few older desk tops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2008

Computer classes are held every morning utilizing donated laptops and desktops (that are hand-carried over by Dr. Hendrie on her quarterly trips) Students, picked by lottery, come daily for six weeks to learn word processing, spread sheets, and Internet use, on our one, slow connection, acquiring a useful skill for future employment.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2011

Apple recently released its iPad 2, which boasts front- and back-facing cameras and is more lightweight than its predecessor. If you are in the market for a new laptop, Mossberg's is a good guide on what you should be looking for and what you can expect to pay for certain features.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2011

He observes that smartphones have already effectively converged with digital cameras, GPS navigators, and MP3 players, making the ownership of those separate devices superfluous for most casual users of them. I recently ran across an interesting Jason Hiner piece that imagines how PCs and smartphones will converge in the near future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2006

I often see many people taking notes at conference, either with pen in a moleskin or typing into a laptop. Photo Streams: Conference or event organizers identify and promote a conference or event tag and encourage those with digital cameras to post their photos in flickr using that tag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2005

the digital devices people carry, such laptops, media players, and camera phones, 2. This field or cloud is created by a constant, seamless, automated collaboration between. the wireless and wireline networks that serve their various locations as they move about, 3.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2006

At first, Dad wasn't quite sure what to make of video blogging, but he soon forgot about the camera. was also able to set it up on my husband's laptop. After all, this was the first intergenerational blogging attempt with me being the "younger" person. He said he wanted to create a blog. We accomplished that! (I

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