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Combine Virtual and In-Person Networking Before Conferences to Increase Engagement

The MatrixFiles

I’m attending Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDAP) next week in Nashville, in person. Even though the event will be in person, Teri Carden , the founder of NDAP decided to do a digital drop-in event a week before the actual event. It was fun to see Teri. This will be my third NDAP event and I’m pretty excited.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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More than a few of those executives were managing virtual teams. Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We It’s so easy these days to offer more flexibility through telecommuting and virtual workspaces.

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How BeSpeake Clients are Adding Fun to their Virtual Meetings

The MatrixFiles

“How do we add fun to our virtual meeting? These are just some of the questions we get when we meet with BeSpeake clients each week to plan their virtual meetings. They created their own questions about their standards and accreditation process, invited three attendees to go live in the virtual studio, and then played the game.

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Evaluating Event Formats: In-Person, Virtual, or Hybrid

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Not only do you have to pick the type of event, such as a charity golf tournament , gala, or bake sale, but you also have to decide if your event will take place in-person or virtually. In-Person In-person nonprofit events are straightforward. Some of the benefits of in-person events include: Positive atmosphere.

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Are In-Person Events Making A Comeback? 5 Tips to Start Considering a Safe and Fun In-Person Fundraising Event Again

Bloomerang

As the world starts to open back up after the COVID-19 pandemic, now is an excellent time to re-imagine the various components of your organization and whether or not an in-person fundraising event makes sense. Because of the restrictions on in-person gatherings, there were a lot of changes in the past year when it came to nonprofit events.

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What Have We Learned About Creating Engaging Meetings from Virtual Conferences?

The MatrixFiles

Heinan Landa (CEO of Optimal Networks ) asked me last week: As we’re slowly returning to the office and in-person meetings, what lessons from 15 months of virtual meetings should endure? Over the past year, I’ve had many clients bemoan virtual, but I’ve also had many clients express joy over the benefits of virtual.

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Five Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Virtual Fatigue

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. Virtual work can easily zap our energy and drain our emotions bringing on a type of malaise called “Virtual or Zoom Fatigue.” . This can make the experience lonely.

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