Send out a meeting invite with agenda.Stay away from shirts with busy patterns as you’ll be on screen.

Look like a million bucks (OK, professionally presentable).

#2: Prepare like you’re hosting an in-person meeting. They’d appreciate seeing a friendly, familiar face and knowing you took the time to see them, not just talk to them.

IDEA: Host a meeting to check in with longtime donors, especially those who must follow strict stay-in policies. Likely, you’ve already used video conferencing for board or staff meetings, or with vendors and other outside groups. Host a meeting for smaller groups and more interactive sessions with audience participation or to break your session into smaller groups. If you work with frontline responders, have them participate to share how they’re doing personally and how their group is rising above to meet the challenge. IDEA: Host a video Lunch & Learn to update supporters on how your nonprofit is handling the COVID-19 impact. I’ve heard of several schools hosting a Friday-night storytime for children in their district, which involves the school superintendent, headmaster or other school adult reading a book while children listen. Think of a webinar like a lecture hall or auditorium, where attendees typically don’t interact with one another. Host a webinar for large audiences or public events when one or a few people will be speaking. #1: Decide whether you need to set up a webinar or a meeting. How can we make the most-and get the most-from our video meetings? By sharing a few best practices, hopefully we can spare you from talking to walls (see video 😉) and other video meeting mishaps. While there are hints that we may open up businesses again in some regions, we’ll likely see more of video meetings, now that we’ve gotten to know the technology better. Many of us are still working from home, with days hopping from one video meeting screen to the next.

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