We are proud to introduce the first edition of MEGAPHONE Central Asia and Caucasus that welcomes activists and NGOs from the regions to share the latest social media knowledge and tools. Join us online, June 21st-29th! The event is available to registered participants and consists of 6 interactive workshops in Russian and English on: creating visually pleasing graphics for Facebook and Instagram using Canva, […]
With platforms like Instagram and TikTok relying heavily on video, creating interesting and shareable video content to reach younger and more diverse audiences has become more important than ever. This webinar which happened on April 22, 2021 led by Kassy Cho provided practical tips on how you can film original footage for news videos and […]
Social media isn’t all about letting people know what you had for breakfast or how many times a day you have exercised. It has an incredible mobilizing capacity, which has given a chance to millions of people to have their voices heard. If you would like to learn more, watch the recording from the webinar […]
Together with Hive Mind, we are launching a 5-episode MEGAPHONE webinar series “ACTIVISTS WINNING THE ATTENTION ECONOMY GAME” dedicated to helping activists and NGO professionals better fight for the audience’s attention. Join us every Thursday of April (8, 15, 22, 29.04) and on May 6, 2021, always at 13.00 CET. Everyone and everything is fighting to get our attention […]
The goal of MEGAPHONE is to connect and strengthen activists, action groups, and NGOs working on human rights, environmental issues, equality in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Below you’ll find materials from MEGAPHONE 2020 related to using social media for effective communication, mobilizing and building audiences and digital wellbeing. During MEGAPHONE we share […]
Below, you will find some of GAME CHANGER CAMP highlights and access to resources presented during CAMP as well as some of our CAMP-goers favourite sessions. About Game Changer The aim of the Game Changer project is to support NGOs, CSOs, and activists every step of the way in guiding young people to create youth-led […]
Normally, this time of the year we would be making travel arrangements for over 100 activists from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to come together at the MEGAPHONE 2020 event in one of the European cities. But this year has been nothing like normal that is why, for everyone’s safety, MEGAPHONE 2020 will be happening online. All the participants will meet […]
Game Changer’s CAMP is a free interactive 4-day ONLINE event coming 13-14, 20-21 October 2020. This is an inclusive and participant-driven unconference that examines and strengthens the relationship between online and offline technology and tools, and organisations working to address radicalization and polarisation among young people. Mission Our aim is to gather and build a network of […]
20 young leaders have just finished an initial round of social media campaigns responding to the growing trend of radical and/or extreme behaviour in young people in France, Greece and Poland. Game Changer project participants shared with us their lessons learned contributing to the Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism space. Game Changer is an international project funded by […]
With Game Changer’s youth (or Ambassadors of Change) led social media campaigns wrapping up, we can begin to take a step back and enjoy the fruits of their labor as well as those of their supporting cast. These Ambassador of Change campaigns addressed two topics of hate speech in racist hate speech as well as […]
How can we ensure that our online presence is achieving simply more than likes and followers? What about times of “fire”, when the normal day is disrupted and timelines, forums, inboxes are filled with content? How can we create an online presence that can lead a safe way out of the fire for our followers, […]
Have you ever thought about Tik Tok as your new social media channel? If not, you should definitely watch this webinar! The vertical format is not just something that kids use, not something to fear or underestimate. The vertical format is how most of us consume social media those days and being able to use […]
Social media are continually evolving; their growth, development, and integrations are predicted to continue. It’s necessary to keep up with this evolution, follow the trends, and stay on top of our audience’s information needs. We can expect the further development of social networks with the so-called social graph, and without it, like messenger apps, discussion […]
By 2021, 82 per cent of global internet traffic will be video content. It takes the human brain 13 milliseconds to process an image – enough time to read one-third of the first letter in this paragraph. Yet most NGO’s don’t think of internet videos as a primary means of spreading their message. You’re probably […]
We’re launching a 4-episode webinar series dedicated to helping activists and NGO professionals better navigate the all-mighty world of social media. Save the date! We start on February 20, always at 13.00 (CET). 2020 is here and it brings challenges to activists, also in the sphere of ever-changing social-media landscape. We want to support you […]
