It’s difficult for non-profits to take risks, especially marketing risks.
If a project or “ad campaign” goes sour, donors are ready to take heads. For some reason, we have different rules for non-profits than we do for-profits.
That’s why I’m always so inspired when I see a non-profit organization take a gamble and do something creative. Something that’s not considered “safe.”
Take a look at Afrika Kicker, I’m sure you’ll agree:
Afrika Kicker
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Awesome, right! It even connects to the Internet!
When players log-on to their facebook profile, their friends can follow the game with the live-ticker and, using a special pin-board, make their own donations online. An integrated camera also broadcasts every game, live on Facebook.
The centrepiece of the system is an Arduino board. This board is able to register events during the game using integrated sensors. An LTE stick then sends this information to the game server. A Flash Media Live Encoder running on a Mac Mini sends the camera signal to the streaming provider, Ustream.
There are so many cool things going on with this, it’s almost overwhelming.
Pretty awesome, don’t you think?
Learn more on the Afrika Kicker website–you can even rent it!
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