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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

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Digital Storytelling is in the air around TechSoup these days, and thanks to a grant from Symantec we have been able to experiment and create some new videos. I wanted to share some behind-the-scenes information on how we made the product demo video for one of our donation programs, Mobile Beacon. Camera and Lighting. Screen Capture.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

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We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Naples, Florida: #Storymakers 2017: Creating Images and Video with Adobe Spark. TechSoup Storymakers: Adobe Spark. San Francisco, California.

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7 Ways You Can Connect at #16NTC

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Our annual Storymakers digital storytelling challenge. at our donor partner Adobe's San Jose office. — NetSquared Demo in the Microsoft Lounge. Activating the Advocates at Adobe's San Jose office. — NetSquared Demo in the Microsoft Lounge. TechSoup Boost. Amazon Web Services. DonorPerfect.

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Mia Hamm Delivered to Your Inbox? A New Way to Communicate in Email

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Some nonprofits are starting to deploy it to help engage their communities: The San Francisco Zoo used it in a fundraising campaign last spring, combining it with images of their new-born critters to add to their storytelling strategy. Once you click it, the online mini-slideshow (Adobe Flash) with synched audio is opened in a browser window.

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Designing a Drive: 10 Food Drive Ideas to Fill Your Donation Boxes

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If you don’t have on-staff design or a design vendor, here are a few resources to turn you into a logo-designing pro in minutes: Wix Logo Maker Tailor Brands Looka Logo Maker SmashingLogo Shopify’s Hatchful Canva Adobe Illustrator. Pictures are the perfect storytelling tool, and they will help your donors feel more connected to your cause.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

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TechSoup's catalog includes more than 375 products from over 90 companies like Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Intuit, and Symantec. Berkeley, CA: Apps4Change Demo Breakfast. Morrisville, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know. However, access to the tools isn't enough. Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

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This Digital Marketing Process Will Make You Write Better Content

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Storytelling is good, but no one likes to read a paragraph where a single sentence would do. Here’s a list of equipment and software I’ve used in the past to create 5-10 minute demo videos: Microphone: Audio-Technica. This is both good for the reader and for you as it forces the idea to be concise.

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