Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

There are contests to push filmmakers to “ tell the story behind the still ” and television producers are turning to this compact video recording technology. Along the way we learned some valuable lessons to help nonprofits use this new video technology to tell their stories. DSLR Audio Isn’t Good. Why use a DSLR?

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse—the invite-only, audio-based social application that’s been drawing in celebrities and expert thought leaders—facilitates widespread collaboration on global topics by allowing users to participate in different conversations on different topics in real-time. As one might guess, Clubhouse was one that floated to the top. Key benefits.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Or, if they’re not getting out out, at least they must be front-and-center with their camera and audio turned on so they can connect face-to-face via a digital platform convenient for the donor. . Is there a story behind that? ”). Take some tasks off this person’s plate. The one thing that may be different on Zoom is timing.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

During this phase: Check audio to make sure speakers sound loud and clear. If multiple people are speaking in the same session, ensure they all wear headphones to prevent audio feedback. Make sure speakers’ cameras are at eye level to create a natural look. Check lighting to make sure speakers’ faces are well lit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

The ability to tell a story that captures the imagination of your donors and supporters and consequently inspires them to donate or get more involved is a skill only found in those who enjoy and excel at writing and who are committed to consistently improving their writing, grammar, and punctuation skills as well as increasing their vocabulary.

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OneCause

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

From promoting a sponsor, your brand, signifying a theme, or simply providing suitable visuals and audio for your guests. If you’re selling superhero memorabilia, your branding and stage design should inspire the magic realized in those stories. . That means the purposes of each piece of set design will vary, dramatically.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

You can hand out information sheets, play inspirational videos, and invite live speakers to share their stories with attendees. If you’re hosting a hybrid or virtual event, the venue you choose must have reliable audio and video capabilities for a livestream , especially if you’ll have some form of entertainment.

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Tech Soup

JULY 27, 2015

Researchers are trying to make these canes "smarter" by adding a GPS, facial recognition software, and a camera. What Makes a Cane "Smart" Wired recently published a story about a prototype smart cane called the XploR , which is being built by a research team at Birmingham City University in the U.K.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

Museum visitors can use the in-app camera to photograph individual works of art which the app recognizes to serve up information about the piece, comments from past visitors, and for some works, audio orientations from the artist. Louis’ storied past. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Historic St.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

What’s more, the charity has trained some of its staff members to shoot video using inexpensive cameras, with the goal of creating a library of footage that it can use to create fresh online videos for years to come. The cost for this effort — which included the purchase of four cameras and video-editing equipment — was about $2,000.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

What’s more, the charity has trained some of its staff members to shoot video using inexpensive cameras, with the goal of creating a library of footage that it can use to create fresh online videos for years to come. The cost for this effort — which included the purchase of four cameras and video-editing equipment — was about $2,000.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. Today's smartphones have fairly sophisticated built-in video cameras and editing tools that, if used wisely, can create great movies. TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge: Tips on Telling Your Story.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

We screened highlights from the more than 100 video, image, and GoldMail submissions and celebrated the great work nonprofits and libraries are doing to tell their unique and important stories. If you missed the party, here's the full line up of our awardees: First Place: Kramden in 60 sec by the Kramden Institute awarded a Flip Video camera.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Sharing stories is arguably the most ancient and long-lasting way of engaging and influencing emotions, values, judgments, and imaginations. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard? The winner of best story overall is "Hope House: Camp Counselor Tyron" by Stone Soup Films.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2009

The beauty of online video is that people are more interested in compelling content and stories than fancy camerawork. Choose the Right Camera for Your Needs. There are so many great cameras on the market today, but they’re not all going to be right for your organization. Of course, making a video doesn’t end with the camera.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

We've provided training on how to interview subjects, tips for photographing and video-recording, as well as best practices for writing strong stories that encourage and elicit action. Provide resources for people to tell stories more effectively: digital cameras, video cameras, audio records, and a solid blogging platform or web site.

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

It includes a CPU, graphics processor, RAM, USB port (multiple ports in later models), audio and video ports, and an Ethernet port (later models only), and runs a Linux-based operating system. Students can create interactive stories, games, and animations to understand the basic concepts of programming before learning actual code.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2007

I purchased a $10 digital camera for Harry from the drugstore. I showed him the basics of how to extract the photos from the camera, how to insert them into PowerPoint, and some basic instruction on PowerPoint. ways of telling the story. And yes, we also need to talk about story structure. | View | Upload your own.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Telling your organization’s story in video does not always require investing in expensive equipment. Would-be mobile storytellers will quickly find that audio and lighting capabilities on most mobile devices are limited. Compelling Stories Matter Most. Mobile Video Is Great, But Has Limitations.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

Are photos that you take with your camera or phone yours or your organization's property to use as you wish? This means that the rules for consent apply not only to photos, but also to videos and audio recordings. For pictures that you use for current news stories. How to Get Consent for Photos, Videos, and Audio.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

They can listen to the audio, follow links, and leave comments. You Can Use Your Phone or your digital camera with video: He demonstrated how to do an audio podcast with your cell phone and a video podcast with his camera using hipcast. (I His camera is a Cannon SD300, but the newer versions have better audio quality.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

The site allows users to upload content — video, audio, and images — and invite others to put the pieces together. The Story of the Global Lives Project. Harris rounded out the conversation on collaborative storytelling by sharing the story of the Global Lives Project. Windy Borman , filmmaker at DVA Productions.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

NPR did an amusing story on this biometric device. The startup Goji also introduced a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capable door lock with a camera. It can carry a GoPro video camera (an astonishing device in its own right) in to the sky for up to 20 minutes and folds up smaller than a seven-inch tablet. The thing costs $200.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Tell compelling stories. It’s much more effective to bring readers into the story through the protagonist’s feelings and actions, rather than summarizing what happened using exposition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

It allowed us to play and get comfortable with the discussion software, faciliplay exercises, and other areas that participants wanted to explore like the audio as online conversation. Video makes your story so much more alive and can enhance a nonprofit's telling of their story. You just need a little creative immersion time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 26, 2007

I had skype with a video camera and Second Life application opened (which kept crashing my computer.) Also, my audio was very garbled and my skype and Second Life were a bit too much for my computer and it crashed. I spoke briefly about nonprofits in second life and techsoup efforts , although I had some audio/technical problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2007

Some techniques that I learned about that I want to put into practice in future work: Capturing secondary audio with an external mic and recorder and then synching them during the editing process. For example, I figured out a way to silence the audio in a "b" roll and replace it with a -over narrative.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

How amazed our founder Roger Baldwin would be to see the warp speed with which our stories get out there now and how pleased he would be to meet Kenevan McConnon. He was a natural on camera and wrapped up the piece by putting the envelope with his check into the mailbox -- a lovely cinematic flourish. McConnon is a Colorado blogger.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The newswires were filled with stories about Google/YouTube Marriage yesterday. The advice/questions: Do most people have and know how to use video cameras to post video replies? Patrick notes that most of the sites' users are under 30 and they know how to use their cameras. It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2005

(I've been wanting to do audio and video for a long time, but it wasn't until my blogher experience that I actually got moving and picked up the knowledge to try my first one. Jotted down a story board (introduce each toy in collection) 3.) but didn't know where to start. And Viola -- a vlog post. How I did it: 1.)

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pro Tip: You want to tell a story about people, not about your organization. You should be telling a true story about the impact your work has had on others, casting the donor as the hero. Once you know the story you’re telling in your Giving Tuesday video, you’ll need a crew to work on the film. Check the audio quality.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Video is a powerful way to tell a story and meaningfully get a message across to supporters. Optimize your content: Keeping your goal in mind, write out your ideas and think of the story you’d like to tell. Sound is also important in the editing stage—choose audio that is appropriate for your footage and effective for your message.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

He notes they were all taken with a Sony Picturebook mini-laptop with built-in camera. " Nancy White's slides from TALO and some audio from Nothern s about the new rules for online communities. A Blast from the Past Gavin has posted some really early photos of the founding meetings for Aspiration, NTEN, and the NSNT on flickr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. 6) Craft nights. 9) Movie screenings.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

general awareness at around 40%, though… people don’t necessarily know they are consuming a podcast, audio embedded in rss etc. Consider your story. Take dynamic speakers from your organization, put in front of the microphone, and help share their passion and stories. existing and target. about 50/50 male/female.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The months are flying by, and you’re (hopefully) implementing your communication strategy, seizing (or creating) big moments to get your perspective in the news, and telling a powerful story about what’s at stake on Decision Day. Think through tech needs. Otherwise, your speakers may be drowned out by the sounds of the city.

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