The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

With more Americans getting their news through social media, video content provides an opportunity to grow your audience and make your story heard. It's very dynamic and it allows you to tell your story however you want to. We had to tell our own story to make sure that we were being heard. Now, anybody can do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2006

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Finding Good Quality Music Sources Isn't Impossible. Trade Off: What value does music add?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 31, 2008

Planet Read added subtitles to Bollywood music videos. They first created original visual story content, and then added different languages. In addition to a print book, they have multimedia content that animates the characters and adds audio narration. They are already well past doing just Indian languages.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2015

The Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements bundle is ideal for organizations that want to quickly enhance photos and create movies to communicate their stories and their mission. Is It Right for My Organization? A full list of features is available from Adobe. What's New in Version 13?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Prospective donors who don’t have a strong preexisting relationship with your nonprofit may be interested in attending your event if it features engaging elements like live music or a silent disco. You can hand out information sheets, play inspirational videos, and invite live speakers to share their stories with attendees.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Still wondering if you have what it takes to tell a story through video? As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Find your story. Use the first column for imagery and the second column for audio. Of course you do! Start with your audience.

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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. Videos should be clear to understand if employing dialogue or music. TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge: Tips on Telling Your Story. Create Video Stories for Your Nonprofit in 6 Easy Steps.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates. No reason to be afraid: the important part of this definition is that the audio content is syndicated. The bit rate determines the quality of the audio.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally. Helping staff articulate their stories and developing them might require storytelling training. Blumenfeld organized workshops for staff that taught them about the important aspects of stories, incorporating calls-to-action in their stories, and more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. Jimmy and I spent an hour trading music together. Turns out that Chris’ mom was the acting CEO of a new software company, “Napster.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

They are accepting film, audio, images and text on these issues: War & Dialogue : Women's Perspectives Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2006 Let us take you beyond the headlines and show you how war is affecting the lives of young women around the world-both in conflict zones and outside them. stories story museum women international

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Client success story: We’ve seen plenty of examples of organizations that have switched from free fundraising solutions to Bloomerang and experienced a boost to their fundraising and donor management strategies. View Bloomerang’s customer results page for more success stories from organizations that have made the switch to Bloomerang.

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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. We’ve found that viewers are more willing to excuse poor visuals than poor audio. For inexpensive music, try Music Bakery. Thanks to Allyson Kapin and the Frogloop team for inviting us to participate.].

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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. I used MovieMaker in Windows.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. Throw in beer and pizza and music and it can be fun. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Welcome packet.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

For example, we’re interested in GLBT and Jewish histories in our County – how do we get those stories? Why did you decide to collect essays as opposed to digital media, perhaps video or audio? Really, it was about which stories we had good objects for. How do we get the history of the poor? Actually, we’ve heard it before.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. Quizzes based on music, TV shows, or sports are also frequently well received. 9) Movie screenings.

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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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Forum One

JUNE 6, 2024

Think like a musician Those who have played music in a band or orchestra or sang in a choir understand the profound impact of an engaged and participatory audience. As someone who participated in band, chorus, and musical theater growing up, I can attest to the impact of that participation.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2007

I found myself listening to the audio pieces not so much for the information as for an excuse to keep standing there, to combat my body’s readiness to “shuffle on.” Sometimes I listened to the audio pieces meant for visitors who are blind. Sometimes I listened to the audio pieces meant for visitors who are blind.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

To ensure that this stays virtual, consider having a dedicated web page or microsite to host all the information and even post additional stories about the memorialized subject. This can be a musical number, a choreographed dance, or a stand-up comedy bit. Be a Hero campaign. Pledge drive. BONUS – See this idea in action!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

But the real story is much more complicated. at 6:45 pm » SaaS vs. Open Source » Audio Books 10.07.08 You are not obtaining the software, and whether or not you can see the code, or modify it, is really not the key issue here. And, at the level of most nonprofits choosing software, this is, in fact, correct.

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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

JUNE 28, 2005

The initial cyberstrategy was to capitalize on the inmates' interest in music by using music as a means of teaching digital skills. He described the curriculum where inmates learn both computer skills and the recording/audio production skills and the classroom space (with "walls made of radio signals").

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I wanted to use more video examples, but only selected one that was more of a music video in case the audio didn't work. I told Marnie's story about the Northern CA Homeless Group story and someone pointed out that the homeless photo I used was from Washington, DC. Note to self, change the location of that story).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Each has a composite page that has biography, conversation, and music/media area. He told the story of the founding of wikipedia and the meaning of the Hawaiin word - quickly, quickly. Tolerance: You must be kind and understanding to the people who contribute or comment. It is important to use video, photos, and audio.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 28, 2009

Session Description: With portable music players, smart phones, and cheap bandwidth everywhere, more and more online marketers are turning to podcasting as a powerful way to extend the reach of their brands and engage supporters. Consider your story. So, bring your iPods and earbuds, and let’s podcast! existing and target.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. You might tell a story about a person affected by your organization or about a particularly dedicated volunteer. Show the impact of each donation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2015

We talked to creative and music director Karen Haring, to see how this church does it. The core of the church is a 2,000-seat theater with a fully functional performance stage and state-of-the-art audio and video capability. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director, green technology at TechSoup. spanhidden.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Whether or not you choose to go with a theme, you’ll also want to consider a subtler kind of theme—that of the stories you’ll share and the appeal for support that will drive your fundraising. If you’re raising money for a hospital foundation, for instance, you may want to focus on sharing stories of hope. Do they require deposits?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2007

He notes that film, music, visual art, and literature have evolved as media that are used in all kinds of environments, from the mundane to the profound. There are lots of experiences in the museum that are "boring," or, to use a less incendiary word, typical--reading text, watching film, listening to audio. Which by comics?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Skeptics doubted the iPod in 2001 , but it went on to help revolutionize how people consume music and audio content. 2) Storytelling: The iPad offers a new format for one-on-one sharing of compelling interactive stories. Smartphone sales are soaring , with 54.5

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You can show that impact by sharing a human story. This allows you to give your donors a story with a beginning, middle, and end! Tell a story. Even a brief story about how your donors have made a difference in the lives of your beneficiaries can help your donation appeal. Share a story on your donation form.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

When we launched the annual challenge four years ago, nonprofits and libraries were just picking up on the power of digital stories. Crowd favorites included thinglink , which helps you create and discover rich images and bring them to life with music, video, and text; and Vine, which we covered recently on the TechSoup blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

into “Stories” that can then be easily shared on social media and embeded on websites and blogs. Currently in beta, the Storify homepage features numerous timely stories. Nonprofits could use Screenr to train staff, mobilize donors and activists, or tell their stories in a new way online. Statigram :: statigr.am.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Then, each attendee will wear the headphones and start dancing to the music! If this event is virtual, you can tell the story online through videos, images, and audio. Guitar lessons – Have any musically inclined staff members or volunteers? To pull one off, you’re going to need wireless headphones and a good DJ.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. Simply tap the screen and pan your device in any direction. Addictomatic :: addictomatic.com.

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