Greater Giving

JULY 8, 2021

This doesn’t mean that a nonprofit must dump tons of cash on camera equipment, recording equipment, or production teams to put on a fantastic event—though hiring a professional in the field will make a lot of things easier. Select music for the stream, decorate the stage, and choose entertainment to suit their tastes and interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2009

I'm playing, err, testing a FLIP HD Camera- the ULTRA HD. And, all I can say is WOW. I've been away from making media for a little bit and so it is nice to come back to it with a little perspective on how cameras and video editing have gotten so much easier. Now back to the FLIP camera. FLIP Camera.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

An eye-catching opening, slick text animation, smooth transitions — these are all important elements of polished social videos. In all cases, video stories are most memorable when they have a core message — a "so what" moment. A few strong pieces of copy can help your video shine. Who Am I Talking To?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2020

In the virtual workplace, being on video conference meetings and communicating via online collaboration platforms takes more energy than working face-to-face. When we communicate through a video conference screen, there is a 1.2 Why Remote Work Is Exhausting. We also don’t have a full understanding of the context. second delay.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. While video is an effective medium, the perceived costs of equipment and editing tools coupled with the question of what will.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Think about AI and bots, and the algorithms that fuel them as tools that can swim through large pools of data pools of data, text, photos, and even videos. AI Music and Mental Health Project: In the UK, many young people, called “Carers” are looking after a family member with disabilities or health problems.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 24, 2012

When you connect an iOS device to a PC photo library, you are given the option to delete photos from camera roll after the photos have been transferred. Then you can sync the photos back to the device nicely organized with a fresh slate in the camera roll. Organizing the camera roll without a computer is a mess. iTunes gifts.

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See3

AUGUST 31, 2009

[This piece was originally posted as part of “Video Week&# on Care2’s Frogloop blog. We love watching organizations take video into their own hands. 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.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

The best way I thought to keep in touch was to facilitate weekly 45-minute video calls on Zoom. The video calls have a consistent structure to them. Back in 2017, the staff created a thank you video for the volunteers. We decided to create another thank you video, this time using Zoom.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

Why are video calls so draining? Video calls are a lot more straining on the brain than any face-to-face conversation. We all feel stuck in quarantine, and the fact that we would much rather be meeting in person takes a toll on how we view video meetings. But in video calls, you can see everyone at once, including yourself.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

Ask any mobile expert and they'll tell you that camera apps are blazing hot right now. If your organization isn't already using Instagram, Vine, or another video/photosharing tool, now is the time to start experimenting. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The discussion concluded with some examples of effective nonprofit video and suggestions for storytelling resources. As for equipment, both for pre- and post-production, Vázquez’s first suggestion is for nonprofits to contact their local public access channel, which can be a great source for camera and sound tools.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

I found that MediaMonkey , a free music organizer/player, sync tool that I had used with an older MP3 player, will sync my tunes with the Pre. I also installed the Music Player (Remix). Keep the screen turned on while charging -- very handy when listening to music in the car. Usability. I really like the Pre's user interface.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Nancy's favorite cause-driven video: (Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2014

Secure Digital (SD) cards are removable flash storage memory cards that most smartphones and digital cameras use to increase the storage capacity. They hold our photos, music, videos and apps. What if you need to erase one? No problem. Here’s how. I recommend the Pace Butler Cell Phone Data Erase Tool.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 12, 2009

This is how the myPublicServices conference team explains their ideas about the gift economy: The web has already transformed the way we book a holiday, buy a camera, and share the snaps. Whole sectors – media, music, finance, publishing – are being turned upside down. But where is the impact on our public services?

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Presenting the $400 Best Buy gift certificate for the community-choice award for best video is Toan Lam, founder of GoInspireGo. And presenting the Lytro Camera for best photo entry is Lisa Rose, executive director at PhotoPhilanthropy. Event video community TechSoup Event tsdigs digital storytelling tstellingyourstory tsevents'

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Forum One

APRIL 24, 2009

Despite a large amount of time spent by the roadies adjusting things beforehand, once the music begins, each player has to listen to the feedback and make adjustments. He had to know that some portion of the content he was letting others create with his music and likeness would end up on the internet and he encouraged it.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The final installment of TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series covered video post-production and editing. gave a basic overview of video editing before taking webinar participants through a live walk-through of editing techniques. Many storytellers begin the video post-production process on their computers.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2011

It’s “a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is readable by QR scanners, mobile phones with a camera, and smartphones. Before we dive into how nonprofits can incorporate QR codes into their marketing and outreach and discuss fees, it’s important to define what a QR code is from a technical perspective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

Today I tried adding a music to the video in jumpcut. The video was taken with the inexpensive cameras I'm taking over to Cambodia. The purchase of these Video Blogging Kits was made possible by the readers of Beth's Blog who contributed to the campaign. Check out the T-Shirts! Thanks TechSoup and NTEN !

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Jones kicked off the event by sharing important storytelling principles that she illustrated with video examples. If you are looking to capture people on camera think "G.O.A.L." Natural energy levels come across lower on camera, which is why it’s important to find lively, outgoing people. Aim for the heart.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Livestream some 60s music and entertainment. Music can always add a fun touch to any decade-themed event! How about creating a virtual auction event themed around a type of collectible, like sports memorabilia or music memorabilia? Having the appropriate decoration, online branding, music, and food will be enough.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 7, 2013

It also backs up photos and videos from your camera roll. You get unlimited storage, however, for purchased music, movies, apps, and books from iTunes. Time Machine is a built-in backup program in Mac OS X that works with your Mac to automatically back up your system files, applications, accounts, music, photos, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres. I am a documentary filmmaker and video journalist, and I think of my work as a form of story telling and documenting.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Video Making for Nonprofits. Video is a powerful way to tell a story and meaningfully get a message across to supporters. Making a video can take a lot of time and effort, so it’s important to do it right! Read on for some tips on how to structure your video-making strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

I am beginning to post the photos, videos, and notes that I took while I was there. As many of you may have already read, part of my project budget was to include video blogging camera kits to give as prizes or awards to encourage video bloggers. David Saski from Global Voices contributed these $10 digital cameras.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I'm pleased to present my fourth installment in my interview series with famous video bloggers about video blogging techniques that nonprofits or others might use. In this segment I interview Jonny Goldstein about how to shoot video without shooting yourself in the foot in the editing room. I tend to negotiate off-camera.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Creative Commons Licensed Music from CCmixter. Free Geek looks at two problems: e-waste and access to technology and throws them at each other in a way that saves the earth and gets computers into the hands of people who would not otherwise have them I had a field day with my camera and made the above music video on the plane home.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

With a virtual format, you have the advantage of offering more variety since you can easily change the video source and even use pre-recorded video content. 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.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 22, 2007

Louis City Museum's amateur video contest. They have a MySpace page , complete with music from the Talking Heads, and a blog (though it's not RSS-friendly). second video shot entirely within the City Museum. Now, if you go on their MySpace page, you can see the winning video. follow-through. What happened? Which leads to.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2012

inch display, full QWERTY keyboard, and a five-megapixel camera. The SugarSync service is a SkyDrive alternative that can store photos, documents, videos, music, and other files in the cloud. Eligible organizations can get an unlocked Dell Venue Pro smartphone for AT&T or T-Mobile. This 3G phone features a 4.1-inch

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2006

Editing The best pieces I read so far about video editing that gets a novice up and started quickly is in the book Secrets of Videoblogging by Michael Verdi and Ryanne Hodson. I'm stuck for now on a Windows XP platform (can't afford to invest in Mac but will eventually), so the free video editing program is MovieMaker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

This video to marks our 20th Wedding Anniversary which we are celebrating today! Our wedding was before the days when people created wedding blogs or wedding web sites or engagement moment sharing vlog posts -- and even a little before video taping was common. The sound is a little tinny -- it's a function of built-in mic of my camera.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2005

Video makes your story so much more alive and can enhance a nonprofit's telling of their story. In fact, you can get some decent results using free software and a digital camera. How to make a video from stills and music and transition screens. You just need a little creative immersion time. I used MovieMaker in Windows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2006

Watch the video. I decided to video blog the first conversation. At first, Dad wasn't quite sure what to make of video blogging, but he soon forgot about the camera. I won't spoil it -- watch the video). This is after I got a three minute video shooting lesson from Scoble at blogher. *

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Odeo: Free [link] Copyright Free Music Podsafe Music Network.

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