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11 Tips for Making Nonprofit Press Releases Social and Shareable

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media has forever changed how nonprofits and journalists distribute and consume news stories, yet the format of nonprofit press releases has not evolved at all. Almost every communication medium out there has been impacted by the rise of social and mobile media, but not press releases. 3) Include a photo on your press release.

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The 2014 DoGooder Video Awards: Open for Nominations!

NTEN

If you made a video in 2013 that had an impact in your community or around the world, we want to see it. Compelling cause-based video has the ability to advance social change and create real impact. The DoGooder Video Awards are taking submissions starting February 1st, 2014. Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia.

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Can “Viral” Videos Really Create Social Change?

Care2

The 30-minute “Kony 2012” video produced by the nonprofit Invisible Children , which generated over 70M views on YouTube over the past week, has caused a firestorm in the nonprofit community. This video is what we believe to be the first part of a multi-pronged approach for their 2012 campaign to lobby the U.S.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Big Cat Rescue

Nonprofit Tech for Good

YouTube: youtube.com/BigCatRescue. In addition to filming everything, he then creates the finished products, with a goal of one completed video per week, and then posts it to all of our social video sites. Our videos enable us to educate the public while entertaining them. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO. com/savethecats.

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Do You Have the Best Nonprofit Video of the Year?

NTEN

Flicker photo: mastermaq Every year at the NTC , we partner with See3 to bring you the DoGooder Nonprofit Video awards. We're at it again in 2010, this time with more YouTube -y goodness! Check out today's announcement from See3 : See3 and YouTube Join Forces to Present the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards.

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Tips to Tell Your Story with Your Smartphone and Mobile Apps

Tech Soup

Learn more about collecting, organizing, and sharing your images and video footage. So if you can't afford the fancy cameras, try using one of these mobile apps to create compelling videos. Collect and Compile Your Images and Videos. Scoop.it (Android, iOS) allows you to compile press coverage, photos, and social media.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In this entertaining video of the keynote, they explained these complicated technologies in simple, easy to understand language. The opening video sequence shows how AI will impact the everyday work flow of business professionals. You can watch the keynote on YouTube. Hat Tip to Tal Frankfurt). ?. More on the new law here.

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