Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights.Camera.Help. asked social benefit organizations for their best photos and videos and in return shared a month’s worth of educational events. The collected digital storytelling event recaps can all be found here. Production: Capturing Your Story on Camera.

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Care2

MARCH 12, 2012

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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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Obviously, this makes your video content very important. Below are some of the primary issues I see from nonprofits when trying to tell their stories through online videos: What? In a video, your message needs to be immediate, concise, and captivating because you have approximately five seconds to get my attention.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

Digital storytelling is everywhere these days. And if there's any more widespread topic than digital storytelling, it's data. So how do you turn your data into a powerful communications tool to tell your story? Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. more than 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Pacific time.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes.

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Care2

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Are you looking for a better way to tell your organization's story? In this webinar you will learn: What the story wars are and why you need to join the fray! How to create your own Story Strategy Map. Tired of watching your cause drown in the flood of marketing messages that surround us?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. over 200 nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs from 25 countries worldwide submitted one-minute videos and five-photo slideshows to showcase the impact they are making on their respective communities. RSVP on Meetup or Facebook !

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Super-short videos have become one of the coolest (and easiest!) ways to tell stories in just a few seconds. Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. Fundraising videos.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! Did your organization create impactful videos in 2011? Do you want your organization to be recognized for making great videos and maybe win some incredible prizes? Organizations are more video savvy than ever.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Your organization is doing great work, but you may not always be telling that story in a way that resonates with potential donors and other supporters. Storytelling Isn't Enough – You Have to Tell Good Stories. The key, Daigneault argues, is telling a certain kind of story. Stories That Compel.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

The 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) was the 12th conference that I have attended (it had earlier reiterations). Every year it is like attending a family reunion. I have some many friends and colleagues that I only get to see once a year at the NTC. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a little planning for March, 2012 bootcamps in country with the strategic social media adviser from Jordan, Rami Al-Karmi and Heather Ramsey at IIE in San Francisco as well as Craig Newmark and Barry Newstead from Wikimedia. Stay tuned … Video and Storytelling.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The W³ Awards competition honors creative excellence on the web and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning sites, videos, and marketing programs. We are so very excited to announce that Forum One has been recognized in nine categories in this year’s W³ Awards competition. AARP Livability Index.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The W³ Awards competition honors creative excellence on the web and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning sites, videos, and marketing programs. We are so very excited to announce that Forum One has been recognized in nine categories in this year’s W³ Awards competition. AARP Livability Index.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. Stories are social. The importance of digital reputation management – stories last forever and can spread quickly. Everyone loves a good story. This was my third visit to the country.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

When I think of story telling, I think of books. The art of storytelling though, and documenting an event or a slice of time is, of course, not restricted to bound pages. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres. Some call it boring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. With over 310,000 followers, he is a strong voice for the organization on Twitter, and he recently published a memoir that tells the story of how he started his organization.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2012

and cause-driven organizations to use film and video to tell their. Aaron Bramley is the co-founder and director of communications and education of Lights. a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to encouraging other nonprofit. The Lights. Nonprofit Film Festival is set to focus on good for its fourth consecutive year in Austin, Texas.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Through Stifter-helfen.de, the organization received donations from Microsoft, SurveyMonkey, as well as 18 Flip Video Mino-HD cameras. The employees then create presentations with the videos. This enables streetfootballworld to call attention to its work through digital storytelling. Making More Time to Educate Youth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

UPDATED 1/8/12: Thanks to the launch of Google+ Pages for brands, Google+ traffic hit an all time high in December 2011 and it’s likely that the trend will continue in 2012. Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Does it tell our nonprofit’s story?

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Video-Sharing Apps and Super Smartphone Cameras. We're all about photo- video-sharing apps here at TechSoup and think it is a great way for nonprofits to tell their story. Apps like Vine or Instagram (which now has video) let you experiment with storytelling in a shorter format. Windows Phone Evolves.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Online video consumption rates are now as high as television viewer rates globally. Telling Better Stories: Fundraising Tips from #12NTC : People don’t give just because you ask them — they give because they find your message and organization’s mission compelling. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

This post is Development Director Ryan Ginard's first impression of seeing how powerful a virtual reality video is in putting the viewer in the middle of a compelling story at the most recent meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. Virtual Reality Is the Future of Storytelling. What VR Can Do. My Prediction.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Tap into Supporter’s Valuable Stories and Experiences . Take the opportunity to ask your followers to share their own stories and experiences – in words, photos or videos. We find that it is highly valuable to utilize every channel in which we engage with supporters so that we can have a variety of stories to select.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Finally, I will be offering a Google+ and Google Products Webinar for Nonprofits on February 28, 2012. Does it tell our nonprofit’s story? There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. Set up your Google/Gmail Account and personal Google+ Profile. . Does it inspire?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

The 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge was a great success, with more than 250 total submissions from social benefit organizations in 24 countries! We were impressed with the quality of the photo slideshows and videos, and all the hard work that went into them. First Place Video. Most Creative Storytelling: Oxfam.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The time has come to make your digital story stand out. YouTube has over 1 billion unique viewers each month, 6 billion hours of content viewed each month, and 100 new hours of video uploaded each minute. With all that digital information available, how can your story possibly stand out? Make Your Video Discoverable on YouTube.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This annual “Global Day of Giving” event takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this year it’s Nov 30 which might feel late but is sneaking up fast) and has helped to amplify year-end fundraising efforts for nonprofits and charitable causes since 2012. Their toolkit has ideas, logos and branding materials, videos, and more.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. Tell Good Stories About People. In order to do that, you have to tell a good story that shows donors who they’re helping and how it works. Stories help to connect people. GivingTuesday Ideas & Best Practices. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

Increase website traffic by 25% by adding social media content starting posting by November 1, 2012. Acquire 100 new donors through Facebook Causes by June 30, 2012. Increase email list sign ups through social media channels by 500 names by June 30, 2012. Increase online and print mentions by 25% by June 30, 2012.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The w3 Awards are judged by an illustrious panel of industry leaders in websites, advertising, mobile sites and apps, video, social media, podcasts, and emerging technologies and showcase the best work in these fields for a given year. Congratulations to all of our clients and team members who worked hard to earn these high honors.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

First, they may want to learn some basic facts, history, and read some stories about how the organization makes an impact. Stories and/or News. Storytelling. In the same vein as encouraging exploration, finding creative ways to tell stories is a goal for all nonprofits. Thus, the main navigation might read: About Us.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

To do this, we found a top-of-the-line event platform, developed video assets to aid in the event’s storytelling, and even sent virtual attendees meals from local caterers. Forum One worked with NMAAHC to create a unique virtual experience that would feel almost like attendees were there in person.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. Time for Nonprofit and Charity Videos. They're looking for newer videos created no earlier than January 1, 2012.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Since 2012, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has engaged Forum One to design and build more engaging, interactive reports to share the NAEP results, including the most recent 2022 Nation’s Report Cards for Mathematics and Reading , with data at the national, state, and district levels.

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