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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Consumers ranked video as their favorite form of content from brands. Consumers expect brands of all kinds to create video content on social. Save the Best for First.

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Social Media and Community-Building Tips from Not For Sale's Sarah Potts

Tech Soup

Not For Sale operates in Peru, the Netherlands, India, South Africa, and Romania. " Different audiences and different social media platforms demand different messages. As Sarah said, "Content is only extremely successful if it is extremely pertinent to the moment." " Associate yourself with inspiring content.

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The value of attending Gnomedex: Priceless

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There were two full-days packed with excellent content and fabulous speakers. Sarah walked around the room, Oprah style and had a conversation with the audience. Find more videos like this on Internet Time. Video from Jay Cross and more about Matt from Jamie Nelson. There were approximately 250 social media power users. All in all.

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Web Video for Social Benefit Sector: Some learnings.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. Attracts a younger (and perhaps more generous audience?). Ownership of content advice: " It will depend on what you want to do with the videos.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. How do you keep your donors and audience engaged even after an issue has moved out of the news cycle? We're currently active in 10 different countries.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

It took a long time actually, it took about five more years of holding it inside, and I bet a lot of people in the audience might have experienced that feeling - of just holding onto something that you think could be very transformational, but you are too afraid to take that step. It took me until I was twenty-eight. She can speak out.

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Online Storytelling & Cause Marketing: An Interview with Jonah Sachs of Free Range Studios

Have Fun - Do Good

Before I left for Peru, I did an interview for the Big Vision Podcast with Jonah Sachs, the Principal of Free Range Studios , an advertising and marketing firm with offices in Washington DC and Berkeley, California that specializes in non-profits and socially responsible businesses.