Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. However, before we can talk about prizes or even sending submissions, we need to cover how to create those digital stories.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Campaign. kicked off with a special edition of Nonprofits Live on the topic of collaborative storytelling. Collaborative storytelling refers to working with a team, sometimes distributed, to produce video. The Story of the Global Lives Project. Building a Team.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. How and why did Object Stories come to be?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. We screened highlights from the more than 100 video, image, and GoldMail submissions and celebrated the great work nonprofits and libraries are doing to tell their unique and important stories.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Floodlight, an interesting data storytelling tool for communities is also featured. Data Storytelling. Floodlight Uses Stories and Data to Advance Community Change. The tool can embed video, audio, photos and data visualizations easily with text. Image: Edgeflip logo. Data Won the U.S. Now Can It Save the World?

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. How To Identify and Build Your Nonprofit’s Story in 5 Steps. Map out the basic arc of your story.

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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. Pixlr (for image editing, if so desired).

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Include images of people. Tell compelling stories. Data is a powerful way to add credibility to your content, but it’s especially impactful when contextualized through impact stories.

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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. The built-in tools of these two programs allow users to add titles; captions, important for making videos accessible for the hearing impaired; splice in other video and images, and add sound.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2007

It's called VoiceThread , and it's a program that allows you to create an elegant slideshow of images with audio (and text, and scribbles) to go along. You can use it to create your own narrative experience, and you can also allow other users to comment on and add their own commentary to the images. to educators permanently.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 27, 2011

So even when you're offline, you can still tell your nonprofit or library's story with SlideRocket. Like PowerPoint, SlideRocket lets you create customized slides with text, images, and media. You can add flash animation, audio narration, YouTube videos, and polls to your presentations.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Put People at the Forefront of Your Stories. Your audience will respond to stories that immediately grab their attention. Share their stories with your audience.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

This is usually done with a clearly displayed menu with access to the most popular content and through appealing but unobtrusive media elements like images and video. Some easy ways to improve your web accessibility are to provide text/audio alternatives to all images and staying away from any flashing graphics.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to skim, but irresistible read Use images with every post. Interviews (written, audio, video). The story behind your organization/project. Ask readers to share opinions, resources, and content (blog posts, photos, audio, video). Use bold, italics, bullets and numbered lists to break up the page.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

does it rely on graphics/images? Google Earth Outreach from Rebecca Moore: Google’s mapping tools may seem like an obscure tool to use in your work but these aren’t traditional maps: the new generation of mapping technology is fully interactive, enables storytelling, and more. (Did design: is it clean?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. 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.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup. This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! Want to move your images into motion?

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

does it rely on graphics/images? Did you know you can embed an audio file in Google Earth?) You can embed Google Earth into your website to present information to your community that really helps tell the story of your work and your issue. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Checklists. You should.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2017

You're ready to tell your organization's story in video, but which software is best for you to put it all together? Both Premiere Elements and Premiere Pro CC allow you to sequence clips, add audio (like narration and natural sound), include transitions, manipulate color, and add titles. Image import format support.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2016

You're ready to tell your organization's story in video, but which software is best for you to put it all together? Both Premiere Elements and Premiere Pro CC allow you to sequence clips, add audio (like narration and natural sound), include transitions, manipulate color, and add titles. Image import format support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Vinepeek gives you a glimpse of Vine’s potential for visual storytelling. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars. into “Stories” that can then be easily shared on social media and embeded on websites and blogs. Share As Image :: shareasimage.com.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2015

All you need is a great story and a clear message. Both Premiere Elements and Premiere Pro CC allow you to sequence clips, add audio (like narration and natural sound), include transitions, manipulate color, and add titles. Image import format support. Image export format support. Audio import format support.

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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. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Simply tap the screen and pan your device in any direction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Simply tap the screen and pan your device in any direction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. Simply tap the screen and pan your device in any direction.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Storytelling is good, but no one likes to read a paragraph where a single sentence would do. A good framework to follow, especially if you want to show the impact your nonprofit makes , goes something like this: Give an example of a success story by highlighting results. Create Your Own Images. The Value Of Image Search.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Once you know the basics of HTML, you can either write the code from scratch or use a HTML editor to easily generate HTML for tables, images, and formatted text. GoToWebinar enable organizations to host webinars with VOIP audio or toll free numbers, polls, analytics, and recording. HTML Editor :: html.am. MeetUp :: meetup.com.

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