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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some radio stations cannot demand listeners to do something such as ask for donations or recruit volunteers – rather the “call to action” has to be softer such as “visit our website to learn more”. . Once you map this all out, write the PSA out in script fashion word for word. Step 2: Decide on the format.

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Tips for nonprofits from Candid’s year of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts 

Candid

While we are definitely not experts (every day we discover something new), we wanted to share what we have learned over the past year doing social media video. We asked Candid staff who participated in video production to share what they learned; here are our top five lessons. It started as a 90-second video script.

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[Guide] Creating Video for Nonprofits

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

One of the reasons why I learned to do photo and video was because media outlets weren't showing up to the actions that I was organizing. So, I went to YouTube and learned how to record and edit a video, so that I could distribute it to the local media outlets in North Carolina. The accessibility of video is what makes it so valuable.

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How To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Movie Production Studio In 6 Easy Steps

Global Giving

Try writing a script with a two-column approach. Use the first column for imagery and the second column for audio. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. You just learned how to make a video for your nonprofit with your smartphone. STEP THREE. Assemble the right equipment.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

If you are producing a video (rather than just filming things onsite), prepare an engaging script or captions. YouTube also has its own audio library offerd free of charge. You can learn a lot from a few good examples of stories used in fundraising. If it’s a captioned/narrated video, the background music is very important.

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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

Tech Soup

While not every nonprofit needs to invest the resources to make scripted videos, we wanted to try the new format to better serve our audience, particularly the different learners coming to our site. As for the sound, I had an Audio-Technica AT899 lavalier microphone attached to record my voice. What did you think about our video?

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you're making a screencast, and you end up having a vertical monopoly on the process (you write the script, do the filming, operate the mouse, do the editing, and produce it), you need to become a super learner. So that left me with a few hours of video and audio to edit and that's too much to do in Camtasia.