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[Guide] Creating Video for Nonprofits

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Aside from music, the quality of your audio is really key. It’s okay for the footage to be blurry or black and white, as long as the audio quality is great. Instead of scripting anything, you spend a day with the organization and you see what you get. A documentarian once told me that people see with their ears.

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Podcasting as Digital Storytelling: Behind the Scenes Look

NTEN

Of course, in its most rudimentary form, a podcast is simply a digital audio recording delivered to listeners who can hear it at their convenience. He did this by: Scripting a short introduction that kicks off each episode. Can we use free and inexpensive social media tools to create and test a beta version of our podcast?

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Kickstart a Video Campaign with this Simple Process

Forj

In order to start doing this right now, I did a little test on how to kickstart a video campaign myself, resulting in this blog. Audio Recording/Microphone (phone or webcam). Step 2: Write a script. In our current world, we are so removed from actual interactions day-to-day. Basic Tools Needed for Video Creation. Non-Member?

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Using Web Conferencing Software To Create A Screencast

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wait a minute, what if I could create a screencast out of a screensharing session or using a web conference system like Ready/Talk that offers video/audio recording? I'd love to know: How much scripting does he do prior to the interview? Was the quality of the audio worth the extra editing/production time? What did I learn?

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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. I made a few tests to see how it might work I also got some advice from Jon Udell. I noted the start time and end time.

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5 Practical Reasons Why You Fail To Get Digital Marketing Results

Nonprofits Source

With this tool, I can track specific pages on my site that I want to test: Below is a heat map experiment I ran for a week to test the relevancy of my page: As you can see, the majority of people (about 60%) scroll halfway down the page. Use of multimedia (video/audio). To do this I use a free third party software called Hotjar.

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