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Awesome Video, Awful Sound? Record Audio Like a Pro

Tech Soup

Video is one of the best ways to tell your nonprofit's story. It's four times more inspiring than static content, and by 2016, online video users will likely double to 1.5 TechSoup has put together some great tips for how to make a good video, including pointers on how to optimize composition , lighting , and sound.

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A Quick Guide to Creating a Nonprofit Podcast: 5 Steps

Achieve

Ensure that your podcast's audio sounds crisp and clean by purchasing a high-quality microphone. Some sounds tend to sound harsh and jarring in recordings. Pop filters and windscreens will reduce these sounds and protect your microphone from saliva. Audio interface. Check your sound before recording.

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[Guide] Creating Video for Nonprofits

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

When you're building a movement, video is an indispensable storytelling tool. By appealing to a wide range of our senses, videos capture our attention and activate our emotions, unlike any other medium. The original DIY video platform, YouTube, is now the world's second largest social network and search engine.

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Imagery and Authenticity

Non Profit Quarterly

And as soon as I started listening to it, it was so visual and so powerful that I thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to try to illuminate her narrative with some ambient sound, as we call it. And I didn’t add sounds to the white people’s perspective, for the most part. And so, you know, that’s what I did.

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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

Tech Soup

Digital Storytelling is in the air around TechSoup these days, and thanks to a grant from Symantec we have been able to experiment and create some new videos. We aimed to make this video informative, concise, and personable. As for the sound, I had an Audio-Technica AT899 lavalier microphone attached to record my voice.

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How to Create Video Content for Nonprofit Donations

NonProfit Hub

In our Hubinar with Jeremy Vest, we learned that video is powerful. We also learned that the problem with video is that it’s difficult. Coming up with content, conveying a message effectively, and editing and promoting a video are all challenges for creating sensational video content, especially for nonprofits.

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5 Ways to Use Data Storytelling for Advocacy

Tech Soup

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.