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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Here are common trends and examples of areas where local news coverage has waned: Rural areas: Many local newspapers and broadcast stations in rural areas have closed or reduced their coverage due to declining readership and advertising revenue. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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Meet the 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges!

Tech Soup

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos. Aaron Bramley Lights.

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How to Report Live from Nonprofit Events Using Periscope

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We [ myself , @MeganSoffe r , and @PIRDave from OnGood ] streamed an interview and a short 20-minute session, but with creativity and time for planning, Periscope streaming as a storytelling tool is untapped and a future fundraising success story yet to be told. Film close-ups during interviews. The Periscope screen is portrait.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact. Kibiribiri Village, Mukono , Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Limbe, Cameroon: Microsoft Azure Training for Nonprofits.

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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

NonProfit Hub

She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. When she’s not speaking at conferences around the world, Lori delivers virtual communications training through her Ignite Your Fundraising Results program.

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M+R’s Guide to A More Inclusive Media Relations Approach

M+R

To back up: Many communications professionals have long viewed the traditional mainstream outlets (such as The Washington Post, New York Times , and the main broadcast news networks) as the gold standard, regardless of who their work impacts or who their audiences are. Audiences & Outlets What are the overarching goals for this project?

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10 Social Media Strategies That Increase Engagement and Inspire Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Broadcast your story live. Periscope: Connected to Twitter, Periscope is a mobile app that allows you to broadcast live. Broadcasts can be recorded , saved to your Camera Roll, and then uploaded to YouTube, Facebook, etc. 2) Create a series of social media promotion graphics. Create photo and video essays.