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.

Digital 55

Digital Story Adobe Tools 55

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

While you can't change the past, your unique experiences and stories contain hidden strengths and untapped potential for the future,” explains Kaplan. Those will take you to videos where Kaplan provides an overview of what you will read in the chapter, and he shares personal thoughts and ideas about the various chapter topics.

Chapter 82

Chapter Attitude Knowledge Paypal 82

Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

While cracking open a book or watching a video are easy ways to learn, attending a Disability Pride event and meeting people with disabilities is also a great way to better understand the history of the Disability Rights Movement! If you know others with disabilities, encourage them to share their own stories with the world.

Awareness 52

Awareness Causes Celebrate North America 52

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Net2 Think Tank Round-up: Creating Awesome Video | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "For this month's Net2 Think Tank we asked you to share your tools and tactics for creating effective video messages – regardless of budget and organization size.

Web 175

Web Romania Indiana San Francisco 175

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. As you plan your next fundraising campaign, consider how you'll use stories as a central element of your messaging. How will you tell your story to create both authenticity and urgency? Tip 1: Create a Strategy.

Storytelling 65

Storytelling Campaign Digital Tips 65

Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.

Cameroon 36

Cameroon Guatemala San Francisco Uganda 36

Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. And if you need some help with your video, you can take our short, free online course or sign up for help from one of our experts. Wednesday, May 11.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco United Kingdom Las Vegas Nptech 36

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

While you can't change the past, your unique experiences and stories contain hidden strengths and untapped potential for the future,” explains Kaplan. Those will take you to videos where Kaplan provides an overview of what you will read in the chapter, and he shares personal thoughts and ideas about the various chapter topics.

Chapter 52

Chapter Attitude Knowledge Paypal 52

Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

NetSquared groups held 23 Storymakers events, helping local nonprofits use video strategically. NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Creating Community with Digital Tech.

Las Vegas 36

Las Vegas San Francisco United Kingdom Los Angeles 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Abdi Soltani , Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. ” Tips via @humbertokam : pre-package stories, let talent speak for itself, optimize for the channel and be authentic. Matt Fitzgerald , Attention Lab Director, Upwell. His take away: “Let the talent be themselves.” ” Yes!

Case Study 99

Case Study Social Media Studies Conference 99

Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

Naples, Florida: Ingredients of a Successful Video. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Muslims in Tech. San Francisco, California: Impact Investing 101: Panel Discussion. Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Benin 37

Benin San Francisco United Kingdom Los Angeles 37

Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2016

NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Social Shenanigans. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

Las Vegas 36

Las Vegas Burkina Faso San Francisco Local 36

Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Digital Inclusion. Covina, California: Monetization of Content. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Evening Sustainability Unconference. Las Vegas, Nevada: More Site Visits!

Local 48

Local San Francisco United Kingdom Guatemala 48

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

There are all kinds of great videos, case studies you can dive into and kind of get to know us a little bit more. . So I help organizations tell powerful stories that have raised collectively around a half billion dollars. Be an ambassador but tell a specific story? . We’re a donor database. Visit our website.

Video 95

Video Fundraising Louisiana Minnesota 95

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

NetSquared Vancouver** shares [slides and videos]([link] from their November event. * San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Los Angeles, California: Nonprofit and Cause Marketing with Digital Media. Vancouver, British Columbia: 7 Steps to Scaling Your Nonprofit/Business With YouTube Videos.

United Kingdom 36

United Kingdom Los Angeles Benin Tech 36

Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

To stop the growing problem of smartphone theft, a state senator in California has introduced a bill that would mandates manufacturers to sell devices with built-in kill switches. Weirdly, in California, there was some resistance to the bill by a domestic violence nonprofit.

Mobile 47

Mobile Adobe California Minnesota 47

Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. Aaron's favorite cause-related video: (Please visit the site to view this video). As the Dean of Story.

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Digital Challenge San Francisco 52

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Since our last storytelling Twitter chat , both the opportunities and challenges in producing a great digital story have increased. More stories flooding our social media airwaves mean that it's increasingly difficult to get a non-visual story heard. Topic: Improving how NGOs use photography and video. SOUTH AFRICA.

South Africa 36

South Africa Twitter San Francisco Chile 36

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Instant results : With the ability to instantly reach their audience, nonprofits can share stories in real time, view statistics in real time and edit communications in real time. Millions of videos are watched online every day. Growth : Social media use continues to climb, with one person joining a social network every 6.4

Digital 52

Digital Technology Giving Arizona 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

In honor of our Safer Online theme this month, our lead nonprofit tech news story is about a low-cost device that protects your electronics devices from data theft while you recharge them in places like airports, the "USB Condom." Here's another "as California goes, so goes the nation" story.

News 45

News New Jersey Reddit California 45

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

NetSquared Vancouver shares slides and videos from its November event. San Francisco, California: SFN2's 2015 Meet, Mingle, and Make Merry Holiday Happy Hour! Boston, Massachusetts: DataBasic Intro Workshop — Learn 3 New Tools for Finding Stories in Data. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared Las Vegas San Francisco South America 36

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Plus, we wanted to share all the winners in one video, created with Adobe Voice, a free tool from Adobe. Enjoy the video, and thanks for all the creativity shared by the nonprofits that participated in our contest. We were impressed by everyone's creativity and created this little video to showcase our winners.

Adobe 36

Adobe Wisconsin San Francisco Literacy 36

Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Naples, Florida: Telling Your Story: Using Video as a Medium for Spreading Your Message. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: SFTech4Good Peer Learning Brunch. Wednesday, July 8, 2015.

Calendar 36

Calendar Nptech San Francisco Cameroon 36

Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

Want to get your organization's news releases and stories picked up by larger media outlets? The session was hosted by Victoria Fine , managing editor at Causecast , an organization that, aptly enough, promotes organizations and their stories to mainstream media outlets like the Huffington Post.

Content 60

Content Causes Media Homeless 60

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. For the past decade, she has been running her own mortgage business, which lends in California, Washington, and Oregon. Mikey Leung.

San Francisco 50

San Francisco Bangladesh Los Angeles North America 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

2) Craft a compelling message (behind-the-scenes, a call-to-action, a positive story, etc.). 3) Upload visual content that tells the story of your organization. Once approved, you’ll be able to add a “Become a Supporter” button to your page and your live video posts. 8) Experiment with Facebook Stories.

Facebook 364

Facebook Practice Avatar Nonprofit 364

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And all kinds of information on our website, you can watch videos, get a really good sense of what we have to offer. We’ll be in California in January, we just left. ” That’s where you reach out and you say, “But let me tell you the story, let me put a human face on that. You know, are you doing videos?

Report 83

Report Measure Process Impact 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2010

Blog did for me recently in the video above. Share Success Stories of Other Organizations: Do a scan of what other similar nonprofits are doing are social media, particularly organizations that work in your sector. Present their stories. Also, it is useful to share some of the wild success stories.

Social Media 99

Social Media Network Media Social 99

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I reached out to Alana Post, the Online Communications Manager at The World Affairs Council of Northern California to hear how this nonprofit uses social media to reach a global audience. We create additional social media material (flyers and a video) and they are consistently among our best-performing posts.

Social Media 56

Social Media Broadcast Global Media 56

Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

well, that's a different story. Watch Allyson Robinson, vice president and director, talk about the program on Comcast Newsmakers: (Please visit the site to view this video). Liberating Ourselves Locally is "a people of color-led, gender diverse, queer and trans inclusive hacker/makerspace" in Oakland, California.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco Las Vegas Project Tech 36

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

TikTok: There is a lot of pressure right now to create (time-consuming) long-form videos for TikTok (and Instagram Reels), but only experiment if you have 3-10 hours per week and staff that are comfortable on camera. Give your website a quick refresh with new photos, feature stories, and an updated right bar. 55+ Templates and Canva ).

Trend 310

Trend Digital Marketing Fundraising 310

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 13, 2010

My son, Harry, who likes most kids his age , loves screens: computer, video games, and television. This online event allows you to create your own virtual bike and race through the California landscape using your story to invite more people to join us in the fight against cancer. (BTW,

Mobile 100

Mobile Game Hype Adopt 100

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Mojave Basin Youth Corps was another organization that impressed us with their video story , winning them an Honorable Mention in the Digital Storytelling Challenge. in Adelanto, California. I got the opportunity to learn more about the organization behind the camera by connecting with Luis H.

Camera 41

Camera Conservancy California Green 41

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2011

Carson talked about the impact of government cuts in California – and that it is going beyond effecting those in lower income neighborhoods and reaching a broader swath of individuals. He said that the heart wants to know the stories, not the statistics and jargon. Collect the anecdotes and then follow up with the numbers.

Social Media 101

Social Media Mobile Professional Conference 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2009

EMcD @ kanter At @ carepages we enabled members to share their stories offline (local media, support groups, religious organizations) MandyGRS @ kanter. video [link] MJRovner @ kanter talk to Greenpeace USA -- Marie Michelson -- "online to on the ground" program What are your best tips and practices for activating the activists offline?

Activities 50

Activities Active Activism Social Media 50

Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Road trips are an excellent platform for causes to tell important stories, engage volunteers, and fundraise in an innovative way. telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. Boaz ran his trip as a free agent story teller. Diverse Goals.

Advocacy 72

Advocacy Community Build Storytelling 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2010

We are now planning to create a video platform for Ask a Curator, a website where members of the public will be able to find hundred of questions on Art, History and Science answered by leading experts from around the world. The website will also host live video question and answer sessions with curators on a regular basis.

Arts 101

Arts Twitter Examples Los Angeles 101