The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Show real humans talking to the camera through videos and storytelling. Share the real stories behind your organization’s work, the impact you’ve made, and the challenges you face. Say their name. Use more “you” and less “we.” Don’t fake it. Be genuine in your interactions. Authenticity builds trust.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Today, we are celebrating our first anniversary of short-form video on TikTok , Instagram Reels , and YouTube Shorts. What began as a three-month experiment has now blossomed into a consistent social media video production program. Here is a snapshot of what happened and our tips for creating short-form videos at your nonprofit.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2021

Even getting attendees to show up for a virtual event was a challenge for many fundraisers. This frustration with waning donor interest isn’t an isolated challenge. Trying to broadcast an event to hundreds of people is challenging. The device screen created distance that wasn’t only physical, but psychological, too.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Back then, if we wanted to create a video to share with our supporters, it was a big deal. It couldn’t be done without professional (and expensive) camera equipment —and a tech-savvy cameraperson and editor to boot—so we had to pick our video topics wisely. 15 Types of Nonprofit Videos to Help You Connect with Supporters.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

The second webinar of the TSDigs event series focused on video production. The webinar, Capturing Your Story on Camera , featured David J. Capture Video the Way the Pros Do. Neff began by advising organizations to approach capturing video much as a professional director would. Buy (or hire) a good camera.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. Our team was quite impressed with the quality of photos and videos submitted, and all the hard work that was put into each. First Place Video. Cisco Flip camera. Please visit the site to view this video). Cisco Flip cameras.

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Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2011

Cisco has launched a new Flip Video donation program with TechSoup. Eligible nonprofits and libraries can now each request up to five bundles of MinoHD and UltraHD video cameras. About the Cameras. With Flip Video cameras, you can take up to one hour of high-quality digital, high-definition video anywhere.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The second webinar of the TSDigs event series focused on video production. The webinar, Capturing Your Story on Camera , featured David J. Neff began by advising organizations to approach capturing video much as a professional director would. The same principles that make a good movie also make a good nonprofit video.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 10, 2024

Online video games are raising millions of dollars annually and are becoming more of an entertainment platform, where people log onto the Twitch or Tiltify platforms to compete, watch others competing or for the added entertainment from game hosts. video games account for one-quarter of their time. They put on a good show.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

NetSquared is pleased to announce a new Partner Challenge with University of California at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center. This Challenge encourages innovations for mobile technologies in human rights investigations and advocacy. The Challenge is now open for submissions - the deadline to submit is March 13th!

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TechImpact

AUGUST 18, 2014

And chances are, you’ve been challenged to it. But what makes the Ice Bucket Challenge so successful? Before someone completes the ice bucket challenge, they have an opportunity to nominate the next 3-4 individuals they would like to see complete the challenge. Do they require a photo or video?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

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. Michael Hoffman.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Guests for Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Video. Productions.

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Greater Giving

JULY 8, 2021

Even getting attendees to show up for a virtual event was a challenge for many fundraisers. This frustration with waning donor interest isn’t an isolated challenge. Trying to broadcast an event to hundreds of people is challenging. The device screen created distance that wasn’t only physical, but psychological, too. Pre-record!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2011

**Update** Flip Video MinoHD camera bundles are back in stock as of the date on this blog post! Cisco has launched a new Flip Video donation program with TechSoup. Eligible nonprofits and libraries can now each request up to five bundles of MinoHD video cameras. About the Cameras. Video 101 for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

While the barrier to video production and distribution tools has lowered greatly in recent years, many organizations miss the opportunity to present their stories, lacking the skills to use the tools effectively. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Don't Miss Our First Two Learning Sessions!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts. Pacific time will focus on everything you need to know to shoot quality video. Register now !

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Super-short videos have become one of the coolest (and easiest!) Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. Why Super-Short Videos? Fundraising videos. Really short.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

There’s all kinds of videos you can watch. I got plenty of videos on my YouTube that they can watch about how to build more courage. ” Send a video. Send a personalized video. The donor video, I don’t know, Julia, I’m not going to give you a script for that. Visit our website.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Our partner See3 has announced the winner of the 2016 GoDooder Video Awards.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

He authored a newly-published article comparing A Few Good Tools for Video Editing , as well as this blog post with tips on making video better. Visit TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Challenge for more great resources on creating effective videos for your organization. Start out with better video footage.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2013

Feel confident being able to effect change in your organization with video. These 5 tips from Atomic Training can help you get on your way to producing effective videos. 1) Plan ahead: Coming up with an engaging video from being to end might be a bit overwhelming - planning ahead can save you a lot of time in the end.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. While video is an effective medium, the perceived costs of equipment and editing tools coupled with the question of what will.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Guests for Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Video. Productions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

A few tips include: use the phone instead, switch to asynchronous modes of working, or use a few camera tricks. This video will walk you through the steps of putting people in and out of breakout rooms. You can encourage the consultants to turn off or hide their video screens. What is a challenge?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So, Steven, this is where I’m going to open it up and ask that you help me because I want to invite the audience here to share examples of where they might use this technique, or what has come up for them in challenging moments. I didn’t realize my camera wasn’t on when you came back. This was the letdown.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 24, 2021

We will share ways we are planning for this dual path and discuss specific challenges you are facing. Our most recent ‘teeny conversation’, an open conversation with nonprofit leaders around the country, discussed the challenges nonprofits are facing with engaging their audiences as we transition to the “new normal”. 2021 Challenges.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

You spent time and talent on creating your video or picture slide show, now we invite you to show it off! The video with the most votes wins a $400 Best Buy gift certificate while the most popular slide show takes home a slick new Lytro camera. How It Works. Voting begins at 8:00 a.m.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! Let's meet the folks who will decide which one-minute videos and five-photo slide shows take home these excellent award donations from our generous partners. He also blogs at davidleeking.com , and loves making video!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2007

Yesterday, I taught him how to use the video cameras and he made his first video blog post. We have two other cameras to give. Virak has promised to blog about what he is learning about video blogging in Cambodia. The major challenge is the Internet connection is slow. It is here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. We screened highlights from the more than 100 video, image, and GoldMail submissions and celebrated the great work nonprofits and libraries are doing to tell their unique and important stories.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

Covid-19 has been a game changer for all of us: it challenged my program at the Smithsonian in ways large and small. The best way I thought to keep in touch was to facilitate weekly 45-minute video calls on Zoom. The video calls have a consistent structure to them. 2020 was an unprecedented year for volunteering everywhere.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. The challenge was that organizations had to tell their story with very few words – under 1,000 characters to be exact. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights.Camera.Help. asked social benefit organizations for their best photos and videos and in return shared a month’s worth of educational events. Recaps of all the webinars and tweet chats, including those from last year’s challenge, are available on the TechSoup.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

You spent time and talent on creating your video or picture slide show, now we invite you to show it off! The video with the most votes wins a $400 Best Buy gift certificate while the most popular slide show takes home a slick new Lytro camera. Cast your vote now!

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

From September 30 to October 21, TechSoup will host a free Digital Storytelling online event including expert roundtable discussions, nonprofit case studies, online discussions, live chat, and a community challenge with a final screening awards ceremony in the virtual world of Second Life. 10/1: Digital Storytelling Challenge kickoff webinar.

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