Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Note from Beth: After you read this guest post, you’ll have lots of great tips for your nonprofit’s video. And don’t forget, The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd. The HD DSLR video revolution is here.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

An eye-catching opening, slick text animation, smooth transitions — these are all important elements of polished social videos. In all cases, video stories are most memorable when they have a core message — a "so what" moment. A few strong pieces of copy can help your video shine. Who Am I Talking To?

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2013

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. Camera and Lighting. Just as important, lighting in your set can make or break our video.

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Greater Giving

JULY 8, 2021

This doesn’t mean that a nonprofit must dump tons of cash on camera equipment, recording equipment, or production teams to put on a fantastic event—though hiring a professional in the field will make a lot of things easier. The only way toward excellent guest engagement is through the very tech we rely on to make virtual events possible.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

Following the first successful Nonprofits Live (NPLive) event on the Future of Fundraising , the second edition of TechSoup’s NPLive covered the topic of social video. ” The hour-long discussion featured nonprofit video experts, examples of effective nonprofit videos, live chat and questions from the audience.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2008

Jay Dedman is going to lead a video blogging workshop in New Orleans as part of the line up for the NTEN's NTC Day of Service 2008. The rest of the line up includes the installation of a wireless network project at the Community Center of St. Bernard work one-on-one with residents who use the computer center there.

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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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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

” And I felt like, you know, I’ve committed my entire life to this project, social justice. Asking what might be helpful is another way of deep listening as well, rather than sort of projecting what you think might be helpful. I didn’t realize my camera wasn’t on when you came back. – [Steven] Yeah.

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Forj

MARCH 8, 2017

I know you’ve heard it, “Video is the next big thing” and “Video converts”… Marketers hear this all day long, and it’s true. Videos are a great way to reach your audience and resonate on a personal level. Video can be a scary thing, especially if you’re the one in it.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 14, 2020

This obviously means cameras, lights, microphones, projection screens, and projection capabilities. . Offers live streaming video. Has chat features (video and text). This will help to keep video quality high for remote attendees. Choose the right event technology. Can integrate with social media platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Think about AI and bots, and the algorithms that fuel them as tools that can swim through large pools of data pools of data, text, photos, and even videos. AI Music and Mental Health Project: In the UK, many young people, called “Carers” are looking after a family member with disabilities or health problems.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Create short videos that explain the impact supporters have had on your mission. . Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP). Create short videos to explain supporter impact. Consider producing short videos that show your supporters that their precious funding isn’t just money to you. We’ll cover: . Let’s dive in.

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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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NTEN

AUGUST 12, 2009

Their project, Lights. Tags: community buzz digital story-telling nonprofit media video. We mentioned this event earlier on this blog , so we figured we should update everyone on the outcome. NTEN rockstar member David Neff , along with his co-organizers, launched the first ever Nonprofit Film Festival this year. Nice cause.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

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. Back in 2017, the staff created a thank you video for the volunteers. We decided to create another thank you video, this time using Zoom.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

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. Winning the 1 st place award for best video story, may I present “Freedom to dream” by Charity Express/ Dalit Freedom Network. Cisco Flip camera. Cisco Flip cameras.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Recently, we''ve been talking at our museum about techniques for capturing compelling audio/video content with visitors. It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. Why did you choose this format instead of video?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Here are some positions that might need to be filled for high-quality event production: A project manager or event planner assistant. Tech to manage audio, video, and VGA (potentially 1-5, depending on the number of sessions and rooms). Tripods (the same number of cameras, most likely). Social media moderator. House microphones.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Here are some positions that might need to be filled for high-quality event production: A project manager or event planner assistant. Tech to manage audio, video, and VGA (potentially 1-5, depending on the number of sessions and rooms). Tripods (the same number of cameras, most likely). Social media moderator. House microphones.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2011

we are looking at the current field of social video - what is working. now for nonprofits creating videos with impact? Video production is a. In the meantime, here are answers to a few of the frequently asked questions we receive about social video: What Is Social Video? Is It Different from Digital Storytelling?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

This year’s Day of Service featured three different projects – a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC’s largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. To be a little meta, here’s a photo by Mark Horvath as the video was being shot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Today, I’m headed to Beirut, Lebanon for the E-Mediat project, a multi-stakeholder capacity building project for NGOS and Social Media in the Middle East. I’ll be sharing insights about the project as it unfolds here on my blog and other social media channels, including #Emediat tag on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2007

They are traveling with Christina Arnold from Project Hope to document her project. Jay and Ryanne were delivering "video blogging kits" to Sharing Foundation in country staff to begin to capture some video of the work. Here's the backstory about how they got there, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2007

At NTC, I organized a panel and drop-in clinic called 'NTC Video GeekOut" featuring Jonny Goldstein and Andy Carvin. I also video blogged the session and caught up with a participant for a quick interview about their impressions. Next time, I think I might keep the video really short so it doesn't take so much time to render.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Photo and Video Editing Ability. To effectively work with image and video content, your new media manager must be adept at using photo and video editing software. Video content needs to be edited and embellished with visual effects, animation, and audio.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Trello — Top Fundraising App for Project Management Nonprofits are frequently planning projects. Whether it’s a fundraising campaign or a project funded by fundraising dollars, you need to stay organized. Trello is a project management system that helps provide a visual representation of each stage of the project’s process.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. Brian first checked to make sure the problem was not with the cameras. He was wrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I started work on the E-Mediat project over a year ago. The project is being managed by IIE and builds on a highly successful program launched in the Middle East five years ago, Women in Technology. The E-Mediat team in Jordan created this wonderful thank you video to Cisco as part of mastering their video storytelling skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

David Saski from Global Voices and who is running the Rising Voices project will also be at the Cambodia Bloggers Summit in Phnom Penh next week. I also found a manual for Kino , a video editing program that runs on Linux. It reminded of the ngo in a box collection of open source video editing tools that I read about on the NTEN blog.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It's no newsflash that video is -- in some ways -- king of social media visibility. The big news is (if your organization is anything like Pathfinder ) that increasingly donors, boards, and senior management are asking "why aren't our videos getting 1 million views? Do you have someone already on staff who is a video editing guru?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. Brian first checked to make sure the problem was not with the cameras. He was wrong.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

A simple photo or video challenge also provides your supporters who aren’t able to donate with a way to help your organization by spreading awareness while also making the holiday more engaging for your donors. Either keep a camera on your digital thermometer or set up a physical thermometer your organization can fill in on screen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2007

In a couple of days, video bloggers Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson will be in Cambodia doing some work with Project Hope International to help them document the work they're doing to rehabilitate people involved in human trafficking. After that post, I got an email from Doug offering to donate the kiddie cameras. I'm so excited!

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

This year's Day of Service featured three different projects - a computer recycling project and installation of a wireless network in Washington, DC's largest homeless shelter and meal preparation at DC Central Kitchen. This post is a roundup of the videos, photos, and tweets from the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

One of the ideas I've been exploring is the whole notion of video blogging from Cambodia by Cambodians. While I was in Chicago, Ryanne Hodson , who I met at last year's BlogHer, is in Cambodia and Southeast Asia with Jay Dedman to document the work of Project Hope International. What video hosting platforms support cell phones?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

There was a lot of buzz about crowdfunding in 2012: a video game called Star Citizen raised more than $7 million, Kickstarter banned nonprofits from using its platform (see #3 on that page), and a Tumblr popped up that takes aim at suspicious crowdfunding projects. Add your comments below. Check him out on Twitter @daveiam.

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