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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Organic Social Media to Increase Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So, instead of pouring more resources into paid ads or buying lead lists, focus on engaging with your audience and adding value to their lives. Show real humans talking to the camera through videos and storytelling. Position your nonprofit as a trusted resource on social issues to establish authority. Say their name.

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Is That A Camera in Your Pocket? Tips and Tools for MobilePhonetography As Part of Your Content Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Carry your camera phone around and snap impromptu photos of your #nonprofit. Mobile phone cameras that have touch screen allow you focus with your fingers. I’ve included a select list of resource blogs, books, collections, and additional curated lists. And it is those limitations that help you focus on your subject.

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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s an overview the tips and resources I shared. Encourage being on camera. We are not used to seeing ourselves on camera. If you want to look better on camera, you can raise the level of the laptop or use a light close to you! How To Look Good on Camera (NY Times). Don’t wing it alone.

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What's a Watt Stopper? My First FLIP Camera Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm playing, err, testing a FLIP HD Camera- the ULTRA HD. And, all I can say is WOW. I've been away from making media for a little bit and so it is nice to come back to it with a little perspective on how cameras and video editing have gotten so much easier. Now back to the FLIP camera. Here's some resources.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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Camera shy people learned that video is your best friend when you need to deliver an important message to a remote audience. Do you have the resources you need?’ Lazy Communicators Got a Workout Words either make or break online relationships. A constant bombardment of messages causes burnout. How are you doing? How can I help you?

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TSDigs Webinar Recap: Capturing Your Story on Camera

Tech Soup

The webinar, Capturing Your Story on Camera , featured David J. Video direction and production will involve tasks such as asking difficult questions, like asking your subject to change their outfit because the color does not look good on camera, and so on. Buy (or hire) a good camera. Neff , co-founder and CEO of Lights.

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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Evaluate Resources IT deficits equal a rocky road for remote work. The entire team should have up-to-date hardware with sufficient processing power, a high-quality camera and speakers, and a reliable, fast internet connection. Fortunately, subpar technology is a problem that can be fixed.

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