Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

We believe that you're only as good as the technology at your disposal. That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. First Place Video. Cisco Flip camera. Cisco Flip cameras.

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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 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

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2009

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. FLIP Camera.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. We are about to enter into a golden age of storytelling more unbound from resource constraints than ever before. So how can nonprofits use this technology to their advantage? Create Imagery for Social Media.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

We’ve been working hard the past few days and are happy to share that we’ve narrowed down this year’s DoGooder Video Award submissions to a few special finalists! We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Online video takes this interaction one step further. A report by tech giant Cisco found that 51% of all consumer internet traffic in 2011 was video traffic. The figure is expected to rise to 54% by 2016, at which time video-on-demand traffic will have tripled. Video is a very powerful arrow in the content marketer’s quiver.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

As we do every year, Forum One participated in the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC). It helped me meet and reconnect with some of the most inspiring people in our industry, catch up on the latest social media technologies ( Whrrl !) Have everyone buy into the idea that storytelling matters!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Aim for the heart. Let your characters lead.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Telling your organization’s story in video does not always require investing in expensive equipment. Advances in technology now mean that many nonprofits most likely have access to basic video storytelling tools. Mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, can be really powerful storytelling tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I couldn’t help but think – what if Joe Page or other community foundation board members had flip cameras, some video and story telling training and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation Facebook page? No matter the technology, the process of capturing and sharing a good story quickly is the same.

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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! So who are these hard-working digital storytelling junkies? 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.

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NTEN

MARCH 10, 2011

The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards are off to a record start with over 1,350 videos from over 800 organizations. That's a lot of tear-inducing, action-starting, video storytelling! Vote "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" on each video by the end of March 14th. Now comes the hard part: voting.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 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. The third webinar of the series will provide you with great tips for shooting your video.

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NTEN

JULY 21, 2011

Flickr:izik We know our members are social media pros, so I’d like to highlight other ways they are doing good and using technology. This week our members are giving away free HD video cameras, improving free phone service, creating awesome online surveys, and talking tech over breakfast. Have more news to share?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

TechSoup wants you to succeed at storytelling. up a camera. We want to help further your mission through storytelling. expert tips, our generous partners work with us to create a network fueled by storytelling. First Place Video. Cisco Flip video camera. Cisco Flip video camera.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2009

Screen capture of video blog I was an early adopter of video blogging and screencasting. I really miss making videos and screencasts. I have a loaner FLIP Camera for a couple of weeks. For inspiration, I had to look no further than the " On the Road: Tanzania ," a video blog from the UN World Food Programme.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Some of my favorite causes have captured my loyalty and heart strings through amazing use of video and images. Last year, I blogged about what a hoot the AARP voting video was. Elliot blogged about a group that gives cameras to local groups around the world in order to share their stories.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

In the past few years, we've seen the transformation from long to extremely short-form digital content like that on Vine and Instagram, and we've experienced the rise and fall of numerous storytelling apps never to be seen or heard of again. Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this video).

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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. Looking for inspiration or hands-on help with your digital storytelling? Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

But nonprofits should still keep tabs on movement in mobile as it is shaping workplace technology. If you're not active on the technology your community is using, how can you reach them? Video-Sharing Apps and Super Smartphone Cameras. For reference, most professional DSLR cameras don't have that megapixel count.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 12, 2009

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge offers a chance for your photos and videos to win cool prizes for your organization, ranging from a Flip video camera to Adobe software. Non-profit Communications images Videos YouTube. Even if you’re not 100% sure you can pull it off by the deadline, it’s still.(

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

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. View more documents from E-Mediat.

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See3

MAY 4, 2009

We’re back from 3 full days of the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , and energized by meeting people doing such good work all around the world. You Made a Video, No What? Michael Hoffman, See3 CEO, talked about redefining “viral&# , hosting options, and distributing your video content online. New Video Platform.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text. The Verdict on Steller.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. This post is a roundup of the videos, photos, and tweets from the day. To be a little meta, here’s a photo by Mark Horvath as the video was being shot. Tech Recycling Day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

It's called Web Video for the Social Benefit Sector. The moderator, Patrick O'Heffernan, shared his thoughts based on his experience with The People Choose which is connected to Link TV and the first non-profit site to launch user-generated video as a community building process in a non profit environment.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" Storytelling with Mobile Video. It's reasonably easy to upload videos to Facebook or YouTube even without the phone being on a data plan. " May well be. Tell Your Story.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Here is a look at how a few German nonprofits and charities are using technology donations for social good. Through Stifter-helfen.de, the organization received donations from Microsoft, SurveyMonkey, as well as 18 Flip Video Mino-HD cameras. The employees then create presentations with the videos.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2011

This first connection came up for me in the panel I organized on storytelling for movement building. Stacey Monk of Epic Change, Mark Horvath of Invisible People, and Estrella Rosenberg of Big Love, Little Hearts shared their perspectives on authentic storytelling from personal experiences.

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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. Why did you choose this format instead of video? We had planned on having it be video. We had planned on having it be video. The proposal to Metlife was all video. So what did you do next?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

In It's Not You, It's Your Stories at the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference , Steve Daigneault (VP of eCampaigns at M&R Strategic Services ) and Sue Citro (Director of Digital Strategy, Global Programs at The Nature Conservancy ) shared their tips for telling better and more effective stories. Take out big, complicated words.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Video Making for Nonprofits. Video is a powerful way to tell a story and meaningfully get a message across to supporters. Making a video can take a lot of time and effort, so it’s important to do it right! Read on for some tips on how to structure your video-making strategy.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change. Activists and community leaders will see and be given the opportunity to present on successful uses of technology for social change. Upcoming Events. Tuesday, September 1, 2015.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

Nonprofits and Mobile Technology. More nonprofits and libraries are using mobile technologies to educate, activate, and engage audiences and constituencies of all shapes and sizes. AMOLED screen is a beauty for sure, and lends itself quite nicely for video and photo capture. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Why did you choose this format instead of video? We had planned on having it be video. We had planned on having it be video. So what did you do next?

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