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Nonprofit explainer videos: 4 tips to inspire supporters

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Use an engaging and quick opener to convince viewers to care, for example: “More than 9 million children faced hunger in 2021. For instance, using the example above, you could say, “That’s why we have specialized programs to support and provide children with the food they need, when they need it most.” That’s one in every eight kids.”

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The Jing Project: Embed Screencasts Into Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was very liberating for me to create a screencast like this -- no storyboard, script, no retakes. I'm working on a screencast and it might be excellent way to do research or share implicit geek shoudlder-to-shoulder knowledge across the Internet. The content that I cover in the screencast, btw, is a quick peek at two Facebook apps.

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America's Giving Challenge Days: Bloggers Campaign!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. My husband and I adopted two beautiful children, Harry and Sara, from Cambodia. Amy Sample Ward. Want to join the fun? Sign up here. Take Action Now!

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You're Not Going To Ask Us To Give You An Outhouse For Your Birthday (1/11)?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

TSF has helped support a poor school named Beng Krom School, with 595 grammar school children on the far side of the Mekong. s children really need three latrines to expand from the two they have for all their children and teachers. Now Beng Krom???s For example, I know that Earl K. and Ruth K. are my parents.

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Harry is a Green Geek: Tip #4 - Light Bulbs and Charity Contest Winner Announcement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We used a Network for Good good card to donate to Joan's charity, SOS Children's Villages. Here's the screencast. We're pleased to announce that Joan Razafimaharo was the winner, offering the above tip about light bulbs. The tip was to turn off the lights when you leave a room and to switch to CFL light bulbs.

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Happy Halloween from the Halloween Video Blog Festival

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I created the screencast based on a very quick review in YouTube. This event was held to draw national attention to Camp Sunshine , the renowned retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses, located in Casco, Maine. Later, I went and looked over at blip.tv and found much more appropriate, original, and better quality clips.

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Lisa Canter Brings Sharing Foundation Campaign to 50% Mark!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, we both are parents of two young children. Campaign activities: I've posted about the campaign on my Cambodia4Kids blog and made quick screencast to show folks how to cut and paste the code into blog posts. We both were trained as professional musicians and play woodwind instruments. (I I played flute. Links/Posts.