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TSDigs: Before You Hit Record Webinar Recap

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The first installment of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series covered everything you need to consider before you hit record. The discussion concluded with some examples of effective nonprofit video and suggestions for storytelling resources. Other music sources include Jamendo , ccMixter , and MobyGratis.com.

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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Video

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An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. Videos should be clear to understand if employing dialogue or music. Digital Storytelling Methods: Time and Resources Needed? TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge: Tips on Telling Your Story.

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TechSoup's DigiToolbox for Digital Story-Making: Zeega

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Combining the slideshow functionality of PowerPoint with the capability to create unique and interactive content curated from all corners of the web, Zeega allows you pull videos from YouTube, photos from Flickr, sound clips, and music from the cloud to create meaningful and engaging digital stories.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Image by Codilicious from Flickr. DC Jazz Festival : With more than 100 performances in dozens of venues across the city, the DC Jazz Festival is the largest music festival in Washington, D.C. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation.

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Meet the Winners of the 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge!

Tech Soup

The 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge was a great success, with more than 250 total submissions from social benefit organizations in 24 countries! First up are our awards selected by our panel of judges , hard-working digital storytelling experts who flexed their skills to pick strong stories to receive award donations from our sponsors.

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Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013

Tech Soup

It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup. This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! A Jamboree of Tools. Want to move your images into motion?

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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs and Bloggers to Support Their Cause

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About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Today, the blogosphere is doubling in size approximately every 230 days.

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