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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. If it’s a captioned/narrated video, the background music is very important. Just as in movie scores, the music can set the tone and enforce the message.

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Learning Journal: Experimenting With Adding Music to Web Videos

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The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. I've resisted adding music for three stupid reasons: 1. My (incorrect) perception that non-copyrighted music is crap. Finding Good Quality Music Sources Isn't Impossible. Trade Off: What value does music add?

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QuickBooks Keeps Kantorei Singing

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Kantorei: The Singing Boys of Rockford, IL is a musical education nonprofit serving boys between the ages of 6 to 18. Located in northern Illinois, this nonsectarian organization welcomes participants from all walks of life regardless of background, creed, socioeconomic status, or prior skill.

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A Tour of Free Geek in Portland

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Creative Commons Licensed Music from CCmixter. Free Geek looks at two problems: e-waste and access to technology and throws them at each other in a way that saves the earth and gets computers into the hands of people who would not otherwise have them I had a field day with my camera and made the above music video on the plane home.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

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Through TechSoup Japan, KnK received a donation of 15 Microsoft Office 2007 licenses and Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium. ATCAC provides training in work skills, social skills, and health education taught by professionals. The remaining students must hold classes outside underneath trees, if weather permits.

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The Best Online Safety Resources for YOUR Organization

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It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. In particular, I like its Creative Commons-licensed courses on online identity and privacy that charities or libraries are welcome to use. Kids today are exposed to more than 50 hours of screen time every week.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

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The big challenge with training is the challenge of transfer - after people go through a training - do they actually put the knowledge and skills into practice? Also, the game is licensed under creative commons - which means folks are welcomed to use as long as share and share like (with attribution). And then the fun really started!