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Video Storytelling Made Easy with Adobe Spark

Tech Soup

Use these questions to guide your storytelling strategies and then add your text, images, video clips, and even narration to Adobe Spark Video! Photo-printing company Persnickety Prints knows its target customer inside and out, and that knowledge comes through in how it addresses its audience: 2. Who Am I Talking To?

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Join Our 2016 Digital Storytelling Challenge!

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For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Ladies and gentlemen, Storymakers 2016 is here.

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Even More Ways to Tell Your Story with Your Smartphone

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TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos. But don't write Montaj off; the app packs some powerful storytelling tools.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

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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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In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If the latter, I have a storyboard in my head and edit as I go. While it is intended for storytelling with powerpoint, I think the frameworks and templates she offers for narrative arcs are very valuable. Photo by Aliza Sherman. Storytelling with social media, of course, is more than you and your subject with a camera.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 13 vs. Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Tech Soup

Some of the most captivating imagery produced by nonprofits in recent years hasn't been photos — it's been viral videos. Storyboard, Timeline. Storyboard, Timeline. Nonprofits like yours are getting savvier with social media and video, and you don't need celebrities or high-definition video. GPU acceleration.

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Digital Storytelling: Expert Tips by J.D. Lasica

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The piece is titled " Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps.' Create a Storyboard 6. how to weave in other clips and photos seamlessly. " I subsequently joined the group of volunteers working on the project and am working on some how-tos myself, including a primer on screencasting. Prep Your Equipment 5.