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Mission in Action, in Life and in Work| The Storytelling Power of A Camera Lens

Connection Cafe

For, a mere 20 miles away in the atrium of another building, sits an exhibit focused on bringing the work of many nonprofits to life through photography. Sean recently spent a day with us, as well, sharing the lessons he has learned about humanity, the universal appeal of a child’s smile, about strength against adversity, and more.

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Storymakers 2014: Meet Our Esteemed Judges

Tech Soup

So without further ado, meet our judges, a collection of storytelling experts who will be choosing our awardees. Joaquin was the founding director of the Institute for Next Generation Internet, which launched in 2005 from San Francisco State University. We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. Vanessa Chase. Mikey Leung.

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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

Tech Soup

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. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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Books That Changed Us in 2020

Media Cause

She captures struggles and microaggressions that immigrants and people of color face in a way that I have never been exposed to as a white person, and in a way that seamlessly exists in her storytelling. Aside from all I feel that I learned from her writing, the storyline is irresistible and I could not put the book down!

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Make Your Videos Better

Tech Soup

Kyle Henri Andrei is a research assistant at Idealware and is a recent graduate of communications at Indiana State University. Visit TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Challenge for more great resources on creating effective videos for your organization. An external microphone can drastically improve audio quality.

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How to Choose Diverse and Inclusive Photos

Forum One

As Nicole Martins of Indiana University states in this HuffPost article, “There’s this body of research and a term known as ‘symbolic annihilation,’ which is the idea that if you don’t see people like you in the media you consume, you must somehow be unimportant.”. Tips for choosing inclusive photos.

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6 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. Here are some great (cheap) resources for stock photography, illustration, and infographics: iStock. She helps nonprofit executives, think tank experts, and university students deliver their message.

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