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HOW TO: Launch a Broadcast “TV” Channel for Your Nonprofit

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Nonprofits will soon be broadcasting their own live TV programs to households around the world simply with a Ustream channel and a smartphone. The steps below will help you create a broadcast TV channel for your nonprofit on Ustream (see Stand Up To Cancer’s Channel ). 5) Start broadcasting! Think about that for a second.

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How to Move Your Nonprofit Forward During COVID-19 with Virtual Fundraising Events

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A quick and simple video from your organization’s leader is a personal touch that tells your story. They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera. Take it a step further and do a personal video every day of your virtual event. Once you have done one video, you can do two or three just as easily.

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The Essential Tech Elements for Virtual Fundraising Events

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You’ll need a livestream platform for your virtual event if you are going to broadcast videos, live presentations, a combination of both, or if you want to pre-record a presentation but still make it appear live. YouTube and Vimeo offer the option to provide a passcode to watch live or a video on their platform.

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9 Lessons Learned from Hosting Virtual Fundraising Events

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You can remove significant technical challenges by having a single video with all your elements combined – even your “live” host. This allows you to hit play on a single video when it’s crunch time. You can add the phone number to the broadcast using a “lower third”. Keep the energy going with a Friday night teaser live video.

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Announcing… NonProfit Times TV!

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Live broadcasting via the Web has been around a couple years thanks to sites like UStream.tv , but the nonprofit sector has been slow to adopt this new technology… until recently. As social media fundamentally changed print journalism forever, so will Web TV and its impact on broadcast and cable TV programming.

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[FREE WEBINAR] How to Host a Virtual Fundraising Event: A Step-by-Step Guide for Nonprofits

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Technology you’ll need to broadcast videos, livestream or both. We’ll share insider tools, technical set up options, and key communication strategies to increase reach and giving before, during and after your virtual event. Online tools that encourage giving and engagement before, during, and after your event.

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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

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You’ll need to have the spot produced professionally if you don’t have someone on your team who can edit videos and provide at least a.mov or.mp4 file. Research your local radio, broadcast television (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc.) If you produce a video, you can use it for PSAs, social media and direct people to it via email.

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