Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

RSVP now for TechSoup's fourth annual Digital Storytelling Screening and Awards Party on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Pacific time at PARISOMA — and join us in celebration of the many powerful digital story submissions that came to us from all over the world! Featured Appearances.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ll want to tell a compelling story that breathes life into your cause and paints a vivid picture of the powerful difference every donation makes. This isn’t just about beautiful words—pictures and videos are your allies, bringing the world closer to your cause and adding a human touch to cold stats.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

However, only 59% reported organizational events that were always physically accessible, only 30% include requests for accommodations on event registration forms, and only 14% utilize video captions - which are often free and automated. Engage in representative and appropriate storytelling.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

TechSoup's DigiToolbox is back to demo another tool you can pick up to tell your digital story. I would recommend Animoto for any user who doesn’t have a lot of time to put into production or into learning specific technologies, but yet needs to churn out a high volume of videos. Step 2 - Create Video. That's it!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Give structure to your story. Aim for the heart.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

This time, I reached into the TechSoup DigiToolbox for digital story-making and discovered the dynamic and immersive platform that is Zeega. This is the story of my first great adventure to create a new and improved way to present our TechSoup Member Spotlight Series, and the beginning of a devastatingly beautiful love story.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. While video is an effective medium, the perceived costs of equipment and editing tools coupled with the question of what will.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

If your organization isn't already using Instagram, Vine, or another video/photosharing tool, now is the time to start experimenting. The Twitter-owned app lets you record six-second video clips and share them with your friends on various social media networks including Vine's own internal network. More Apps to Consider.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

It’s the goal of every nonprofit that creates a video – creating a video that has impact. Examining what makes video have an impact was the topic of TechSoup’s recent Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat. Distill the Message and Invite Supporters to Join the Story.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

However, modern platforms, smartphones, and short video formats allow nonprofits to take advantage of this powerful tool in a number of ways. Here are 10 ways to use video in online fundraising for nonprofits. Engaging video presentations showcase the items, generating excitement and encouraging healthy competition among bidders.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I'm going to start by telling a story about storytelling. The point here is that I would not have internalized the story of this man and his case and the work that AI was doing to preserve his life without seeing that simple banner ad. It's an instance of advertising as storytelling and it's something many NPOs rarely consider.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Adding holiday filters, stickers, or music to social media stories promoting the fundraiser. As you create marketing content, use storytelling strategies. They could record a testimonial video detailing their journey to recovery and expressing their gratitude for your organization’s support.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The first installment of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series covered everything you need to consider before you hit record. Vázquez, who has a background in screenwriting, guided the audience through some of the basic concepts of developing stories for production. What Drives a Great Nonprofit Story?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Prospective donors who don’t have a strong preexisting relationship with your nonprofit may be interested in attending your event if it features engaging elements like live music or a silent disco. You can hand out information sheets, play inspirational videos, and invite live speakers to share their stories with attendees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

When I think of story telling, I think of books. The art of storytelling though, and documenting an event or a slice of time is, of course, not restricted to bound pages. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The final installment of TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series covered video post-production and editing. Arguably, one of the more challenging aspects of digital storytelling required a slight departure from past webinars. The version of the story you edit and produce is most important version.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

Tip #1: Share Great Stories. You aren’t bound to 140 character updates any more, so let your storytelling flow! NFPTweetups and other events where online networks come together offline are unique opportunities and hear from practioners and colleagues and get the “real story.&# Lesson: Listen! So, make friends!

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Still wondering if you have what it takes to tell a story through video? As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Find your story. This may sound hard, but a clear, concise, key message is vital to creating a successful video. STEP THREE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

On empathy & telling stories that matter. The quotes below are taken from a New York Observer story about an incredibly interesting panel that included Ann Curry, Robert Scoble, and other journalists from CNN, FOX and NBC in a discussion about the evolution of journalism in the context of Twitter and social media. CHRISTOPHER R.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Video Making for Nonprofits. Video is a powerful way to tell a story and meaningfully get a message across to supporters. Making a video can take a lot of time and effort, so it’s important to do it right! Read on for some tips on how to structure your video-making strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2009

I've been away from making media for a little bit and so it is nice to come back to it with a little perspective on how cameras and video editing have gotten so much easier. You can combine clips, cut clips, add a title or music. It automatically uploads to Youtube or other service or emails the video. . Here's some resources.

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M+R

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Never Go Out of Style With Key Audiences Within the music industry, there are some tried-and-true tactics for announcing and promoting a new album that usually includes social media announcements and posts, single releases, and media interviews. For example, consider looking internally! Do you have a successful internal newsletter?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

Does this story illustrate the art of network weaving ? t have an extensive classical music background, but learned quickly and learned to love it even quicker. Online communication is growing at an incredible rate and organizations cannot stay behind to shape their online image and story. Tell me about you and your job.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling.

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Forum One

JUNE 6, 2024

Think like a musician Those who have played music in a band or orchestra or sang in a choir understand the profound impact of an engaged and participatory audience. As someone who participated in band, chorus, and musical theater growing up, I can attest to the impact of that participation.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 19, 2015

In a word, storytelling , relating a message to supporters that is both engaging and leads them to take action. Successful non-profits, therefore, know how important storytelling is to their ultimate mission, and they utilize the digital tools that help them achieve this goal. Powerpoint is, well, powerful when used correctly.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

The 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge was a great success, with more than 250 total submissions from social benefit organizations in 24 countries! We were impressed with the quality of the photo slideshows and videos, and all the hard work that went into them. First Place Video. Please visit the site to view this video).

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

In your virtual communications, position donors as the protagonists of the story whose generous assistance leads to positive change. These specific stories and examples make your organization’s work more real to supporters and encourage them to continue giving because they know their gifts actually make a difference.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

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. Sounding It Out. Sounding It Out.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2012

In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts. decisions you need to make before you start recording your video. really make your story shine.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The w3 Awards are judged by an illustrious panel of industry leaders in websites, advertising, mobile sites and apps, video, social media, podcasts, and emerging technologies and showcase the best work in these fields for a given year. Congratulations to all of our clients and team members who worked hard to earn these high honors.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Pilgrim Pines did this through a video: Post videos explaining your cause and why the end-of-year season is important to your nonprofit. You can show that impact by sharing a human story. Here are some storytelling tips: Tap into people’s love of narrative. Tell a story. Let your supporters do the talking.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Even though the definition below is focused on product marketing, we fundraisers know how effective storytelling is with donors in our communications. Tell your nonprofit’s story. Every nonprofit has a story , and your organization’s story can touch your supporters’ hearts and inspire them to champion your cause.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

American Jazz Museum Platinum – Cultural Websites Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

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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