This is the first of a three-part series on how nonprofits can create powerful multimedia stories. Part one is an overview of multimedia options available to nonprofits. Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, social enterprises, brands, educators, video producers, Web publishers, storytellers, individuals. With the power of online video, social media and crowd-funding at an […]
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Techniques to add dazzle to your advocacy video
Matanya’s Hope tells stories of Kenyan schoolchildren through photos & video Multimedia storytelling can be an incredibly powerful tool for your organization to attract funders, motivate volunteers and demonstrate the power of your message. Our friends at Matanya’s Hope asked us to create a visual story for their nonprofit by seamlessly blending photos and video […]
How to make cause marketing video that doesn’t suck
10 tips you need to know before picking up that camera Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, social enterprises, brands, educators, video producers, Web publishers, storytellers, individuals. Guest post by Steve Stockman Writer/director/producer, Custom Productions, Inc. Videos are made out of passion you have for your cause — the people you are helping, the […]
Storytelling 2.0: Why nonprofits need to tell stories
Nonprofits have astonishing stories to tell — about the constituents you serve, about your mission, about your organization. But too often nonprofits don’t know how to convey those stories effectively. At the Social Media for Nonprofits conference in Los Angeles on Monday, I gave a half-hour talk on “Storytelling 2.0: Harnessing video and commkunity to […]
16 tips for making video interviews come alive
How your nonprofit can capture the best stories on camera Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, social enterprises, brands, educators, video producers, Web publishers, storytellers, individuals. This is part 2 of a two-part series on video storytelling. Also see part 1: • How to find amazing, powerful stories for your nonprofit video By Lindsay […]