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• 11 March 2010

  Quotable Clips and Better SEO for YouTube Videos 

  Video is hot with online audiences, but there’s one big problem for video producers: search engines just can’t deal with the "talkies": Images and audio are behind a glass wall when it comes to indexing for search results. And if your nonprofit is going to take the initiative to produce and post a video, obviously you’d like it to help being visitors to your blog or website from the search engines. Better SEO for YouTube Videos Until recently, search engines had to rely on title text and tags to Read More... Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:30 PM by Rebecca | 4 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, SEO, Video, Non-profit Communications, Accessibility, Videos, application, YouTube

• 26 February 2010

  DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards: Are You In? 

  Did your nonprofit produce a video in 2009? The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is looking for the best nonprofit videos of the year, with a chance for great public exposure, $2500 for your organization, and other great prizes. Submissions are open until March 19, 2010, so get in on this contest if you can! Read More... Posted Friday, February 26, 2010 7:55 PM by Rebecca | 6 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Video, Awards, Conferences, Videos, YouTube

• 23 November 2009

  Showcase Your Members' Videos with YouTube Direct 

  What if you could display a playlist of member-created videos on your non-profit's website, just like the big mainstream news media websites? YouTube Direct makes it easy. Read More... Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 9:30 AM by Rebecca | 4 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Web 2.0, online community, Non-profit Communications, websites, Videos, crowdsourcing, YouTube

• 22 October 2009

  8 Best Free Video-Sharing Sites for Nonprofits 

  Thanks to low-cost cameras, and free or inexpensive software tools, there’s a place for video production within the budget of even small nonprofits and associations. And distributing your videos on the Internet has never been cheaper or easier... Read More... Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:40 PM by Rebecca | 13 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, nptech, Web 2.0, online community, Social networking, Video, Non-profit Communications, websites, Videos, media, publicity, social media, YouTube

• 12 October 2009

  Can You Tell Your Nonprofit's Story in 5 Photos? 

  TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge offers a chance for your photos and videos to win cool prizes for your organization, ranging from a Flip video camera to Adobe software. This contest is wide open to all — submissions are welcomed from the community at large, nonprofits, individuals, libraries, and organizations both in the US and elsewhere in the world — but your entries do need to be in by Friday, October 16th . Even if you’re not 100% sure you can pull it off by the deadline, it’s still Read More... Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 11:25 PM by Rebecca | 1 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Marketing, Web 2.0, Non-profit Communications, images, Videos, YouTube

• 23 November 2008

  Online Video FAQ for New Nonprofit Managers 

  First-time nonprofit managers can often use a bit of guidance from more experienced colleagues, as well as the answers to specific questions. The problem is, there just aren't enough mentors to go around, and perhaps this is especially so in the nonprofit sector where resources are stretched to the limit. What's the solution? Well, Third Sector New England believes it's found a partial solution at any rate. Read More... Posted Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:30 AM by Rebecca | 1 Comments Filed under: Non-profit technology, General non-profit interest, nptech, Non-profit Communications, training, Videos

• 22 April 2008

  Producing Demo Videos - Sharing Our Experiences 

  We have recently put together first 5 videos demoing basic functionality of Wild Apricot software. This has been a great learning experience and we would appreciate any feedback on our videos (which are still work in progress!). We also wanted to summarize the challenges and lessons learned in order to help others creating their own online instructional or demo videos. Things to consider when you start: Define the approach. Some people make detailed visual storyboards or 'scenario' scripts. We opted Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:18 AM by Stacey | 1 Comments Filed under: demo, application., instructional video, event management, Videos, Membership management

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