May 22, 2013

What nonprofits can learn from public radio about storytelling

by Guest

Photo courtesy of CubaGallery via Creative Commons Should your organization incorporate audio into your digital communications toolkit? Guest post by Will Coley Producer-Founder, Aquifer Media If nonprofits want to learn how to create content that both engages audiences and creates devoted supporters, we need look no further than the gold standard offered each day by public radio. Think about it: Radio … Continue reading

May 1, 2013

Media innovations from Europe coming to Stanford

by JD Lasica

A work by Elina Brotherus included in the exhibit, “Ars Fennica: Finnish Art Now.” Overseas projects to focus on mobile, data, journalism On Monday I’ll be heading to Stanford University to help judge News Pioneers: Media innovations from Europe. The participating teams are in different stages in their projects or start-ups. A few already have a working product and a … Continue reading

March 11, 2013

The secret behind creating viral content

by John Haydon

Wondering what the secret is to viral content? The real secret is that no one knows what makes a video go viral, but we have a few tip-offs to help guide you in the right direction. Continue reading

January 22, 2013

11 free & inexpensive online photo editing tools

by Lindsay Oberst

All organizations need quality images that inspire people to act, but high-quality photo editing software can be beyond a nonprofit’s budget. Read up on 11 web-based photo-editing tools that provide a range of photo editing options at little to no cost. Continue reading

October 3, 2012

7 top video editing tools for nonprofits

by Guest

Today, software makes editing digital footage faster, easier and much more affordable, and puts it within reach of anyone with a personal computer. Even better, digital video editing is “nonlinear,” which means you can access the scenes you want to edit directly. This helps speed up the process, especially for a short, Internet-ready video for which you just need to trim off the ends and add a title screen or two. Here are seven top video editing tools for your organization. Continue reading

August 22, 2012

Use smartphones to capture events for your cause

by Lauren Major

Photographer Dan Chung’s Olympic smartphone photoblog setup.   Take some tips from a pro photographer at the London Olympics Target audience: Photographers, nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, businesses, educators, journalists, citizen journalists, Web publishers. The 2012 London Olympic games were a chance for photojournalists from around the world to produce breathtaking images. One photojournalist took the challenge of … Continue reading