video | NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network

video

Do You Have the Best Nonprofit Video of the Year?

Flicker photo: mastermaqEvery year at the NTC, we partner with See3 to bring you the DoGooder Nonprofit Video awards. You may remember "Children Need a Bailout" from 2009, or "Breathe In, Breathe Out," from 2008. We're at it again in 2010, this time with more YouTube-y goodness!

Check out today's announcement from See3:

2009 Member Appreciation: Mission Video Webinar Contest Winners!

For those of you who missed it, last week we held a Member Appreciation Webinar with Basho Mosko from the Flip Video Spotlight Program and Michael Hoffman from See3 Communications about how to create an introductory video for your organization.

Those who attended the webinar had a chance to show the community what they learned. They posted a wide variety of inspirational, funny, and just plain well made videos as examples of what they learned. You can check them out on our Facebook page.

2009 Member Appreciation: Daily Member Prize Winner for 11/13

Flickr: gynti_46 I've always been one of those people who thinks the number 13, and those special Fridays that fall on the 13th (like today!) are actually lucky. And maybe Mitch Ashley will agree with me now, because he's our daily NTEN Member Appreciation Winner for Today!

And hey, the luck continues today for all NTEN members, because there's a free member appreciation webinar today that includes a chance to win a Flip Ultra:

2009 Member Appreciation: Free Stuff for Members, Plus the Daily Member Prize Winner for 11/9

Welcome to the 2nd week of 2009 NTEN Member Appreciation Month! There are a couple of treats for NTEN members this week that I hope you can take advantage of:

Congrats to the First Annual Lights. Camera. Help! Film Festival Winner!

We mentioned this event earlier on this blog, so we figured we should update everyone on the outcome.

NTEN rockstar member David Neff, along with his co-organizers, launched the first ever Nonprofit Film Festival this year. Their project, Lights. Camera. Help!, had an open call for submissions of films made by nonprofit and advocacy organizations that demonstrated their missions.

There were 140 films submitted from around the world, and the 20 finalists were screened at the festival, July 31st - Aug 2nd. The judges had to choose one winner, and it was:

All About NTEN in 5 Minutes

Last week, I was fortunate enough to present a session on social media with Marnie Webb of TechSoup Global, Laura Norvig of ETR Associates, Matt Sharp from the Packard Foundation, and Matt Dunne at Google. I think it's fair to say that we rocked!

While there, I was interviewed for the live stream of the event, which was run by Business Boomer:

Lights, Camera, VOLUNTEER!

I'm in sunny San Francisco for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service this week. It's one of those events I'm delighted to speak at because volunteers are at the center of social change: It's the folks who pick up paintbrushes, organize community meetings, and meet with their elected officials who make so much good stuff happen.

The last few administrations have begun their terms by issuing calls to service, but it's never felt more real than now. Obama's call for service is being met with enthusiasm and engagement like I've never seen. I think they're doing a bang-up job of using media to drive the message home, leveraging media outlets from the TV networks to YouTube.

In fact, leveraging media is something many nonprofits need help with. The costs of video production and distribution are so low at this point, every nonprofit could become its own media channel -- if it knew how.

That's where you come in.

If you have a video camera and some know how, YouTube and the administration want you to become a Video Volunteer:

Nonprofit and Grassroots Film Festival: Submit and Win!

Flickr: EndlessstudioYou and your cause have been using video to capture and share stories about the work you do and the change you're making, right?

Now there's a venue for you to showcase your hard work and great results: a film festival designed just for nonprofits -- with the added opportunity to win cash monies for your cause!

Check out Lights. Camera. Help. This nonprofit film festival, the first of its kind, will take place at the end of July in Austin, Texas. You have until the end of this month to submit your work!

Here's some more information from the organizers:

Lights. Camera. Help. Nonprofit Film Festival Kicks Off

One of our 2009 class of NTENnies, who also happens to be an Austin 501 Tech Club organizer, is at it again: David Neff is organizing another event for media-savvy do-gooders.

Introducing the Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival. From their site:

A Film festival for non-profit and grass roots organizations.
Through this annual event, films and videos with a cause directly related to a non-profit or grass roots organization will be subject to a rigorous criteria by a panel of judges. The films and videos will gain recognition by being considered the best in one of several distinct categories.

This festival is the first of its kind in the nation and reflects the spirit of Austin, a prominent city in the non-profit, grassroots and activism communities. These organizations, along with filmmakers, will use the festival to spread the word about their cause, develop a community of followers, and expand the film-for-a-cause genre.

You can submit entries from now through June 30th. The festival starts July 31st.

We're excited to see all the NTEN members among the first group of contributers: American Cancer Society, United Way, and the Capital Area Food Bank.

Live Streaming Video from the NTC

Causecast is going to rock the NTC by streaming video, live from six of our breakout sessions, and you can watch for free!

> Watch the Sessions

We're also partnering with ReadyTalk to bring you six more sessions as webinars. Space is still available, so sign up now.

> Sign up for an NTC Webinar

And that's all we have to say for now. I'm heading back to the Science Fair. Rest assured we'll have plenty more to come.