battle-tested tools to rock your digital storytelling

WELCOME STUDENTS!

What is Storytelling Summer School?

• 6 weekly Facebook Live videos with actionable ways to use storytelling to raise awareness and funds for your nonprofit;

• Freebie downloads, checklists, planners, and more;

• Invitation to the Private Facebook community, where you can exchange ideas with other nonprofit professionals and ask for my personalized advice.

Sign up for Storytelling Summer School: www.jcsocialmarketing.com/school

GET THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CREATING NONPROFIT SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS

• Storytelling Summer School students –keep an eye out on your inbox as you should have received it in your weekly email.

• You can also download it here: http://jcsocialmarketing.com/nonprofitgraphics/


QUICK REVIEW

Week 1 – We wrote down the 5 types of stories to collect and to share on your digital channels (website, email, social media) during your next fundraising campaign.

Week 2 – We covered the 4 steps to craft stories that will take your community from passive to PASSIONATE .

Week 3 – We discussed in depth some solutions the common digital storytelling challenges faced by nonprofits.

Week 4 – We explored examples of 10 different ways you can use digital storytelling in your next fundraising campaign.

Week 5 – We filled in the Digital Storytelling Calendar template to help you stay on track and never run out of ideas


KEY POINTS FOR WEEK 6

• Visuals are vital for effective digital storytelling.

• There are many low-cost and free tools available.

• Small nonprofits can do this.


APPS & TOOLS

• Spark Post – Graphic Text Overlays, prepped for ads

• Legend – Dynamic text overlays photo/video

• Quik by GoPro – Multimedia slideshows

• Layout – Create collages by remixing your own photos

• Boomerang – Make mini-videos that loop back and forth, GIF-style

• Hyperlapse –Shoot time-lapsed video

• Animoto – Turn your photos and video clips into video slideshows


SPARK POST

• https://spark.adobe.com/about/post


SPARK POST – GRAPHIC TEXT OVERLAYS


LEGEND

• http://legend.im/#

• Words move people, #Legend moves words.

• You write the text, #Legend animates.

• Sweet tweets meet hype type.

• 2 taps is all it takes.

• To inspire, make friends laugh.


QUIK BY GOPRO

• Create awesome videos with just a few taps.

• Choose your favorite photos and video clips then let Quik work its magic.

• In seconds, it finds great moments, adds beautiful transitions and effects, and syncs everything to the beat of the music.

• You can customize your story with text, music and more then easily share it with friends.


PRISMA


LAYOUT FROM INSTAGRAM

• Create fun, one-of-a-kind layouts by remixing your own photos and sharing them with your friends.

• Choose photos from your camera roll—or use the built-in Photo Booth to take spur-of-the-moment shots—and instantly see them laid out in various combinations. Pick the layout you like best, then edit it to make it your own.

• Tap to mirror, flip or replace images, hold and drag to swap them, pinch to zoom in or out, or pull the handles to resize.


PRISMA


BOOMERANG FROM INSTAGRAM

• http://blog.instagram.com/post/131684343987/boomerang-from-instagram


PRISMA


HYPERLAPSE FROM INSTAGRAM

• https://hyperlapse.instagram.com/


ANIMOTO

• https://animoto.com/

• Turn your photos and video clips in to video slideshows.

• Add your photos and video clips to make a video in just a few easy steps.

• Post and share your videos wherever.

• Pick a song from their music library.


PRISMA


WORDSWAG


PRISMA


HOOTSUITE ENHANCE

Crop and size photos for each social network

01Edit with filters, borders, stickers, and overlays

02Source images from the stock photo database

03Share straight to the social network of your choice (or schedule through Hootsuite to share later)

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HOOTSUITE ENHANCE

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CANVA


THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO NONPROFIT SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS

Download it: http://jcsocialmarketing.com/nonprofitgraphics/


ALL VIDEO REPLAYS AVAILABLE ON MY FACEBOOKPAGE!

Week 1: 5 types of stories to collect and to share on your digital channels (website, email, social media) during your next fundraising campaign

Week 2: How to craft stories that will take your community from passive to PASSIONATE

Week 3: Solutions to the 6 biggest digital storytelling challenges faced by nonprofits

Week 4: 10 specific ways to use digital storytelling in your next fundraising campaign

Week 5: How to fill in a Digital Storytelling Calendar to stay on track and never run out of ideas

Week 6: Battle-tested tools to rock your digital storytelling


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You will be getting a special invitation to join the Best Year-End Fundraising Program EVER!, with a special bonus from me!


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battle-tested tools to rock your digital storytelling

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