This webinar to happen on Feb 16 is the third one in the TechSoup Digital Storytelling series. It will provide you with great tips for shooting your video, and will be run by Aaron Bramley.  You'll learn how to edit and distribute your video.  We'll show you:

• Recommendations for editing software
• The basics of creating a more professional video
• How to upload, tag and describe your video in order to get it seen. 

This webinar to happen on Feb 9 is the second one in the TechSoup Digital Storytelling series. It will provide you with great tips for shooting your video, and will be run by David J. Neff.  You'll learn:
 
• What equipment is right for your organization
• How to set up a good shot
• Considerations for capturing indoor, outdoor and event footage
 
David J. Neff is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lights. Camera. Help. He would say that he is a author, teacher, speaker, blogger, network weaver, and social media scientist. For over 10 years he has been helping people and nonprofits focus on doing good all across the world. He did this through 9 years at the American Cancer Society as the Director of Web, Film and Interactive Strategy. While there he started their film and documentary department. David also shot a full-length documentary and owned and operated a film production company here in Austin, TX. @daveiam
 
Be sure to check out the TS Digs page for more information:  http://www.tsdigs.org  

“While the barrier to video production and distribution tools has lowered greatly in recent years, many organizations miss the opportunity to present their stories, lacking the skills to use the tools effectively” -- says TechSoup Global Online Community Manager Michael DeLong -- “That is why we want to provide trainings, resources, and inspiration for NGOs to create and tell their compelling stories. 

It has been almost a year since the revolution in Egypt started. It is a great time to look back at what happened and, especially in the context of the net2 blog, ask questions about the role that technology played in it. A lot has been written and said about the role of social media in the past year’s protests, and this is why here on Net2, we‘d like to bring a unique voice to the discussion.

Have you ever posted a project to the NetSquared Project Gallery? Maybe submitted one to a NetSquared Challenge? Here at Net2, we are crazy in-love with these projects. We've found them inspiring and absolutely amazing, and I hope that you have too!

We're inviting all Net2 project "alumni" to enter the Net2 All-Star Invitational! We are looking for short (60-90 seconds) videos capturing  your achievements and the social impact of your project.  We want to hear -- and share -- your story. What's been happening with your projects and ideas since you created your project, or entered a Net2 Challenge? Tell the world about it! Make a video and enter the Invitational. 

Do you have a story to tell? The Center for Digital Storytelling wants to help you share it as a video-narrative combining still and moving images, first-person narration, sounds and music.

Every month, the NetSquared Community comes together offline at NetSquared Local events around the world to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate to help the local community. Increasingly, these groups have been sharing their events around the globe via streaming of audio and/or video. After seeing how successful these events have been, we’ve created a Meetup page to make it easier for you to learn about and attend these virtual events.

This recap was originally posted on the TechSoup Canada blog.

By: Claire Buré, TechSoup Canada Volunteer 

If we compare the two phrases, “Hear John's story on our website” or “go to the website and check out our stats”, which of the two is more likely to encourage you to go to the organization's website? The first one, right? The most compelling stories are those that appeal to emotion: those that are told from the heart, rather than a fact sheet.

The 5th Annual DoGooder Video Awards are off to a record start with over 1,350 videos from over 800 organizations - that's a lot of tear-inducing, action-starting, video storytelling! Now comes the hard part: voting. Along with the other partners, See3 Communications and YouTube are hoping that you can vote now and vote often to help select the winners!

How to Vote

Follett Corporation has announced a challenge to recognize the most innovative school libraries. You can submit your video story till June 1, 2011.

Through the contest the company wants to draw attention to a strong link between the well-developed library programs and students achievements. Five prizes, including a $35,000 first place prize will be awarded by a panel of judges - library and educational professionals. A sixth $10,000 prize will be awarded based on online voting for the best video.

The jury is  looking for schools that “do the most outstanding job of applying technology, content and creativity in ways that engage students, foster literacy and critical thinking”.