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vir•tu•al site vis•it - noun - A short, online promotional message accessible from any computer, at any time of day or night, that inspires further inquiry into the work of the grant recipient.
Usage: For foundations to promote the work of their grant recipients by linking to their videos on foundation websites, and by supporting their efforts to create virtual site visits and improve their use of technology for communication through financial or non-financial support in various, creative ways.

In 2003, I was engaged by the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation to guide a geographically dispersed board and family through the creation of governance policies, funding initiatives, communications systems, and grantmaking process. Technology was more limited in 2003, but it was not difficult to put up a website with off the shelf software, to get our mission out to the community. Creating... Continue Reading »

Pull out your iPod, iPhone, or MP3 player, and show your video to anyone, anywhere! Non-profit and foundation staff can use pocket video for a variety of purposes. So, if your video is on YouTube, VirtualSiteVisit.org or elsewhere on the web, you can follow the steps in this guide to download it to your device. The foundation has created a short video which will take... Continue Reading »

Step 1: Getting Started Here is a video tutorial by the Vimeo staff about the features you can change in Vimeo before you embed. Embed Customizer from Vimeo Staff on Vimeo. Step 2: Making Adjustments I do have one extra bit to add to what the Vimeo staff has said. You may notice that in Vimeo the title of your video and your Vimeo name... Continue Reading »

If you already have a YouTube video that you want to put up on your organization's website, here is the step by step guide to make the task easier. If your video is not yet uploaded to YouTube, see our article, "How To Upload Your Video To YouTube". 1: Getting Started As you may already know, at the end of every YouTube video a list... Continue Reading »

This article will guide you through moving your video from your computer's hard drive to the web, on Vimeo. If your video is on a DVD, you must first convert it to digital format on your hard drive. We'll address that in a separate "how to" article.Once your video is on Vimeo, it can be placed (embedded) in your organization's website. You can find the instructions for this in "How... Continue Reading »

If you have a video on your computer, and want to put it on the web via YouTube, here is the step by step guide to make the task easier. If you have a video, but it is on a DVD, and not stored on your computer, you first need to convert that format to digital. (We'll address that in a separate "how to" article).A... Continue Reading »

Introduction:VirtualSiteVisit.org grew out of the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation's experimentation with video and online promotion of its grantee Non Profit Organizations (NPOs). After several years of trials, errors, successes and research, we feel we have some valuable information to share about best practices in conveying the message and spirit of nonprofit organizations through multimedia and the web. Through this website we will share information... Continue Reading »

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