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vir•tu•al site vis•it - noun - A short, online marketing message that lets prospective donors, clients or volunteers "visit" with a nonprofit program at any time day or night, and inspires them to learn more.
Usage: For Nonprofits to provide 24/7 visual access to information about the organization via the web, and to convey a specific marketing message to a targeted stakeholder group, such as prospective clients, families, funders, volunteers, gala attendees, locial media or community, or for other designated purpose.

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 »

Online communication changes quickly. It's hard to keep up! Here is a handy top ten list of ways your nonprofit or foundation can communicate using the internet. See what sparks your interest, and what might be a good fit with your current processes, to increase your impact. #10 - Monitor and Share Relevant News Online news search engines make it easier to find the specific news... Continue Reading »

What is Idealist.org?: According to their site, "Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives." Essentially... 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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