YouTube Channel Art Tips

One of our popular posts is about YouTube Channel Art, so we’ve updated it for 2021. Does your banner need an update? Here are some tips.
Video Advertising — Is It In Your Nonprofit Marketing Toolkit?

Video advertising is a tool nonprofits should consider. It’s helpful to reach new audiences and getting viewers to subscribe or donate to your organization.
YouTube Advertising Videos Are a Worthwhile Investment

Your organization or business may want to consider using YouTube advertising, including creating video suited to the purpose.
A Thank You Video to Promote Donor Retention

Many organizations use a thank you video to give donors a special thank you that comes from the heart. It can also help retain donors.
Planned Giving Marketing—Research Shows Words that Work

Words matter in fundraising and planned giving marketing. Research offers insights for choosing words and the style of your fundraising communications.
A Custom YouTube Thumbnail Will Make Your Videos Pop
YouTube thumbnails have always been part of your YouTube channel—the small clickable images that a viewer clicks on to look at videos. YouTube thumbnails are a major piece of your channel You can use thumbnails in a variety of sizes on your YouTube channel, but virtually all front pages uses a row of thumbnails at the […]
Video Makes Year-End Fundraising Effective

Year-end is an intense time for many charitable organizations, and may be a great fundraising time since many donations occur in December.
Good Stories Come With Good Story Collection Techniques

Good stories get everyone excited, and we’ve found they’re the basis for creating compelling video and other digital media.
Foundation Video Elements for an Organizational Video

Many organizations make their first video a calling card—a video that showcases the business or nonprofit’s main activities, mission, key staff, and
Viral Video Versus Hero, Hub, and Hygiene Video

Wikipedia describes the history of viral video as dating back to email distribution in 1995, and it’s probably fair to say that the idea of viral video has caught the imagination of organizations creating video many times. Who doesn’t want to create a video that will be shared millions of times for free? Yet viral […]