Thursday, March 18, 2010

YouTube Nonprofit Program Expands

February 25, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media, Web 2.0

Like their American and British cohorts, nonprofits in Australia and Canada can now apply to become part of the YouTube Nonprofit Program. Members receive free branded channels, custom thumbnails, longer video uploads, and call-to-action overlays. For more information, including program»

Rethinking Your Video Marketing

February 9, 2010 by Gail Hyman  
Filed under Marketing, New on eJP

I have produced a lot of nonprofit videos over the years. Their primary purpose was to motivate potential donors to give. Some were received very well; others not so much. A well-known Hollywood producer I once met told me that»

Hatian Man Buried for 10 Days Rescued by IDF

January 23, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media

Yesterday, an IDF search and rescue team in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, rescued a 22 year old man, who had been trapped under the rubble of a building near the presidential palace for nearly 10 days. He was taken to the IDF»

Partnership 2000 Video Series

January 11, 2010 by David Abitbol  
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, Local Israel, New on eJP

I think it’s fair to say that I have always promoted the notion that a strong Jewish identity is intrinsically tied to a strong connection to the land and people of Israel. One needn’t blindly support every single government action,»

G-dcast Does Chanukah

The crew at G-dcast has been hard at work. Having produced 55 episodes featuring the weekly parsha, this innovative group has now tackled Chanukah. Sit back, enjoy and watch the dreidel spin. And, if you’re an educator – as with»

A Chanukah Celebration Around the World

December 8, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Chanukah, O Chanukah, Jewish Culture

We originally posted this last year; one of our favorites so we wanted to bring it back.

ROI120 alumni Michelle Citrin and William Levin have another hit on their hands!

“Left To Right” is the third music video»

Fresh Ideas for Marketing in 5770

September 22, 2009 by Gail Hyman  
Filed under Marketing

I was sitting down to write about one of my biggest frustrations with nonprofit communications over the past several years – the fear of trying new approaches. It has taken a very long time – too long for sure –»

Video: Birthright Continues to Push the Creative Envelope

September 4, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under The American Jewish Scene

In their newest recruitment video, an unexpected applicant shows up at the Taglit-Birthright Israel office.

Winter trip registration for Birthright opens September 9th.

Video created by Jewish Robot.

Our Latest Links

September 1, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Resource Library

links2Some recent additions to our Resource Library:

Building a Presence on Facebook: Advice From an Expert

How can a charity make the most of its presence on Facebook? Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s managing director, offers a few suggestions.

HOW TO:»

Introducing: Social Media Basics for Jewish Communal Professionals

July 29, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Education

social-media-agency-consultant2Blogging… Twitter… Facebook… RSS… Wikipedia… Flickr…. YouTube… Social Media… Tweet-up….

When people talk about using social media tools, do you feel like you missed the first day of school and can’t catch up?

Introducing a six-week webinar series specifically designed»