Video My Nonprofit with Jay Carter

Thanks to Dr. Rob Harter and the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast for having me on as a guest, but gosh I sounded kinda obnoxious | Bloviating Firehose and it was all my fault: Too much coffee and lots of overly-prepared canned answers -- oh well, it was a valuable learning experience | The weirdness of being on the other side of the interview table | Beyond Measure Media's origin story -- How Michele and I started telling video stories | Capturing real, vulnerable moments of emotion on camera vs.

We're deep in the heart of Texas this week, preparing to speak to the Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals about smart phone video branding | Check out all the awesome chickens in my in-laws' backyard | When to hire the big video guns and when to shoot your own material | Even if your org has the budget to hire a videographer, should you ever shoot video yourself in-house? | We ask our listeners to leave a review of this show on iTunes | Smart phone video is a great idea because

Michele returns for another guest host session, which is pretty awesome | Michele's kinda-sorta-obsession with everything Oprah | Are Michele and I stalking TV talk show hosts? | Nuggets of video wisdom found within the new "Making Oprah" podcast | That time I covered Oprah's beef trial in Texas as a news reporter | The one and only (lame) question I got to ask her | The one big, flashing-light, OMG, we-all-need-to-listen-to-this sound bite from the entire "Making Oprah" podcast series | Oprah's

We reveal our very latest nonprofit video | Meet my wife and co-conspirator, Michele | Michele really hates being in the limelight (but I think she's pretty amazing) | Making a nonprofit video that ties into current (big) news events | Idea: Send a press release when you publish video | How did we make the video? | Video making tools and tips for every budget, even if you just have a smart phone | How to tell whether you might have a great video idea | Our dog Tater makes a cameo (it was just a

What is Video My Nonprofit? | Video mistakes by both big and small nonprofits | Treating your YouTube page like a fine china cabinet | Nonprofit founders who hide behind their logo | The end of the media gatekeepers | Media is now all of us; we're all video storytellers now | The types of nonprofit videos you should be making right now | Practicing what I preach | I'm balancing my smart phone camera on a giant soy sauce can | Is it okay for nonprofits to make their videos with smart