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Gala & event videos for nonprofits

The video is the moment before the paddle raise. Start with 3 free videos.

Book a free Gala Story Session. We record one person your mission changed over Zoom, with a producer guiding every answer, and our editors turn it into 3 finished videos. No cost. No contract. Yours to keep.

Free for nonprofits, foundations & NGOs
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▶ How the free session works1 Zoom call = 3 videos$0

The problem with most gala videos

Your whole year rides on four minutes.

The lights go down. The video plays. Then your auctioneer asks the room to give. If the film is a recap of programs, donors clap. If it is one person they can't stop thinking about, they raise their paddles.

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Made the week of the event

Most gala films get rushed in at the last minute, with no time to find the story.

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A recap of programs

Stats and logos on the big screen. The room claps politely and checks the auction app.

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A crew that never met you

Hired for one night and gone by morning, with nothing left to use the rest of the year.

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“We were challenged by putting together a video for the Leadership Summit. And I had really, truly no idea how we were going to do that.”

Suzanne D'Amico, WNY Women's Foundation, before we filmed their summit

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“They all are, like, dying for your number, because they all sit on multiple nonprofit boards.”

Suzanne D'Amico, on her board after they saw the video

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In their words

Nine nonprofits. One board asking for our number.

Suzanne D'Amico's events committee handed her one job: a video for the WNY Women's Foundation Leadership Summit. We made it, filmed the event, then kept making videos all year. Here is what she and eight other clients told us.

“Sign me up.”What her board said after the video

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Public proof

Four films for Americans for Immigrant Justice's 30th anniversary gala

For its 30th anniversary gala, Americans for Immigrant Justice asked us for films that would carry the room. Co-founder Cheryl Little tells how it started. Executive Director Sui Chung looks at the next 30 years. Four Dreamers speak in their own words. And one film follows the phone call that starts every case.

4 films for one gala nightFounder, director, Dreamers, clientsChildren's Rights: $1.5 million in one night

The founder filmHow it startedCo-founder Cheryl Little on 30 years of Americans for Immigrant Justice.

The vision filmThe next 30 yearsExecutive Director Sui Chung on the fight ahead, and why it needs the room.

The voices filmWe are the DreamersFour Dreamers, in their own words, on what this country made possible.

The ask filmWho can help me?The phone call that starts every case, and what a gift makes possible.

At the Children's Rights gala, we filmed the room the night donors gave $1.5 million, opening with a single $150,000 bid, then turned that footage into their year-end campaign.

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Gala Story Session. Free.

One person, one Zoom call, three finished videos. Here is exactly what you get.

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Your cost

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What you get

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A 45-minute Zoom recordingOne person your mission changed, your honoree or your executive director. A Happy producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience.
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3 finished videosEdited, captioned and ready for your invitation, your sponsor deck or your save the date.
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Yours to keepThe videos and the raw recording. No contract, no card, no catch.

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Love the videos? We'll plan your big-screen film around your event date. Don't? Keep them anyway.

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Three ways to start

Make the room give. Then make the night last.

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Editor cutting a documentary at two monitors

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Gala Story Session

We record one person your mission changed over Zoom and our editors turn it into 3 finished videos.

45-minute producer-guided Zoom recording
3 finished, captioned videos
For your invitation, sponsor deck or save the date
Yours to keep, files and raw footage

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Speaker on stage in front of a big screen at a gala

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The Big-Screen Film

The film that plays right before your paddle raise, written with you and shot by vetted local crews from our network of 20,000 creators.

A story outline you approve before anything is filmed
Filmed where your honoree or family lives
Cut to your AV team's screen specs
Delivered before the doors open

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The night itself

Gala Night Coverage

We film the room so one night keeps raising money all year.

Speeches, awards and the paddle raise
Donor and sponsor interviews on site
A recap film for the donors who weren't there
Vertical cut-downs for year-end and next year's invitations

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In every gala film

Built for how development teams actually run a gala

Cut to your venue's screen

A screening master built to your AV team's specs and tested before the doors open.

Captions the back tables can read

Burned-in captions, so every word lands across the ballroom.

Dignity-first filming

Your families and honorees approve their own story before anyone sees it.

Vetted local crews

20,000+ creators in 130+ countries, so nobody flies a team in for one interview.

You own everything

You own the finished films and all the raw footage.

Approve before we film

You sign off on the story outline before anything is filmed.

Beyond the big screen

Everything your event committee needs

One shoot feeds the whole event calendar, from the first invitation to next year’s save the date.

Guests raising a toast at a nonprofit dinner

Photography of the night

Save-the-date and invitation videos

Audience at a nonprofit leadership summit

Speeches, awards and the paddle raise, filmed

Sponsor thank-you and honoree tribute films

Clips for your year-end appeal and board report

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How it works

From a date on the calendar to paddles in the air

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Tell us your date

Send your event date, your fundraising goal and the story your committee keeps coming back to.

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FREE

Start with the free session

We record one person over Zoom and deliver 3 finished videos, free.

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We write, film and edit

You approve the outline. Local crews film. Our editors cut the film to your AV specs.

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The room gives

The film plays, the paddles go up, and we film the night for the rest of your year.

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Real client videos

Stories we told for nonprofits like yours

A few of the organizations whose stories we film.

163,000Views in the first weekHeifer International, Honduras

500,000+Organic reachSearch for Common Ground

5.6M+Views on one videoLions Clubs International

500%Increase in engagement rateSoles4Souls

Who we work with

Built for the people who carry the gala

Development directorsWith a fundraising goal riding on one night

Gala committee chairsWho need a film the room remembers

Executive directorsHonoring a founder, a donor or a milestone anniversary

Comms leadsWho need a year of content from one event

Community foundationsHosting summits, luncheons and award nights

Questions

Questions development teams ask us

Tap a question. Each answer comes with a 20-second video.

Is the free session really free?+

Yes. The Zoom session and the three videos our editors cut from it cost nothing. No contract, no card, and you keep every file with no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Book your free session and see your story on screen.

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What happens on the free session?+

You pick one person close to your work, and our producer interviews them live over Zoom for forty-five minutes while we record. Our editors then turn that conversation into three finished, captioned videos for your website, your social channels and your next appeal. All you have to do is show up, so book your free session.

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Who can we put on camera?+

Anyone whose story moves people: your director, a program lead, a volunteer, someone your program served, or a grantee overseas joining from a phone. Our producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience or a script. Bring your people to a free session and we'll handle the rest.

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Our gala is coming up. Can you plan around it?+

Yes. Tell us your calendar, from Giving Tuesday and awareness months to galas and year-end appeals, and we plan every shoot and edit backwards from those dates. Book your free session early and your first videos are ready before the moment arrives.

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How long until we get the videos?+

Your three free videos land in your inbox within two weeks of your session, with a simple review link if you want a change. For bigger shoots, we plan backwards from your gala, board meeting or appeal date. Tell us the date on your free session.

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Our gala isn't in a big city. Do you fly a crew out?+

Usually not. We hire vetted local crews from our network of more than 20,000 creators in over 130 countries, and our producer directs them live on the day. Your story is filmed by people who know the language and the place, and your free session is where we plan it.

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What do we actually get from one session or shoot?+

More than one video. A single conversation becomes a set of edits: short vertical clips for social, a longer story for your website, a fundraising ask and captioned versions for every platform. Your free session shows you exactly what one hour can turn into.

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Who owns the videos?+

You do. Your organization owns the finished videos and all of the raw footage, including everything we record on your free session. Use them on any channel, in any report, for as long as you like.

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What does it cost after the free session?+

Whatever comes next is scoped to exactly what you need, from a single film to a steady stream of videos for every program, and you get the price in writing before any work starts. No surprise change orders and no pressure. Your free session shows you what that scope should be.

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Give the room a reason to raise their paddles. Free.

Tell us your event date and who to put on camera. We'll record them over Zoom and send you 3 finished videos.

Free for nonprofits, foundations & NGOs
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