Crowdsource Advocacy: Collect Firsthand Video Stories

Savvy community organizers use video prompts to collect authentic video stories. The BigStageTeleprompter makes this fast, easy and affordable.

Here's how Center For Common Ground used it to collect stories about how people felt about the surging cost of power bills.

Crowdsource videos for better advocacy

How to crowdsource authentic video stories quickly

• Create your BigStage Teleprompter account. There is both a free and premium version ($10/month). The premium version allows organizers to create any number of scripts and send them to any number of people. Respondents do not have to create an account. Nor instal any software nor pay anything. Recordings can be made on a phone or laptop.
• Prepare a script with the background and questions. Save the prompt and share it as a URL (https://bigstageteleprompter.online/content/TCgWEcdtEb) or QR Code with potential respondents you'd like to collect video stories from.
• Check your last power bill. Notice that spike?
  Many bills have skyrocketed 200% because of AI Data Centers. They consume as much power as a small city. You’re paying for it. Republicans give their billionaire donors discounts while your family pays a hidden "Data Center Tax." It’s a massive wealth transfer—straight from your kitchen table to the pockets of tech billionaires. 
  Tell us what you think about this? 
  Press RECORD VIDEO. Save your recording. Email it to info@thedemlabs.orgWhat is your name?​
  Where do you live?​
  How do you feel about Republicans letting billionaires drive up the price you pay for power?

How the prompt appears on a phone

• Respondents adjust the font size and scroll speed to their preference. They press Record Video and then Scroll.
• When they're finished they Save their video and send it to the organizer. That's all there is to it!

Center For Common Ground

• The Center for Common Ground is a non-partisan, Black and women-led voting rights organization founded in 2018. We focus our work in voter suppression states where more than 20% of voters are voters of color – Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
• They know that democracy works best when everyone is invited to participate in it. Unfortunately, there is a stark contrast in whose voices get prioritized in elections. At the Center for Common Ground our goal is to ensure every voter knows their voice and their votes matter.
• Collaborating with local partners, Center For Common Ground strives to mobilize ALL voters of color, both those who consistently participate in elections and those who have yet to exercise their right to vote.

TakeAway: Use authentic videos to advocate for your cause or campaign. The Big Stage Teleprompter makes it fast, easy and affordable.

Deepak
DemLabs

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