Portland State University Foundation left you the following instructions:

We invite you to share a 30-60 second video message to scholarship recipients. Please be sure to introduce yourself in the video so we and the recipients know who your message is from!

Your message will be shared with recipients of the scholarship(s) you support, and may be excerpted and shared more generally with other scholarship recipients to help connect them to the donors who make their support possible.

Some things you might consider sharing in your message:
  • Offer encouragement to recipients as they pursue their personal, academic & career goals
  • Wish recipients well in the coming winter term/remainder of the school year ahead
  • Share why you chose to support scholarships at PSU or why the scholarship you support is important to you
If you have any issues or want to confirm a video was received, please reach out to donorrelations@psuf.org.
 
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Video Content Tips:
  • The content of your video is ultimately up to you. Make it funny, sweet, informative -- whatever tone you want. 
  • Create a video between 30-60 seconds to keep people engaged.
  • Be yourself and have fun!
Recording Tips:
  • Make sure to film horizontally so you fill the video frame.
  • When recording with a phone or tablet, using a tripod or propping it up with something like books will help with stability.
  • Keep your device close for good sound quality but far enough away that you are the focus. Try 3-4 feet.
  • Choose a location that provides balanced lighting. Try to find a room that has a lot of natural light. Record with the window facing you so you benefit from the natural light. If the window is behind you, you will appear shadowed.
  • Avoid echo chambers. Oftentimes sparse offices or conference rooms with glass walls can create a lot of echoes. 
  • Avoid blustery locations or areas with a lot of foot or vehicle traffic as your device’s mic may pick up noise.
  1. Select ‘Record Video’ to begin the process
  2. Enable your webcam.
  3. Click ‘Start Recording’ and wait for the 3 second countdown.
  4. When you are finished recording, click ‘Stop Recording.’
  5. Wait for your video to upload to our servers.
  6. Click the play button to review your video. If you are not satisfied with your recording, you can click ‘Rerecord’ and try again. If you are satisfied with your recording, click ‘Submit Video’.
  7. Accept our terms and conditions to complete submission.
  1. Select ‘Record Video’ to begin the process.
  2. Click ‘Record Video’ or ‘Upload Video’. Please wait for your video to upload to our servers.
  3. Click the play button to review your video. You can rerecord or upload another video if you are not satisfied with your recording.
  4. If you are satisfied with your recording, click ‘Submit Video’ and ‘Continue’ to accept our terms and conditions and submit your video.

Portland State University Foundation left you the following instructions:

We invite you to share a 30-60 second video message to scholarship recipients. Please be sure to introduce yourself in the video so we and the recipients know who your message is from!

Your message will be shared with recipients of the scholarship(s) you support, and may be excerpted and shared more generally with other scholarship recipients to help connect them to the donors who make their support possible.

Some things you might consider sharing in your message:
  • Offer encouragement to recipients as they pursue their personal, academic & career goals
  • Wish recipients well in the coming winter term/remainder of the school year ahead
  • Share why you chose to support scholarships at PSU or why the scholarship you support is important to you
If you have any issues or want to confirm a video was received, please reach out to donorrelations@psuf.org.
 
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Video Content Tips:
  • The content of your video is ultimately up to you. Make it funny, sweet, informative -- whatever tone you want. 
  • Create a video between 30-60 seconds to keep people engaged.
  • Be yourself and have fun!
Recording Tips:
  • Make sure to film horizontally so you fill the video frame.
  • When recording with a phone or tablet, using a tripod or propping it up with something like books will help with stability.
  • Keep your device close for good sound quality but far enough away that you are the focus. Try 3-4 feet.
  • Choose a location that provides balanced lighting. Try to find a room that has a lot of natural light. Record with the window facing you so you benefit from the natural light. If the window is behind you, you will appear shadowed.
  • Avoid echo chambers. Oftentimes sparse offices or conference rooms with glass walls can create a lot of echoes. 
  • Avoid blustery locations or areas with a lot of foot or vehicle traffic as your device’s mic may pick up noise.

If you're satisfied with your recording, click Submit Video below.

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