Here’s an animated explainer video for CGC, a company that provides marketing and fundraising support to non-profits. I often say how fortunate I am to work with great people, and I’m going to say it again because the people at CGC (Corporate Giving Connection) were awesome.

I worked directly with Jen Linck, who made my job easy by being easy to talk to, clear in her communications and open to ideas. This explainer video for CGC highlights a key problem faced by non-profit managers… Not having enough bandwidth to get everything done.

The challenge with this particular video was identifying the correct target audience and thinking about how to communicate that we understand them and have a solution for them without sounding patronizing or over-promising what CGC can do. CGC can do so many different things for non-profits and there are so many scenarios that we could have talked about.

The key is to always focus on the viewer and keep the pace moving. Often times, videos of all types, not just explainer videos, drag on for just a bit too long. We have to remember that viewers can easily click away and that the video has to keep them engaged long enough to get your message across and for the viewer to take action.

And that call-to-action is also important to have. Sometimes, I’ll see explainer videos without a clear call-to-action and it’s painful because I know that the business owner is banking on the video to help him/her.

So always be sure to include a clear call-to-action at the end of your explainer videos so your viewer knows what they are supposed to do.

Contact me if you’d like an explainer video that gets your message out and meets your business objectives.