YouTube Updates Platform for Social Good

YouTube announced two updates to its non-profit program on Friday, streamlining how non-profits and viral philanthropists can use the social video-sharing platform to turn views into action.

Starting July 31, members of the YouTube for Good team will host “YouTube 101″ trainings via Google+ Hangout. These live trainings, which will take place on the last Tuesday of every month, are for non-profits that recently joined the non-profit program or created a YouTube page. The live feed will be available on the YouTube for Nonprofits channel for those who want to watch and listen without being recorded.

YouTube also officially announced the integration of annotations that can link to four websites: Change.org, DonorsChoose.org, RocketHub.com and Causes.com. Since April, creators have been able to link to crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and Indiegogo as well. In the past, annotations could only link to other YouTube videos, channels and search results.

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