Non-Profit Video Explainers

Tell the mission story. Move the donor.

Animated explainers and brand films for NZ non-profits and charities. Built to communicate the work, the people and the why — and drive donations or sign-ups.

Recent Work

Non-profit video we've shipped.

Awareness Series

Blood Cancer

7-video awareness series produced in three social formats to drive reach and donor sign-up.

Hero Video

HFES

Landing-page hero film — animated explainer that sets the tone for a national campaign.

Brand Film

Marram Healthcare

Website hero video produced in three different formats for site, social and member comms.

Mission Stories

Made to be shared, watched, and acted on.

A great non-profit video is the difference between a one-time donation and a long-term supporter.

We help NZ charities, NGOs and community groups tell their stories on a budget that fits — animated explainers when filming isn't possible or appropriate, and live-action brand films when it is.

Whether you're running a one-off awareness campaign, an annual appeal, a recruitment drive for volunteers, or a long-form supporter onboarding piece — we build the video, the social cut-downs and the channel-specific edits in one production block so you get every format you need without re-quoting.

Charity rates available for the right causes — ask us.

Formats

Non-profit video formats.

Mission explainer

2-minute animated film that says "this is what we do, this is why it matters, here's how to help."

Donor & impact stories

Real-people storytelling that shows the difference donations are making, on the ground, in your community.

Campaign content

Short cut-downs for appeals, social, email and donation pages — sized for every channel a supporter sees you on.

Why it matters

Every dollar has to do double duty.

Non-profit video budgets are tight, and every cent has to earn its keep.

We've made video for blood-cancer charities, mental-health organisations, community health providers, youth services, environmental groups and disability advocacy organisations. We know the difference between a video that just looks nice and one that actually drives donations, sign-ups, awareness or volunteer applications.

Our approach: get the mission and the audience right at script stage, design for the channel you'll actually use it on, and deliver every cut-down you need from a single production — so one budget buys you a year of content, not a single hero film.

Why Onepost

Built for non-profits.

01

Charity-friendly pricing

Reduced rates for registered charities and community organisations on the right kind of project. Ask us.

02

Mission-first storytelling

Script-led, audience-led, donation-led. We write to move people, not to win awards.

03

Every cut you need

16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 6-15-30 second cut-downs, captioned and silent versions — all out of one production.

04

NZ-based

Auckland and Wellington team. NZ voiceover talent. A producer who picks up the phone.

Our Process

From mission brief to donor-ready video.

FAQ

Non-profit video FAQ.

Common questions from charity and NGO comms teams. Don't see what you need? Just ask us.

Do you offer reduced rates for charities and non-profits?

Yes — registered charities and community groups working on the right kind of cause get charity-friendly pricing. We can't do every project at a discount (we're a small studio), but for the right brief we're keen. Tell us about your mission and your budget and we'll see what we can build.

What's the smallest budget you can work with?

We've made short animated films for non-profits at multiple price points. The honest answer: we'd rather scale the deliverable to the budget than turn the project away. If the budget is small, the video gets simpler — but it still ships and still does the job.

Can we get social cut-downs from the same shoot/production?

Yes, and we strongly recommend it. Cut-downs to 6s / 15s / 30s, square (1:1) and vertical (9:16) versions, captioned and silent-friendly cuts — all built from the same production block at a fraction of the cost of re-quoting per format.

How long does a non-profit explainer take to produce?

A typical 60–90s animated explainer runs about 4–6 weeks end-to-end. Live-action shoots add prep and shoot days but usually still ship in 6–8 weeks. We always work back from your campaign launch and tell you up-front what's realistic.

Can you produce in te reo Māori or other languages?

Yes — voiceover, captions and on-screen text can be produced in te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan and other community languages via our voice-talent network. We can also build localisable versions of your animation so swapping language is straightforward later.

Do we keep the project files when it's done?

Yes. You own the final deliverables and we'll provide masters in the formats you need. If you want the working project files (Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator) so you can edit in-house in future, that's available as a paid add-on — we agree it up-front.

Ready to make some video?

Tell us what you need — quote back within one business day.