Social media content for Long Island churches, houses of worship, and nonprofits

Recent work

Work we have made

Stills and clips from real Core Media Co. jobs, shown with each client's OK. More is on the work page.

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  Big Energy Walk

  Big Energy Walk promo series

  Short promo videos for the Big Energy Walk, a 5K for ADHD awareness at the Holtsville Ecology Center: check in, the raffle, and what to expect on the day.

  Holtsville, NY, September 2026

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  Connect Church

  Pickleball Day at The Picklr

  Connect Church's Pickleball Day at The Picklr in Centereach: open play on the courts, the basket auction, and a recap Reel with the event's sponsors.

  Centereach, NY, September 2026

Through the year

A congregation and nonprofit year, in content

The calendar follows the seasons of the faith and the giving year.

1. Winter

   Coat and food drives, warming centers, and the start of a new program year.

2. Spring

   Easter and Passover, spring service days, and the annual benefit.

3. Summer

   Camps and vacation programs, outdoor services, and community days.

4. Fall

   The High Holy Days, a new season of programs, volunteer recruiting, and the gala.

5. Giving season

   Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the year end appeal, with the wording your counsel approves.

The work

What we make for a congregation or nonprofit

Pieces that show the mission in the people who carry it out.

• The mission in a minute

  What the organization does and why, from the leader or a long-time volunteer.

• A program at work

  A pantry, a class, a ministry, or a service day, filmed with the people served kept unrecognizable unless they choose otherwise.

• The volunteers

  One volunteer at a time on why they give their Saturdays, with a signed release.

• The space

  The sanctuary, the hall, or the center, filmed empty and in the right light.

• Come and see

  Service times, what to expect on a first visit, and where to park.

• The ask

  A year end or campaign appeal, worded with your counsel and your registration status.

On site

How we film a congregation or nonprofit

These are the terms we keep.

A content month

What a month looks like

Examples of how each tier tends to fill for a congregation or nonprofit. The content calendar sets the real mix around your programs.

1. Partner

   $1,500 per month

   One content day around a program or service day. Four to six finished pieces, for example a mission piece, a program piece, two volunteer introductions, and a first visit carousel, delivered within 5 business days.

2. Partner+

   $2,750 per month

   Two content days, one on a program and one on the people and the space. One long form video of 5 to 10 minutes, such as the year in review or a program from start to finish, ten short form pieces, and three to four static or carousel posts. 3 business day turnaround.

3. Flagship

   $4,000 per month

   A weekly presence through the year, with event coverage included, such as a holiday service, a service day, or the annual benefit: 16+ finished pieces a month and 48 hour turnaround.

Your side

What your organization provides

We do the planning, filming, editing, and captions. These stay with you.

• A release plan we agree on together, and a parent's or guardian's written consent for any child.
• The moments and spaces that are never to be filmed.
• Your charity registration status or exemption, and your counsel's sign-off on any piece that asks for money.
• A contact on each content day who knows who has signed.
• Someone to post the finished pieces and answer the comments and messages they bring in.

Rules

Rules that shape congregation and nonprofit content

Asking for money, religious exemptions, what a gift is worth, consent, and worship music.

• Registration before an ask

  New York's Executive Law section 172 says a charitable organization that intends to solicit contributions from persons in the state shall, prior to any solicitation, register with the attorney general, unless an exemption applies. Section 172-a(1) says the article does not apply to corporations organized under the religious corporations law and certain other religious organizations. Which applies to you is for your counsel; a piece that asks people to give goes out once that is settled.

  • Source: New York Executive Law section 172 (New York State Senate)
  • Source: New York Executive Law section 172-a, exemptions (New York State Senate)

• What a gift is worth

  The IRS says a quid pro quo contribution is a payment made partly as a gift and partly for goods or services, and that a written disclosure statement must be provided when the payment is more than $75. A piece that offers a dinner, a T-shirt, or a raffle ticket for a gift, or calls it tax-deductible, uses your counsel's wording.

  • Source: IRS, Charitable Contributions: Quid Pro Quo Contributions

• Congregants and children on camera

  New York's Civil Rights Law section 50 makes it a misdemeanor to use a living person's name, portrait, picture, likeness, or voice for advertising or trade without their written consent, or a parent's or guardian's for a minor, and section 51 lets that person sue to stop the use and recover damages. A piece that invites people to visit or to give promotes the organization, so recognizable people in it have signed.

  • Source: New York Civil Rights Law section 50 (New York State Senate)
  • Source: New York Civil Rights Law section 51 (New York State Senate)

• Worship music in a posted video

  The Copyright Act, at 17 U.S.C. 110(3), exempts performing a religious musical work in the course of services at a place of worship. A video posted to social media is a different use from the service itself, and Meta's Music Guidelines prohibit using music for commercial or non-personal purposes without the appropriate licenses. So worship music in a piece is licensed for it, or the audio is replaced.

  • Source: 17 U.S.C. 110(3), performances in the course of services at a place of worship (Cornell Law School LII)
  • Source: Meta, Music Guidelines

A plain reading of each rule with its source, not legal advice. We are not your compliance department, and we do not pretend to be. Your compliance team or counsel has the final word on every piece.