Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

United Kingdom 59

United Kingdom Tanzania Benin San Francisco 59

NTEN

MAY 25, 2010

Beth Kanter and Allison Fine have documented some of the small organizations who used social media exceedingly well during the Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. It only enters one social media contest a year. Here at NTEN, we're in an interesting position. See Students for a Free Tibet and Darius Goes West.).

Social Media 72

Social Media Media Organization Social 72

Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. The targets need to be linked like so: --> Jump to events in North America or go international with events in.

San Francisco 36

San Francisco United Kingdom Las Vegas North Carolina 36

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2009

When I heard about this contest, I asked myself, "Who would I know with API coding skills and a passion for government transparency -- and who likes winning money?" " Duh: the NTEN community! > Learn more about the contest at [link]. Tags: contest NPTech nonprofit technology community buzz APIs.

Mashup 36

Mashup API Contest Challenge 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Note: I've had this blog post in a draft for about a week and was reminded about it when I saw this post over at the NTEN blog asking Is Facebook A Bust or Is Obama's Model the Future ? But the denominations of the donations remain small, and it's not clear that one-off contests will lead to more. But, it not necessarily anything new.

Facebook 50

Facebook South Carolina Georgia America 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

This conversation was sparked by this post from Richard Becker that shares the numbers from the Pepsi Refresh Contest. Dan Michel from Feeding America shared how his team measures and tracks their social media and links to key performance indicators. Holly Ross, NTEN, Four Lessons Learned About Social Media in 2010.

Summary 94

Summary Social Media Measure Media 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

She posted a pointer on the NTEN Nonprofit Flickr Affinity Group list today. Tim Fullerton from Oxfam America - who organized the campaign and will be speaking about at NTC - shared the URL of the YouTube video. Britt Bravo who is also the Flickr Affinity Group wrote about Oxfam America Campaign here.

Meme 50

Meme Participatory Campaign Flickr 50

NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Because data is powerful!

Data 82

Data API Mashup Contest 82

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2007

It's great that NTEN let's anyone who is passionate about a topic set up an affinity group. Overview article from December NTEN newsletter. Creative Commons Swag Contest and I won! Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest. March of Dimes Contest (features community voting). Nature Conservancy Photo Contest.

Flickr 50

Flickr Comment Resource Contest 50

See3

MAY 10, 2007

Two-thirds of our panelists were in the top 10 of all evaluations (Steve Daigneault / Amnesty International and Tim Fullerton / OxFam America) and the overall evaluation of our session was very high. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

Secondlife 40

Secondlife Evaluation Avatar FAQ 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2008

My thought was to blog about the cause (a stretch), but to share as much learning about personal/social fundraising or what I'm learning about social networks - that should be of interest some readers - and even those I'm competing with for the contest.

Network 50

Network Donation Fundraising Case Study 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Here some thoughts from the NTEN blog about ways to use twitter for your organization, although some nonprofit technology experts do not find twitter useful professionally. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? Details here. What's your take on Twitter for Nonprofits?

Summary 50

Summary Nptech YouTube Cancer 50

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Online contests like the Knight News Challenge , The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge , and the AmEx Cardmember Project can be resource draining to participate in, especially for a time- and cash-strapped nonprofit.

Money 53

Money Raise Contest Social Media 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

For more NpTech Talk, see this roundup over at the NTEN blog. The good folks at Care2 (Heather Holdridge, Justin Perkins, and James O'Malley) have a detailed case study on the NTEN blog about the top Facebook winner of the recent Case Foundation America's Giving Challenge.

Nptech 50

Nptech Slides Summary Tag 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. I've been doing this for ten years as part of the annual NTEN Day of Service for the NTC. NTEN has two fantastic events this month!

Nptech 91

Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

NTEN

JUNE 19, 2009

Feeding America has launched a Causes campaign, sponsored by Kellogg's. It's not your typical Cause campaign , though: Kellogg's will make a matching donation of 15% of ALL donations made to Facebook Causes between midnight June 18th and midnight June 19th to Feeding America. Oh, and Causes is an NTEN member, too!).

NTEN 36

NTEN America Slideshare Blackbaud 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Crowd voting has been used in Cause Marketing. There has been an explosion of “Vote for Me&# contests that have become contests in techniques for vote getting and inspired cause fatigue at worst. For the funders side, we looked at the America’s Giving Challenge from the Case Foundation.

Measure 96

Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

In Phoenix, Arizona, which the American Lung Association recently named as ninth on its list of most ozone polluted cities in America , residents can keep track of air quality by mobile phone. " Tags: corrine ramey health mobile mobile devices Newsletter NPTech NTEN. "They're sticking with it and not dropping out."

Mobile 60

Mobile Georgia Arizona Phoenix 60

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Best Subject Line Award goes to Oxfam America Ambassador Aziz Ansari for his “Bad fruitcake news, Steve” message. Deadline for InterAction’s14th Annual Photo Contest is January 15. A Community That Gives: NTEN Member News. Here are the best of the best from 2015! Help Us Build Better Men for a Better World.

email 20

email Fundraising Gift Children 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

The Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge and Make It Your Own were designed to encourage participation from individuals on behalf of organizations. A recent example is the Humane Society's Spa Day Photo Contest which raised over $600,000. Right before SXSW, Tide launched a campaign that benefited a charity, Feeding America.

Social Media 68

Social Media Charity System Change 68