Care2

AUGUST 20, 2009

We're no strangers to the world of video contests. This week, we've helped launch a video contest around one specific issue: driving smarter. We talk about why they chose to do a video contest, what the process involves, and how they plan for success.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For member-based nonprofits and associations, retaining members is the key to sustaining long-term success. Challenge your members to a photo contest, and require that all entries use the same branded hashtag. Ultimately, the goal of a membership engagement strategy is to improve member retention. Looking for an easy win?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Rather than donating the money to nonprofits through a traditional corporate responsibility grant program, Pepsi will jump on the online contest bandwagon. Pepsi will have contests every month for 10 months beginning Jan. The groups say that until Chase made changes to the contest, they appeared to be among the top 100 vote-getters.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Online Contest: Online contests are fun, easy, and interactive. Here are some ideas: Talent contest: Perfect for an arts organization. Photography contest: Ask participants to share their best nature, pet, bird, flower, or food photo. Art contest: The Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville, TN held a sidewalk chalk contest.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A survey conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals reports that in 2020, nearly 64% of nonprofits had to cancel at least one in-person fundraising event, and more than 50% converted at least one in-person event to a virtual event. 6) Live-Score the Tournament.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Before I show you some easy ways to generate QR codes, here are some examples of how nonprofits are using them: Be Rare Contest, South Carolina Aquarium. They created the Be Rare Contest , which used QR codes as the focus of a city-wide scavenger hunt.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Yard sale Spring is often associated with cleaning and decluttering your home, making it the perfect time of year to host a yard sale. Plant sale Spring is heavily associated with nature and plants which is why a plant sale is a good spring fundraising idea. You can also include activities for the children of the community.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

This might be a corporate team or a social group at an academic association. We highly recommend digital scavenger hunts and photo contests to up the ante in the online format! Consider photo contests from both in-person and online attendees. This could increase the exclusivity and FO MO of the gamified element. . Team Games.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

They serve as visual cues that donors associate with your cause. PRO TIP: Create a #hashtag Challenge Launch a photo contest with a branded hashtag related to your event. This alignment fosters trust and authenticity among donors, as they can see a direct connection between the event and the cause they’re supporting.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

With more than eight years of experience in the nonprofit arena, he has worked with a diverse group of organizations including LIVESTRONG, United Methodist Church, American Heart Association, Family Life, Darkness to Light, University of Richmond, Big Brother Big Sisters, ChildFund Int’l, and more. Follow Frank on Twitter.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Visit the contest site today and cast your vote! We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages. It was a difficult task, but the DoGooder Team have chosen the finalists- and now it’s up to the public to choose the winners! Individuals can vote once per day.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

Kern+Lead, The Associated Press, and Harvard - in a collaborative effort to bring an agency-level presence to nonprofits." About Us | Overview | UX Test Kitchen - "The UX Test Kitchen is a nonprofit interactive agency providing free website and media development to other nonprofits. in cash for their organizations! Check it out!

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. Organize age-appropriate carnival games, incorporate a pumpkin carving contest, rent a bouncy house, and have your most artistic staff member or volunteer paint faces. You can run the event via Zoom, or have some teams in person and others on Zoom for a cool hybrid option.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. If we create contests to encourage these behaviors in all fundraisers, it can help raise incremental revenue. Belong to a team.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

A cooking contest or bake-off might attract local foodies and aspiring chefs to share their best dishes. There are days for just about everything, so find one associated with your cause and build an event around it. An adults-only or family-themed cooking or baking experience with a local restaurant or chef.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

While I was offline today enjoying Mother's Day and the beautiful weather (as much as I could with seasonal allergies), Target launched its version of an online contest. There have been many remixes of online contests since the Giving Challenge, so many that I can't quite remember all of them.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

This research is conducted by Achieve and Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates in partnership with the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The Knight News Challenge , an international media innovation contest , is accepting submissions to their contest between Feb 27th and March 17th.

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JULY 5, 2017

The medical society and association landscape is ever-changing. We turn to the American Association of Medical Society Executives to learn from leaders in this space and hear their experiences adopting to change. Brown , Vice President, Government Affairs, American Medical Association and. Association Management Challenge.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Corporate sponsorships are partnerships between a business and a nonprofit that exchange financial support for a positive brand association and tax deductions. Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

Carly Severn, digital engagement associate at the San Francisco Ballet in San Francisco, CA. Severn spearheaded a new marketing initiative for the San Francisco Ballet that used social media to grow audiences through a series of contests. Dan Meager, director of marketing at Diablo Ballet in Walnut Creek, CA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

They’ve increased their fan base by 4 times or over 400 now – and the odds are good that there will be a truckload of food delivered to the Food Bank on October 4th. What’s nice about this approach is that it isn’t a contest and the only “winners&# are the people who are served by the Food Bank.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

They made it fun by challenging participants to a car decorating contest! American Lung Association – Fight for Air Climb. While typically monetizing a fundraising event is not recommended, the American Lung Association created a stand-alone but related fundraiser to generate additional funds for the organization.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

If you''re in the area, the Montana Nonprofit Association will be holding its annual conference in Missoula, October 2-4. The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. Not in San Francisco?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Yesenia Sotelo, Director of New Media, Jasculca Terman and Associates This will be Yesenia Sotelo's fifth NTC, but she was once a first-timer and is a self-designated introvert. The NTEN staff are great at posting the latest updates about sessions, coffee replenishment and fun contests. Bring business cards.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

If you''re in the area, the Montana Nonprofit Association will be holding its annual conference in Missoula, October 2-4. The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. Not in San Francisco?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Auctions Auctions are a major source of funding for a lot of nonprofit associations because they engage the competitive spirits of supporters. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. Photo Contest Photo costs are incredibly diverse.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! Although there is only one winner in this contest, there are certainly no losers. Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next? Great question. The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Share user-generated content, run contests, and create polls to build a sense of community and excitement around your fundraiser. Lastly, you can continue fostering excitement by maintaining an active presence on social media and through email, encouraging conversations and interaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

I followed up with Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director) to learn more about how they went about this first very important first step for measuring social media – defining results. Pictured is: Eliza Straim (Communications Associate) and Katie Wang (Communications Director).

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Although there is only one winner in this contest, there are certainly no losers. To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! The winning story will be promoted through all of TechSoup’s channels. Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next? Great question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Every year, GrantStation runs a contest to uncover some of the best proposals that have been written. The entries are judged by a panel provided via the Grant Professionals Association. GrantStation then publishes these winning proposals on its website so other grant writers can refer to them as they write their own proposals.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. We had many excellent submissions to the contest. Here are the top 10. Pretty good deal!

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See3

MAY 1, 2007

Unfortunately, Katrin neglected to mention DoGooderTV, but we know that next time she will give DoGooderTV, which hosted the NTEN – See3 Nonprofit Video Contest , a big plug. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 1, 2016

Payne carried Holsworth around the court at the Senior Night basketball game, included her in one of his dunks in the college dunk contest and even had her join him on the ladder to cut the net after winning the Big Ten Tournament in 2014. The Professional Golf Association is a large organization dedicated to doing good. The PGA Tour.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

For example, the American Diabetes Association has a micro site around making a pledge to stop diabetes. Photo Contests. Photo contest can be a powerful way to build your email list, as long as the incentive is huge. People joining this list are likely to support the organization by volunteering or donating.

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