Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Without the help of volunteers’ donated time, many nonprofits simply couldn’t function. It also helps retain volunteers and ensures that the volunteers you already have are engaged and hard working. And it never hurts to ask local businesses to donate gift cards to the cause! Volunteer appreciation isn’t just a nice thing to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Instead, Pepsi is using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project , a crowdsourced cause marketing effort to give away $20 million in grants to help revamp communities. . Pepsi will have contests every month for 10 months beginning Jan. The grant categories will be: Health. The Chase Community Giving.

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Care2

AUGUST 20, 2009

We're no strangers to the world of video contests. Last year, our DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards received over 400 videos from all types of organizations and causes. This week, we've helped launch a video contest around one specific issue: driving smarter.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

We’re beyond excited to share the speaker lineup for Cause Camp 2018 , held on March 26th and 27th in Lincoln, Nebraska. If you’re not familiar, Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference that brings together thought leaders, nonprofit professionals and do-gooders from all over the world. Kishshana Palmer.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

More and more people are looking for ways to give back, and discovering the causes that inspire them on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter. Give these eager potential donors a fast, easy way to contribute to your cause—especially young people, who are donating in greater numbers than ever—and watch your online giving campaign flourish.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 9, 2024

Here’s your guide to throwing an unforgettable Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser that will raise money for your cause in style! Your auctioneer can help generate excitement for the prizes. Mint Julep Making Contest Hold a friendly competition where guests create their best mint julep recipe.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Take advantage of National Donut Day (6/7) or National Hot Dog Month (July) and host a summer treat-eating competition or bake sale for your cause. Climb for a Cause. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Stretch for a Cause. Fundraise ahead of time for extra points or advantages.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 28, 2023

To help you do both of those things, we’ve collected 9 fun golf tournament ideas to make your event stand out from the crowd. Hole-In-One Contest A hole-in-one is when a golfer hits a golf ball into the hole with one shot. It’s an extremely rare occurrence, but it can be a great way to raise money for your cause.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The moment you’ve all been waiting for, the official Cause Camp 2017 speaker lineup. Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference, bringing the best and the brightest from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, to inspire, educate and transform nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, from all over the world. Dan Pallotta.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Instead of limiting connection and engagement, a virtual fundraising event can strike all the right notes with a target audience while helping the fundraising efforts reach a greater number of people. . Virtual event software can help event organizers plan and host their online fundraising event. Online Voting Contest.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For this fundraising event, you’ll need to team up with a local paint and sip store like Pinot’s Palette or Painting with a Twist that’s willing to paint it forward with a percentage of the night’s proceeds going to your cause. Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. Tis the season to get pumped about pumpkins.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

If you've taken some risks with your organization's video work this year, great news: thanks to The Case Foundation, the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards will be adding a special category for "Fearless" videos. Different is just what The Case Foundation is looking for in this year's contest. Did you experiment? Take risks? Enter today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2012

But when Razoo designed Twive and Receive , a national giving day slated for June 14, we couldn’t help ourselves. With strong roots in prior national giving events and contests such as Twestival Local and America’s Giving Challenge , we wanted Twive to have the same fun spirit of those early ground-breaking giving events.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2009

She just provided a nice summary of her 501 Tech Club Triangle meeting notes in wiki format , so others can help add to and annotate them. In contest news, NTEN member organization ZeroDivide has launched a great contest that combines poetry, social media, and good causes: the ZD Technology Haiku Contest !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. million a month for 12 months to good causes. If they don't a dollar, at least the contest has helped inspire them to dip their toes in the social media waters. Here's my analysis.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

See3 Communications is hosting the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. For six years now, the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards has been shining a spotlight on all the innovative ways that nonprofits use video. ‘Different’ is just what The Case Foundation is looking for in this year’s contest. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

As my colleague Ale noted in her post a few days ago, the 2014 digital storytelling contest and event series (now called Storymakers ) has arrived! All of these events lead to the open challenge ( starting August 26 ) to submit your organization's or cause's digital story to be among the contenders for $13,000 in cash prizes and more.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Volunteers are passionate about your cause, donate their time and skills to make a positive impact. It will help your organization retain high-performing volunteers. Ensure your water bottle is durable.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

With the holidays just around the corner, spirits are high, our sense of community is strong and people are on the hunt for fun, festive activities—especially when they’re for a good cause. These holiday fundraisers are sure to help you spice up your year-end giving season! Cookie decorating contest. Snowman contest.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.” Make this an everyday habit so that you become the master storyteller of the insights within your reports and help a broad audience understand complex data. The outcome?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

See3 Communications is hosting the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards. For six years now, the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards has been shining a spotlight on all the innovative ways that nonprofits use video. ‘Different’ is just what The Case Foundation is looking for in this year’s contest. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Instead of limiting connection and engagement, a virtual fundraising event can strike all the right notes with a target audience while helping the fundraising efforts reach a greater number of people. . Virtual event software can help event organizers plan and host their online fundraising event. Online Voting Contest.

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! We will also discuss best practices for building a thriving healthy community.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

In a summer-long contest by American Farmland Trust, nearly 30,000 Americans voted for their favorite local farmers market, and Williamsburg swept the medium category (31-55 vendors). About the Contest. Plus, the effort has resulted in increased awareness of AFT's mission and helped garner new subscribers and donors.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

" Does social media help you find a job? " DoGooderTV Contest 2009 - Vote for your favorite Nonprofit videos - DoGooderTV's 2nd Nonprofit Video Awards have seen almost 400 submissions from 175 organizations and causes!

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. We’re leading up to it providing webinars and chats, but will be hosting an awards mixed reality event in February. Second Life and IRL at TechSoup HQ in SF. It works really well.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. If you’re struggling to come up with fresh and unique fundraising ideas for your next youth fundraiser, we’re here to help. Costume contest. Clean-up challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Consider offering up for sale donations from your charity or merchandise promoting your good cause. Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. 8) Digital download donation rewards.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

Don’t worry: we’re here to help. To help you out, we’re going to share some of the best practices we’ve learned through those fundraisers, then share examples of the types of fundraisers you can try. There are some helpful tips and tricks that can help you be successful. But that doesn’t make you an expert in fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Kanter will bring together a group of highly visible free agents working on important social change causes and representatives from different nonprofits for a lively discussion with the audience. There are over 200,000 professional artists in the US — and a bunch of them have problems the techies could help solve.

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

Instead, send me information on things I am interested in and allow my community to tell me about the products and causes they care about while I tell them about my own interests. One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

GiveMN a new online resource that hopes to encourage more Minnesotans to give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota. National studies consistently find that Austinites give far less to charitable causes than people in other cities. Here's three recent examples. 1) GiveMN. You get 20 votes.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. LWB had to teach their members how to sign-up for Facebook and donate to their cause. You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. How did they do it?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. LWB had to teach their members how to sign-up for Facebook and donate to their cause. You have to try and attract new people to Facebook and your Cause. How did they do it?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Now that employees are experiencing this new normal of working and living out of their home, that balance can diminish and cause burn out. Recalling these moments and other interactions can help you pull together ideas of how to replicate this experience, even when everyone is working virtually. Some Helpful Tips.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Whether you are teaching a community about sustainable agriculture in Colorado or organizing a hack-a-thon in Romania, we want to help you tell your story. To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor.

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