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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Stay in regular contact with newsrooms and pitch stories to help the organization reach a larger audience. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. Contact list vendors to find lists of similarly sympathetic groups. Set up face-to-face meetings or phone calls to ask contacts to donate.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. Strange News. Available on news stands now, so check one out if you see a new issue while in line at the grocery store. This is technology for good news from India.

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How Community Engagement Helped DC Area Nonprofits Raise $2M

Care2

The contest was a great delight with small nonprofits like Little Lights Urban Ministries, For Love of Children and the Kristin Brook Hope Center performing well beyond expectations and winning awards. Many have heard by now about the cinderella winner of the contest, Little Lights Urban Ministries.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Contest: User Generated Crap, er… Content

See3

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. Among organizations, contests may seem like a short-cut to get compelling content, and cheaply. The current Heinz contest is a great example.

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13 Virtual Fundraising Event Takeaways From 4 Marketing Professionals

Classy

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. This contains things like technical information, event details and schedule, general tips, and team contact info. Contact Local Media. If so, share the news.

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How Social Good Organizations Can Boost Voter Engagement in the U.S.

Connection Cafe

Triple your vote: Get staff involved in contacting people in their networks. There may be news stories about legal battles contesting ballots. Add a link to your state’s voter portal to your organization’s intranet for employees. Just make sure to stay 100 feet from the entrance and avoid any partisan activity.