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New on SSIR: Tap the crowd with iStart

Amy Sample Ward

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.

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Everybody Loves a Tagline: A Contest for the Best

NTEN

Taglines are incredibly powerful, which is why I'm always so excited when our fantastic board member Nancy Schwartz launches her tagline contest, and now she's back for round three! . So many nonprofit communicators were excited about last year’s awards, and had questions for us, that we developed a mini-site for this year’s program.

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Do You Have the Best Nonprofit Video of the Year?

NTEN

The contest will award a total of $10,000 in grants, funded by the Case Foundation, to the best videos of the year found in the YouTube Nonprofit Program —a special program that YouTube designed to help nonprofits achieve their missions. FAQs - Answers to all your most pressing contest questions.

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

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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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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Just when you thought the election couldn’t get more fun…

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Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! 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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How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Long campaigns can start to feel like a drag to your audience and may make them question why you aren’t being successful. Host polls and contests to engage your audience. It gives your audience time to see the content, but it doesn’t go on for so long that they grow weary of the Ask. Pick the right launch day.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » America’s Giving Challenge

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It’s a dumb question because I know you can. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! 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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