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Your Nonprofit Video in the Spotlight (and on YouTube’s Homepage)

Amy Sample Ward

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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11 Fundraising Tips to Make Scary $ on Halloween

Whole Whale

Halloween has massive attention as shown by Google Searches comparing “Halloween” and “Valentines” (day). Halloween Costume Contest. Pumpkin Carving Contest. This is another great contest idea that can get people engaged and excited about your cause. Make sure to include a way to give online direct from the handout.

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How to find donors online – 22 ideas that work

Whole Whale

The USO is a master at the strategy of sending a message to the troops that also helps them build a massive list of email subscribers. Listen to this podcast with their digital strategy team on how they make it work for them. In-kind: Google Ad Grant. Here are some awesome campaign ideas for the Google Grant. Enroll Now.

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How to Utilize Digital Marketing for Fundraising Event Engagement Online

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The long(er) answer : You’ll need a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to create and publicize successful virtual fundraising events. Types of advertising can include a combination of any of the following: Social media marketing and news feed ads Search engine marketing ads (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) Social media contests.

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Live Blogging: 09NTC Mapping Your Social Media Strategy

Amy Sample Ward

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. everything before lays the foundation, everything during and after helps you improve and change your strategy. Sarah - use google alerts and a page that we update with mentions.

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How to Write a Successful Annual Fundraising Plan in 6 Steps

Get Fully Funded

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. As you grow into your fundraising strategy, you will want to start your fundraising plan when your fiscal year starts. One of the worst fundraising strategies is trying to duplicate what another nonprofit does. Can you do it?

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Virtual Engagement Strategies to Keep Employees Connected

Connection Cafe

There may be an ideal place to pin this, such as within your organization’s intranet, but a simple way could be to email out a master Google Sheet to everyone. Contests bring friendly competition, especially when there are incentives that will motivate and excite participants. So How Do You Drive Participation?

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