Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Use the planning process to get internal buy in from staff. Internal Planning and Project Implementation. The Case Foundation offered to give away a Microsoft Surface and so we issued a call to nonprofits to submit their “Little Bets” stories. Partnerships. Check references before you hire.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2009

contest in November, we asked everyone to take an online survey telling us some of the things they've done to reduce their IT energy use. We're happy to announce our three randomly-selected contest winners: read more. In our Unpower Yourself! We very much hope to continue to work closely with them.

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AFP Blog

JULY 12, 2013

USAID innovation contest yields new tools -- FCW : Smartphone software that keeps communication intact in the face of infrastructure damage received first place for the communication category in the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention contest, which was inspired by a White House initiative.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. – "Join Vivanista in sharing the love of philanthropy by participating in our Love of Philanthropy photo contest that showcases images of what it means to be philanthropic." So we need to remember that with social media! Doing Good.

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NTEN

JULY 1, 2010

I know that AED is a big international nonprofit, but I have never known what the heck AED stands for. 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! . Say no more.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Have your intern review the past year of posts and data from your major platforms. Have your interns take the Whole Whale Be Your Own Social Media Guru course before getting started. Make sure to create a dev copy and avoid letting interns edit live databases. Social media analytics report. Data hygiene projects.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 11, 2010

Please follow, friend, subscribe and like: Twitter: International Bird Rescue Research Center. BP Logo Redesign Contest. Facebook: Mobile Baykeeper. YouTube: Environmental Defense Fund. MySpace: Greenpeace. Flickr: SkyTruth. Related Links: Nonprofits of the Month :: May 2010 :: Holding Corporations Accountable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! How #MyGivingStory Works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

I've been thinking a lot of those, mostly internal - personal improvement and professional goals for my work, blog, and professional learning. The Case Foundation has just launched the " Change Begins With Me " contest. I've had time offline, with family, and just relaxing. Need some motivation?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Influential women’s panel for International Women’s Day Celebrate International Women’s Day by organizing a panel discussion featuring influential women from your community that other women can purchase tickets to attend. Offer Star Wars-inspired food and drinks and hold a friendly costume contest for a little competition.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

They would likely be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the right to put their name on the contest. Intrinsic motivations are internal and make people feel good about themselves or accomplished. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different. Choose Incentives.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Why the Video Contest Worked Video contests are one of the most challenging kinds of participatory projects to pull off. MSI did three things that most organizations don't or can't do when they set up a video contest: They got a TON of local, national, and international press. That will come later.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I’m just back from two weeks of inspiring work where I participated in a training for women organizations in the Ukraine and the International Fundraising Congress in Holland. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! So, expect more some posts this week from about what I learned. How #MyGivingStory Works.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

It is likely that they would be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the rights to put their name on the contest. Intrinsic motivations are internal and make people feel good about themselves or accomplished. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

She has spoken about the intersection of social media and activism at SXSW, the International Fundraising Conference, and the Independent Sector Conference. Charles holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development from McGill University. Ramya blogs regularly at www.citizentube.com. He loves bacon. Carl Sagan is his homeboy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Speakers: Douglas Thomas, USC Center on Public Diplomacy Hardy Merriman, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Stephen Friedman, MTV U Douglas Thomas: We're closet gamers. We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. Will clean up later. We're working with most web savvy audience.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

International Day of Yoga (June 21). Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations. International Day of Friendship (July 30). The longest day of the year is the perfect day for a sunset party. Stretch for a Cause.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

For March 8, International Women’s Day, ask your supporters about the women in their lives that inspire them. Have an intern who’s a lit major? Host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have “tip jars” for people to show their support for their favorite competitors in the form of donations. snapcracklepop Click To Tweet.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. Project organizers analyzed the results from the 2015 and 2016 contests to find what helped them succeed and get more votes in 2017. It was an international effort.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

The Twitter-owned app lets you record six-second video clips and share them with your friends on various social media networks including Vine's own internal network. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. More Apps to Consider. Montaj (iOS). Adobe GroupPix (iOS).

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

It is likely that they would be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the rights to put their name on the contest. Intrinsic motivations are internal and make people feel good about themselves or accomplished. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

he is the 20th person from Southeast Asia has told me that they can't donate and have it count towards to the contest because of the lack of PayPal support. Make a donation on behalf of the Cambodians like my friend Phy that want to help us win this contest. He isn't the first potential donor to tell me that.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. This rebound was led by an enormous 163% increase in the International sector due to emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti and flooding in Pakistan. That high-profile celebrity 35% or influential leader endorsement?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

Roadmap for Creating Successful Flash Video where Colin Carpenter and Lori Pottinger of International Rivers talk about using Adobe digital video tools to tell stories and get messages across. Evergreen and International Rivers were runners-up in the 2008 Show Your Impact contest.

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Forum One

JANUARY 7, 2009

US Agency for International Development has run an interesting contest to identify innovative ideas in mobile computing for international development. They got some interesting nominations and have identified the top three winners : * Child Malnutrition Surveillance and Famine Response. Ushahidi v2 - Mobile.Crisis.Reporting. .

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

The Knight News Challenge , an international media innovation contest , is accepting submissions to their contest between Feb 27th and March 17th. Officially nominated games receive two complimentary passes to the 8th Annual Games for Change Festival in New York City.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The idea was that thefederal agency would work with Care2 to build support for the International Year of the Reef 2008. From the article : "For example, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) partnered with Care2 ,an activist social network of over 8 million Americans, to promoteawareness of the deterioration of coral reefs.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

In the report “ How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ,” sponsored by the Case Foundation and released today, Geoff Livingston analyzes the impact of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington and the repercussions for other regions and nonprofit communities.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 17, 2009

Silos Culture Inside the Walls of Nonprofits Prevent Effective Social Media Use - Beth Kanter's post about internal silos in nonprofits reminds me of a post and the ensuing conversation that happened in the comments on my blog about a month ago. " Apps for America Contest - Check out some of these really innovative (and cool!)

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2012

Check out some additional examples at the recent SlideRocket Nonprofit Presentation Contest. The international environmental NGO, Waste Ventures , won the contest with their presentation that demonstrates the problem of trash collection in developing countries. How To Get SlideRocket.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Conference Participants Crowd Source for a Good Cause - Resource Center - AFP : "n Sunday afternoon of the AFP International Fundraising Conference, BJ Bischoff (consultant and AFP Master Trainer) and Nathan Hand (director of advancement at The Oaks Academy and president of the AFP Indiana Chapter) presented a session about winning crowd-sourced charity (..)

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

There are even a few international reports. The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

There are even a few international reports. The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2014

15 groups held live events which helped drive video submissions to the contest and allowed TechSoup to reach more NGOs with educational opportunities. International NetSquared group leaders will also get together for training throughout the year, with our first events already planned for the United Kingdom, Cameroon, and Kenya.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

He is a TEDx speaker and has previously won the Toastmasters UK & Ireland International Speech Contest. A board member of a small non-profit ‘Making Connections’, he also sits on the Advisory Panel of Rogare (the international fundraising think tank), and is a member of the Institute of Fundraising and the AFP.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. ” Stay tuned because we’re planning to do another success stories contest in April that will focus and religious and faith-based organizations. To kick off our new success stories. Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. success stories.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Have you ever been frightened knowing that on Friday nights the intern still has the keys to your Twitter account? There have been contests with nothing but crickets, comment wars where everyone loses, and the inadvertent mixing of personal and business accounts – often with hilarious results (who here’s #gettingslizzard?)

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