Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

New to TechSoup — the Adobe Foundation's Nonprofit Training Program provides a series of donated online training courses for Dreamweaver, InDesign, or Photoshop to nonprofit staff. Donations from this program allow one user to access Adobe software training videos on lynda.com for three months. Online Training Products.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. This can be a great tie-in for a workplace giving program. International Day of Yoga (June 21). International Day of Friendship (July 30). Click To Tweet. Host a Community Clean-Up.

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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

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. A side benefit is that the TV station has taken note and run stories about our library programs. Pottsboro Area Library in Texas.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She was a pioneer of the Eagles Care program, which partners the Eagles with local nonprofits to make a lasting difference in the Philadelphia community. When she’s not speaking at conferences around the world, Lori delivers virtual communications training through her Ignite Your Fundraising Results program. Paul Reynolds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. Make sure that you good internal system for sharing any updates that might come in through fundraising office or other school connections.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

There are even a few international reports. Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job. The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Final program is selected through a combination open voting and secret SXSW staff magic. Have you ever been frightened knowing that on Friday nights the intern still has the keys to your Twitter account? We’ve got until Friday Sept 9th (right, tomorrow). That mean’s is WE NEED YOUR VOTES ! Uhmm, I should be more specific.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

There are even a few international reports. Idealware released a new report, Understanding Software for Program Evaluation , to help nonprofits with the sometimes overwhelming process of selecting the right tool for the job. The contest is calling for participants to make a one-minute video that portrays diversity and inclusion.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Lexus: Creating an API (Application Programming Interface).

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Not the ones with the fake contests and contrived conflicts, but the ones that pit you against the weather, the wildlife, and the natural environment. It’s just the contestants against the hard, cruel world, and it either brings out the best or the worst in people. Internal controls are not just for finance people anymore.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

engage internally. NWF - tag mentions in delicious with which programs or projects are mentioned, can share link to that tag on delicious with staff to see their section. Examples: Yammer for internal sharing, it’s a Twitter for groups. Adapting: using the listening and learning to inform how you change.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Over the next four years, innovative organizations will use technology to transfer to individuals the reins on everything from program work and evaluation to fundraising and communications. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Empower your interns. This is a flawed assumption.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Cora graduated from Regent University with a master’s degree in organizational leadership & international business. Social media contests. Corporate matching programs. Google also offers a charitable program called “Google Grants” that provide nonprofits with up to $10,000 of free Google advertising space per month.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

And don’t forget, The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd. There are contests to push filmmakers to “ tell the story behind the still ” and television producers are turning to this compact video recording technology.

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

If you’re hosting a social media contest, you could make a sponsor part of it as a co-host. You can also include a digital program book and offer advertising placements. Friends of the International School of Nido de Aguilas ran a raffle event using CauseVox Ticketing and asked sponsors to donate prizes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Wendy documented many different stories and shared these internally. Documentation creates internal value. The next iteration of a photo contest, LOL Seals. The first contest, they asked people to upload their photos and tag it themselves, which meant they had to create a Flickr account and know what “tagging” was.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

19 cents to the program. Fight Hunger is doing a lot of experimentation with social media - from their viral video contest to their fundraising event in Second Life. Should nonprofits that are not national or international campaigns just ignore social media all together? My click was 1,292,019. Let's do the math on that one.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

The individual will be responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communication goals and objectives. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Five to ten years of project management experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

We're pushing the Text2Help program that allows anyone to donate $5 by texting "Give" to 24357. Since the great wall fell, we've been able to promote initiatives like the Western Union Foundation contest to all of our chapters and blood regions. I think we're employing every fundraising method in the book !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. What was your judging process?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Amy Sample Ward , filling in for Britt Bravo, writes about several awards and competitions including the UK Catalyst Awards and Simon Fairway's pointer to the digital makeover contest.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Getting in touch with supporters is critical to your nonprofit’s success, whether you’re promoting an upcoming fundraising campaign or need volunteers for a community program. Online contests or challenges. Personalize content based on interests. Then, you can design campaigns and outreach strategies that appeal to each group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest. Britt Bravo recommends Women for Women International. And, yes they did ! But it doesn' t always have to be you asking people to donate.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here. Many good program ideas will be submitted. With all the greed and selfishness on the globe, with all the trillions spent on programs, is there a better solution? link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2006

During the week the young women in the program from Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia wrote their own posts answering the question, we commented on their posts and they commented on each other's posts. Our programming is woven across disciplines at California College of the Arts and serves the diverse populations of the San Francisco Bay Area."

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

He is an active lecturer at his alma maters, at the UCLA Extension program, and at several other universities nationwide. And creative problem solving (from puzzles and caption contests to improve and every episode of MacGyver ever). And he saw a lot. Hundreds, probably thousands, of items meant for donors … and built to fail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

To stay current on modern design trends for email, a good first step is to sign up for the email campaigns of large nonprofits similar to yours in mission and programs, and then study their design and implement the design elements you like. Here are two examples from the Best Friends Animal Society and the International Rescue Committee : 7.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

The Science Fair opens at 3 pm in the International Ballroom, check out the full exhibitor list on myNTC. Click & Pledge Free I-POD ClientTrack by Data-Systems International Stop by our booth for a demo of ClientTrack™Online Case Management and Reporting Software. Here's the giveaway line-up: American Technolgoy Services, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

" But since search engines display a site's internal pages, most users enter a site far from the home page. So maybe all the ad-buy, affiliate program, SEO stuff may not apply to us." Greenhill SAVP - This led to a blog post where we had written about a local VC pitch contest we won. But we don???t

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. And for an extra high-touch, incentivize sponsors by including thanks in direct mail programming brochures. You can make it a contest with prizes, or you can use this time to cook to feed the hungry together or make holiday cards for kids in shelters.

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Forum One

MARCH 4, 2008

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. And for an extra high-touch, incentivize sponsors by including thanks in direct mail programming brochures. You can make it a contest with prizes, or you can use this time to cook to feed the hungry together or make holiday cards for kids in shelters.

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