NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In today’s connected world, why limit yourself to your local area? Although being somewhere in person will draw more attention, you can still have a presence at local hotspots without physically spending your day there. To make the process extra fun and to make your posters extra eye-catching, consider having a poster design contest.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Most Jewish nonprofits know that this is the best excuse to come up with punny costumes and read the Megillah, but even if you aren’t an org focused on Judaism, you could team up with a local JCC, synagogue, or Hillel: This is also a holiday where it’s tradition to give back. Buy an hour with Daylight Savings Time… (second Sunday in March).

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AFP Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

Nonprofit Asks Local Teens to Showcase Their Good Deeds - Naperville, IL Patch: "Giving DuPage is kicking off its first video contest and encouraging teenagers to share their love for volunteerism on camera. Students can submit videos through April 8 explaining why they volunteer, where they volunteer and what they like about it."

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AFP Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

Nonprofit Asks Local Teens to Showcase Their Good Deeds - Naperville, IL Patch: "Giving DuPage is kicking off its first video contest and encouraging teenagers to share their love for volunteerism on camera. Students can submit videos through April 8 explaining why they volunteer, where they volunteer and what they like about it."

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Ensure that any necessary in-person elements of your fundraising efforts comply with your local health regulations and allow for safe social distancing. Partner with a local jewelry store, franchise, or online retailer to allocate a portion of sales to support your cause in the lead up to Mother’s Day. 9 Mother’s Day Fundraising Ideas.

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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. Music videos.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. At the end of every presentation, they put up a slide where students can either 1) join their cause on Facebook or 2) text them to sign up. It works really well.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Gift cards Give your volunteers a gift card to their favorite local business or restaurant. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. For school volunteers, you can gather thank-you notes from students and teachers. Ensure your water bottle is durable.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. Further, by inviting the students who are benefiting from the Family Stability Fund, the donors can get first-hand interaction with those that they are helping. Bingo Night.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. They recruited a local volunteer to teach the kids Adobe InDesign to lay out the publication.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Earlier this year, organizations submitted their best creative works to the Show Your Impact 2010 design contest, sponsored by Adobe and TechSoup. The project, designed through a collaboration between CUP and 15 local high school students, investigated the community impact of a new housing development in East New York.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

" Its purpose was to train students to experiment with, understand, and share art using social media and face-to-face interaction. Severn spearheaded a new marketing initiative for the San Francisco Ballet that used social media to grow audiences through a series of contests.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

I’m a grad student, after all! And being a grad student means I’ve got more than a few limitations, economically speaking. It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. Other reality: I don’t have the time or money for your cause.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

rewards users for volunteering at local food banks, animal shelters and other organizations. Volunteering earns you points, which can be redeemed for discounts at local businesses. Created by local NYC students, this game is designed to be played in and around city libraries and teaches players how to use library resources.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Bake Sales Sweeten the deal for your supporters by selling homemade treats at local events or high-traffic areas, appealing to people’s love for delicious goodies. These can be indoor or outdoor events, and you can invite some local vendors to show up and sell tasty movie treats.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Gretchen has donated her time to numerous causes including Relay for Life, Girls on the Run, Rebuilding Together and just recently became involved with the local land trust. Throw a happy hour party at a local pub and include your four-legged friends. Dance-a-thons fall right into college students’ wheelhouses. Yappy Hour.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many of us are familiar with local businesses sponsoring local sports teams. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Do you have something similar to offer possibly through a partnership with a local art collective or other nonprofit?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). Kibiribiri, Uganda: Building Capacities of Teachers and Students in Digital Storytelling. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

This includes some of the most basic student essentials. In March 2014, DICK’s Sporting Goods and the DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation announced a $25 million multi-year commitment to support youth athletic programs including donations to and sponsorships of local sports teams. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

You can also get in contact with any chefs at beloved local restaurants to see if they’d be willing to teach as well. Encouraging kids to read isn’t always easy, but with an added element of competition, you might just turn students into avid bibliophiles! Virtual talent show. Virtual “Around the World” festival. Plant sale.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For example, one of our local clients, Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE), runs VISTEBall, a golf-themed event that combines the fun of a golf tournament with the convenience of an indoor event. All you have to do is send out sponsorship requests to local watering holes to get them to host a stop on your tour.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Greenhill SAVP - This led to a blog post where we had written about a local VC pitch contest we won. you won't get it unless you were a music conservatory student like me. What does the IT department do? - We just laughed at this one. " That search term lead to this post " How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This idea can also be paired with a number of other fundraising event possibilities like movie nights, lock-ins (for older students), and other childcare activities. Workers (they don’t have to be students!) Team up with local businesses. Teaming up with local businesses and franchises is a fantastic way to do that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Looking for new challenges, they will champion causes ranging from gay marriage to local school improvements. In addition to sending a birthday card, the Sharing Foundation has just launched its campaign for college student sponsorships over at Global Giving. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

If there are any volunteers or staff members that have strong connections to local businesses in the community, consider asking them to be a part of your event committee. For new sponsors, identify local businesses and network with individuals who might be invested in your mission and want to support your organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Growing and Eating Local Foods. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Create collaborative, student-authored resources. Ability to save local copies if desired.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that truly sees these initiatives as part of their mission to serve their local community. They just finished a YouTube video contest. But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. Is there such a place?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

We know from the early online giving contests that making nonprofits play the hunger games isn’t the best way, buy neither is the big boom of a big match dispersed all at once. Rather than a big boom at the when the clock strikes, disperse it throughout the day. ” or too many emails.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross came up with the " Social Media for Social Good Case Study Contest " and did all the heavy lifting to make it happen. This is ‘for the community by the community’ education and engages the best local experts to share their knowledge and experience for free.".

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. The program would run for the entire academic school year and rely on long-term engagement with students. Vote for this Idea].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

We take the kids there regularly to shop at the Cambodian grocery store, get our haircuts at the Cambodian beauty shop, and eat some beef lo lac at one of the local restaurants. In the grocery store, I saw the above fund raising campaign to support a local temple. College students get typhoid immunization as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Nonprofit-Share is making it easy for social sector professionals to find each other, learn from one another, form mutually beneficial relationships and come together to better serve local communities and build a more effective nonprofit sector. In the following test we had two photos.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. This installation is the only one that cost more than $30--about $2,000 for the parts.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. Data, fraud prevention & legal responsibility) Public Digital Media Center - Sarah Francis Public Digital Media Center in a local underserved community. Collecting data on all user learning activity.

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