Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2020

If you’re a non-profit, emails can allow you to routinely show the impact that you are making. In other cases, you might want to have a contest, where anyone who renews before the due date is entered to win a prize. Unlike social media, you’ll be able to send a longer message through email. 4) Use incentives to ensure punctual renewal.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. Your plan should also include what you’ll do when you’re NOT asking for money like donor communications, stewardship, and warm touches — all designed to give the donor a GREAT experience. Many founders do.) You started yours to make a difference.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Can you do it? Don’t put it off. Just do it! What worked?

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Although they do cost you money, if you have an important message that need to be communicated it may not be a bad idea to shell out the necessary dough to make one live. One way to keep your followers engaged is to hold a weekly or bi weekly contest that entices users to interact with your page and other users following your page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

The second year we made changes and moved our event to a large park in Omaha and in doing so we were able to save the organization more than 25K in expenses and make it possible for us to retain more of our profits allowing us to provide larger grants and scholarships to help the local LGBT community! Social Media.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 12, 2014

Here are 5 tips for raising more money at your school’s next golf tournament event: 1. Many tourneys feature a title or presenting sponsor, a lunch sponsor, a dinner sponsor, individual hole sponsors, a refreshment station sponsor, a hole in one contest sponsor, and more. Focus on Sponsorships. Golfers who sink the putt win $50.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 9, 2024

Here’s your guide to throwing an unforgettable Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser that will raise money for your cause in style! You can also sell this package multiple times to your bidders to really increase your event profit. Mint Julep Making Contest Hold a friendly competition where guests create their best mint julep recipe.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I've been writing about online contests that use social media and crowdsourcing techniques. In December, I wrote about Pepsi's bold move of not spending money on Super Bowl ads for Pepsi beverages but using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

." CHARITY SMACKDOWN:: Celebrities Compete, Charities Win www.charitysmackdown.com - Check out this interesting social fundraising campaign: "Each of the Smackdown Teams have from March 16th to March 26th to raise as much money as possible for the causes listed below." in cash for their organizations!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

To celebrate their beta launch, they are offering a $10,000 Change Your World Contest Prize to the social change group or organization (this includes non-profits, student groups, volunteer networks, fundraising groups, or other networks organized around social issues) that starts a group on Razoo, and recruits at least 100 members by September 15th.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since shifting to the virtual event space, event planners have had to come up with creative ways to continue hosting profitable events. Virtual fundraising challenges are easy and convenient ways to raise money for your holiday fundraiser. Online Voting Contest. But there is hope. Festive Fundraising Challenge.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2009

Thanks to my friend Sherry Truhler at Red Apple Auctions , I found out about a cool contest for nonprofits this morning. 3banana is sponsoring the contest. The contest is called Share to Win. Get the full scoop on the contest at [link]. Grand prize is $5,000!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Embedded giving is easy for individuals to do, and probably gives them an added psychological boost to know that spending money on purchasing something is not just an act of commerce, it's an act of generosity. Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog. Here's my contest. Tags: contest. Fine Blog . My Dirty Life & Times.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Golf outings are a great way to raise money. Test your golfers’ skills on a par 3 with a contest called “Closest to the Pin.” In order to show the current leader, use a creative contest marker that ties into your organization or theme. If the pro wins the bet, the money will go to the nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2011

Cause Marketing is a partnership between a nonprofit and for-profit for mutual benefit. The book gives a nonprofit or business everything they need to know to get started, create and implement a plan. It also covers how to use sites like Quora and Online Contests.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since shifting to the virtual event space, event planners have had to come up with creative ways to continue hosting profitable events. Virtual fundraising challenges are easy and convenient ways to raise money for your holiday fundraiser. Online Voting Contest. But there is hope. Festive Fundraising Challenge.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2009

Thanks to my friend Sherry Truhler at Red Apple Auctions , I found out about a cool contest for nonprofits this morning. 3banana is sponsoring the contest. The contest is called Share to Win. Get the full scoop on the contest at [link]. Grand prize is $5,000!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2009

Thanks to my friend Sherry Truhler at Red Apple Auctions , I found out about a cool contest for nonprofits this morning. 3banana is sponsoring the contest. The contest is called Share to Win. Get the full scoop on the contest at [link]. Grand prize is $5,000!

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

Choose a similar style and theme for both events and include the most profitable program activities whenever possible given the restrictions of the different formats, such as the silent auction , games , raffles, and the Fund-a-Need push.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. Tags: contest fundraising2.0 x (Total Retweets).

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She has worked with organizations in a variety of industries including healthcare, education, retail, real estate, non-profit, hospitality, aviation and consumer products. Coming from the corporate world, Julie understands the importance of cooperation between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. ignitedfundraising.com.

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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. In response to this, PayPal has released the PayPal Kit for Non-Profits to help non-profits get set up to accept donations via PayPal within 45 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

One of the many important lessons the ACLU-NJ has gleaned from the “The Networked Non-Profit” and “Measuring The Networked Nonprofit” is the benefit of involving outside staff members in communications-related decision making. The one with the most money wins. What advice would you give to others?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2013

And for those of us in the non-profit world, four days after Thanksgiving there is #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday works similar to peer-to-peer fundraising by allowing constituents to tell the story of their favorite non-profit to encourage giving. Last year, Blackbaud saw a 53% increase on this day of giving in comparison from 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

And, those who wanted to make money would head to Wall Street. That’s changed. ” There is a blurring between the for-profit and non-profit sectors. It used to be twenty years ago that the “do gooders” would go off and take lower paying jobs in the nonprofit sector. They want to combine both.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

I actually came from a very for profit industry; I managed a live music venue. But give people something else to spend their money on. Radio Promotions — Call to Win Contests. Facebook/Twitter Contests: Share/Re-tweet for a Chance to Win. My background is not in the nonprofit sector. Movie night? You need beverages.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

Last year, the festival grew in entries, reach, attendance and prize money with submissions increasing from 140 in 2009 to over 235 documentaries, PSAs and short films focusing on cause-driven issues from around the world. It is free for all non-profits and causes to submit their film.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. How does Giving Tuesday help nonprofits?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Activities such as performances, live entertainment, and sit-down dinners regularly attract a large audience and generate significant money for charity. 15) Brand design contests.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

It gives your supporters something to do other than give money. You can see the Humane Society Seal Photo caption contest here. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? If you don’t know about Flickr , it’s a popular photo sharing site that can be used by nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2011

By getting people to share through online items that would become viral, like e-cards, petitions, contests, and so on, Care2 was able to and continues to grow its community; the proof is in their membership of 15.9 It followed up on that success by creating the Petition Site the following year.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The new software will take some time, money and training. An individual could claim to be raising money for a good cause while pocketing the money for themselves. Supporters could become fearful that their money is not really going to the right place. Crowdfunding is a sort of popularity contest, too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Data from a recent Facebook contest we ran not show that we not only significantly increased our followers in a short amount of time, but we saw individuals then head over to our website to be engaged further. Dupe: At present, Taproot is unique in that we don’t raise money in this way. We tweak and readjust along the way.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2010

ALSO, incredibly important measurements are the demographics of who your non-profit is reaching. This conversation was sparked by this post from Richard Becker that shares the numbers from the Pepsi Refresh Contest. I believe this is because it is so difficult to measure behavior change.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Then, all monthly hosting fees are waved if more than a certain amount of money is transacted using the payment system. Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their Extend Firefox2 contest – the best Firefox add-ons. Setup of all three has a one time fee. New projects seem to crop up more on Google Code than on SF now a days.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

These participants have either raised little to no money. Create a contest that rewards fundraising activity (i.e.highest fundraiser in August receives a Visa gift card, whoever raises $100 extra this week is entered into a raffle to win dinner at that fancy new restaurant). Warm Bodies. The Quiet Ones.

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