Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Make sure to advertise your artists and makers on your social media platforms leading up to the opening of your shop with photos and videos. Your school’s band, orchestra, and choir work hard to prepare music pieces every year. Sports tricks contest. Virtual holiday lights tour and contest. Virtual tours for museums.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Cookie decorating contest. Snowman contest. Gather a group of music-loving volunteers and take them caroling around town for donations. Be sure to have a designated drop-off space for the gifts and, if possible, show donors the direct impact they’ve made on the people they’ve sponsored through photos and letters.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. When the holidays roll around, little ones will love the opportunity to tell Santa their wish lists and grab a quick photo. Costume contest. Rubber ducky races.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Livestream some 60s music and entertainment. Music can always add a fun touch to any decade-themed event! How about creating a virtual auction event themed around a type of collectible, like sports memorabilia or music memorabilia? For an added competitive level of fun, have each attendee send a cute photo of their pet.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consider hiring a musical act, comedian, or hosting an office awards ceremony. Continue to connect with your attendees by sharing guest photos or greeting each guest by name during the event. Encourage photos that show participants doing the challenge and add brownie-points for festive gear. Online Voting Contest.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos. Using the app's storyboard, you can add music and filter effects and place the clips in your desired order.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Charge a few dollars for pictures with good ol’ Saint Nick to add to the family photo album that will go toward your organization’s mission. Gingerbread house decorating contest. Put your supporters’ creative cookie construction skills to the test with a gingerbread house decorating contest. Cookie or ornament decorating party.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. One of the best parts of No Shave November is that it’s inherently virtual: your participants take part by individually participating, then sharing photos and making donations. Check out this full description of how to run a virtual trivia night to get inspired.

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NTEN

APRIL 26, 2012

NTCwinning 1: The Community Photo by Trav Williams You. NTCwinning 3: Napkins Photo by Trav Williams We were sure glad that Max Ward made an extra trip to replace the napkins lost in the mail for Dan Roam’s keynote. Here are a few areas we thought were pretty successful. (It The community showed up for the 2012 NTC. 1772 to be exact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Photo and Bio. Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food?

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

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. Invite your supporters to share their cutest feline photos. Outdoor Music Festival. Those dollars add up. Rosé All Day Season. Nothing pairs well with summer quite like rosé.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Give them a chance to inspire those women by supporting your cause — you can even showcase photos of the women in your supporters’ lives on social media for a certain donation tier or send out a special IWD card to the women your supporters are donating for. Purim Costume Party Fundraiser (varies; usually early-mid March). BBQ for Good.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

Whichever way you choose to go, your gala can include some or all of the following elements: Peer-to-peer fundraising led by table hosts Silent auction Live auction A program with an emcee, music, performance, information about your organization, and more Raffles and games Food and drink A fun theme Ask for donations. Host An Obstacle Course.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

This is a type of event where donors pay a fee to be a part of a contest where the “last person standing” receives some sort of prize. Contestants lasted as long as 70 hours before MrBeast decided to end the competition himself! Each “house party” can have a theme, set activities, and music to differentiate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Flickr Photo by Beth. That's my favorite photo of her. They are also running a contest : The Red Cross is also encouraging dog owners to cool off during these dog days by diving into the American Red Cross Pet Photo Pool. Get your camera ready and sniff out these instructions to enter our Dog Days of Summer photo contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Flickr Photo by Sugarpond. This was also about the same time as the flood in Nashville. Since this was an experiment to test social networking, I did not send an appeal to friends and family in the way people do when they raise funds for a run or walk, or want you to vote for a particular contest. One donor was a friend of a friend.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Make sure you promote them in a way that is both effective and appealing, with clear descriptions and attractive photos. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. 15) Brand design contests. 9) Movie screenings. 10) Hybrid concerts. 20) Book club.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Live Music Battles Live music battles make for great events because you can find a lot of excellent musical talent who want to get their names out there. 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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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

This can be a musical number, a choreographed dance, or a stand-up comedy bit. And, make sure that participants document the baking process, whether it’s with a livestream or a series of photo updates! Have the teams either collect or take photos of the items. Costume contest. BONUS – See this idea in action!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2007

Flickr Photo Birthday Remix Contest. I set up a flickr group, uploaded some instructions and some photos from the past half-century, and invited people to celebrate. Ultimately, 22 remix photos were posted, slightly less than half of the people who joined. Music in video: Wonder Drums by porchcat

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

I was little afraid that I might end up not only wasting time making music videos in Second Life, but actually composing a theme song. Perhaps inspired by his recent Second Life Photography Award , my favorite edtech blogger, CogDog (aka Alan Levine in RL and CDC Barkely (woof, woof) announced a NMC photo contest. (Be

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

But the posting is most noteworthy for the accompanying photo of me playing my fiddle at the Speedy Tolliver fiddle contest in Arlington VA a couple years back. We talked about the work of my company Members Only Software, and how I see emerging Internet technologies impacting the non-profit arena. You can read the interview here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Photo from Pro-Zak's Flickr Stream. 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. As you know, I'm working on a screencast about Google Analytics and have been collecting real life nonprofit examples.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Or a baking contest? If your town is famous for its strawberries, for example, you could consider having a contest where cooks’ recipes must feature that ingredient. Contestants in the cook-off can make a donation as an “entry fee,” and people who want to sample the entries can buy tasters’ tickets. Family photo day.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

Every dance-a-thon fundraiser requires music, so finding a DJ to help you spin tunes all dance-a-thon long is a great option. If you want to cater to a wide audience, you could turn your dance-a-thon into a silent disco with multiple DJs on deck and a variety of music styles for everyone’s preferred music tastes.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

But how do you attract your key audiences to your small stage within an enormous music festival? Post photos and videos from your organization's latest events. Hold contests. And its users are groupies not casual fans. Half of Facebook's registered users log in daily. So the potential audience is huge. Get the Band Together.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Pivot this to virtual by having each participant upload a photo or live stream themselves walking their “at-home” runway. For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal. Fashion show – Everyone loves a good fashion show!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Haunted porch contest. When Halloween rolls around , have some safe, socially-distanced fun with a haunted porch contest. Provide online entertainment in the form of an online silent disco with multiple livestreams from different DJs playing holiday music that your attendees can switch between.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2008

They aren't commissioned to create exhibits; they're invited to take part in a contest. People can touch individual spheres, each of which represents a musical note, to activate them, and the spheres create a song that evolves as spheres are activated and deactivated. It's lovely. It's mu ltiuser.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Let’s take a quick look at some of the major social media platforms: Facebook: On Facebook, not only can you share videos, photos, and written updates, you can also create groups dedicated to your cause, events, or volunteer program. Users create and share short videos overlaid with music and audio. Videos get results, too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

Squared is a service that enables Instagrammers to print their favorite Instagram photos or convert them into magnets and posters. Snappa is a simple-to-use graphic design tool with a built-in stock photo, illustration, and icons library. Photo Editing. Squared :: squared.one. Ideal for staff and volunteer appreciation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2017

Sticky 9 is a service that enables Instagrammers to print their favorite Instagram photos or convert them into magnets and posters. Snappa is a simple-to-use graphics design tool with a built-in stock photo, illustration, and icons library. Photo Editing. Sticky 9 :: sticky9.com. Ideal for staff and volunteer appreciation.

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