Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Rather than donating the money to nonprofits through a traditional corporate responsibility grant program, Pepsi will jump on the online contest bandwagon. Pepsi will have contests every month for 10 months beginning Jan. The groups say that until Chase made changes to the contest, they appeared to be among the top 100 vote-getters.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Online Contest: Online contests are fun, easy, and interactive. Here are some ideas: Talent contest: Perfect for an arts organization. Photography contest: Ask participants to share their best nature, pet, bird, flower, or food photo. Art contest: The Dogwood Arts Festival in Knoxville, TN held a sidewalk chalk contest.

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

New in 2021, Livestrong opened up crowdfunding campaigns for each Solution Grant Partner with hopes to fully fund their five Solutions. Host a Contest With Multiple Ways to Participate. Implementing peer-to-peer fundraising into your event can open the door to exponential fundraising potential.

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2010

Adobe and TechSoup Global are delighted to announce that we are now taking submissions for the Show Your Impact Design Contest ! This contest is open only to organizations located in the United States and Canada that have received donated Adobe products through TechSoup. Enter Show Your Impact today !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

What’s more, golfers often tap into their personal and professional networks to field a team, which expands your tournament’s reach and donor pool and opens doors for further stewardship and partnerships. For example, adding hole-in-one or other contests (putting, closest to the pin, etc.) 2) Sponsors Will Look For New Options.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

launched a contest on Facebook. At the time, it was one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities and offering over $5 million in prizes. (In In December, Pepsi topped that amount with its Pepsi Refresh, a contest offering $20 million in prizes and also launching this week.) .

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Non Profit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I obviously can’t comment on what our defense is going to be, but we are going to contest this vigorously.” Even in its legal claims against CCDH, X Corp is opening the door to targeting other organizations. Meanwhile, Ahmed says that CCDH is determined to contest the charges brought by X Corp. “We

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2009

Adobe and TechSoup are delighted to announce that we are now taking submissions for the Show Your Impact Design Contest ! This contest is open only to organizations located in the US and Canada that have requested donated Adobe products through TechSoup. See contest rules for specific eligibility requirements).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2009

Now that submissions have been closed for this year's Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Design Contest , it's time to give your two cents and vote for your favorite submissions ! Voting will remain open from now through April 30 so get out the vote today ! Which designs do you like best? Who had the most effective marketing? You tell us!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Ghost story contest. If you’re lacking a good collection of horror stories to tell, send a call out to your imaginative supporters to send in their scariest stories for a ghost story contest fundraiser. Halloween decorating contest. Homeowners can submit photos of their homes to be entered into the contest.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Challenge your members to a photo contest, and require that all entries use the same branded hashtag. Make it personal: Personalized messaging can lead to a 26% increase in open rates. Once you’ve hit send, keep an eye out on your open rates and click through rates. Looking for an easy win?

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For the 5th year in a row, the annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest , presented by YouTube and See3 Communications , is open for submission during the weeks leading up to the Nonprofit Technology Conference. Starting March 7th, voting is open to the public, so be sure to share the word (Email, Facebook, Twitter, carrier pigeon).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In a departure from its usual format, the August session of the San Francisco Online Community Meetup was an open forum. Crowdsource content and give your members a reason to show off to one another by creating contests. However, the success of the community manager open forum means another forum will be scheduled in the future.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 9, 2022

Host a Volunteer Open House. An effective way to recruit volunteers is to host an open house where potential volunteers can come learn more about your organization and the different ways they can get involved. Be sure to include clear instructions on how people can enter the contest and what they need to do to win.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2010

If you're not familiar with this contest and you want to jumpstart your creative inspiration, check out last year's winners. Stay tuned for details on an upcoming free webinar on creating successful marketing campaigns featuring Asthma Free School Zone , whose Idle-Free NYC campaign was a runner-up in the 2009 Show Your Impact contest.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Before I show you some easy ways to generate QR codes, here are some examples of how nonprofits are using them: Be Rare Contest, South Carolina Aquarium. When the South Carolina Aquarium found out it was getting an albino alligator, it wanted to make sure people had their eyes wide open.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re interested in new fundraising opportunities, peer-to-peer fundraising can open a lot of doors. Host events such as 5Ks or even contests in which dollars are counted as votes. In that fundraiser format, participants with the largest dollar amount raised on a personal fundraising page are the contest winner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

But the GivingTuesday spirit still continues until the end of the month with #MyGivingStory , a contest where your nonprofit organization could receive a grant up to $10,000. MyGivingStory, in its second year, is a nationwide campaign and social media storytelling contest to inspire public discussion about the reasons people give.

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Forum One

MARCH 15, 2010

We've written previously about the Obama Administration's Open Government Directive. Last week the White House issued a new memorandum titled " Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government " (PDF) — a further step towards citizen engagement. State Department.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Well, time to get out your most awesomely-designed (yes, I did type MOST awesomely-designed) campaign materials and enter the 2009 Adobe Show Your Impact Nonprofit Design Contest ! If you're not familiar with this cool contest, check out last year's winners. See contest details for specific eligibility requirements).

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone. The ins and outs.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The Awards are open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd. Learn more about the contest guidelines and how to submit your video! The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards , from See3, in partnership with YouTube, are back again for the 5th year!

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NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

Many summer peer-to-peer fundraising events will be opening registration in the upcoming months (hopefully, yours included). This group will be tough to motivate, so focus on incentives, contests and convenience. Include reminders about deadlines and contests. Highlight team-specific contests, like best theme or largest team.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2013

Cisco is generously contributing $3500 to four contest winners. In addition to prizes provided by Cisco, contest winners will be featured on the YouTube homepage and receive free registration to the Nonprofit Technology Conference, the signature event hosted by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN).

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Virtual open mic night. Let them share and show off for a night with a virtual open mic night fundraiser. 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. Sports tricks contest. Virtual holiday lights tour and contest.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Other event types that can enhance peer-to-peer efforts include: Tributes End-of-year fundraising celebrations Contests Races Tournaments Galas Community service days Getting creative with events provides variety in the fundraising journey. Have open conversations and provide psychological support.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

The next Knight News Challenge: Health opened August 19, with an "inspiration phase" where anyone can submit inspirations, ideas, or challenges related to the topic. The study involved 94 nonprofits and 33,000 people. The results were analyzed by CIRCLE, the youth civic engagement institute at Tufts University. Get the full report here.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

How Philanthropic Contests Can Spur Innovation - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "The recently released “Why Contests Improve Philanthropy” compiles lessons from the John S. Knight Foundation’s six years of offering open philanthropic contests.".

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2010

Without further ado - drumroll, please - the winners of the 2010 Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Design Contest are: Print/Photo. Runners-up : Light of Cambodian Children , Open Hand Studios. Other Media.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Keep the event open or open within a certain group so that everyone feels like they are part of it. Online Voting Contest. An online voting contest is the perfect holiday fundraising idea because it encourages your staff, supporters, or colleagues to get into the festive mindset! Participants must register to sign up.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2010

This year, See3, NTEN and YouTube received over 750 submissions for the contest - a record! Head over to YouTube and: The contest will award a total of $10,000 in grants, funded by the Case Foundation , plus custom designed Flip Video cameras to all finalists.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

At these pivotal moments with your cause, these passionate supporters are at your fingertips, and when you embrace social fundraising as a component of your fundraising strategy, a whole world of possibilities opens up. Move offline activities online. This definitely creates a little competition and motivation for everyone involved.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2009

Some of you may be familiar with the ongoing Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest from this year and the last. Submissions are now OPEN so share your experience from now through the May 29 deadline. You may have submitted your entries and you may have even been one of the winners. Learn more about who can enter. Stay tuned for more!

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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. As frequent readers of this blog know, many pitfalls of online contests have been discussed here. So, what’s different about this contest than other online contests?

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Kennebunk Savings unveils video contest for nonprofit organizations - Fosters: "This year, to further help area nonprofits affected by the current economic downturn, Kennebunk Savings has added a 'Make Your Case' video contest, which offers organizations the opportunity to promote its cause online and be eligible to win an additional $300.The

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