sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Start by thinking about the values and themes people associate with the holiday, then find connections between those values and the cause your campaign supports. For example, a nonprofit raising funds to build houses around Christmas might host a contest to see who can build the best gingerbread house.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Include the hashtag on every post related to the event so people can click it and see related posts. Build excitement through your Instagram event promotion by posting teasers about your event line-up, contests, and ticket deals. Host contests and giveaways to boost engagement. Tag your account in a story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped this cause win the contest and receive a grant of $50,000 for Invisible People TV. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. The rules were simple, the winner who got the most retweets of a unique tag won. He doesn't pitch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

More importantly, is “People Talking About” motivating or encouraging “People To Take Action” or “People to Donate” or ” People to Volunteer” or “People to Call their Legislators” or “People To Stop Drinking Bottled Water”?

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 25, 2023

These are individuals who have social media followings, personal networks, and a huge potential to turn your next fundraising campaign into a success by putting it in front of as many people as possible. Create Ambassador Contests One of the main reasons ambassador fundraising and marketing is so successful is the element of competition.

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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.) . For example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

Congrats to Megha Bhagat , Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Contest that I ran on my blog last month. To enter the contest, readers had to share their " Theory of Change." Megha is a passionate human rights advocate in India and also lawyer. Tags: contest india. Her blog is here. Megha Bhagat. meghabhagat@nls.ac.in.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

From pumpkin carving contests to haunted houses, there are so many ways to embrace this new season with fresh ideas. Depending on your organization, the cake walk may not be the winning experience, however, it is crucial to define what and who the event is for, and how you will engage people to attend.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2009

contest in November, we asked everyone to take an online survey telling us some of the things they've done to reduce their IT energy use. One big impact for us was to get to know the people at Climate Savers Computing Initiative much better. We're happy to announce our three randomly-selected contest winners: read more.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2009

This essay contest is one way we're expanding the conversation to include the ideas and opinions of people who are passionate about global health issues. Tags: Global Health. I hope you'll forward this opportunity along to students, friends and colleagues. .

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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. Happy scanning!

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Increase networking opportunities: A live event presents several opportunities for networking as people are meeting face to face in close proximity. Include the prizes/rewards in with the instructions, so people are absolutely clear on what the requirements are. If you want people to participate , you need to make it worth their while.

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TechImpact

MARCH 31, 2014

Be sure to cite the original poster, and tag it with the #regram. Encourage interaction on your feed by running contests, asking questions, ask for a #regram, and encourage people to share your message. Here are a few hashtags to get you started: #regram – This one is like retweeting. Encourage interaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. If they don't a dollar, at least the contest has helped inspire them to dip their toes in the social media waters. People are busy and forget to vote, so they need to be reminded as much as possible.”

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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. Just remember to hang a sign that lists your social tags nearby. Create a Hashtag Campaign: Hashtag campaigns are a great way to get members near and far involved in something that brings them closer. Looking for an easy win?

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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 ! Since 1999, Project Kindle has organized a summer camp session, Camp Kindle, for young people whose lives have been impacted by impacted by HIV and AIDS. Enter Show Your Impact today !

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Increase networking opportunities: A live event presents a number of opportunities for networking as people are meeting face to face in close proximity. Include the prizes/rewards in with the instructions so people are absolutely clear on what the requirements are. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Fundraising Results: Close to 18,000 people participated in this online fundraising contest resulting in over $2 million dollars being given to 1,200 participating nonprofits. More than 8,000 tweets using the #give2max hash tag and trended status on Twitter throughout the day in DC. 1,200 Participating nonprofits.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Incentivize engagement by hosting a giveaway or other fun contest just for new followers on your platform of choice. Make sure to mention the contest in your regular emails and newsletters so your entire mailing list will know about it. Just like. a multi-channel approach to fundraising. These can be run in a lot of creative ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

This is their second online competition that encouraged people to leverage their social networks to raise money and awareness and recruit supporters for the causes they care about most. We look forward to more lively discussions and sharing of ideas about online contests.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We have two full-time, paid people working on social networking along with me. Most of the perils that big cats face are the result of exploiters banking on the fact that people are mesmerized by tigers and want to touch them. Who maintains your social media campaigns? Are they paid, full-time, part-time? The site currently has 1.6

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2006

Creative Commons is running a Flickr Contest encouraging people to use their photographic skills to support Creative Commons. Technorati Tags: nptech. Photo in flickr. The official rules are here. What a great idea!

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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 ! The more people who participate, the bigger the impact will be for all of our participating nonprofits! Which designs do you like best? You tell us!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The Case Foundation has just launched the " Change Begins With Me " contest. It won't help if people "over-think" this or make too much of this, but we are asking for real commitments. Tags: promotion. how might you make a change in your community, neighborhood, or the world. Need some motivation? What's your idea?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2009

The contest asks clients, donors, volunteers, and board members to write reviews of these nonprofits. Contest Deadline: September 30th. You already know that reviews by other people who have gone to a restaurant or tried out a doctor are the best way to find out about the quality of those services. About GreatNonprofits.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. million people worldwide participated in Giving Tuesday and $2.47 Consider offering volunteer opportunities and other ways people can get involved with your cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

"This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy. "This contest was the culmination of a two-part "vote for me" cause marketing strategy that started in November and has been rife with controversy.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 31, 2009

This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The contest runs through November 6, 2009.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. million people worldwide participated in Giving Tuesday and $2.47 Consider offering volunteer opportunities and other ways people can get involved with your cause.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The importance of volunteers Volunteers are special people. The ideas are endless: bowling nights, trivia contests, cocktail hours, weekend barbeques, and more! Formal recognition People love to be recognized for their work. In many cases, people who help at a nonprofit are also interested in a career in the same field.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2007

My 50th birthday is this month and I'm celebrating it with a Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. I'm also using this as an action research project to figure out a few things about flickr contests and user-generated content which I'll report back later IF ENOUGH people participate. Need some inspiration? kanter/beth5.0.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Increase networking opportunities: A live event presents a number of opportunities for networking as people are meeting face to face in close proximity. Include the prizes/rewards in with the instructions so people are absolutely clear on what the requirements are. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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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. They asked people to make videos about themselves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

What a passionate, amazing group of people who are running these small and mid-sized nonprofits, many in remote and rural wilderness locations in the US. I learned of two terrific examples of small nonprofit leveraging social media and user created content for their campaigns. Instagram Contests and Hashtags. The Hold A Sign Meme.

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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. Basically, you try out their online product then ask people to comment on Twitter on why your cause should win. The contest is called Share to Win.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

Design for People To Self Organize! " 1 vote can equal $1 million « Nonprofit Communications: Duck Call Blog – "Today is the first day people can vote in the final round of the Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook. " My favorite lesson?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? Marnie Webb puts out a call for a call next wed, thurs, or friday to discuss in real time the issues that have surfaced around the NpTech Tag. Might we start seeing tag called "NpTechUk" or a wiki for the UK Riders List? Five Hot Conversations. The proposed call agenda is here.

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