Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

And because we love rapid ideation and an excuse for a fundraiser here at Whole Whale, we’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Get a selection of your breakfast favorites and a variety of milks — make it extra fun with a pajama party vibe for your supporters. Enroll Now.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The bottom line: you need a fundraising plan built on the right fundraising plan template — one that outlines goals, actions, and the specific results you want. Think in terms of action. You might get really excited about restaurant nights, candle parties, t-shirt sales, or voting contests. You have to be more specific.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

And if you’re searching for fun and engaging ways to raise money, auctions and simple online events will get your donors excited to support your organization. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors. Designate a night for a few fun games of virtual bingo.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Use social media for quick updates and fun content. 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. Fun challenges. Just like.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

. “Let’s make the process of experimenting fun – let’s start with a Facebook Friday.&# Their experiment is going to be focused on deepening and improving their Facebook presence for the Arts Council and getting everyone on staff to participate. Stay tuned for more … Sharing Some Facebook Friday Insights.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

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. Engage your followers even before your event by hosting Instagram contests and giveaways. Create rules for each of your contest or giveaway posts.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. Whether you choose the Roaring 20’s or want to host an 80’s event, decade-themed fundraising auctions are some of the most fun occasions to both plan and attend.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Create a list of donors who have not donated in 18 months and invite them to participate in some calls to action (CTAs).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

Maybe you’re hoping to raise awareness or funds, show some supporter appreciation, do some community building, or maybe you just want to have a little fun. You can also offer “add-on” tickets for things like concessions, raffle or contest entries, and even tickets for rides or activities ahead of time.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Father’s Day is a great day to plan a fun fundraising campaign to honor the Dads in our community. Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign. If you need help creating goals that inspire action check out Classy’s guide on SMART fundraising goals for social impact organizations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

The key is making participation fun and frictionless. 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.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

If you’re looking for a fun, interactive, easy-to-implement hook for your nonprofit’s next campaign, you might want to check out QR codes. 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.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

BONUS – See this idea in action! BONUS – See this idea in action! Send Donors A Fun At-home Activity. Consider providing your donors with a fun at-home activity that relates to your mission that they can do in their free time. BONUS – See this idea in action! BONUS – See this idea in action!

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Consequently, I was pretty excited when the Alliance for Biking and Walking asked me to spread the word about their People Powered Movement Photo Contest. In response, the Alliance is holding a People Powered Movement Photo Contest. bike walk advocacy nonprofit photgraphy contest

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It is important that the people you are adding to your list aren’t being tricked into signing up, and are instead primed to take the next action that will deepen your relationship and their commitment to your organization. These call-to-action boxes break up written content with a clear and relevant email request. In-line CTAs.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

BONUS – See this idea in action! Their friends and family will love supporting a loved one while also watching a fun movie in the comforts of their own home. Peer-to-peer fundraising will likely naturally take place on social media, but you can take it a step further by adding a fun, competitive element. Social fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2013

Some smart organizations are helping their people make failure not only productive, but also fun. CALL TO ACTION: Place a Little Bet at Your Nonprofit and Share It (You could win a Microsoft Surface or Other Schwag from the Case Foundation). Place a Little Bet” – try something small to experiment with, learn from it, and share it.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

For a brand new nonprofit, the right fundraiser initially is likely to be small and fun – something that doesn’t require too much arm-twisting to get people to attend, and something that doesn’t require people to spend a lot of money. You could host an action, but auctions are a lot of work and can be expensive to pull off.

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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. When you create your fundraising plan based on your strengths and your organization’s assets, you’ll find fundraising easier and more fun. Make it a FUN event that people talk about for days afterward. Can you do it?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

For the past couple months, I've been working with the Social Actions team on their site redesign, which launched today! Social Actions is a nonprofit initiative that helps you find and share opportunities to change the world. They'll also be launching a web application development contest, Change the Web 2009 , in January.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Contact team captains regularly with recommended actions to take on a particular day. Being part of a team is simply more fun than participating alone. Nonprofits need to do their part, though, to make teams fun. Create team-specific communications and contests. Include a sample script of what to say to team members.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

OneCause Overview OneCause’s peer-to-peer fundraising software places a strong emphasis on making fundraising “social, mobile and fun.” But it also offers peer-to-peer fundraising features to bring supporters into the fundraising action. Handbid Overview Handbid is customarily thought of as an auction platform first and foremost.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

If urgency is the instinct to act, purpose is the thought behind the action to give. Then, on the day of the campaign, share a powerful nonprofit story, the purpose of your quick campaign (the intended impact), the deadline to give, and a strong call-to-action. It’s the same concept. Urgency is instinctual.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

In 2019, Art in Action partnered with a local outpost of popular national jewelry retainer Kendra Scott to host a local shopping day where 20% of proceeds went to AiA (including online sales through a custom link!). Find the artist among you and have fun creating a work of art that all moms might enjoy.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The interactive session be a fun, entertaining way to learn from nonprofit social media practitioners — sages with gauges who want social good to “ruler&# the universe for a good cause! Walk out with an actionable plan relevant to your specific nonprofit! –> Vote Now !

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

The emails should include an emotional story , appropriate imagery, and a call to action that expresses urgency. Faith in Action used online giving for their year end campaign and had great success. Get local businesses involved for prize sponsorships, and make it a public, fun event that everyone can come and watch. Then share!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Auctions are fun at any time of year, but Giving Tuesday presents extra opportunities for your nonprofit to host a successful auction. House parties are fun events in which your supporters, staff, and board members host their family and friends in their homes and encourage them to give to your cause throughout the event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

It is really fun way for your audience to get a behind-the-scenes look at what you do. Fitness and lifestyle blogger Lauryn Evarts gives her fans a peek at her hectic life — and often pokes fun at her fiancé As we've discussed with Facebook , humor is a great way to engage your fans.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

To help you combat virtual event fatigue, we’ve put together this list of useful and actionable tips! Adding competition, fun, and camaraderie to your virtual event will break up the steady flow of information, prevent people from becoming bored, and improve the overall event experience. Tips for Combating Virtual Event Fatigue.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 22, 2007

Louis City Museum's amateur video contest. And in June, they launched a creative user-generated content contest. The videos would be submitted into a contest, and the winning submission would be posted on their MySpace page and featured in a film festival. Why wasn't this a huge success like the Oreo Jingle contest ?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Not only can this be a fun process for your staff and colleagues, but political candidates take notice when nonprofits engage. There may be news stories about legal battles contesting ballots. But unless there’s an actionable item, keep the focus on the fact that our country was literally built for this! It’s good for us, too.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

If your fiscal year i begins July 1, you’ve gotten past the blurry fun of the first half of the year and moved into budgeting. I’m not talking about a popularity contest. We’re in a position, largely due to social, where we can make collective action happen every day on social media. That’s what I want to showcase this week.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 21, 2018

High action rates. In practice, email appeals have among the highest action rates of any digital channel. You can also send just a quick three sentence action alert with a link! . Here’s where we can get fun and creative: Facebook encourages marketers to use their email lists as targeting tools. Exhaustion.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2020

If you are like me, the COVID-19/coronavirus experience has taught you a new term: social distancing, which refers to actions that limit interactions with others in order to slow down the spread of a virus (the CDC refers to these as community mitigation strategies ). But don’t forget to have some fun, too.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Of course, over time, I realized the importance of documenting the problem or need, including strong objectives, a solid plan of action, and a budget that reflected the work we intended to do. Every year, GrantStation runs a contest to uncover some of the best proposals that have been written. And besides, storytelling is fun!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. All of these forms of live performance go over well over live streaming and can even be made more fun than their in-person counterparts. 15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition. 16) Hybrid costume party.

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