Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Last month, I was honored to present and facilitate an all-day workshop for nonprofit leaders at the Oregon Nonprofit Leadership Conference on how to activate a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace, based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. Here’s the list: Function.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

One of the biggest misconceptions of social fundraising is that it just means to be active on social media using your nonprofit account. Move offline activities online. There are so many traditional fundraising activities that are easy to bring online in order to get more engagement, reach, and clarity about your campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tip: for example, if your supporters are predominantly young families, offering items related to children’s activities, education, or family experiences can be more enticing. Your auction participants should be able to bid in real-time and see on-going bid activity right up until the auction closes. Want to see for yourself?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

” Kurtzman believed that thought leaders should help shape the way people think about the world by sharing their ideas and insights and by challenging the status quo. Here’s one significant challenge. Associations are ideally positioned to fill that need in a way that social media and other online activities cannot.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Complacency doesn’t grow organizations or help members meet professional challenges. If you want your best people to stay, then you must show them that you are actively dealing with the silo issues, the lack of agility, the slow pace of innovation, or anything else that messes with their success,” Jamie advises. Creating Community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Identify advocates Review reports to find your most active participants. Fill Leadership Roles Finding the right fit for a leadership position within your organization can be a challenge. Food drives and environmental initiatives Many of our nonprofit customers regularly host outreach events around community-benefitting activities.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

Self-regulation— or learning to effectively manage conflict, challenges, and stress is critical in fast-paced digital environments. It helps leaders to keep themselves and others engaged and enthusiastic despite challenges. It’s a fun and enlightening activity that puts self-awareness at the top of the agenda.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

After the challenges thrown at us throughout 2020, no one’s quite sure what 2021 will bring. 2) Gain fun face time opportunities with virtual events. This opens the possibility for multiple activities to occur at once, such as games , a meditation activity, presentations, auctions , and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

Once you have registered to fundraise in a state, you must regularly renew that registration and file an annual report of details of your fundraising activities. Online auctions and bingo, raffles, and other charitable gaming can be fun for your attendees and a way for you to gain donations and support for your mission.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with member engagement. . Making member engagement more fun gets members more involved and excited about interacting more with your association and other members. Gamification is the application of game mechanics – such as challenges, points, and rewards – to non-game situations.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal. Start early with a pre event challenge. Let’s face it; getting a virtual audience is challenging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

This can be accomplished with creative use of the Zoom Breakout Rooms for activities to support the meeting objectives. . Breakout Rooms are a feature on Zoom meetings (it has to be turned on in your zoom profile/account ) that allows the meeting host to put people into small groups for more intimate discussions or activities. .

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DipJar

MAY 19, 2021

May 17, 2021 – Today, Maryland’s largest autism resource center Pathfinders for Autism formally commenced its 2021 Dip Challenge Tour , a statewide bus tour and major fundraising initiative to expand autism resources and programs across Maryland. PHOENIX, Md., According to the CDC , Maryland has the fourth highest autism rate in the U.S.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Because they were hosting a scavenger hunt both virtually and in person, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass used photo challenges to make it fair for both types of teams. The photo challenges encouraged teams to upload photos completing scavenger hunt tasks or gathering scavenger hunt items for points. Information.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 3, 2022

Thinking of running a walkathon or activity challenge to fundraise for your nonprofit? We’ll show you how to harness the power of peer-to-peer fundraising to empower your community to share your message, raise money on your behalf and have a ton of fun! Examples of high-performing walks, runs and races.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

I’ve got my eyes on the next three years and boy do I expect a lot of change, challenges, and fun! I’m proud of the active and intentional culture that we’ve created at Matrix Group. So directors and managers actively reach out to staff via Slack and email, and we devote the start of every meeting to socializing and sharing.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Thinking of running a walkathon or activity challenge to fundraise for your nonprofit? We’ll show you how to harness the power of peer-to-peer fundraising to empower your community to share your message, raise money on your behalf and have a ton of fun! Examples of high-performing walks, runs and races.

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2023

But the real fun starts the morning after, when we have all this new data to dig through. After a couple of years of weird email trends, general uncertainty about performance post-2020, and changes we had to make to active emailable lists due to deliverability concerns , a lot of organizations saw strong performance in email this year.

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Volunteer Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Actively recognizing volunteers is one of the most important components of volunteer engagement and retention. Make Recognizing Volunteers Fun for Both Volunteers and Staff. Reward and recognition programs are meant to be fun. Recognizing volunteers effectively can positively impact your retention rates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

Once you have registered, you must regularly renew that registration and file an annual report of details of your fundraising activities. Online auctions, raffles, and other gaming can be a fun way to gain donations and support for your mission. This is often quite challenging. Giving Days. Online auctions.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Pere-to-peer fundraising is more than just a physical event, and there are many campaign ideas your organization to test out, including: Contests Challenges Crowdfunding DIY fundraising A-thon events Network fundraising Virtual storefronts Giving days And more! Host a competition where teams or individuals show off their basketball skills.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

They often benefit from nonprofit-related activities and are inclined to give back , but they have busy lives in which their families’ needs may take precedence over donating to or getting involved with your organization. The activities could take the form of downloadable worksheets, coloring books, or supply packets to make a craft.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Challenge open to all Americans, running from October 13, 2016 at 12:01 AM PDT and ends on October 26, 2016 at 11:59 PM PDT. Walking is an excellent way for most Americans to increase their physical activity. . The Surgeon General in partnership with Fitbit has issued the Step It Up!

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting a virtual holiday fundraiser is the best way to take advantage of the opportunity to raise funds while keeping things light and fun! However you decide to organize the event, consider these fun virtual holiday fundraising ideas: Virtual Holiday Fundraiser Ideas. Virtual Holiday Gala.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

An atmosphere of trust is essential both for people to challenge ideas and to brainstorm possibilities. Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” We schedule daily conference calls around a number of activities. The word critical comes from the Greek word kritikos, which means the ability to judge or discern.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

You could turn seasonal activities like 5k races or walk-a-thons into an engaging event. Including hashtags on your posts is an easy way to organize any social media activity related to your event. To make things fun, consider hosting fun social media challenges that your supporters can complete under your hashtag.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2011

The third guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is by Jen Louden. Jen Louden is a best-selling author, retreat creator, and Comfort Queen turned activity catalyst. Since finding cool things to do with your teens can be a challenge (at least for me), consider guerilla art love as your next Savor and Serve project!

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

And while there’s nothing wrong with your standard fundraiser, sometimes it’s fun to do something a bit different. Athens Rotary Club is holding a plunge event in February and encouraging costumes, teams, and all kinds of fun for their plunge. Fitness Challenge. Running isn’t the only kind of challenge you can host.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2022

Komen partnered with GoodUnited, a provider of social fundraising solutions, to create new, innovative peer-to-peer fundraising challenges and custom, conversational messaging sequences that both raised revenue and built Komen’s relationships with a new audience. Step 1: Create a Facebook challenge. . Let’s get started. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2019

However, these days so many of my meetings take place online, typically on Zoom, and interactivity can be a challenge. One design important instructional principle for trainings and meetings, whether online or face-to-face, is to start off with a fun way to ease into the work. These activities are called icebreakers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Once you have registered to fundraise in a state, you must regularly renew that registration and file an annual report of details of your fundraising activities. Online auctions, raffles, and other charitable gaming can be a fun way to gain donations and support for your mission. This is often quite challenging. 3) Giving Days.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Having trained nonprofits on every continent of the world (except Antarctica), I had a great laboratory to develop my instructional design and delivery skills. One of the biggest challenges is keeping nonprofits engaged. Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one.

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Qgiv

APRIL 30, 2024

About fundraising galas and silent auctions Fundraising galas are formal evening affairs that may feature a seated dinner, live entertainment, and various fundraising activities, such as auctions or raffles. For attendees, galas and silent auctions provide a fun night out to support a cause they care about.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 20, 2023

What is a fun fact about yourself that people might not know? I possess a great sense of humor, and whenever I find myself in challenging or unconventional situations, my instinct is to laugh. Additionally, I like to stay active by engaging in running and playing badminton in my free time. How do you spend your free time?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

TechSoup Global, the leading technology place for nonprofits, just announced it will kick off their annual Online Digital Storytelling Challenge January 13, 2011. Tags: Event Multimedia & Graphics Online Activism Online Fundraising Using the Web and Internet. said Amy Sample Ward of NetSquared, a program of TechSoup.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

They actively seek out stretch opportunities they know will be challenging—or even very difficult They value challenges and find them energizing rather than draining. Have some fun. Question: Of the five EI-based skills, which one is typically the most challenging to master and why? Try an anti-stress diet.

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