Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The development team learned and grew a lot over the last year, and now they’ve done it again: their second virtual event, the 2021 Reflection Benefit, was a week-long festival of activities that inspired incredible generosity and reached new audiences everywhere. The Dougy Center reported new donors from all over the world. Feel the FOMO!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 18, 2022

For example, let’s say you’re a local children’s theater company. You are in an affluent neighborhood, so typically the children are not at risk. Their parents send them to your program as a fun, weekly activity. This is where your storytelling work boils down to effective messaging. What’s the conflict in this scenario?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. So, be sure to build in activities into your fundraising plan to find more of these ideal donors. It’s not enough to say you want to make sure children don’t go hungry. What will this cost?

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As nearly half a million children in the Metro Atlanta area live in communities with low or very low child well-being, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta works with volunteers to create one-to-one mentoring relationships that defend, inspire and empower the potential that lives within every kid. We take it everywhere we can!”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

Focus on these three activities: sleep, nutrition and exercise to help strengthen your immune system and feel better. Lots of fun to show off our neighborhoods or our dogs. In the workplace, nonprofits have experimenting with zoom and social activities. 1: Get Enough Sleep, Nutrition, and Exercise.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. Kids who are eating regular, nutritious meals are performing better in school, are engaging in more social activities, and making more friends.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Hosts need to factor in attendee safety while still hosting effective fundraisers, awareness-raising events, and team-building activities to keep moving forward. In the age of COVID, organizations have had to change up how they throw events. What Are Virtual Scavenger Hunts? Award a prize at the end.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters As an organization dedicated to mentoring children, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) exemplifies how successful peer-to-peer campaigns can be for fundraising. Fun Runs and other walkathon-type events might be more common than bowling or golfing, but that doesn’t make them any less effective.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

According to Smartwaiver , online waivers are used to secure electronic signatures from participants prior to taking part in some kind of activity, acknowledging that they are waiving their right to hold the organizer liable for damages. Activity-based events. What is an online waiver? Which fundraising events require waivers?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. You can show them exactly what’s coming up and invite them to choose which activities they want to be involved in. Engage your Board. Learn from the past.

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Classy

MARCH 24, 2021

Businesses are able to help nonprofits fill financial gaps when donations have waned, and nonprofits have helped businesses find ways to actively support their communities during the public health crisis. You may have previously collaborated with your corporate partner on a major in-person fundraising event, such as a gala dinner or fun run.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Volunteers who are excited about their work will invite friends and family to join them in the fun, magically growing your volunteer base. Craft stores are full of stickers, decals, paper punches, and other fun items to create little masterpieces. Yard signs are so much fun and very effective at driving the point home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Last week I presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference called “ Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact ,” with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals.

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

The funds collected went toward the many worthy programs they offer the city’s children throughout the year. Organizers provided a variety of food and wine “tastes” from Houston’s local food scene in a swag bag that was delivered to attendees’ homes just before the evening’s activities began. The Results.

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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. Golf tournaments are a great deal of fun for participants. Polar Plunge.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When we discuss peer-to-peer fundraising our focus often is on the online components; however, the offline activities surrounding our event allow us to improve relationships and connections with our supporters, thus potentially improving our online outcomes. And these relationships can be vital to fundraising success. Event Kick Off.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2008

wristbands, temporary tattoos, and activity booklets. I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital. I liked a couple party ideas from their site: A treasure hunt where everything the guests find is donated to a children's hospital.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Adding a golf tournament to your fundraising event roster is a win-win for your nonprofit and your donors—your nonprofit adds a reliable income stream and your donors get to support your mission through a fun activity. Social media is a great place to activate your support base as peer-to-peer marketers for your golf tournament.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children. We also indulged in self-care at Harambee by having so much fun. There were many activities lined up that were centered around Black joy. Her Bible was always close at hand—as was her pipe—and she had a fierce sense of humor. “We

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The Nerdy NonProfit

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A mere nine percent of children from America’s most low-income families graduate – this is compared to 77 percent from the wealthiest families. ” which combines clips from flashchats with bingo to engage students, so they can compete in a fun way while retaining knowledge regarding real-life applications.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

There will be no shortage of inspiration from our keynote speakers, fun engagement online and via our mobile app, thought-provoking discussions, and a wealth of valuable takeaways, like practical tips from world-renowned experts. Activism in a Digital-First World. We’ve created this year’s Nonprofit Summit especially with you in mind.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Fun incentives increase well-being and build comradery and can include holiday and birthday celebrations, retreats, potluck lunches, trivia, or even small prizes like gift cards for coffee. It is much more than sporadic wellness activities, and to be effective, it requires strong relationships by staff who feel valued.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

The aquarium, a nonprofit based in California, uses a fun and informative voice while keeping all of its content animal- and environmental-focused. They hold summer camps for grieving children who have lost a parent, caregiver, sibling, or someone close to them, so they can form a community with other kids who have experienced such huge loss.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

Guardian’s ACTIVATE is an annual conference that aims to bring together leaders in media, government and technology to a ctivatedly. This time on June 22 at King’s Place in London, ACTIVATE’s. we like to buy mobile phones to have fun, talk to friends, listen to music, tweet and connect on Facebook.”

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You want your guests and attendees to have fun at this party. Make sure there are lots of activities going on throughout the night, from live music performances and dancing exhibitions all around town; these types of activities will ensure that everyone stays entertained throughout the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

There’s an app that can help you break your mobile phone addiction and it makes it fun. It is a little bit more fun locking your phone in your desk drawer or closet. Having trouble getting that mobile phone out of your hands and checking it when you need to focus on work? Here’s how it works.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When you’re planning your end-of-year fundraising campaigns, you really won’t want to miss out on all the fun the holidays provide. And if you commit to joining in on the spooky festivities, you can also develop some frighteningly fun fundraiser ideas your horror buff donors will love. Harness the power of texting. Fall carnival.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Imagine children around the United States learning mindfulness. Then imagine how this teaching can impact children's lives, transforming their journey through life. The viewer is left imagining the future, wondering what stories these children will tell themselves someday. But how to activate them?

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

You may be familiar with the more traditional peer-to-peers such as fun runs, bikeathons, and marathons but these types of events actually come in all forms. For the past 23 years, Invest in Kids has hosted the Jane-A-Thon, a fun-filled ski and snowboarding event at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These 31 ideas for online fundraising for nonprofits will help you reach your yearly goals and have fun while you do it! That means that you assign them to specific groups based on their activity with your organization. Group 1 would get appeals related to children, while Group 2 would receive appeals based on research.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the past few years, Nieuwe Generatie Brasil has chosen one particular project that needed funding each year for their Giving Tuesday campaign — making it the centerpiece of their campaign content across social media and newsletter communication, being it a new car to access the rural areas in 2020 or school appliances for the children in 2021.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

He will lead us through a session on learning tangible, actionable solutions for being actively anti-racist in our organizations and communities. And while collaboration through content sharing is at the heart, there is much more networking, collaboration, and fun on the schedule! Stand for Human Rights with Craig Foster.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

But instead of asking for a monetary sponsorship, enhance your relationship by adding a fun twist to the collaboration, such as a friendly competition or contest. A great example that I always hark back to is courtesy of the Children First/Communities in Schools program in Asheville, North Carolina. The best part?

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

BHcare Foundation provides a comprehensive and integrated system of care for adults, children, and families who are struggling with mental health issues, substance use issues, or domestic violence. Examples we’ve seen include a little girl volunteering to do online dance classes on YouTube to help others in her community stay active.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 6, 2010

This is for a campaign against violence on children.&# Most slacktivism-esque activities involve a great deal of self-gratification – but this is common with most viral activities. If it’s not fun, rewarding, or cool, viral campaigns rarely take off. Awareness Can Be the Goal, and That’s OK.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Try teaching people a fun fact or statistic related to your work. You could also try teaching them a fun new skill. What Is a Donor Engagement Strategy?

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

Online participants can take part in activities via livestream or through apps. And one group of people that inspires others to give is children. Many kids love playing games, so an event like this is perfect for family-friendly fun that also raises funds for your youth development organization.

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