Whole Whale
AUGUST 13, 2020
Volunteering has always brought people together in service of a common cause but now we must do this online due to COVID-19. Once you have found the right idea post it where volunteers will find it , then consider a volunteer management tool to make sure they are well managed. Virtual Volunteer Tools Bundle.
Qgiv
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Schedule groups of volunteers at different times to wash cars for a fixed donation amount and make sure signage pointing to the car wash is clearly visible from the road. Trash cleanup Spring cleaning shouldn’t be limited to homes!
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Classy
JULY 26, 2021
Promote in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities. Working directly with your organization may motivate volunteers to make a one-time donation or subscribe to recurring giving. . You can explore ideas such as serving hot meals, handing out water at a 5k, or assisting at a pet adoption event.
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. Time will tell, but the contest has given us a jump start on our social media strategy.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 14, 2011
I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 17, 2022
The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. Give you the power to deflect the “great new ideas” your Board, staff, and volunteers come up with, because you can show them what you already have planned. Can you do it? But… that either requires a good memory or a lot of guesswork.
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 3, 2014
With only a two-person IT department serving more than 200 employees and 600 volunteers, Daniel Yu, IT director for Arizona Baptist Children's Services (ABCS), has his work cut out for him. Arizona Baptist Children's Services was the second-place winner in TechSoup's October Safer Online Success Stories contest.
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