NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Another resource roundup comes from Kivi Leroux Miller , who hosted the August edition of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival, themed, ''Getting Along with Others'' in the nonprofit world. She got lots of great advice on how to work together better, from staff and board members, to consultants and grant writers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. The combination of bottom up and top down strategies could be powerful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

The Nature Conservancy has used Flickr Group to host a photo contest on its Web site. Looking to tap into this, we launched a photo contest where the prize would be featuring the winning images along side the photography that they have told us they like so much. What is your best advice on using groups? Keep them engaged.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you want to learn a bit more about hosting a silent auction, check out our blog post on the eight steps to running a stellar event. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. Easter Egg Hunts Can spring really start without an Easter Egg hunt?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

The price of hosting the competition? Carie Lewis , internet marketing manager at HSUS, explains how the nonprofit organization pitched the low cost campaign and shares advice to other nonprofits looking to do the same. James OMalley: Why did you decide to host this competition? Almost free.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. JP’s top advice for a successful virtual event production? Spend Time in Pre-Production. Start in pre-production. You can think of pre-production as a big dress rehearsal. Highlight Value and Impact.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

The price of hosting the competition? Carie Lewis , internet marketing manager at HSUS, explains how the nonprofit organization pitched the low cost campaign and shares advice to other nonprofits looking to do the same. James OMalley: Why did you decide to host this competition? Almost free.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Storytelling is our focus for May, but every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 50 cities. Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The advice/questions: Do most people have and know how to use video cameras to post video replies? Posting cellphone videos is not easy with all video hosts. Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned. Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned. Exposure can be a motivation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

Using contests and challenges to engage communities was the topic of the July 17 edition of the weekly CommBuild chat. The chat, facilitated by by TechSoup online community manager, Michael DeLong, included helpful advice learned by participants who have run contests. Why hold a contest or challenge?

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Host a costume party or another Halloween celebration to encourage community members to get involved. For example, an animal shelter may host a dog costume contest where supporters make a donation to vote for their favorite pup. . Make the most of this day by hosting your own. Host an appreciation event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Building on Each Others Ideas Heather over at the Aspiration Blog hosted this week 's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants which includes a good roundup of advice. Next week's Carnival will be hosted over at Getting Attention Blog and it's on the topic of professional development. See below). You can submit something here.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Michaela Hackner and I recently hosted a pair of NTEN webinars titled "How to Become a Facebook Rockstar." Hold contests. We try to follow our own advice in our work. Previously, we've discussed our approaches to Twitter , Scribd , and SlideShare. Forum One's Facebook Page. click to enlarge). Ask questions.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Emily : I have one word of advice, go Google something right now and add the word “sucks” with it. Before you feel like it is necessary to host a community or answer the posts, take some time to really understand what people are saying and who they are. Here's my roundup of Twitter advice.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

With almost 40% of smaller nonprofits hosting at least two to five events every year, everyone involved with your organization, from your volunteers and staff to your donors and event attendees, will stand to benefit. If your nonprofit hosts events regularly, you should create a standing event sub-committee on your board.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

I don’t quite understand why you won’t give the same advice to Holly. You can “withhold&# web site stats but Compete, Alexa, GetClicky and a host of other sites will not let you do so. And that essentially would boil down to a big old pissing contest. (“Yes!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

An excellent first small step is to just identify the blogs that are hosting those conversations on the topics that interest you or inform your work. Finally, here's a screencast on strategic blog commenting, although a lot of the advice is mostly for those who already have a blog, much can be learned. Discover Exercise.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Thank you so much for hosting us again, Steven. So the general proposition or principle in fundraising, which I learned decades ago, but does bear repeating, is that if you ask for money, you get advice, and if you’re asked for advice, you get money. . And here I am asking for advice instead of asking for money, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2008

Arial Goldberg, Common Knowledge, winner of video camera I am in New Orleans this week because the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN is taking place. As part of the workshop, there was a contest to giveaway a video camera. For the past seven years, I've helped organize a pre-conference event called the Day of Service.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

HSUS ran a video contest during the outcry over the Michael Vick story that received 22 submissions, over 43,000 views of the contest intro video (featuring Hulk Hogan) , and garnered 2,000 new list members. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Hannah of Word Lily , Amy of My Friend Amy , and Natasha of Maw Books Blog are hosting a Social Justice Challenge during 2010. The read4change book club , hosted by SocialButterfly , is reading Wired to Care by Dev Patnaik in February. What advice do you have for people who want to organize their own social action book club?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2008

I have just returned from a week in New Orleans where I participated in the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. I've organized social media workshops that also "give away" some equipment or software usually a contest. I wrote about the experience on BlogHer last week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Our Flickr photo contest. is a good example of this philosophy in action; we could have held the contest behind closed doors and made people sign up in order to submit and view photos. s annual digital photo contest. hosted by Forum One Communications. re happy to find them where they???re but wouldn???t StumbleUpon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

BlueHost is w low-cost web and email hosting company with excellent customer service and free SSL Certificates. If you discover that you are blacklisted, call your web and email host immediately to fix the problem. ViralSweep is an sweepstakes and contest platforms that easily allows you to launch and management online contests.

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Care2

MAY 4, 2009

Nonprofits can start a Facebook Group, Cause Page to raise a bit of money, or Fan Page to post recent news, videos, photos, events, launch contests, and talk to your members via discussion boards. In most cases on hosted social networks such as Facebook or Youtube use tags or keywords to gather ads and content that may be related.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

Photo by Becky J McCray At SXSW, I participated in the " Social Media for Social Good BBQ " co-hosted by Jeff Pulver and Porter Novelli. A recent example is the Humane Society's Spa Day Photo Contest which raised over $600,000. More than 700 people RSVPed to the event, far more than the capacity of Stubbs BBQ.

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