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. With the right tools in place, anyone can organize a golf tournament, regardless of their golf knowledge or experience.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You can communicate through Trello, which reduces email correspondence and keeps conversations in a central place. With Dropbox you create a folder system that keeps every document in its place. Microsoft Teams: Email has its place, but using email for every communication with Board members, volunteers, and staff is inefficient.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 27, 2022

Preparing a solid event alternative doesn’t have to cost time and money. Attendees can browse auction items in advance, and bid at any time, from any place in the event—which really drives up bids! Now you have the structure already in place to bring remote guests into the atmosphere of giving.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Pecha Kucha style presentations were invented 8 years ago as 1) a fun way to showcase knowledge and products while placing presenters who are beginners or advanced professionals on a level footing and 2) an innovative and disruptive alternative to the boring PowerPoint presentations. You can do Pecha Kucha with a live audience.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

How fun and easy, right? Grants definitely have their place in a healthy fundraising plan. Make sure you have a fundraising plan in place — and alternate ways to raise money — so that these speed bumps along the way won’t cost you your nonprofit! Has this happened to you? grants to fund their operations.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Host a Prom for a Purpose. LGBT Pride Month (June, US).

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

When you have something in place that allows users to communicate with you directly (unlike social media portals), you build an invaluable connection and establish a definite sense of trust, which encourages more sales, more hits, more click-throughs and pass-ons, etc.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Cloud storage: For file sharing and storage, you can start with Drive through Google Workspace, so all documents can be stored in a convenient, accessible place. If you want greater security than Drive offers, Dropbox and Box are popular alternatives. Google Voice is a great place to start for as low as $10 a month.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteer programs take place worldwide, and volunteer help has improved the lives of many. Plus, nonprofit organizations can utilize these groups of passionate volunteers to help achieve goals in making the world a better and safer place. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. Pro Tip: It is really helpful (and 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. Although this appears at first glance to be beyond reach in a virtual setting, consider breaking down each aspect one by one to consider online alternatives. These clues will help lead them to locate the ultimate prize concealed in a public place.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. You can easily setup a place for them to do this using our online fundraising software. Alternatively, you can also pre-record your live-stream. You can make this virtual too!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

If you’re worried about getting your donors to participate in your fundraisers, come up with fun, creative ideas that will get your supporters excited enough to spread the word to their friends and family. Place collection boxes in easy-to-find, highly-frequented areas, and drop a few toys in yourself to get the donation ball rolling.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

So if you’re looking for virtual fundraising ideas for schools, you’re in the right place! Family fun days are another creative fundraising that we see. Have the Right Staff in the Right Place at the Right Time. Allow Alternative Payment Methods. Use Data From Past Events to Set New Fundraising Goals.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

Last week, I had a fun time moderating the June #4Change Twitter Chat on Online Community Building. I hope that in the future we don’t have to turn to a back up/alternative, but I’d love to hear your thoughts about the use of CoverItLive this time! From @winwinapps: Make it fun. Make the goal easily quantifiable.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

In general, the consensus seems to be that Facebook is not the place to pin all your fundraising hopes. Having this alternative go-to source for advocacy, on a platform our constituents already embrace, provides us greater flexibility in our efforts to influence conversations and garner support. How's that for ROI?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2009

People are having fun with this experience, and who can blame them? We use these stories to try to understand objects and the people who own and use them, and to poke a little fun while we're at it. In the Odditoreum, you know you are being given a little space to have fun and poke at the rest of it all.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

iOS/Android: Seafood Watch offers recommendations of ocean-friendly seafood choices including health warnings, consumer notes, and sustainable alternatives for individual species. You can read seafood guides including one for sushi lovers, browse a full list, or view seafoods categories for Best Choice, Good Alternative, and Avoid.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Race Through Time was designed specifically for this audience of 30 and 40-somethings looking for fun social events with a Santa Cruz bent. But we also saw something else: parents and teenagers, grandparents and grandkids, elderly couples, out for a fun scavenger hunt evening. There were twenty-year old hippies. There were families.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

Call us social entrepreneurs, changemakers, social innovators, nonprofiteers, the delta sector, np techies, community benefit professionals, pick your poison, there’s a growing number of places we hang out - with one another. And I think it’s good that we’re building such a fun, vibrant community…but not good enough. CHRISTOPHER R.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

It was great to watch her in action facilitating the creative, interactive, and fun program. I like this alternative to sticky dot voting! Then we placed our sticky notes on the ideas we were most interested in working on. One of the counselors did a visual of the meter. Here’s a quick video.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 6, 2014

Had I listened to my Doctor’s advice in the first place, I may not be sitting here right now, 4 days post surgery, with my head wrapped in ice and still eating mush. It’s not always fun asking for money, but maybe it should be. Big mistake. Then, success will follow.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Super fun branding: they wove the theme of brunch throughout all of their materials and graphics to help it stand out and to give participants a cohesive feel. For people who weren’t local, any park was a great alternative. Who wouldn’t want to watch? You might be thinking “a basic walkathon style event? How did they do so well?”

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

The website redesign itself lasted about four months, but the branding project had already put a great foundation in place to build a website on. Gateway spent some time researching various CMSes and decided that Joomla was the best alternative for them.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 2, 2008

I would like to do 3 interviews with activists/visionaries of color who are having fun and doing good. I take my Envirosax most places with me. Any suggestions for an alternative container to put your paper recycling in? Have more fun while doing good. I do one per month. Feel free to send me suggestions.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Any giving that took place on sites that do not use the Network for Good platform or that were made offline are not included. When presented with alternative organizations on portals, donors respond: On portals powered by Network for Good, more than half the post-Katrina funds went to the smaller charities that were featured.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual: Online auctions are a category in and of themselves, allowing attendees to view items remotely using live streaming or images while they place online bids. Karaoke Karaoke is more than a fun bar night activity—it can be a nonprofit event with multiple revenue streams.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

Organizations often struggle to get started on Facebook because they feel the need to have a social media policy in place to control employee use of Facebook and interaction with fans. As was noted by one chat participant, the tools are not enough and it is helpful to make fundraising fun if it is to be successful.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2020

Also, to all the people in that thread having some fun, that is another form of bravery. We've morphed ourselves into an alternate history. Some fun and games: Sharpen your pencils!?? But perhaps, we’ll find in our 40 days in our deserted places a different way out, a way that makes this work not so precarious and not so hard.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

So how do you know if your event is making an impression for being fun and inspiring instead of for just being boring? For example, one of our local clients, Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE), runs VISTEBall, a golf-themed event that combines the fun of a golf tournament with the convenience of an indoor event. Want ideas?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Charity Races like marathons, 5Ks, fun runs, or walkathons invite participants to register with your nonprofit and collect donations from their community, making every step count for your cause. Themed Costume Party A Themed Costume Party is an opportunity for supporters to dress up according to a chosen theme and enjoy a fun night out.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Engage existing donors: Boost engagement with your supporters by providing a fun, interactive way to get involved with your cause. Your staff can automatically track the number and amount of donations in one place. It’s important to keep all of your notes in one place, set tasks, and stay on top of all communications with major donors.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 30, 2005

I am trying to think of alternative ways to share the gift love that are fun for me and fun for them. Green Home Environmental Store is a place to shop for more practical green gifts. My former co-worker, Sherry Richert Belul, runs a fun company called Mad Moon Creations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2006

Projects that explore this challenge, encourage users to interpret works of art by placing them in their personal narrative. Embracing these alternative perspectives is a significant departure for museums, reflecting a growing understanding of museums??? places in a diverse community, and a desire to enable social engagement.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I had specifically asked about places that feel welcoming, and the responses were about exclusive experiences. Exclusive places reinforce our identities powerfully. You never say, "this place is so me" when talking about a generic public space. Secret places are a pleasure to discover and share. What's going on here?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 4, 2008

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a career counseling session for a group of Stanford students who were spending their "alternative spring break" meeting with social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Any places where they got stuck were "black holes." Generation Y spring break alternative social entrepreneurship

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

They were “preaching the museum gospel” in NYC via alternative tours at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tours boil down to three key things: engagement, relevance and fun. Having two guides means we can do split stops at some places, giving some people one experience and some another.

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