sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

The initial wave of generative-AI examples in the art, music, and written composition spaces has generated a lot of interest within the technology sector. There is a chance that an alternative is the correct answer. We’ve seen this a ton in the Analytics space (major giving predictions, for example).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 6, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Giving up, a little August 6, 2007 As you might know, I migrated from using a MacBook Pro laptop as my primary desktop, to eating my own dogfood, as it were, and using Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Ask your local donut maker to donate a portion of their proceeds on June 7 to your cause, or ask a favorite hot dog shack to give special coupons for a free or discounted frank to the folks that donate to you in a given time period. This can be a great tie-in for a workplace giving program. Unselfies: Not just for Giving Tuesday.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

substantial impact of nonprofit activity, many companies and people want to give back to their organization but don’t have the means to do so. In order to maximize their donation potential, nonprofits could embrace creative, diverse fundraising alternatives to monetary contributions. Musical instruments. Arts and crafts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Alternatively, you could forsake a participant application process in favor of shifting power immediately. Integrate elements of creativity and art: some grantmakers include music, poetry, and art. When possible, give credit where credit is due. Always be mindful of the burden you’re placing on applicants. Expect the unexpected.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Nearly one-third of annual giving happens in December, with the last three days of the year accounting for about 12% of yearly donations. Most winter holidays have one thing in common: gift giving. 8 Days of Giving campaign. When the holidays roll around, expand your giving day to celebrate the holidays with your supporters.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Give it up for Lent (varies; usually in March). If you know you have a supporter base that are planning to give up drinks, treats, or Starbucks, challenge them to donate what they would spend on those weekly cocktails or daily croissants to your cause. We’re willing to bet $1 that there’s at least one you haven’t thought of.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Using the right virtual events software and also with a little hardware, you can recreate many of your favorite fundraising activities over a livestream to give an experience that’s as close to the real thing as possible while also providing plenty of new and unique benefits. 8) Digital download donation rewards. 10) Hybrid concerts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Mastodon: A Twitter alternative , but even with all the chaos of the Elon Musk takeover, any Twitter alternative will struggle. A viable Twitter alternative will need to attract a wide variety of individuals and brands that can co-exist online with minimal content moderation. 5) Launch a tribute giving program.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Alternatively, if anyone wants to avoid a yard full of pink birds, they can donate money as “flamingo insurance” to be placed on a “no flock” list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

How can we develop audiences, cultivate care and empathy, and find alternate funding that doesn’t require public popularity so that important stories get told? WEINGARTEN | Rolling Stone Music Critic| @1000TimesYes. People have awful taste…it’s all this music that rises to the middle, this boring, bland, white-people guitar music.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 3, 2012

I make sure that music on Pandora is on the agenda for at least half the day. For 2012, watch how the early adopters use text messaging to drive traffic to their mobile content and inspire donors to give through mobile channels. Finally, ask yourself as a donor if you are further inspired to get involved or give more.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2016

It’s as if we have become immune to the humanity that surrounds us at any given moment and find ourselves lost in a virtual, and often alternative, reality. Don’t misunderstand me. And certainly more than just devices that help us organize our lives and preoccupy ourselves with games and gossip.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 19, 2008

To their credit Convio asks this question on their blog : “Should organizations like Convio, and Giving USA continue to offer these sorts of insights to the nonprofit community, or is this simply self-serving marketing fluff?&# It’s titled “ Benchmarking With a Warped Stick.&# What do you think? Time will tell. {

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Skeptics doubted the iPod in 2001 , but it went on to help revolutionize how people consume music and audio content. The fact that nine manufacturers are currently developing iPad alternatives is evidence that the industry is taking this tablet thing pretty seriously. Smartphone sales are soaring , with 54.5

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2024

I was giving him magical thinking and a hopeful thumbs up when what he wanted was for me to understand he was afraid, join him in his feelings, and offer him a warm, embracing hug showing I felt connected to him, not sorry for him. Don’t assume why donors give to you; find out! You give, you get. They give, they get.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Nor will you get to see the cool articles on alternate reality gaming, crowd-sourcing, convergent mobile media, and video game modding that are also in this issue. Even if you read an early draft of my article in essay form , you’ll probably never get to read the cleaned up version. That’s super depressing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2007

MySpace, Facebook, and many other businesses have realized that they can give away the tools of production but maintain ownership over the resulting products. That’s because a lot of the social networking sites allow you to find other people on their site by giving them your gmail username and password, or your email contact list.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

So SaaS vendors are taking good advantage of open source software, and, in many situations, not giving a whole lot back. 5 friarminor 09.30.08 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, there may be some ways to update or improve them to boost giving. Live Music Battles Live music battles make for great events because you can find a lot of excellent musical talent who want to get their names out there. Theming events around that good feeling can encourage giving.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

I was a professor at the time, and a nonprofit organization wanted to get on the web, and give some of their staff email, and at the time, colleges and universities were the only organizations that had easy access to the internet, and virtual hosting companies cost a fortune, way beyond what a nonprofit could afford. So here goes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

I’m giving up. And, of course, designers need software that just don’t have high enough quality open source alternatives yet. You see learning GNU/Linux makes for a better windows admin and gives the client more choice. I migrated to making it my primary desktop about a year ago. And, guess what? 7 admin 06.25.08

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

No matter what you’re fundraising for, hosting a dance-a-thon can help you raise lots of money while also giving your supporters the opportunity to get moving and have fun. It’s an engaging format, and for those who don’t enjoy running 5Ks, a dance-a-thon is a great alternative to get your fundraisers moving in a fun way.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 27, 2006

MOTM's main project is Turn Beauty Inside Out (TBIO), an annual campaign that explores the portrayal of girls and women in film, television, music, advertising and government. Don’t feed your mind with all that junk – find alternatives, be creative and don’t be afraid to use the f-word.feminist!” My daughters.and all girls. If so, how?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I've written before about the problems with value membership (and innovations like 1stfans ), and I was intrigued and challenged by John and Beverly's alternatives. Our intent was to give members a say in things, talking to them personally, what next, and they began to drive that program more. So then what is a museum’s value?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Concert Bring together local music lovers for an unforgettable evening that highlights your nonprofit’s mission. And you don’t need famous musical groups either: Local acts with local fan bases are a great way to attract audiences and put on a great show. This can work for organizations with missions that aren’t arts-related, too!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. As your hands move through the records, the music changes to whatever record you are currently checking out. Magical, simple, surprising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 3, 2009

Also, when the range of your security evaluations extends from “good&# to “excellent&# without characterizing what’s worse than “good,&# I don’t have any alternative but to treat “good&# as the worst on your spectrum. Saying “everyone gets an ‘A’!&# 2 admin 04.03.09

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Outside of tax incentive deadlines, it’s fair to conclude that the fourth quarter is the season most of us choose to give. Understanding the broadest possible definition of the giving season is a great way to grow as a nonprofit leader. The festivities include gift giving, food and fireworks, and community celebrations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 25, 2007

January 1, 2007 was the date that the polystyrene foam packaging moratorium officially took effect, meaning that many small independently-owned food service businesses had to find alternatives to the sewer-clogging, landfill-hogging, bay-bogging packaging that they were used to providing for their customers.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Relationships can grow as families bond over a Family Art Day experience or friends can work together to create their own shoebox guitar at Santa Cruz Music 3 rd Friday or strangers can collaborate by participating in a cardboard tube orchestra. All of our events require some level of participation.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2006

People prefer purchasing unbundled content to the more traditional alternative. All museums are models of aggregated content; heck, we're the boxed music sets of physical content. Some music purists would applaud such efforts--but most of us would go out and buy a new player. And, surprise! It connects the dots.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From giving days to matching gift drives, there are many kinds of basic online fundraisers that are perfect for your organization. You’ll create a peer-to-peer fundraising website and give your participants the option to create their own personal fundraising pages to share with their networks to collect donations. Giving day.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

You campaign target is the person who has the power to give you what you want. We need to create positive creative alternatives. Which is more appealing to tell people that they are on the Titanic and it is sinking, or to sail by in a boat that is green, with great food and fun music and ask them to come on board.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Worse, it could make members skeptical about giving at all. Your members give a lot of time, money, and talent to your church. People who donate to this fundraiser know they’re supporting church programs and get a chance to give much-needed services to friends, family, and community members. The Key to Small Church Fundraisers.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

While virtual fundraising events were simply a quick alternative, they actually proved to be a convenient and effective way to engage with donors. Donors are more likely to give when they know the person who’s doing the asking. This will encourage others to also do the challenge and give! in 2019 increase to $108.62

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