Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. Whether you choose the Roaring 20’s or want to host an 80’s event, decade-themed fundraising auctions are some of the most fun occasions to both plan and attend.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2011

The seventh guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Jamie Ridler. She is the host of the popular podcast Creative Living with Jamie and will soon launch Sparkles , an e-course designed to bring your creativity to life in 5 minutes (or less!) Where can you bring fun and goodness together? This isn’t the truth at all!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Concert tickets Buying concert tickets has become like a competitive sport, as passionate fans flood ticket platforms to see their favorite artist live. Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet. Art or pottery class Anyone can be an artist—all it takes is a spark of creativity and a few artistic materials.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported. Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 19, 2011

It feels like that's a way in which the arts can be visionary, be change agents, and also be really fun and playful, which is primary to living." - Gabriela Masala This month's Big Vision Podcast guest is Gabriela Masala talking about how to organize have fun do good flash mobs. Gabriela is the Founder of the One Love Alliance.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where 100% of proceeds would benefit a range of local services for unhoused people and vulnerable seniors and children. . Not enough.

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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. Host a Community Clean-Up. Online Course. Or do what Planned Parenthood did and partner with local tattoo artists who may have a connection to your cause to donate a portion of their bookings to your organization. Enroll Now.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Get local businesses involved for prize sponsorships, and make it a public, fun event that everyone can come and watch. Hosting a live-stream fundraiser is an excellent way to attract, nurture, and convert your audience over the course of a day. Of course you may be wondering how you can host this kind of event online.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Obviously the funds from the sales of these shirts will go toward connecting people to mental health resources in their own communities, but also the shirts themselves remind people that they’re loved and that their lives are important. That could include darker shirts that feel more in tune with heavy metal artists. How do you work?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

After we’ve had time to eat and chat, we’ll do some fun activities to help you generate lots of juicy blog posts in 2012. During this 4-week e-course you’ll play with fun assignments through a private blog with your fellow juicy bloggers. I’ll also share tips for increasing traffic and engagement. $35 of your blog?

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

Parkinson’s Nebraska used the walk concept to inspire their Walk the State fundraiser, which asked participants to communally walk the distance it would take to cross the state of Nebraska. It’s a fun idea that ties in the organization to the activity. Plus it’s super fun. Host An Obstacle Course.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. Photo and Bio.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 3, 2014

You can, and should, have fun to help your nonprofit raise money. These can help you enjoy the fundraising process and engage the community in a different manner than a straight ask campaign. Feel free to choose a different artist that might help you raise funds. Flock away! Challenge Causes. When is a donation not a donation?

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Find the artist among you and have fun creating a work of art that all moms might enjoy. Identify 3-5 powerful stories of moms in your network to share with your community. Then, make fun use of lawn games for the whole family, like badminton and croquet (e.g. $1 Online Course. Theme the evening to your cause (e.g.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2018

To ring in the season, here are 10 fun, unique and affordable summer fundraisers that will make everyone excited to give back. It’s a great opportunity to network with your community and encourage social interaction. Summer is finally here—the days are longer, the sun is brighter and the money-raising possibilities are endless.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

Is there a volunteer in your community who’s known for their famous pies or cookies? For a big-ticket item, raffle off a getaway to a golf resort to give a lucky donor the opportunity to play on new and exciting golf courses for a whole weekend! Raffle off some coveted, oven-baked goodies to your lucky donors! Golf getaway.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges—like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your arts and culture versus donating to the efforts of front-line workers—art in all forms is something that every community needs. This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

"If we start losing cultural diversity, we begin to lose our whole sense of community because community is defined by culture. The GCCE envisions a world in which cultural entrepreneurship creates cultural value, economic wealth, self-determination, and cultural diversity in communities across the globe. This was 7 years ago.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Of course, they’re also challenging to manage as you’re handling the donations of items on one end and funds on the other. Karaoke Karaoke is more than a fun bar night activity—it can be a nonprofit event with multiple revenue streams. Comedy Nights Comedy nights are a good way to bring some lighthearted fun to your organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2012

EngAGE is a nonprofit that changes aging, and the way people think about aging, by transforming senior apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness and creativity. 6 (Virtual): Juicy Blogging E-Course: The Art & Play of Blogging October 27 (Berkeley, CA) : Blogging for Writers: Build an Audience for Your Work Tweet.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Now I’m excited to see how cause communities embrace this emerging network to create value and mission impact. Food can offer great visuals and this can be a great community building exercise. Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. Build a collection of innovative recycling in your community.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

It was a local history urban scavenger hunt that sent teams of 2-5 people out into the city to track down as many historic checkpoints as they could over the course of an evening. Race Through Time was designed specifically for this audience of 30 and 40-somethings looking for fun social events with a Santa Cruz bent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The next morning participants gathered to make individual and collective sense of the ideas that were shared by experts. The techniques that help you get at understanding are not always fun or easy to do. It requires stepping back and seeing the big picture. Of course, there were some prizes involved!).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As I wrote back in September when first covering Giving Tuesday, Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised many millions of dollars in 24 hours using the Razoo platform its first year.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The best event for your nonprofit is one that serves your mission, delights your community, and doesn’t totally burn out your staff. 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.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

How do community members make your institution better? Yes, we have the standard ways--volunteer programs, board service, and community partnerships--but I strongly believe that if we are doing our jobs right, every visitor who walks through our doors should be able to make a meaningful impact.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Her nerdy, entertaining videos about math evoke the power of free choice learning while poking gentle fun at the drudgery of how math is often taught in school. These instructors aren't teaching you the equivalent of a high school course in math or art history. We are reminded of how much fun learning can be.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The project arose from a grant announcement from MetLife Foundation around community engagement and outreach. Our first notion was all about something mobile, something that would go out to the community. We partnered with the Northwest Film Center to conduct workshops with community organizations around personal object storytelling.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

I've long admired this museum for its all-encompassing commitment to community co-creation , and the visit was a kind of pilgrimage to their new site (opened in 2008). The institution is community-funded, staffed, and designed. a "wedding worthy" community hall). a "wedding worthy" community hall).

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Get your staff, board members, most dedicated donors, and active members of your community involved by asking them to kick off the first peer to peer fundraisers. ” Encourage your community to run outside or on their treadmill. This can also be done in teams, so groups can fundraise together to increase the sense of community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

For the script, before jumping into the how-to of widgets, the screencast will give some context, of course. This is both the hard and fun part of making web videos. What I am looking at in the context of the screencast are these questions: How can you use widgets to create a community or conversation around your blog?

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

The project arose from a grant announcement from MetLife Foundation around community engagement and outreach. Our first notion was all about something mobile, something that would go out to the community. We partnered with the Film Center to conduct workshops with community organizations around personal object storytelling.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you’re looking for a creative, fun fundraising idea to engage supporters and boost your funding, you’ve come to the right place! This social aspect makes it a powerful way to boost visibility in your community and raise money for your programs! Donors are more likely to give when they know the person who’s doing the asking.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

Creating a Life Worth Living: A Practical Course in Career Design for Artists, Innovators, and Others Aspiring to a Creative Life by Carol Lloyd. We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk About What They Do--and Why by Kristin Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos. You might have the makings of a community organizer.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 30, 2009

Jennifer is a certified coach, artist and yogini based in Oakland, California. From there, we can translate that into, what might that look like in a job, or a project that they might do in their community, so that they are bringing that out into the world, and serving people in whatever way is in line with their values. Was it not?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 23, 2009

So many of the activities available in interactive museums--exploding toothpaste, liquid nitrogen ice cream, collage-making, robot wars--are just as interesting, educational, and fun for adults as they are for kids. In some cases, such as AS220 labs , they are part of larger community art spaces. So why don't adult workshops succeed?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

I think about how hesitant I was to become an artist, because I didn't see role models, and even to this day how hard it is for me sometimes to find peers who are women of color, because of how systematically they are pushed out. I'm an artist and an institution builder. The kind of art I do is art that gets engaged into the public.

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