Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

It’s harder to create a fun event when everyone is sitting at home in front of their computer. Go into the planning stage of your virtual event with a can-do attitude, knowing you can create something fun and meaningful. Which artists would your supporters be thrilled to see? It’s fun, easy, and affordable!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

And if you’re searching for fun and engaging ways to raise money, auctions and simple online events will get your donors excited to support your organization. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors. Designate a night for a few fun games of virtual bingo.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 17, 2011

A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week: 1. After going to Amoeba, we visited a few artists' studios as part of the East Bay Open Studios , including the Institute for Mosaic Arts. I'm still loving Instagram , the iPhone app that makes all my photos look fabulous. Soooo good.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

And because we love rapid ideation and an excuse for a fundraiser here at Whole Whale, we’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Get a selection of your breakfast favorites and a variety of milks — make it extra fun with a pajama party vibe for your supporters. Enroll Now.

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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. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The eighth guest blogger in my have fun, do good series is Beth Terry. Beth Terry, Fake Plastic Fish: How I Have Fun, Do Good When I tell people about my project to live without buying any new plastic, they invariably want to know if it’s hard. But it’s also fun. Photo: My friend Eli and I at the 2009 Bay to Breakers.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If so, be sure to stock lots of inexpensive and fun items for children. Photo: Rijksmuseum Shop, [link] . Work with a local artist to create artworks inspired by your collection. Work with a local artist to create artworks inspired by your collection. Do lots of families visit your museum? Ringing it all up .

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 7, 2009

Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! As many of you know, in addition to writing for Have Fun * Do Good, I am also a Contributing Editor, with Beth Kanter , for the Social Change and Nonprofit section of BlogHer. Photo of butterfly at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix by me. blog blogging blogger fun

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2011

A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week. Yesterday I interviewed artist and social changemaker, Naomi Natale, for the July Big Vision Podcast about her powerful One Million Bones project. What inspired you, or added fun to your week? I hope there will be a 3rd season.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. A fun and playful icebreaker that can also be done on zoom is called “ Sketch Your Neighbor.” You can set up a series of fun emoji for people to cut and paste into the chat or google document to express how they are feeling.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

If you’re looking for a fun and exciting way to raise more money for your cause, a benefit concert is a perfect solution. You can also leverage your personal network to find artists to participate in your concert. Share impact stories, photos, and videos from the people you’ve been able to help through your mission.

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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. come judge the contest.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Inspired by The Artist's Way's Morning Pages , I committed to free-writing three pages in my journal each day. Do something purely for the fun of it? I am going to start another 40 days of Daily Have Fun Do Good Practice starting on my half birthday, February 19th, and ending on March 30th. No larger purpose?

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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. 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. Invite your supporters to share their cutest feline photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. That said, mix it up! Share and Comment on Breaking News.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. Photo and Bio. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Consider unique and fun opportunities during the year to participate directly in your impact.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 12, 2011

And my husband and I had so much fun. My favorite cure for social media envy is to use the Jealous Map exercise from Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way : Ask yourself, "Why am I envious of this person?" (e.g. spruce up your own blog's design, use more photos in your posts). Photo by me and made pretty with Instagram.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

It’s a fun idea that ties in the organization to the activity. Plus it’s super fun. It’s super fun and a great way to build community while bringing in donations. It’s also got a great bonus element that you end up with amazing photos for your future marketing. Maybe they’re artistic challenges.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

Stacey has been collaborating with local artists to produce a series of content-rich events that invite visitors to participate in a range of hands-on activities. The events are informal, personal, and fun, but our feedback mechanism--onsite and post-event surveys--not so much. full description here , photos from the event here ).

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

When Christmas card season rolls around, it always seems like a last-minute mad dash to find those family photos that you can send out to family and friends. You can also raffle off lunches, an afternoon of board games, or craft sessions so students and teachers can enjoy some fun activities together outside of the classroom!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. That said, mix it up! Share and Comment on Breaking News.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You do not need to be an “artist” to make a postcard, but each participant is surprised and delighted by their creativity and to see that their cards contain colors, words and images that reflect their strongest selves. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do. Traveling Postcards workshops are easy and fun for everyone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

For inspiration, check out Good Mail Day's Flickr photo stream of people's creative correspondence creations. I've made her Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups three times in the past couple weeks (photo left), and each time they've been freakalicious. One of my favorite cookbooks at the moment is The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. You might try reaching out to businesses, artists, or other people in your neighborhood to see if they’d be willing to list things on your store (either as a donation or for a share of the profits) or produce branded items like mugs and hats based on popular products.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. All evaluations are private; all artists are unnamed. They are sensitive to the artists who are being judged. What Should Artists and Arts Organization???s

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A Q&A with artist Phil Hansen , Hansen says: "It’s hard to get people to focus on plan B when plan A is working so well. Seuss famously bet that he could write a children''s book [ Green Eggs and Ham ] using only 50 unique words. That book went on to become a best-seller."

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

As an arts organization, you can have lots of fun coming up with incentives for your peer-to-peer fundraisers , and you can also empower them to offer ticket and class discounts in return for donations. Get creative and host an auction for your arts organization where the artistic experience itself is what’s up for bidding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2008

Listen to random Utterz on the subway - people are comfortable to say things into a phone without photo. How to get people to avoid feeling scared and not wanting to make fools of themselves - e.g. how can artists leverage this tool.& & The panel was sponsored by Utterz and they gave out nice cow stuffed animals.&

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

Museum visitors can use the in-app camera to photograph individual works of art which the app recognizes to serve up information about the piece, comments from past visitors, and for some works, audio orientations from the artist. This app is heavily informed by its content and can adapt with each new exhibition installed at the museum.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

We encouraged teams to think like artists, not researchers. People x (Food + Place) looked at photos taken by children in a park to understand what contributed to their sense of community. Taking photos. To be speculative. To be playful. To be creative. Putting stickers on signs. Finishing a sentence mad-libs style.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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. Yard Sales A yard sale is a fun way to get to know your supporters while also raising funds for a cause.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 23, 2013

Can''t decide what business book to take on your summer vacation this year to accompany your "fun-reading" books? And kudos to the designer and artist who enriched the book with plenty of photos, illustrations and graphics that makes You Can''t Not Communicate, 2 all the more enjoyable. I am a big fan of his work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2011

Can't decide what one business book to take on your summer vacation to accompany your "fun-reading" books? And kudos to the designer and artist who enriched the book with plenty of photos, illustrations and graphics that make You Can't Not Communicate, 2 all the more enjoyable. I am a big fan of his work.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Your recording booth asks participants for audio stories plus photos of themselves with their objects. We invited a cross-section of artists, filmmakers, and advertisers to join us for a think tank. After you record your audio, you get to take the photos and give your story a six-word title. Photos are fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Inside, they've hung many of Magritte's famous works, and, accompanying these works, they've placed dozens of contemporary sculptures and paintings that riff off of Magritte, making fun of him or paying homage to him or commenting on him. The anti remix message: The exhibition policy on photos: no photos are allowed in the exhibit.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2008

Last week I announced a new weekly feature that I'm trying out on Have Fun * Do Good, Ask Britt , where you send in questions related to career design for artists and activists, and I'll do my best to answer them. Flickr photo credit: Strand Bookstore uploaded by Kathleen Conklin career advice bookstore entrepreneurship.

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