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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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2009

Hi Have Fun * Do Gooders! I get requests to post about more things than I have time to write a full blog post about, plus I'm going to be blogging on a couple of new blogs soon that I can't cross-post from so I'm going to start experimenting with Have Fun Do Good Link Love lists to share some quick links and short posts with you.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Another way to think about this is to ask this question: If your organization ceased to exist , how upset would your board members, volunteers, and supporters be? I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. At first everyone was on board, and it was fun.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2008

Hello Have Fun * Do Gooders! One idea that I'd like to try out here is a new weekly feature on Have Fun * Do Good called, Ask Britt: Q & A on Career Design for Artists and Activists. Title your email, "Ask Britt: your question topic." I'm back from vacay in NYC feeling refreshed and renewed.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If so, be sure to stock lots of inexpensive and fun items for children. Question yourself along the way… What are the bestsellers? Work with a local artist to create artworks inspired by your collection. Partner with a manufacturer to recreate artworks from your galleries in a fun new way. Know your stock.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Make Giving Fun. Try holding auctions, benefit dinners, speakers, or online question seminars. Be sure not forget about that direct social and community connection you have with your donors during the holidays. Everyone is out there looking for funding, especially around the holidays.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Detail on distribution of artworks in the Tate collection by birthdate of artists, visualized by Florian Krautli. The Tate is providing metadata about artworks and artists in its collection--over 70,000 artworks in all. These visualizations are fun. What does "big data" look like for museums? They are beautiful.

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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’re willing to bet $1 that there’s at least one you haven’t thought of — and if that one is #34, we have some questions for you…. Bonus points if the artist does an entire custom flash related to your cause.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

” It isn’t a matter of finding the time, it is a matter of making the time and starting with some steps. Have a conversation with your social media team and ask these questions: What do you spend time doing now that you could do better via social? Getting Past the Learning Curve.

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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. Let people ask questions, share their experiences, or get involved. Reach out to a talented volunteer or local artist to lead the class, and purchases the necessary supplies. You can make this virtual too!

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sit down with your event planning team and ask yourselves this question: why should someone take the time out of their day to attend your event? For example, your event might include fun elements like: Unique or exciting auction items. Give your annual gala or auction a fun theme, like a masquerade or the roaring twenties.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Let’s start by answering a few frequently asked questions to understand how raffles function. You may receive items like artisan olive oil from a local shop, fresh bread from a bakery, and handmade candles from a nearby artist. Raffle basket FAQs How does a raffle work? Supporters purchase raffle tickets, typically for a low fee.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. A 10-question blog interview with an expert in an area related to your nonprofit’s mission and programs can be interesting to your supporters. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Jennifer made use of an app called “ Answer Qwik ” that allows participants to answer polling questions on their mobile phones and have the aggregate results shown on the screen. It does close-ended questions and displays a bar chart or can also create a word cloud. Support a fun icebreake r.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

It’s a common question we hear time and time again. 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. Maybe they’re artistic challenges. Need to sell tickets for your gala?

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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. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Consider unique and fun opportunities during the year to participate directly in your impact. Design them free on Canva.

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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. This week's question is: My husband has recently linked up with a friend to buy a second hand bookstore.

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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

JULY 7, 2009

And I think it’s good that we’re building such a fun, vibrant community…but not good enough. They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. On the power of individual storytelling & fun. To be truthful, I’d rather hang out with you than just about anybody. starts around 4:35).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Ann Wizer is an artist who uses design and education to protect the environment and reduce poverty. Ann is an activist and an artist. This was followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience. Never underestimate something that is fun and has short feed back loops. It is the trash from the buildings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. A 10-question blog interview with an expert in an area related to your nonprofit’s mission and programs can be interesting to your supporters. Interview a professor, government official, or esteemed professional, such as a scientist, social worker, activist, or artist.

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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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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. Have each homeroom teacher set up a Board with fun pins from their class and share the Boards by email with parents so they can follow along and repin they are proud of and want to share with their child's family and friends. Be prepared to field some teacher questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The purpose of the Design Lab was to answer two key questions to gather input for its strategy: How can the Brainerd Foundation and its philanthropic partners accelerate the transition to 21st Century advocacy for grantees? This concept responds to the question: “How do we develop a funding model that nourishes innovation and flexibility?”

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2011

Neither harmed the museums in question, though they both had questionable qualities. So here's the question: what's the right response to this kind of activity? Watching the Improv Everywhere video , I'm struck by the fact that it is the deviant nature of the activity that makes it fun.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

This was the question at the heart of last week''s MuseumCamp. We encouraged teams to think like artists, not researchers. My favorite example of this was the One Minute Art Project group, which rebranded a fairly standard sticker survey into a "fast, fun, free and easy" activity. You run a program. It changes kids'' lives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about scarcity and abundance mindsets lately because the first chapter of the Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout book I’m writing with Aliza Sherman asks this question: “Why do people who work for nonprofits not practice self-care and burnout?”

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Make a fun to-do list. Once you’ve completed your scheduled job search time for the day, make time to have fun! Email me your questions (please keep it to 50 words) about the do-good, or artistic work you are doing, or want to do, to britt@brittbravo.com. Title your email, "Ask Britt: your question topic."

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I like to ask myself this question periodically, challenging myself to find substantive ways for visitors to contribute to our museum. What started as a fun personal project for her will hopefully become part of our permanent history gallery--a space we are trying to make more interactive over the coming years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2008

Last week I answered the first question in my Ask Britt series, How do you make a second hand bookstore a force for good? This week's question sent in by a reader is: I'm extremely introverted. Creating website content for universities, non-profits, or artists? Title your email, "Ask Britt: your question topic."

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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. We have a great community of learners that ask and answer questions and our videos are being translated by volunteers all over the world.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 13, 2015

In museum circles, there is also a widely recognized need for us to be relevant, to tell big stories that matter, to create experiences for the widest possible range of audiences, and - in the case of science museums - to help solve the STEM crisis by making science fun, accessible and interesting. projects during the Great Depression.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We invited a cross-section of artists, filmmakers, and advertisers to join us for a think tank. Another good example is the final question: “If you had to give it to someone, who would it be and what would you say to them?” Photos are fun. And we realized of course that the majority audience would be watchers, not storytellers.

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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. Attendees will enjoy themed trivia questions, compete for prizes, and contribute to your cause while having a blast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 13, 2008

You can also listen to it on this little player: Those of you who are long time Big Vision Podcast listeners and/or Have Fun * Do Good readers, may remember Ari from an interview I did with him and his business partner, Eric Fenster, in 2006 about their work with Back to Earth. laughs] I love that that is one of the most popular questions.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

But many videos reinforced common stereotypes about science museums, full of bouncy evangelists in lab coats pressing the "science is fun!" It's great that you'll blog for the museum and have fun learning with kids. She approached the question "why should I be picked" in a way that was smart, thoughtful, creative, and lovely.

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