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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. If they don't a dollar, at least the contest has helped inspire them to dip their toes in the social media waters. We sent e-mails to our personal contacts and the GOH database. Photo: Jim Harrison.

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Microsoft Impact Story Contest: Submit Your Microsoft Success Stories Today!

Tech Soup

Some of you may be familiar with the ongoing Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest from this year and the last. Microsoft has joined TechSoup for a similar partnership to highlight, promote, and award nonprofits and public libraries which have used Microsoft-donated products from TechSoup to work better.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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23 Best Volunteer Appreciation Gifts to Show Your Gratitude

Bloomerang

Go the extra mile with your appreciation efforts by reviewing your volunteer database to gather data on your top-performing volunteers. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. It will help your organization retain high-performing volunteers. Volunteers can vote for their favorite option.

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Upcoming Webinar March 29: Mapping Philanthropy - Data Visualization for Good

Tech Soup

During this hour, the Foundation Center's George Ford and Jake Garcia will take a look at how grant seekers can use the interactive maps and charts in Foundation Directory Online , the Foundation Center’s grant seeking database for nonprofits, to identify prospective funders. You can learn more about the Foundation Center.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

Qgiv

There are many options for peer-to-peer fundraising you can use: Contests Challenges Crowdfunding DIY fundraising A-thons (walk, bowl, etc.) He now oversees countless award-winning restaurants and devotes his work to giving back to underserved communities. His advice to the audience, “Everyday you can learn a little more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Developers who code solutions that integrate with Kintera using their open API platform, Connect , can win $15,000 or $5,000 (not the $25 K their big logo seems to suggest – that’s just the total they will award.) Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their Extend Firefox2 contest – the best Firefox add-ons.

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