Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

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! Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Trivia can easily be adapted to a hybrid or virtual model. Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. To add to the fun, dish up awards for different categories of chili such as “best vegan”, “spiciest”, or “most offbeat”. This can be anything from a gift certificate, branded swag, or just bragging rights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Plaque or award. Name an award after them. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. You can also send fun cards using Felt.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

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.) Matt Asay, blogger of all things in open source biz models, thinks Google Code may have overtaken Sourceforge. .&#

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

The Sitings contest invites students to propose an installation and the two proposals that win each year are awarded grants and displayed in the Museum. Evening events entice with the promise of music and food. Ownership: Students feel like they own the Nature Lab because their peers run the front desk and play music for them.

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See3

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

Reading it you get the sense that these folks just won’t face the music. Their business model is near death and they better move faster to preserve whatever value they still have. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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