AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consider hiring a musical act, comedian, or hosting an office awards ceremony. Online Voting Contest. An online voting contest is the perfect holiday fundraising idea because it encourages your staff, supporters, or colleagues to get into the festive mindset! Consider voting on something that is silly.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. For example, waive registration fees, arrange lunches with senior staff, offer facility tours, and make thank you phone calls. Create team-specific communications and contests.

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Forum One

JANUARY 7, 2009

US Agency for International Development has run an interesting contest to identify innovative ideas in mobile computing for international development. They got some interesting nominations and have identified the top three winners : * Child Malnutrition Surveillance and Famine Response. Ushahidi v2 - Mobile.Crisis.Reporting. .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

In a summer-long contest by American Farmland Trust, nearly 30,000 Americans voted for their favorite local farmers market, and Williamsburg swept the medium category (31-55 vendors). About the Contest. According to Hoffman, the contest has been a great success and succeeded beyond their original expectations.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Consider hiring a musical act, comedian, or hosting an office awards ceremony. Online Voting Contest. An online voting contest is the perfect holiday fundraising idea because it encourages your staff, supporters, or colleagues to get into the festive mindset! Consider voting on something that is silly.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

A Contest Built on City Data. The contest got a total of 72 entries, which Sobieszuk said was a huge surprise and success. Real-time data also makes sense for a mobile application because it can utilize your phone's GPS. Apps4Warsaw. The Road to Becoming a Finalist … and Creating a Winning App.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Asking can be done via your organization website, phone, email, or even face-to-face. Contests, such as the YouTube DoGooder Video Awards or the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge, are another way to encourage storytelling. Simply asking is often enough to get your community members to share their stories.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

You could create faux Olympic games as a peer-to-peer fundraiser, do a sleep-out, or host a costume contest. You can ask each participant to fundraise and award prizes to the top fundraisers (like a chance to take a break for a song). Spirit Wear. Dance Marathon. A dance marathon is a classic fundraiser.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! Although there is only one winner in this contest, there are certainly no losers. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next? Great question.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Although there is only one winner in this contest, there are certainly no losers. To enter the contest, just answer a few questions on our “Success Stories” submission page ! The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. Alright you got me, I’m in. What’s next? Great question.

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See3

MARCH 18, 2008

It was probably show on a cell phone, which is why the quality isn’t great. But as you can imagine cell phone cameras will be much harder to stop. 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Personal phone call from the founder, chair, ED. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. New technology called “voicemail drop” allows an organization to place a voicemail in your voicemail box without ringing their phone. Plaque or award. Name an award after them. These exist already!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. (b) Void States. This Challenge is void in the U.S. Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General. Limit one submission per organization.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. (b) Void States. This Challenge is void in the U.S. a) In General.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. (b) Void States. This Challenge is void in the U.S. a) In General.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. (b) Void States. This Challenge is void in the U.S. Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General. Limit one submission per organization.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. (b) Void States. This Challenge is void in the U.S. Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General. Limit one submission per organization.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. (b) Void States. This Challenge is void in the U.S. Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General. Limit one submission per organization.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, instead of using sheets of paper to track bids at a silent auction, users could enter their bids on a tablet or via an app on their phone. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. Photo Contest Photo costs are incredibly diverse.

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See3

MAY 25, 2007

This person told me that the behind-the-scenes phone calls and pressures, public meetings and traditional press were still how they did their work — and quite successfully. 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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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

Using contests and challenges to engage communities was the topic of the July 17 edition of the weekly CommBuild chat. The chat, facilitated by by TechSoup online community manager, Michael DeLong, included helpful advice learned by participants who have run contests. Why hold a contest or challenge? Promote, promote, promote!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2022

You know, one where you are screaming at the actor to look behind them or trying to convince a contestant to pick door #2? I know you’re proud of the award you just got and that may be interesting… or not. Reach out to [name] at [phone] or [email].” Have you ever had a conversation with your television?

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Here’s the amazing thing… a lot more money came in phone calls! They often get personal meetings, phone calls, special events, etc. A twist on this is a kind of contest with a big payoff for the organization at the end. [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Pull out all the stops to deliver a creative and genuine thank you to your donors, via video, phone call, email, or donor wall. It’s likely your nonprofit needs to register in the state where it solicits donations. Show your appreciation. Request a Demo The post How to Fundraise for a Nonprofit first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

The YouTube doGooder Video Awards are accepting submissions of videos from individuals and organizations that are using video to create real impact for important causes. The contest is hosted by YouTube, NTEN , and the marketing firm See3. We're accepting videos of any age, even ones that you submit to the doGooder Video Awards.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 10, 2015

TechSoup and Adobe have teamed up to bring you a Facebook contest where you can win $1,000 by submitting any and all content your organization has created using Adobe. Here's What You Need to Know About the Contest. The Celebrate Adobe Creative Cloud Contest (the "Contest"). Contest Schedule.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions. Awards would be provided to students as publications of their ideas and USAID leadership recognition.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Best Subject Line Award goes to Oxfam America Ambassador Aziz Ansari for his “Bad fruitcake news, Steve” message. The Humane Society of the United States gets the award for Best-Email-That-Looked-Like-The-CEO-Sent-It-From-An-iPhone message. 2-1 match: The phone is ringing and someone needs help.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 15, 2007

I don’t know about you, but when I think “portrait competition,” I imagine refrigerator drawings and cell-phone snapshots. to look askance at contests. But the thing that intrigued me most over a summer of occasional window-gazing was a banner featuring two words: Portrait Competition. How good could it be? 14,000 people voted.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. The task of narrowing the 24 teams down to three winners was a challenge, but for the 21 ideas that did not win the awards, the journey is not over yet. Will they laugh at you, start to cheer, or be intrigued?

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See3

MARCH 4, 2008

They use the Web to support their grassroots community approach by getting people to make supportive phone calls, arrange for rides and places to stay in states where primaries are being held and more. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Well, think about it for a minute.

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