Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

It’s time again for the Nonprofit Video Awards from DoGooderTV , sponosored by NTEN & See3 Communications. If you were at the 08NTC last April, then you probably remember the awards ceremony for the 2008 contest. If your organization made a video—any video—in 2008, we want to see it! Overall Winner : best of show.

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NTEN

JANUARY 12, 2015

It’s that time of year again- the DoGooder Video Awards are back! The DoGooder National Video Awards contest opens today! The DoGooder National Video Awards contest opens today! The contest is presented in partnership with YouTube and See3 Communications. See contest rules here.

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Care2

MARCH 1, 2012

How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities , authored by Geoff Livingston, was commissioned by the Case Foundation and presented in conjunction with Razoo. There are some great takeaways for nonprofits thinking abut social fundraising and communities considering organizing giving day events of their own.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Last week, I had the privilege to serve as General Manager of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington , an online fundraising event that raised $2 million for 1200 local nonprofits from almost 18,000 donors. Many have heard by now about the cinderella winner of the contest, Little Lights Urban Ministries. We asked LLUM they did it.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. And the best part of hosting a raffle is that you can combine it with another fundraising event or campaign to raise more money for your cause. You can also raise funds simultaneously by offering tickets to different activities and concessions.

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NetWits

JUNE 2, 2011

Team in Training has raised over $1 billion by rewarding the fundraising efforts of nearly half a million people. If you’re not offering incentives beyond an initial default goal, you may be missing out on an opportunity to raise more for your cause. Raising More Money Online with Independent Fundraising Events.

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Care2

MARCH 1, 2011

The contest is open to all nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Winners prizes can also win: The 2011 Bloggers Choice Award, where a blogger writing about the H&S Grant Award Program will choose a nonprofit applicant to receive a $1,000 cash grant. Applications are due by midnight on March 28 th.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A virtual gala can be a great opportunity for your nonprofit to raise additional funds for its mission with lower overhead than a traditional gala event. This means that your nonprofit can raise more funds while spending less with traditional galas. But how do you make your virtual gala events fun and engaging?

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting a virtual holiday fundraiser is the best way to take advantage of the opportunity to raise funds while keeping things light and fun! Consider hiring a musical act, comedian, or hosting an office awards ceremony. Allow guests to win based on funds raised and keep the challenge for fun!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2021

This also sets up a bit of an uncomfortable popularity contest if some memorial funds receive oodles of donations while others receive fairly few. CFRE is a fundraising visionary with 30+ years frontline development work helping organizations raise millions in support.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Nonprofits have used Facebook fundraising to raise billions of dollars since the emergence of the platform’s fundraising tools in 2015. This means that in most cases (though we’ll walk through a few exceptions) your supporters start individual fundraisers on their own to raise funds on behalf of your organization.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Have participants set up a personal fundraising page to raise funds ahead of the trivia night, and offer teams that raise the most advantages the night of the event. Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. Teams of bowlers raise money to participate, either in-person or online using a fundraising platform.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Here at Greater Giving, we’ve got the tools your nonprofit needs to make the most of the giving spirit and raise more money online than ever before. We recently provided tips for turning GivingTuesday, the increasingly popular global day of generosity, into a blockbuster day of raising awareness and funds for nonprofits.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Last week, I had the privilege to serve as General Manager of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington , an online fundraising event that raised $2 million for 1200 local nonprofits from almost 18,000 donors. Many have heard by now about the cinderella winner of the contest, Little Lights Urban Ministries. We asked LLUM they did it.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

There are so many things you could try to raise money. And with limited time and money to spend on raising money, you need something you can manage easily and that will bring in the kind of money you need. Don’t most nonprofits have fancy galas that raise tons of money? Award prizes for the cutest dog and the best costume.

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Care2

JULY 19, 2010

If your nonprofit has been contemplating entering online fundraising contests, check out the 2009 American Giving Challenge report released by the Case Foundation. Over the course of 30 days, individuals competed for donors donations and matching awards for their favorite charities. The challenge raised $2.1

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting a virtual holiday fundraiser is the best way to take advantage of the opportunity to raise funds while keeping things light and fun! Consider hiring a musical act, comedian, or hosting an office awards ceremony. Allow guests to win based on funds raised and keep the challenge for fun!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2012

With strong roots in prior national giving events and contests such as Twestival Local and America’s Giving Challenge , we wanted Twive to have the same fun spirit of those early ground-breaking giving events. Cities across America will compete to win their share of $30,000 in award money for a locally-serving nonprofit.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Provide water station stops and set up a picnic at the end for people that raise money. Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations. Click To Tweet.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Nowadays, teams can raise over $100,000 annually. Create team-specific communications and contests. Focus on team captains. Cultivating.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. With a shoe drive fundraiser, you can help your gently used, never worn shoes find new, loving homes while raising money for your cause. Straw Draw. Candygrams.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

You’re proud to be a part of that tradition, and you can tap into traditions to help raise money. Those kinds of fundraisers aren’t bad , but it’s much more effective to be specific when you’re raising money. They encourage fundraisers to choose one black dress and wear it for a full week to raise awareness of poverty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The fundraising goal for Give to the Max Day is to get 35,000 people to support their favorite regional charity, raising more than $3 million in donations and grants in just 24 hours! 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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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Increased satisfaction, retention, and dollars raised because donors felt more positive about their giving experience. One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria. The outcome? They also uncovered how “It’s not about how we talk to them. It’s a conversation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Branding your water bottle design with your organization’s logo and colors will also help raise awareness of your nonprofit. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. For instance, this can be an appreciation gala where everybody dresses up and you hand out awards to your volunteers!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder. 15) Brand design contests.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

Participants raise money from their friends and family to support them in completing the walk or run. There are tons of variations on this theme, but they all come down to the same concept: get your supporters involved in a game or contest and give them extra boosts based on fundraising. Sip for a Cause.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Here’s an example of how one person raised $2,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas. The nonprofit that raises the most money advances to the next round. This approach takes a lot of planning and some good financial investments from sponsors to award the participants. Live the Madness.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

There is money to be raised and good to be done! Is your campaign simply about raising money, or are there actions you want your supporters to take like donate clothing, sign a petition, or make a pledge? Raise $10K in one day? Help us raise 10K in a day. One day to raise $10,000. People are motivated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

s now a felony in all 50 states But this case brought dogfighting into the spotlight and raised awareness to people that may have never heard of it before. Knock Out Animal Fighting YouTube Contest??? trackable Raise awareness ??? youtube video views Get original contest ??? s choice award. Youtube UGC ???

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See3

JANUARY 21, 2008

Beth Kanter , friend and blogger, is raising money for the Sharing Foundation, which supports kids in Cambodia. Watch the video Beth did with her son: Now, if you give $10 you can help Beth raise $50,000 through a competition called America’s Giving Challenge. It’s a dumb question because I know you can.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Here are some to consider: Art: Art auctions serve a valuable purpose because they don’t just raise funds, they also spread awareness and appreciation of the works being auctioned. 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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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2009

They make this happen through a competition that rewards nonprofits daily during the contest period and overall at the end. Kellogg Foundation Grant to America’s Giving Challenge Significantly Increases Number of Overall and Daily Awards Offered to Nonprofit Causes. Challenge Has Already Raised $1.1 WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

They organize supporters, raise attention to important social and political issues, seek donations, and organize supporters to walk, run, shout, protest, and vote, things that were once done mostly by nonprofit organizations. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process. You are looking to raise $10,000. You raise $9,000? You’ve raised $11,000?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Not the ones with the fake contests and contrived conflicts, but the ones that pit you against the weather, the wildlife, and the natural environment. It’s just the contestants against the hard, cruel world, and it either brings out the best or the worst in people. No longer is grant funding free money with very few strings attached.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. Simon Scriver. changefundraising.com.

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