Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 18, 2007

Each star created a badge that describes the charity they support, and has a button that links directly to the organization's donation page on Network for Good, like the one below by Colin Firth. You can either choose a celebrity badge to put on your blog or web site, or you can create your own badge for the cause of your choice.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. With badges, you can celebrate your participants when they hit their fundraising goals. The post How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Team fundraising pages provide your peer-to-peer fundraisers with an extra element of engagement and fun. Badges, fundraising thermometers, and leaderboards are all gamification elements designed to keep your peer-to-peer participants engaged and motivated to fundraise on your behalf. 1) Fun runs, 5Ks, and walks.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 5, 2016

However, that is not the direction I plan on taking this blog post. Speaking of medal counts, Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals are quite literally the badging standard. Why not create badges that match your gamification efforts? The secret of these large events is to embrace them for what they are.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

You might even offer fun prizes to your top peer-to-peer participants like getting to dunk the youth pastor! Get creative with peer-to-peer fundraising with a fun challenge or competition! For instance, ask your youth group to participate in a fun TikTok dance challenge or talent show.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

One of the biggest trends in mobile giving right now is gamification: the integration of game dynamics, like points, badges, or levels, into a fundraising or social good campaign. Participants can earn points and badges for "checking in" at certain events or locations, taking quizzes, and keeping track of emergency contacts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2010

  I've written about  how nonprofits can use it , including arts organizations like the Brooklyn Museum as chronicled on Shelley Bernstein's blog. "      Other ideas include a special Museum badge. " I like the idea of leveraging a networked effect of the swarm badge.  

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. Whether you choose the Roaring 20’s or want to host an 80’s event, decade-themed fundraising auctions are some of the most fun occasions to both plan and attend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

I was going to write a blog post, but Farra Trompeter, Big Duck , wrote such a good one that I asked her if I could publish as a guest post. One of Foursquare’s first badges was the “ gym rat “–awarded to users who check into a gym at least 10 times in 30 days. What do your check-ins, tips, to-dos, badges, etc. Thanks Fara.

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Care2

MARCH 29, 2010

Sure the competiti ve nature of trying to become “Mayor&# is fun and discovering new things about your city is cool. Since FourSquare launched in 2009, the team says on their blog that they ha ve come a long way with: Over 500,000 users. Over 1,000,000 badges have been awarded. million venues with 1200 offering promotions.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

First, what gamification is not: It's not a pricey piece of software that will have your members using their phones to gobble up dots on a screen in a maze that resembles your office – although, you can certainly do fun things like that with the help of a game developer. As Amy Jo Kim, a veteran game designer, said at Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called “ Why the Nonprofit Work Ethic Is Outdated and Needs Change ,” about why nonprofit professionals need to pay attention to self-care and bring a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace. (The Says Gabriela, “I personally encourage my team to take time off, learn a new skill or have fun.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Some have even declared it to be the “ Twitter of 2010 “ I am not so sure about that, but it is fun. I’ll be doing a couple more blog posts on FourSquare over the next month and the site will likely add a lot of new features in 2010 (I’m excited!), It is Different. Create a profile for yourself.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits August 13, 2008 I love these tidbits blog posts. That’s kinda fun! This blog is rated 8.2 But, anyway, I’m not putting the silly badge in the sidebar, sorry.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 16, 2010

With a few cohorts, Ruth started a group called "Ruru" (which means owl in Maori) and a blog called Ruru Revolution. Ruru Revolution is a staff blog (which, luckily for us, is also public) in which Ruth and her colleagues cheer each other on for participating in the personalized label project. But this is a direct cheerleader approach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

For Washington Trail Association volunteers like Chris O’Brien, donning an orange hard hat out on the trail is a badge of honour. They offer direction, supervision and make outings fun. Orange hats” are assistant crew leaders who teach “green hats” how to do trail building and maintenance correctly.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 18, 2007

As a nominee I'm supposed to link to 5 blogs that make me think, link to the original Thinking Blogger Award post, and display the cute little badge. I have 239 feeds in my blog reader so it is a little hard to choose, but here it goes. blogger thinking

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

We’ve created fun features to gamify the fundraising experience. These features include leaderboards, fundraising thermometers, and fundraising badges. The post Top Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Platforms for Nonprofits appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Social integrations to spread awareness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

And, of course, you get badges for various activities. Sort of like embedded giving that Lucy Bernholz talks about, I think. The application is well designed and is fun. All in all, this a lot of fun - and takes some of the ideas of an app like FourSquare to leverage corporate donations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Highlights from the NetSquared Community Blog. Open Badges Meetup. Want in on the fun? Ten Net2 groups held Digital Storytelling events in their community, with an estimated 360 attendees. Eight of the eleven cities in the digital storytelling global tweet chat were led by Net2 local organizers. Manchester Social Media Surgery.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

They use Foursquare to create partner badges. When people check in X number of times, they receive a badge from the application. Thank them, be fun and be inviting. There are already more than 160 million blogs, and more than 70 billion posts. Just take the American Red Cross as an example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

When you get your results, you get a badge and a write up. So, I couldn't resist finding out what kind of monkey I am and all for a good cause. The HSUS newest campaign is geared towards helping the 1,300 chimps still condemned to life in research labs across the country. I'm most like LuLu.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? A dedicated blog post about the sponsorship.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Last March I was on a blogging panel for an event put on by the Alliance of Technology and Women. To prepare for the panel, I wrote up 10 Ways Nonprofit Can Use Blogs. You can read Steve's blog at the Eye of Bakersfield. Blogs fall under the category of "social media" because they are, well, social. So here it goes.10

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Here's the pitch: Make this holiday season special by using your blog, MySpace page, or other website to make a difference for a family facing hunger and poverty. s easy and fun to invite your community to participate in a fundraising challenge. Heifer International has rolled out a fundraising widget campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

For example, a museum could create a fun treasure hunt by having people check at specific galleries or works of art. There are certainly some wonderful possibilities - like putting out volunteer requests and for organizations where they want their audience or stakeholders to explore the physical space.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Auctions are fun at any time of year, but Giving Tuesday presents extra opportunities for your nonprofit to host a successful auction. House parties are fun events in which your supporters, staff, and board members host their family and friends in their homes and encourage them to give to your cause throughout the event.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Based Charity, you'll be asked to register to build a Network for Good digital charity badge. Once you choose a project, you will build a Global Giving Badge. The eight individuals whose charity badges attract the most unique donors, through the America’s Giving Challenge, will get $50,000 for their cause. If you choose a U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 31, 2010

I also put a CARE web badge on my blog, began following their Twitter feed , joined their Facebook Page , put a CARE theme on my iGoogle page, and subscribed to their Notes from the Field blog, and their Policy and Advocacy blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Monday, November 10th, in an initiative similar to Blog Action Day , thousands of bloggers will post about refugee issues to raise awareness as part of Bloggers Unite. Flavours of Italy , the blog of Flavours Italian Cookery Holidays, an Italian holiday tour operator. Traveling Project , a travel blog by "TravelDude."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2006

MyBlogLog is a social networking system for blog readers to connect and learn about each other around their favorite blogs - and for blog publishers to access detailed information about their readers. When I first installed the widget and looked at it on my blog, I thought it was cool to see the reader's photo/icon showing up.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

You can pick up a button or badge (like the one above) on the Peace Primary site to promote the contest on your blog, web site or email. Brown-eyed Girl voted and posted an, "I Voted for Peace" badge on her blog. Wendy is spreading the word for people to vote for the Genocide Intervention Network through her MySpace blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2008

The mini games are not specifically designed to educate about the cause or charity - but are pure Facebook fun. The applications also include a widget badge (see above) that you can put on your web site to recruit people off of Facebook to join the fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2008

Go to the KCET's landing page for the show and you'll see them promoting the Twitter account,(but not with a Twitter badge streaming the actual tweets.) She notes, "It is been going viral on Facebook without much promotion because it's fun. " She spends about 30 minutes a day reading blog feeds by RSS.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

It will explain the problem that a widget may solve for a nonprofit blog, some examples of nonprofit blogs using them, and oh yeah, answer the age old question "What is a Widget?" This is both the hard and fun part of making web videos. You need to know from where your audience is coming to your blog.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 25, 2009

Email your email lists, listservs and social networks directing people to register and search for projects on Serve.gov Link to Serve.gov on your blog or website ( Digital badges are available here ) Think creatively about how to collaborate with other organizations, businesses, foundations, etc. What are you going to do?

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