Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to planning a fundraiser, there are plenty of options for every nonprofit to choose from. Team fundraising pages provide your peer-to-peer fundraisers with an extra element of engagement and fun. 1) Fun runs, 5Ks, and walks. Looking for a fun way to engage your donors? Gamification tools.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good.  Check out our last installment here! Learn more at MESG.marketing ! Learn more at WeRaiseTheRoots.com

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Now that we’re well into 2021 and approaching a post-COVID reality in many parts of the world, nonprofit professionals have pondered what fundraising events will look like with both in-person and virtual engagements. Need help deciding what type of online auction your nonprofit should host? You’ve come to the right place!

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Built entirely with you and your participants in mind, Qgiv’s comprehensive peer-to-peer platform empowers nonprofit, faith-based, and political organizations to raise more with custom donation pages. . Peer-to-peer pages can be customized to your nonprofit, as well as to each of your volunteers.

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Nonprofits Source

DECEMBER 7, 2023

And because supporters feel more inclined to donate during this season, nonprofits focus all of their energy on fundraising. With more people gravitating toward a cashless lifestyle , accepting a variety of online payment methods is a must for nonprofits wishing to achieve their fundraising goals. Easily organize pledge fundraisers.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, many faith-based nonprofits will use peer-to-peer fundraising to generate participant support for walkathons or 5Ks. 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!

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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. Thus, now all nonprofits worldwide have a good reason to get FourSquare on their radar screen. but right now let’s start with the basics for nonprofits: 1) Sign up for an individual profile on their website.

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sgEngage

MAY 18, 2022

An easy way to do this is to recognize and acknowledge your participants with badges. So, in addition to providing a mobile app for your participants, think about how you can coach them to get the most out of the app to make their fundraising efforts easy and fun. Key groups to consider include: . Returning team captains .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Why Self-Interested Volunteers are the Best for Nonprofits – Guest Post. 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.

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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 Gabriela says that senior leaders at her nonprofit model self-care.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Is your nonprofit prepared to make the most of this opportunity? Peer-to-peer fundraising software solutions provide a platform that nonprofits can use to empower their supporters to collect donations on their behalf. They also enable your nonprofit to manage donor information and track fundraising progress using reporting tools.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

While read-a-thons are a great fundraising idea for nonprofits of all kinds, they’re the perfect fundraiser for schools, libraries, and education nonprofit organizations. Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. Why should you host a read-a-thon?

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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. Applying gamification concepts to associations and nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2014

Even free apps like FourSquare reward checking in to locations with badges and titles like “Mayor”. A points based membership model also taps into what so many social media apps and video games have done well: adding a game element, which is not only fun, but can create a strong sense of loyalty. Do those badges mean anything?

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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. These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

posted by Rudy Frank Graduate Student, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. When thinking about gamification, nonprofits have to start thinking outside of the box if they truly want to engage the masses into more positive social behaviors.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I so happy to sneak into last night’s 501Tech Club New York City gathering last night to hear Shelley Bernstein, Brooklyn Museum, and Naveen Selvadurai talk about Nonprofits and Foursquare. I got a warm welcome and in turn I donated a copy of The Networked Nonprofit for a raffle. say about you?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2013

From helping you make informed purchases to saving you money on your electricity bill, these apps make it fun and easy to go green. EcoChallenge (iPhone) is a fun app that lets you challenge your friends in green issues, such as saving water, buying local, and taking public transportation. Conserving Energy. Green Outlet.

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NTEN

MARCH 9, 2011

The Nonprofit Technology Conference is just around the corner, so we're posting 11NTC tips every day until the event starts - in one week! Be sure to bring your member reception ticket (on your name badge) and join us for some food, friends, and fun! If you’re a member of NTEN, you’re invited! Ignite Sessions - RSVP in myNTC!

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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. Should nonprofits take a more serious look at FourSquare and explore ways to leverage it? Over 1,000,000 badges have been awarded. So is FourSquare valuable enough to become the next Facebook or Twitter?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

While you''re at it, why not grab a member badge and display your NTEN members street cred with pride? And stay tuned for videos and more fun content coming at you this week. Why not chime in and give a shout-out to someone you admire in the nonprofit field? You might also listen to our musical appreciation. Feeling left out?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Modern nonprofit fundraising is more than writing an appeal letter and waiting for donations to pour in. As such, these individuals can hold more influence over their networks than your nonprofit. Gamifying fundraising turns your campaign into a fun experience for your fundraising teams and individual supporters. Gamification.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2010

If you aren’t already familiar with LCH, it’s a nonprofit organization that works to help other nonprofits use film to spread awareness and action for their causes through volunteer matching, education and its annual nonprofit film festival. Make a donation to for your nonprofit peers’ amazing work.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

While you''re at it, why not grab a member badge and display your NTEN Member street cred with pride? And stay tuned for videos and more fun content coming at you this week. Why not chime in and give a shout-out to someone you admire in the nonprofit field? You might also listen to our musical appreciation. Feeling left out?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! Ready to learn more about Giving Tuesday and how your nonprofit can make the most of it? Let’s get started!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food?

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

NetSquared Local is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Abbotsford, Canada offered an introduction to crowdfunding for nonprofits. Portland, OR: Mini Sessions from Locals Who Presented at 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Open Badges Meetup. Want in on the fun?

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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! But, anyway, I’m not putting the silly badge in the sidebar, sorry. I was profiled on Linux.com.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

At the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio, Lisa Chmiola and David Tinker helped us through some of the lesser known social media sites that can help your nonprofit with efficiency and productivity. Nonprofits pay a 2.5% How it works for nonprofits: This makes your content gathering easy.

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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. Or you could have your supporters add nonprofit locations and tips to Foursquare. What value could it provide your nonprofit organization? Allyson Kapin has an excellent post " Foursquare: Novelty or Buzz Worthy

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Bonus tip: use your name badge as your business card holder. The NTEN staff are great at posting the latest updates about sessions, coffee replenishment and fun contests. Yesenia has worked for nonprofits since 2001 in technology, development, communications and advocacy. Get to breakfast early.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2007

Over the past six months, when I've spotted a twitter badge on a nonprofit blogger's site or if they mentioned it, I checked it out again. Last week, I explored it a bit with Allan Benamer and Peter Gulka and it was fun, but still wondering how it might be of use to nonprofits. What is this ? It's very distracting.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2013

NetSquared Local is TechSoup’s volunteer-driven network of nonprofit tech meetups and salons. Portland, OR: Mini Sessions from Locals Who Presented at 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Philadelphia, PA: Crowdsourcing Change: Applying the Social Web to Important Philly Nonprofits. Manchester, UK: Open badges meetup.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Bringing some fun into your charitable campaigns via gamification and rewards is a great way to raise awareness for your cause, create an engaging experience for your fundraisers, and turn them into lifelong advocates for your cause. These come in the form of tasks, points, badges and levels. More on this later!). Game mechanics.

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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. Will they go on to become a supporter of the cause?

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