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Open Badges – What you need to know

Gyrus

Open Badges – What you need to know. Regardless of how you slice it, a very important aspect of the gamified mix is badging. Though there are many beliefs as to the best way to establish a badging program, it is hard to argue the fundamental benefits of OpenBadges.org and the flexibility that an open standards system provides.

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Fundraising Best Practices: How To Host A Successful Peer-To-Peer Event

Bloomerang

Here are a few tips and best practices for hosting a successful peer-to-peer event. If you’re not sure what kind of event to host, think about what your donors all have in common. Encourage your fundraisers to start and join teams to compete for fundraising badges like the top fundraising team and the team with the most donors.

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How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser

Qgiv

Why should you host a read-a-thon? Read-a-thons are also a great, simple peer-to-peer fundraiser that can help you raise a lot of money without many overhead costs, especially if you host a virtual read-a-thon. How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Find the right peer-to-peer fundraising platform.

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Recognition and the Power of Connecting

VQ Strategies

Earlier this month, I left the office to attend an in-person “Network and Share” event hosted by DOVIA Colorado. Add to all that motivation the fact that this event was being hosted by the beautiful Denver Botanic Gardens, I was thrilled to hustle off to central Denver on a Thursday afternoon.

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How to get started with gamification to drive member engagement

Nimble AMS

For example, here are three simple ideas for using gamification in your online member community: Develop custom badges to reward members for their participatio n – such as racking up time in your online community, asking questions, or providing relevant answers to other members’ questions.

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All You Need To Know About Event Gamification

AccelEvents

The event professional hosting the event would have to define the event branding , game rules, game mechanics, how the point system works, and the game’s goal. Personalization With Badges, Pins, and Trophies. Badges are great at fundraising events and career fairs , as badges generate environments of networking and collaboration!

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How Do I Get People To Visit My Virtual Exhibitor Booth?

AccelEvents

So if you have the chance to host an exhibitor booth in an online trade show, a virtual career fair, or perhaps as part of an online product launch, you should take advantage of it! One way to stand out from the crowd is to purchase an upgraded sponsor package through the event hosts. . Did we mention swag?

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