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Recognition and the Power of Connecting

VQ Strategies

The topic was Recognition, wisely timed to inspire new ideas in advance of the upcoming spring National Volunteer Week. This is just a sampling of the ideas I heard. Share them with your colleagues, generate additional ideas, and share them in the comments below.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

Qgiv

Here’s a list of spring fundraising ideas to help you celebrate the season with your supporters: Spring fundraising ideas 1. Talent show Another family-friendly fundraising idea is to host a talent show. Raffle One of the best spring fundraising ideas is to host a raffle.

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

Bloomerang

Come up with an exciting fundraising event idea. Are there event ideas that you can come up with that tie into it? 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. Do many of your donors own pets? Are your supporters artistic?

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

If it is really something that is coming from the community, you can’t just take the idea and run; you’ll want to co-create it from idea to implementation. If you know your followers are into LBS, then be in that community and reward their activity in unique ways, such as check in 3 times and get an unique BK Art Star Badge.

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What's NetSquared Up to in May?

Tech Soup

They offer an opportunity to convene locally to share ideas, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects for real world impact. Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. Open Badges Meetup. Check out our map of events to find your closest group.

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Crowdfunding Controversies and How They Impact Nonprofits and Charities

Tech Soup

The food truck campaign I supported had mock-ups of what the food truck would look like and pictures of sample menu items. Neff and Kagan are looking for feedback on the Bill of Rights so if you have ideas, head on over to their respective blogs ( NTEN and Kimbia ) and leave a comment. Report Back. This one is huge.

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NetSquared in May: Healthy as an Ox

Tech Soup

They offer an opportunity to convene locally to share ideas, learn from one another and collaborate on projects for real world impact. Manchester, UK: Open badges meetup. Burlington, VT: Social Change Anytime Everywhere with Amy Sample Ward. Highlights from the Community. NetSquared’s Organizers are movers and shakers.