Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2016

You may have an e-newsletter list that includes all donors and supporters, another list specifically for repeat donors, and another list for supporters who have not yet donated. Promote an online contest and offer free giveaways where signing up for your e-newsletter is required to enter. Not all email lists are the same.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. Besides the obvious fundraising power, golf events spread awareness about your organization, build and advance partnerships, and provide meaningful donor stewardship and outreach. Tap into your networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

But the GivingTuesday spirit still continues until the end of the month with #MyGivingStory , a contest where your nonprofit organization could receive a grant up to $10,000. MyGivingStory, in its second year, is a nationwide campaign and social media storytelling contest to inspire public discussion about the reasons people give.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local bakeries to offer sweets to sell to further motivate donors to purchase a treat. You can also put out a donation jar for donors who want to support your cause but don’t want to purchase an item. Your donors can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win cool prizes donated from local businesses.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors. Email campaigns.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Using peer-to-peer fundraising helps you empower your current supporters while increasing your donor acquisition. According to Qgiv data, nonprofits recruit 300 new donors on average through peer-to-peer fundraisers, so finding the right peer-to-peer campaign ideas for your organization is perfect to help you grow your donor base.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2011

My new book “Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams” is garnering some wonderful support from nonprofits all over the country. You won’t have to work hard to use this book! And I have 101 checklists, templates, and worksheets in this book. These pages alone are worth the price of the book!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2011

My new book “Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams” is garnering some wonderful support from nonprofits all over the country. You won’t have to work hard to use this book! And I have 101 checklists, templates, and worksheets in this book. These pages alone are worth the price of the book!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Donor Perfect is matching the next $3,000 that is donated). This is based on the book by Kay Sprinkel Grace. NTEN staff pulled together the collateral materials and made it very easy for us board members to focus on raising the money and thanking our donors. The A’s stand for: Ambassador, Advocate, and Asker.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Repeat repeat donors. Take advantage of one of those random holidays to foster some recurring donors: Email your one-time donors from the last year with an invitation to repeat their donation. Repeat donors. I see what you did there, @wholewhale… Here's the one day in June to encourage repeat donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

This is based on the book by Kay Sprinkel Grace. NTEN staff pulled together the collateral materials and made it very easy for us board members to focus on raising the money and thanking our donors. There is also a Giving Story Contest for donors to share why they give and win a cash prize for the organization of their choice.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Your messaging will also be important after the fact, as you’ll need to thank your donors and encourage them to continue supporting your mission. Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As you prepare for your fundraiser, canvas your local businesses and donors for items, coupons, or vouchers. Used book sale. Do you have outdated textbooks or slightly worn library books that can no longer be used or checked out? Costume contest. Cookie-decorating contest. Balloon raffle. Dodgeball tournament.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The room was mostly filled with people from nonprofit organizations, some of whom had entered contests and others wanting to learn best practices. I did a quick icebreaker asking folks in the room to share two words — what comes to mind when you think about these online contests for nonprofits?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2011

My new book “Get Fully Funded” is making a big splash! I wanted to make sure you know about the Implementation Contest we’re having about the book. Watch this video to hear me explain the details of the contest.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Books You can design a short photo book related to your mission. Or, you can give a gift card to a bookstore for your volunteers to purchase any book of their interest. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. Blankets Get creative and design your own blankets!

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Either way, it’s time to brush up on your peer-to-peer fundraising chops and check out some online fundraising ideas that you can use to attract donors to your nonprofit. When your donors fundraise for you, they build credibility for your cause. Tip: Leverage existing matching gifts from your donor’s employers as well.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. If we create contests to encourage these behaviors in all fundraisers, it can help raise incremental revenue. Belong to a team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

After Marc finished reading the Networked Nonprofit , he was curious about crowdfunding and free agents, chapters in our book. Since this was an experiment to test social networking, I did not send an appeal to friends and family in the way people do when they raise funds for a run or walk, or want you to vote for a particular contest.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base? The team that wins the trivia contest can win a special prize! Art-themed Auction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If I have learned anything from co-writing a book about measurement , that it is not only important to collect your data, but leave space for reflection at the end of a campaign to harvest insights for the next campaign. I try to do this with any project I work on, whether it is a social media campaign as well as a training workshops.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2022

Holiday Baking Competition Invite local bakers to participate in a holiday baking contest. Use your gala to recognize and thank top peer-to-peer fundraisers and donors for their hard work during previous campaigns. Reach out to local businesses and individual donors to ask them to contribute valuable auction items and experiences.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2012

SlideRocket is one of 26 cloud donors on TechSoup.org. Instead of booking a room and inviting people to come and see what they’re up to, our community team is much more likely to host an online demonstration like this one so they can reach many more people, regardless of where they are. TechSoup’s Telework Team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

When nonprofits started to read and apply our book, ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” I noticed this tweet from the ACLU in NJ showing a white board capturing their team meetings to define success for social media. Improved relationships with donors or volunteers. Increase the number of volunteers or donors.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

As galas are often expensive, it’s critical to carefully curate your donor list to ensure the best results. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. million people play the sport in the US every year, it’s also excellent for donor sourcing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. Here’s a great example from Teach for America sharing a funny visual about goofy year-book photos. Games are even more engaging. But make them fun too.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Round three of #CelebrateAdobeCC — our three-month contest highlighting how nonprofits use Adobe products to spotlight their work and mission — is a wrap. Enjoy the video, and thanks for all the creativity shared by the nonprofits that participated in our contest. The end has come. Gold Prize Winner.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

These specific and tangible details helped donors understand what they were giving to. You could create faux Olympic games as a peer-to-peer fundraiser, do a sleep-out, or host a costume contest. Book a 1-1 Demo with our team to chat about how CauseVox can help you raise more through your virtual fundraising event. Competition.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Remember the early days of social media when you did not have to cut through all of the noise and things felt more like a community rather than a popularity contest? This is a key principle in the book Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and I wrote about in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The session will strip away the mystery of measuring engagement, donor conversions, and on the ground social change. There have been contests with nothing but crickets, comment wars where everyone loses, and the inadvertent mixing of personal and business accounts – often with hilarious results (who here’s #gettingslizzard?)

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Surowiecki’s talk, drawing on his 2005 book , was about the surprising value of crowd-based judgments, from guessing the numbers of jelly beans in a jar, to mapping Martian craters , to open contests like the DARPA Grand Challenge for driverless vehicles. Use competitions and contests to generate new ideas from new audiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

At first glance, it may seem impossible to recreate some of these types of events in a virtual format, but with a little creativity and the right fundraising event tools, you might be surprised at the high-quality experiences you can offer for your donors virtually. 15) Brand design contests. 20) Book club. 13) Scavenger hunts.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2013

Now if you’re like most nonprofits, you probably find email acquisition (like donor acquisition ) to be challenging. With an e-book you can offer a a lot of value for very little money. Photo Contests. Photo contest can be a powerful way to build your email list, as long as the incentive is huge.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In October 2017, she published her first book, “Permission To Screw Up,” in which she tells the stories of her biggest mistakes in leadership. She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. And counting.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

The contest ends on April 24, 2017, so get those submissions in soon. By committing resources to making sure that the data you take in is accurate and that your existing data is current, your donor database will be more reliable and save you money in the long term. Check out his book for more examples and practical tips.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Pet Photo Contest Capture the community’s love for their furry friends by organizing a pet photo contest, with participants paying an entry fee for a chance to showcase their pets and win prizes. Build your supply books by enlisting your supporters to gather donations from friends and family.

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