Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Pere-to-peer fundraising is more than just a physical event, and there are many campaign ideas your organization to test out, including: Contests Challenges Crowdfunding DIY fundraising A-thon events Network fundraising Virtual storefronts Giving days And more! Host a competition where teams or individuals show off their basketball skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2016

Promote an online contest and offer free giveaways where signing up for your e-newsletter is required to enter. Offer exclusive content such as reports and e-books that require an email address in order for these to be downloaded. Host free webinars. Create online petitions and pledges.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Host a Community Clean-Up. Take advantage of National Donut Day (6/7) or National Hot Dog Month (July) and host a summer treat-eating competition or bake sale for your cause. Host a Prom for a Purpose. I see what you did there, @wholewhale… Here's the one day in June to encourage repeat donors. Click To Tweet. Eat for Good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

” A ‘Little Bet” as defined by Peter Sims, author of the book – Little Bets, is a small action that you can take to discover something new. We took all the necessary steps to become an official 501c3 and we made little changes to the event in the first year we hosted it.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Why should my nonprofit host a charity golf tournament? Consider devoting a specific part of the event to the VIP, such as a hole-in-one contest hosted by them or a signed raffle prize or auction item donated by them. Founder Nicholas Kristock says, “Golf is something nonprofits should have in their book.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Hosting a car wash is a classic fundraising event that’ll keep your community’s cars sparkling clean. To meet this demand, consider partnering with a local tree farm or nursery to host a Christmas tree or Christmas wreath fundraiser. Get kids excited about a fundraiser by hosting a pajama day at school. Used book sale.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Need help deciding what type of online auction your nonprofit should host? Ready to host a virtual auction? 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. Consider hosting a virtual beach-themed auction!

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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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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

And something that you’re excited about hosting. If you pick the right fundraiser or fundraising event, it can become a signature event that you host year after year, with a steady increase in revenue year after year. You could host an action, but auctions are a lot of work and can be expensive to pull off.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question comes from a friend who is helping a changemaker launch a new book. She asks (I'm paraphrasing): "How Do I Promote My Do-Good Book Online? Set up a virtual book tour I first heard about virtual book tours through Kevin Smokler. Flickr photo contest. Here are a handful of ideas: 1.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

As my colleague Ale noted in her post a few days ago, the 2014 digital storytelling contest and event series (now called Storymakers ) has arrived! Joe Lambert, creator of the Center for Digital Storytelling and literally the guy who wrote the book on digital storytelling for changemakers.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This means that for the foreseeable future at least, event professionals will have to continue to plan and host hybrid or virtual events. Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. End the day with a virtual cocktail hour.

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

My autographed copy of Brian Solis 's (and Deirdre Breakenridge's) new book, Putting the Public Back in Public Relationships: How Social Media is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR just arrived in today's mail. If you are a social media strategist, it's a great book to share with your senior manager. I have a hypertext brain.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Some organizations have even taken this a step further by hosting their event entirely online using the “UnGala” fundraising approach. You can also use services like Discord to host a video chat to allow participants to game together, or Twitch to stream games. Of course you may be wondering how you can host this kind of event online.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2022

Holiday Baking Competition Invite local bakers to participate in a holiday baking contest. Host a post-race party to thank your fundraisers and congratulate them on a race well run. You can even host a simultaneous virtual event to engage supporters who may live further away or prefer engaging with you online. .

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

Ask your sponsors to co-host marketing elements leading up to the event. If you’re hosting a social media contest, you could make a sponsor part of it as a co-host. You can also include a digital program book and offer advertising placements. This gave each sponsor a prominent space on the front page.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 27, 2012

Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio , a weekly online radio show that Tony hosts, is Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%. I’ve donated a bunch of NTEN books and swag, and Tony’ll give away his book and free consulting hours, in Planned Giving and Charity Registration. Check us out live on July 13th at 1 o’clock eastern.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Host an auction. Auctions are fun at any time of year, but Giving Tuesday presents extra opportunities for your nonprofit to host a successful auction. On the day of, check in with your hosts to ensure things are going smoothly.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

You could create faux Olympic games as a peer-to-peer fundraiser, do a sleep-out, or host a costume contest. During COVID, you can even make your dance marathon virtual by hosting your dancers through Zoom. Book a 1-1 Demo with our team to chat about how CauseVox can help you raise more through your virtual fundraising event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

You can read my first Harvard Business School Review Blog post is about how nonprofits learn from failure. And, I’m sponsoring a little bet of a contest to get nonprofits to share their #npfail stories (details here ). There’s also a Twitter chat on April 18th at 3 pm EST if you want to talk about social media measurement.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you want to learn a bit more about hosting a silent auction, check out our blog post on the eight steps to running a stellar event. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. Easter Egg Hunts Can spring really start without an Easter Egg hunt?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Hosting virtual show and tell sessions are a wonderful way for your employees to learn more about each other on a deeper note and share the things or people that hold special value. Keeping spirits high during this uncertain time is crucial, and chances are that hosting a show will make some smiles and bring your team together.

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2012

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. Check out some additional examples at the recent SlideRocket Nonprofit Presentation Contest.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. It also had bookshelves packed with books no one read. The library is much more than just a place to get books. The library hosts teen digital media classes including classes on Adobe Premier. To kick off our new success stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. I’ve added one more category to the mix called hosted. Hosted projects are ones in which an organization turns over a portion of its facilities and/or resources to present programs developed and implemented entirely by users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Why not embrace this change and host your own virtual film screening via livestream? 15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition. Hosting a talent show is one approach to discover if any of your supporters have hidden talents. 20) Book club. 17) Talent show.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Then, all monthly hosting fees are waved if more than a certain amount of money is transacted using the payment system. The hosting costs, if you don’t qualify for free hosting, are pretty reasonable. Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their Extend Firefox2 contest – the best Firefox add-ons.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

This is the last week to purchase early bird tickets to the 2012 Nonprofit Technology & Communications Conference , hosted by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ! Nonprofits will be able to ask Cause members to make a pledge, create a quiz, and launch a voting contest on their page. Or, are you planning to?

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Some boards create team-based contests to see who can bring the most guests to the annual event, while others are lucky enough to have recruited a candidate who keeps the group laughing regularly. This blog is excerpted from the book, Nonprofit Board Service for the GENIUS , written by Susan Schaefer and Bob Wittig. .

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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. Offer Classes Host workshops or classes in various skills, charging an admission fee for participation.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Host a Dinner Event. Introduce a Book. Photo Contest. When your nonprofit hosts any campaign, one of your primary concerns should be retaining your supporters for the long-run. Try hosting a fundraising event centered around social media by live-streaming regularly with your supporters. Host a Dinner Event.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 5, 2009

Last week I hosted a little contest to win a copy of Darius Graham's book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World. I picked Nancy 's name out of a hat this morning ( I really did use a hat), so Darius will be mailing her a free copy of the book!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mentions at different times and places during any festivals you host. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Plug donor skills into the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0.

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