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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Charity events don't just raise money for charity, they also help to engage supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Yes, people will jump into ice cold water for your cause!

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Do Nonprofits Need To Consider iPads in their Mobile/WebStrategy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This might be something along the lines of an interactive game that engages people around a cause. This online event allows you to create your own virtual bike and race through the California landscape using your story to invite more people to join us in the fight against cancer. (BTW,

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This may be a Rhetorical Question: Quora?

Connection Cafe

Assuming that many of you read the same popular tech blogs as I do, I'm willing to bet that you have noticed all the hype about Quora. Even though I don’t see myself being a hard-core Quora participant, it may still be worth some attention for the causes you support. Author: Corey Pudhorodsky.

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Peer-to-Peer Crowdfunding Myths & How To Ensure Success

The Modern Nonprofit

It didn’t come from your email database or your direct mail piece; it came from personal relationships – people motivated by a cause and those personal relationships. Help pay for Sally’s cancer treatment. You’re not going to over-hype a message to your mother or your very best friend. And it didn’t come from your list.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a quick summary of my notes: In Fanton's welcome, he noted that it is easy to get caught up in the novelty and hype of virtual worlds, but whatever the complexities, "we think they will grow and become integrated into our daily lives." Linden gives the example of American Cancer Society.

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Top 10 SXSW Interactive Panels Your Nonprofit Should Attend - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

The Mobile Web for Good: Hype or Reality? 57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Event Fundraising Contests That Will Blow Your Mind!!

NetWits

The following ideas are collected from events put on by top peer-to-peer fundraising organizations like the American Heart Association, Autism Speaks, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Susan G. Individuals sign up for peer-to-peer events because they care about the cause. Don’t go too crazy on contests. Check Out These Additional Resources.

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