Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The program hosts a delegation of women who work in the tech industry to share their knowledge and skills with women-focused nonprofits, startups and girls empowerment programs in developing countries and in the US. It is great to have a day of fun before starting an intense week working on service projects. Tech2Empower Kanika Raney.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Virtual peer-to-peer fundraisers can increase the reach of your organization, are often more cost-effective to plan and host than on-the-ground campaigns, and provide an added level of flexibility and convenience for supporters who can’t attend an in-person event. Host a virtual peer-to-peer fundraiser movie night! Movie nights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 13, 2015

Note from Beth: For the past two years, I’ve had the honor of facilitating a peer learning exchange of Knight Grantees who are hosting Giving Days. I just read a fun piece on Next Avenue called “5 Sesame Street Lessons We Need Again As Adults” by Bryce Kirchoff. Celebrate Yourself. Flickr Image from Carlos ZGZ.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m facilitating a peer exchange for the Knight Foundation for a group of grantees that are hosting a Giving Days over the next year using its recently published Giving Day Playbook. And we were looking forward to having fun on social media celebrating giving during the fifth annual Give to the Max Day.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

In-person event fundraisers are fun! In-person events like galas, benefits, and dinner parties are formal fundraisers, and a great way to celebrate your organization’s achievements, connect with supporters, and raise funds. HOWEVER Do you have staff that can improve on the fun factor and get people out? Share your success!

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days? Bake sales.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by DaveFishernc Charity Balls, Dinner Dances, Black Tie Charity Events, and other parties where people donate money to a charity to have fun together are nothing new. The two-week fundraiser had nine teams of social media influences and celebrities competing against each other to raise for money for nine different charities.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days? Bake sales.

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Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

This years 14NTC conference is packed with incredible parties ( including an 80s dance party that I''m co-hosting with Salsa), and the Care2 Impact Prize that recognizes individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. Did we mention fun? 14NTC Parties.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Expressing their emotions so openly was a new and uneasy task, but with the help of a wonderful facilitator, Conso Buzabo , they intuitively shared their compassionate connections through simple art making. How can Have Fun, Do Good readers get involved with Traveling Postcards? First of all, you can make a postcard!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2016

Instead, have a fun cookout, or throw porch party honoring your donors. Celebrate holidays with your donors: Send them Valentines, Thanksgiving cards, April Fool’s Day notes…you get the idea. Have some fun! I once facilitated a focus group for the North Carolina Symphony, and the donors loved it!

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But this becomes especially critical during the spring season when most nonprofits host key fundraisers, galas, fun runs, and more to generate revenue after the slower winter months. Consider hosting an interactive online event to: Provide an overview of upcoming volunteer opportunities. Celebrate milestones and achievements.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Here are 31 fun, unique fundraising ideas that will support your programs without exhausting your members. Youth Group Fundraising Ideas Small Church Fundraising Ideas Easy Church Fundraising Event Ideas Fundraising Ideas for the Church Choir Fundraising Ideas for Your Church Building Fund Fun Church Fundraising Ideas. A cook-off.

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Forum One

JULY 1, 2009

s lock picking session was fun for everyone wanting to try their hand in thievery, it presented Privacy Camp attendees with a lesson in security that is invaluable for anyone working with agencies hosting sensitive data. Privacy Camp 09 Though learning how to pick a lock was fun, Privacy Camp 09 had a lot more to offer.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Year-end fundraising events are not just about tapping into the season’s spirit of giving; they’re about celebrating the journey, acknowledging the challenges overcome, and setting the tone for the year ahead. The other best part about hosting this type of event is it’s one of the easiest to transition to virtual!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2011

If I go on a date with you and we have fun, I develop some expectations about what will happen the next time I see you. In contrast, organizations that feature staff or member walls celebrating people's diverse talents and interests reflect the idea that this is a community of people who care about each other.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2013

They love getting together, they have a lot of fun and they love that they can make difference to a cause.”. We let our participants know that we are just the facilitators of this event. “Lifewalk is part of the social fabric of the GLBT community here in Dallas,” Tori Hobbs AIDS Arms Director of Development said. That’s key.”.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2022

While network fundraising is similar to peer-to-peer fundraising in that you’re recruiting people to fundraise on your behalf, typically a network fundraiser won’t have a large-scale event like a 5K, fun run, or any type of “A-Thon” fundraiser. Why should you consider hosting a network fundraiser?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you are thinking of hosting an engaging event to secure crucial support for your mission in the year ahead, whether traditional, virtual, or even a combination of the two, read on. Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. Feel free to email or skype me if you need help getting started - it's a wee bit of a learning curve, but fun.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

Step 2: Facilitate donation pages. Acknowledging and celebrating the most successful fundraisers. Use your end-of-campaign event to celebrate and recognize them, too! What makes this campaign successful: They combined a fun activity (bowling!) So you want to host a P2P campaign! What’s the central theme?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Of course, a lot goes into hosting a successful silent auction event. Or perhaps you’re hosting an auction for a school. So, before you stuff your baskets full of fun items, don’t forget to add a few all-inclusive trips or weekend getaways into the mix. Source: Generally, all of humanity).

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Use the Right Charity Auction Software Before you get any deeper into planning your auction—no matter which type of event you’re hosting—you’ll need to make sure you have the right tools. Offer Outstanding Items Charity auctions are fun, engaging opportunities for donors to get cool items while supporting a great cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

Stand out by making the fundraiser unique and fun to get people’s attention. celebrate and showcase the “de-centralized” successes in your community. charity:water has raised over $9 million using its crowd funding platform to encourage its supporters to raise money to celebrate their birthdays. I love serendipity!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

So, now is the fun part. An excellent first small step is to just identify the blogs that are hosting those conversations on the topics that interest you or inform your work. Another free blogging platform is wordpress hosted. Tourism Campaigns or celebrate a place or county or state. Here's a screencast to show you how.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

We sang, we danced, and we celebrated what it means to have access to a resource that is so much more than just a resource. The level of joy and celebration was unforgettable because of what we were making happen, and the history we were making each day that we were there. You both know I have a blog called Have Fun Do Good.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

Here's a photo of one of the retired couples who came with their family to celebrate her 80th birthday in the exhibition. When you get a group together at the table, it's incredibly fun and successful at prompting people to share personal stories related to the topics at hand. A DIY wedding! DIY Wedding Chapel.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

To celebrate the first day, and hopefully prevent the recurrence of the second, here is an e-interview with Rae Abileah, the Local Groups Coordinator of CODEPINK. The Ministry of Women's Affairs estimates that there are at least 300,000 widows in Baghdad alone, with another eight million throughout the country." What is CODEPINK?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

Certainly those victories are not being celebrated by the mainstream media very often and I think we really need to take opportunities to look at the changes that have been made by the labor movement, the women's movement, by anti-war movements throughout time. you know when you're around someone who's just fun to be around?

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