Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

share with their personal networks the actions they take related to a cause, all through the megaphone of their mobile devices and social media. This can lead to a new network of donors, volunteers, fundraisers, grantors, and even corporate sponsors. Challenges. Here are 8 best practices to get you started…. Promotions.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

A donation drive is a purposeful and organized effort to mobilize individuals, communities, or businesses to contribute resources, typically in the form of monetary funds, goods, or services, towards a specific cause or charitable organization. It’s a platform to share your story and connect with a broader audience.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since shifting to the virtual event space, event planners have had to come up with creative ways to continue hosting profitable events. Businesses, nonprofits, and charities who normally host a holiday fundraiser have been forced to move online, and finding ways to connect to once generous donors is tough. . But there is hope.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Match their energy by providing volunteer opportunities, hosting giving challenges, offering peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities, and encouraging community chatter. However, even if your form is mobile-friendly, branded with your logo, and tells a compelling story, what if no one sees it?

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AccelEvents

JULY 21, 2021

With the increased popularity of virtual and in-person events alongside a growing number of available event software tools, choosing the right platform for your next event can be a real challenge. Host a hybrid(in-person + virtual) or online conference, summit, educational seminar, team building event, career fair, or festival.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

1) Launch a new website that is mobile-optimized. Tools such as Wix , Weebly , and Squarespace enable small NGOs to launch modern, well-designed websites that are mobile compatible and easy to update. NGOs can also use WordPress.org as a CMS for your website and download a free or low-cost theme to design a mobile-optimized website.

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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. Fitness challenges. Bake sales.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. Host a Community Clean-Up. Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. Host a Prom for a Purpose. Bike-a-Thon.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since shifting to the virtual event space, event planners have had to come up with creative ways to continue hosting profitable events. Businesses, nonprofits, and charities who normally host a holiday fundraiser have been forced to move online, and finding ways to connect to once generous donors is tough. . But there is hope.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

Whole Whale was proud to have Double Good as a past sponsor of the Whole Whale Podcast. Hosting an event and know you’ll be running around all day? Users choose the charity they want to support, and then for every mile they move (walking, running, bike-riding, you name it), they earn money for the organization from corporate sponsors.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Partner with a corporate sponsor or a major gifts supporter to host a matching gifts drive. In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 16, 2021

For brands with a smaller budget, or perhaps those who don’t take their event seriously, they might use a streaming service and other pieces of software to host and then promote their event. Event platforms are largely used for virtual events, however, they also allow event marketers the chance to host hybrid events.

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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. Fitness challenges. Bake sales.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

By hosting a volunteer program, your organization can enable students, city officials, business owners, and other community members to get involved with a cause that aligns with their values and helps people in need, strengthening community ties in your area. Get sponsors involved in event committees.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

If you want to host a successful auction, a lot of it comes down to the planning, resources, and charity auction software that you use. Comprehensive charity auction software is flexible and can host both in-person or virtual attendees. Multiple bidding options, with both mobile and web-based platforms.

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Classy

JUNE 17, 2021

In parallel, businesses that were fortunate enough to be able to retain their employees were given a challenging opportunity to reimagine what employee wellness and support can look like, throughout the pandemic and beyond. The People Team kicked off 2021 with a company-wide virtual Wellness Challenge. Employee Resource Groups.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Other important features to consider are communication tools and mobile accessibility tools. The platform provides a range of customizable virtual activities, including trivia nights, game shows, and interactive challenges to foster team spirit and stimulate active event participation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Hosting fundraising events, whether online or in person, can yield great rewards for nonprofit organizations. Video ads Display ads Native ads Email marketing Geo targeting and geofencing Mobile applications. Virtual events and challenges. Utilize a platform like Qgiv to help you host virtual auctions and mobile bidding.

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Qgiv

JULY 25, 2022

When you host a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign with Qgiv, you’ll benefit from: Personal fundraising pages for your supporters. With Fundly, you can create customized, mobile-optimized online donation forms to raise money for your organization. It’s time to check out peer-to-peer fundraising on Qgiv’s platform. DonorPerfect.

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Achieve

MARCH 16, 2022

From their incredible flexibility to their ability to reach a vast audience, virtual events are extremely beneficial for associations, nonprofits, and event-hosting organizations of all kinds. Optimize your survey design for mobile users. Invest in the right event management tools. Automatically personalize mass communications.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 6, 2020

After you’ve planned your auction event , there’s still the actual hosting part. Further, consider using silent auction software and mobile bidding to automatically inform guests when they’ve been outbid, and incorporate scoreboards to add a fun competitive element to the event. End of bidding. Skip the checkout lines entirely.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

If you’ve never hosted your own peer-to-peer campaign or you just want some general tips on how to make your next one better, this guide is here to answer any questions you have. So, you’ve decided to host a peer-to-peer campaign for your faith-based organization—now it’s time to start planning. How can guests make donations?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. What potential challenges or risks will the nonprofit face? Again, be transparent about the challenges that will come with working at a brand-new nonprofit.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

You may have to secure an event venue, recruit sponsors, and spin up a marketing strategy. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. Host a wrap-up event to celebrate your campaign’s success.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

When you’re hosting an event, you need to take into consideration the safety of guests, volunteers, staff, and vendors. Many folks found themselves scrambling to figure out the best way to communicate with their constituents while facing many challenges at the same time. Not sold yet? Here’s why you should be! Sound familiar?

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

The mobile movement. When you think of “mobile” today, your first thought is probably of a smartphone or a favorite app. But while mobility has become a given in our lives, we’ve forgotten its original definition: capable of moving or being moved readily.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

While many hackathons for good are run by nonprofits, there are some corporate-sponsored events as well. Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs. The ReStart Challenges. Library Hackathons.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If your nonprofit is looking for a way to contribute, consider hosting a food drive. Challenge your donors to participate in a “Skip a Meal” challenge. Take it from The Sharing Center who hosted a virtual pantry drive that simulated the experience of shopping in a grocery store, but online. Skip a Meal” campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2021

By Matthew Burnell , F ounder of ClickBid , a mobile bidding provider for online auctions, virtual galas, and in-person events. An in-person event can seem like a challenge to take online. You can remove significant technical challenges by having a single video with all your elements combined – even your “live” host.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Criteria is really important to consider: the crowds voting = who do you want to win this; the hosts/judges/experts voting = quality, value, innovation or alignment with competition/organizational goals. Tags: challenge community presentation beth kanter crowds crowdsourcing netsquared nten sxsw. What do you think?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. The combination of bottom up and top down strategies could be powerful.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Of course, they’re also challenging to manage as you’re handling the donations of items on one end and funds on the other. 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. However, there may be some ways to update or improve them to boost giving.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

The wide variety of choices and tools to integrate make this field exciting and challenging terrain for nonprofit leaders; we will take your questions in this one hour live interactive event. Miles Orkin, National Director for Mobile and Web forAmerican Cancer Society Fundraising Focus: Mobile. Join Us Online May 24 at 11 a.m.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared community is hosting free monthly technology meetups in 74 cities globally, but with more than 39,000 members, it can be hard to get a sense of the community's needs. The top three technology challenges for respondents are building websites, managing data, and fundraising. Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Sponsored by iContact . . Follow along below as Laxton explains some of his group’s challenges, and how they were able to overcome them using the tips in this Guide — chances are, these same tips could help your unique nonprofit be successful. It can be a key factor in staying connected with volunteers, donors, and even staff.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup's Jim Lynch presented on a panel discussion hosted by the U.S. Then you’ll create a short video (up to 90 seconds) or a five-image slide show to enter the challenge and win prizes donated by our sponsors. TechSoup's SafeNight and Caravan projects are described in Making Data an Afterthought.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

350 also carefully timed the road trip one month before its 10/10/10 Global Work Party in which volunteers challenged world leaders to join them in doing the hard work to create climate solutions. He was able to fund his trip largely through corporate sponsors that he recognizes on the UnRoad Trip website.

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