Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Dig out that camcorder 'cause Quantum Shift TV has launched a video contest with social impact for students in the U.S. and Canada grades one through twelve: Be the Change! School Video Contest. contest video online education youth service learning Share the Story!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

To celebrate their beta launch, they are offering a $10,000 Change Your World Contest Prize to the social change group or organization (this includes non-profits, student groups, volunteer networks, fundraising groups, or other networks organized around social issues) that starts a group on Razoo, and recruits at least 100 members by September 15th.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Created by local NYC students, this game is designed to be played in and around city libraries and teaches players how to use library resources. Depending on your resources and budget, adding a gaming element to your organization's campaigns could be as simple as a social media contest or as elaborate as developing your own game-like app.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2010

Just a few weeks ago, we put out the call to nonprofits and libraries in the United States and Canada to demonstrate how their innovative use of Adobe software acquired through the TechSoup product donation program helped them change lives, communities, and the world for the better. Other Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my second book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit : Using Data to Change the World ,” with co-author and measurement goddess KD Paine. The book is about how nonprofits can measure and improve results from leveraging their networks.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s always changing, and it’s not like anyone is asking you for your feedback before making changes. You have zero control over Facebook and its ever-changing policies. Tuition for ten students in an after-school program? Host polls and contests to engage your audience. Again, not ideal. Also frustrating.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. But seriously, 100% retention is unrealistic because life is fluid and peoples’ situations change. Can you do it?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. The Alliance for Climate Education makes presentations about climate change to high schools around the US. It works really well.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2015

The Ordyslexie program, in combination with Les Ateliers du Bocage, has helped more than 1,500 dyslexic French students become more independent and confident in school. This program has improved academic performance and is loved by both students and parents. The copies are submitted on a USB flash drive or directly."

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

As you adapt to constantly changing current events, you’re probably looking to explore new virtual fundraising opportunities. This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas. Bingo Night.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here. link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest. have an idea which will changes the entire life of my state and india.if will collet only from the 9th standard students to phd students.at I have submitted my idea.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. Many students in the town did not have Internet access at home, so the library found the money and opened on Sundays to provide their nine public access computers and five tablets to the kids. To kick off our new success stories.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

They also held a student art contest to design a special Art in Action necklace that could be purchased on the day, with an even higher percentage of proceeds going to the org. Include a story with each bunch of how this bouquet helps to combat climate change or support women survivors of domestic violence. Card Service.

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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. This is a wonderful example of how you could use the premise of the Little Black Dress Initiative but change it to fit your sorority or fraternity. Spirit Wear. Walkathon or 5k Run.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

I’m a grad student, after all! And being a grad student means I’ve got more than a few limitations, economically speaking. It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. Other reality: I don’t have the time or money for your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Of course things have changed a lot. “No, Things have just changed a lot in a short amount of time.”. This includes some of the most basic student essentials. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

But a shifting communications environment and changing donor demographics could render those best practices ineffective at best, and obsolete at worst, as early as 2012. So how should your organization prepare for the changes that are afoot? Simplistic appeals targeted at teens and college students don't. Empower your interns.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

They are a great, and fun, mechanism for bringing together people who are passionate about a cause and connecting them to opportunities to enhance civil society, create social change, and have a real-world impact. The result, high-value conversation and next steps to change. Give Your Participants Ample Time to Construct an App.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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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. You can look at half the events on this list and just add students for some extra pop.

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See3

JANUARY 10, 2008

This is the place to go if you are interested in the intersection of film, video, documentary, web video and social change. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? It is put on by American University’s Center for Social Media. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

College students have led the fight on issues. We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. We're going to give out 10 $25K grants - one game in particular - University of Denver students created a game called Squeezed. A way to test strategies for nonviolent strategies and action for change.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When the pandemic first started, who could’ve guessed that it would change the way many nonprofits fundraise forever? Encouraging kids to read isn’t always easy, but with an added element of competition, you might just turn students into avid bibliophiles! Haunted porch contest. Virtual talent show. Virtual TED Talk series.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Offer surprise drawings and contests during the year. Throughout the year you can connect with other donors and funders and the people we serve (artists, students, activists).”. Plug donor skills into the work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. NTEN blog points us to Code for Change this Summer , an opportunity for those with drupal skills to put them to good use. Check out Greenlight Nigeria and Mobile Monitors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Robert Tolmach from Changing the Present emailed me this screenshot and concerns about credit card security. In addition to sending a birthday card, the Sharing Foundation has just launched its campaign for college student sponsorships over at Global Giving. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 11, 2023

In private K–12 schools, foreign cybercriminals, school vendors, employees, and even students have perpetrated recent cyberattacks. Systems that hold student information should be HIPAA, LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability), and OneRoster 1.1 Change passwords regularly. Malicious cyber activity is on the rise worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Such a culture would be, by default, permissive of efforts to improve upon, change, integrate, or otherwise remix. I'm nervous. Hiring people.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. We were taking photos of the wall every week and the changes that were taking place. The Flickr site became this vital thing to get that information about the changes back out to them. But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. Is there such a place?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This idea can also be paired with a number of other fundraising event possibilities like movie nights, lock-ins (for older students), and other childcare activities. Workers (they don’t have to be students!) Or a baking contest? Hold a work-a-thon. Walk-a-thons are a staple of schools and nonprofits all over the country.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 11, 2023

In private K–12 schools, foreign cybercriminals, school vendors, employees, and even students have perpetrated recent cyberattacks. Systems that hold student information should be HIPAA, LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability), and OneRoster 1.1 Change passwords regularly. Malicious cyber activity is on the rise worldwide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

Unfortunately, many don't have regular Internet access (or credit cards) so their support doesn't count towards the contest. For $50, we can help adult students with their English for the whole year!! College students get typhoid immunization as well. But, there are a few wired Cambodians who have been able to contribute.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. Fashion Show Hold a fashion show that gives local designers and businesses a change to display their latest styles while creating a theme that ties into your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called " Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change." We addressed two content areas: The art and science of crowd sourcing for social change. Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

We were able to find out how quickly someone understood the idea, whether a certain feature made sense, and figure out which elements needed to change.” One test in particular focused on design and photography, using splash pages for a contest called “Dinner with Barack”. IDEO.org). In the following test we had two photos.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. ” So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. Times have changed, but most fundraising training hasn’t caught up. Mallory: Do it.

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