Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2014

billion in charity tax fraud, and, in a more pedestrian example, a woman in Denmark used government datasets to build a website showing all the public toilets across the country. You can see some of the apps generated by the contest at civicapps.org.). Image 1 : Rocketclips, Inc. Image 2 : Markus Gebauer / Shutterstock.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits. Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. Photos, especially those of young children.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The fundraising goal for Give to the Max Day is to get 35,000 people to support their favorite regional charity, raising more than $3 million in donations and grants in just 24 hours! I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Image by Codilicious from Flickr.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A set of screensavers and background images. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. Text or attractively designed images on Twitter, Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Clubhouse, etc. Feature your donor images and quotes in social media advertising. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.”

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Free video services like Instagram and Vine that feature short videos now attract millions of users, offering nonprofits, charities, and libraries an opportunity to connect with new audiences. This webinar is part of a series of events supporting our Storymakers 2014 Contest , which is happening now through September 26, 2014.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

When I wrote my article two years ago, I had a hard time finding nonprofits and charities that were successfully using Snapchat. For a list of nonprofits to follow, check out JustGiving's round-up 7 Charities Who Totally Get Snapchat. Share Exclusive Content, Challenges, and Contests. Image 1: Snapchat. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2015

Our recently completed 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest winners and finalists are an impressive group, showcasing the broad reach and impact of TechSoup member charities doing environmental work. We had many excellent submissions to the contest. Images 1 and 3: Braided River. Image 2: Boulder Food Rescue.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 30, 2017

Each picture donates $1 to the charity of your choice. Those are then used to promote the charity, along with hashtags. The takeaway: Letting people pick and choose which images matter to them not only encourages them to donate, but it also gives you a look at who they are and who you’re attracting.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ambassador fundraising mobilizes your loyal supporters to conduct their own personal fundraising in the form of contests, challenges, campaigns, and more for your event. Your fundraising ambassadors can promote text-to-give as a way to raise even more money during your campaign.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. About the Success Stories Contest. Images: Boulder Food Rescue. America: A Wasteland of Plenty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Image courtesy Tsahi Levent-Levi via Flickr. With $300 million in annual revenues, CustomInk is eager to extend its reach into the charity apparel space. It’s like having a donation box on your desk that benefits your favorite charity – and you just don’t have to give money. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Naples, Florida: #Storymakers 2017: Creating Images and Video with Adobe Spark. London, United Kingdom: Digital Storytelling for Charities. Image : Jeremy Hiebert / CC BY-NC-SA. Tuesday, September 5, 2017. ¡Te Esperamos!

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2014

The contest sought solutions to support and empower trafficking survivors. ” (Ben Gose, “Charities Try New Ways to Test Ideas Quickly and Polish Them Later,” Chronicle of Philanthropy [March 23, 2014]). Images: Caravan Studios. You can read more about it in the announcement. Range App: Feeding Children.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual: Online auctions are a category in and of themselves, allowing attendees to view items remotely using live streaming or images while they place online bids. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Ronald McDonald House Charities hosted a virtual game-a-thon to appeal to both young people and the young at heart. Your participants can join a group call and explore the story using videos, images, and audio. Think of activities that can be done at home, like an egg spoon race or a saltine cracker eating contest.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

For example, here is a recent email fundraising appeal from the National Wildlife Federation about the urgent need to save pollinators: The header image contains a “Donate” button and an “Act Now” link and both take the reader directly to NWF’s primarily donation page.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In this image, runners’ legs are tied with pink ribbon to symbolize support for a cause. A charity golf tournament won’t just raise money and build excitement for your cause, it can also be a pillar of your major donor recruitment plan. In this image, three women sit in a field watching a charity concert.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Friendly Competition: Incorporating contests, leaderboards, and milestones in your campaign can foster a sense of competition, motivating fundraisers to reach higher goals and surpass their expectations. Throughout the campaign, the organization and fundraisers maintain communication, offering support and guidance as needed.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

This blog post is for nonprofit organizations and charities that are looking to increase their online exposure (without spending loads of money) so they can receive more volunteers, donations, attention etc. They might already be working with other charities but haven't thought about asking them for a link. Create a Media Kit.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Lending Tree reports that more than half of Americans are generous , with 56% contributing to a charity in 2021. Use striking images and give your page a compelling headline but keep all copy simple and short. Blackbaud Institute’s 2022 Charitable Giving Report marked a 9% increase in overall giving from the previous year.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Step 2: Decide What Type of Charity Event to Hold This step demonstrates the difference between a simple task and an easy one. Competition: This is an event where you gather participants to compete against each other in some sort of contest. It could be a charity 5k, a pie-eating contest, or a battle of the bands.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

TechSoup's senior online community manager, Lewis Haidt, predicts that charities will use more sophisticated group social media tools like Thunderclap that amplify messaging. This past October in my post, What Apple's Big Product Launches Mean for Charities , I boldly predicted that Apple Pay may really transform nonprofit technology.

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JUNE 9, 2021

For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal. Pet photo contest – Everyone loves looking at adorable animals and showing off their pets. With a pet photo contest, ask supporters to submit photos of their furry friends beforehand.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest was a success in that judges had a hard time selecting the winners because of the quality and usefulness of the apps. Find the winning apps and the array of entries on the contest page.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

We're in the season for charities to brush off their video cameras to tell their story and it's looking like the other Facebook (Google+) is starting to become a more useful tool for community organizing. Time for Nonprofit and Charity Videos. The contest is hosted by YouTube, NTEN , and the marketing firm See3.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

The web introduced publicly viewable web pages that include text, images, and sounds. NPTech Contests and Awards. Charity Digital News in the UK just announced that the Digital Leaders 100 competition in the UK is now open to nominations. of charities or NGOs that are doing important digital inclusion projects.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2016

The theme, "Tech to Tell Your Story," fit very well with TechSoup's latest Storymakers contest , in which over 600 charities recently submitted videos and photo slide shows of their work. I'd say most folks knew about us, at least that we're a helpful resource for charities. spanhidden

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Design e-newsletter and email fundraising appeal banner images. ? Experiment with online contests to build your email list. ? Add charity rating graphics. ? Follow and study Partners in Health , Feeding America , American Cancer Society , African Wildlife Foundation , and charity: water. Email Communications. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Design e-newsletter and email fundraising appeal banner images. Experiment with online contests to build your email list. Experiment with online contests to build your email list. Add charity rating graphics. Add charity rating graphics. Integrate mobile and social media into image and infographic campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Once you know the basics of HTML, you can either write the code from scratch or use a HTML editor to easily generate HTML for tables, images, and formatted text. ViralSweep is an sweepstakes and contest platforms that easily allows you to launch and management online contests. Learn how to enroll your charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

iStock by Getty Images has high quality, royalty-free visual content for a low cost. Pablo by Buffer enables social media managers to easily create inspirational quote and powerful stat images perfectly sized for social media. Piktochart is an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop infographic design tool that allows hi-res image and PDF exports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2017

Pablo by Buffer enables social media managers to easily create inspirational quote and powerful stat images perfectly sized for social media. Piktochart is an easy-to-use, drag-and-drop infographic design tool that allows hi-res image and PDF exports. iStock by Getty Images has high quality, royalty-free visual content for a low cost.

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