Amy Sample Ward
JULY 11, 2011
. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.
NetWits
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
Twitter search is your best friend for finding out what’s going on in the real time conversation world of microblogging. Have a Google Blog Search and Technorati Blog Search running at all times to see what the Blogosphere has to say. The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips. Lot’s of options here.
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NetWits
JUNE 22, 2011
And by all means, please share your secrets in the comments below. For those job-searching, teams may provide new networking opportunities. Create team-specific communications and contests. Leave a comment. That said, let’s look at three effective strategies for growing participation. Focus on team captains.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 3, 2022
Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action). Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance.
Tech Soup
DECEMBER 16, 2014
To facilitate the use of that data, the city hosted a contest to motivate the development community to make use of more than 100 types of datasets it had released — everything from aerial photographs and business licenses to parking meter information, liquor license applications, and street-sweeping routes. Have you done it yourself?
Bloomerang
AUGUST 23, 2023
Stand-out peer-to-peer fundraising platform features Host campaigns for multiple event types — runs, walks, rides, and more Make fundraising fun with contests, head-to-head matchups, and drawings Embed your donation pages and fundraising thermometers into your website Pricing Learn more about OneCause’s pricing plans. Seek customer support.
See3
MAY 28, 2007
One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest. Among organizations, contests may seem like a short-cut to get compelling content, and cheaply. The current Heinz contest is a great example.
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