Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 21, 2010

You can also see what I’ve been reading by looking at my shared items on my google profile. Mule ESB – Open Source ESB Community w. Documentation | Mule ESB Community – an interesting and intriguing data integration tool built on the Java stack. Small Business CRM | BatchBook. Force.com for Google App Engine.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

This weekend, the winners were announced in the Chase Community Challenge. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. On paper, it seemed simple enough.

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NTEN

APRIL 17, 2009

In contest news, NTEN member organization ZeroDivide has launched a great contest that combines poetry, social media, and good causes: the ZD Technology Haiku Contest ! See his NTEN meet-our-members profile to see him wearing that hat. Tags: community buzz NPTech nten members.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 16, 2015

Promote an online contest such as a free giveaway where entrants must sign up using their email addresses. And be sure to promote the contest via social media channels as well. With online sources, be sure people can subscribe via a blog, a social media profile etc.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

This weekend, the winners were announced in the Chase Community Challenge. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. On paper, it seemed simple enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

Read the post below or visit SSIR to read and comment with that community. Both campaigns leveraged the community and competition aspects of social media. A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. That high-profile celebrity 35% or influential leader endorsement?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. This allows you to show gratitude to volunteers while increasing awareness of your organization’s name and logo in the community. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Recent research suggests that taking and posting too many selfies on your Facebook profile (or other social channels) can be damaging to your relationships. ” While selfies are easy to do , they can also go horribly wrong. Have you seen great examples of nonprofits using the “selfie” meme for good?

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Forum One

MARCH 15, 2010

The report cites a number of examples of successful contests, including from DARPA, Energy Department, EPA, and the U.S. Contests unfortunately are difficult to design well and run. Tags: Influence Collaboration Government Internet Strategy Online Community Social Media. State Department.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some donors look for these signals of community support (everybody’s doing it) to make the decision that they would be in good company if they donate. Posters are a great way to show off the name/logo of the donor at events or around your facility, house of worship, soup kitchen, community center. Design them free on Canva.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Not only do your supporters likely already know how to navigate the platform, but they already have profiles. Whether a conference, a gala, or a trivia contest, you can live stream the event directly on Facebook. There is a sense of community already built-in. That removes a massive administrative burden from your team!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

These are my notes for webinar about Nonprofits and Slideshare , a social site where community members share presentations, documents and pdfs. For a couple of years, I’ve been an avid member of the Slideshare community, sharing, browsing, and collaborating on content and watching how nonprofits use the platform.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Review the content calendar and tweak it for the upcoming week based on current events or stories happening within your community including day, channel (website, blog post, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), Spotlight/Profile, Interview. Commentary or Editorial.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Because the number of Fans you can have is unlimited (whereas the Friend limit is 5,000 on an individual profile). t want content pushed to them, particularly contests or other promotional programs that don???t As the chart above details, people who join Facebook Pages fall into three different profiles. viral visibility ???

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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. Here are the top 10. As a reuse organization, its motto is "make art, not waste."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

Approximately 85% of the donations were converted from my personal profile on Facebook. With online contests or when there is a “matching grant,” I’ve been able to raise more, but I did not have one. Only a small percentage 2% had met my Dad. Don’t Set Minimum Gift Levels Too Low.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 21, 2007

Their campaign is one of 10 finalists in Toyota's Engines of Change Power of Sport contest. As a community volunteer and program officer at a local community foundation, I am continually inspired by the folks you profile and by the concrete tips you regularly offer! and she needs your vote to win.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

The article profiles Networked For Good's Six Degrees of Separation. Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. million to support a project based on feedback from the online community. TechSoup blog profiles Taproot Foundation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

Usaservice.org has a Faceboook Cause that you can join, share with friends, and feature on your profile. Enter the YouTube Contest Usaservice.org is also sponsoring a YouTube contest. Vicki of Zazengo shared more ways to spread the word in her Social Actions blog post, Help Promote MLK Day on Facebook + Zazengo. If so, how?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

It is also worth noting what your Twitter community responds to such as hashtags, using the complete spelling of certain terms versus abbreviations, calls to action, solutions, and more. Once an organization understands the process of tweeting, the work becomes building community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

advocacy and leveraging the social community there: Starbucks Campaign. not that this necessarily applies to Oxfam) but its super low budget by using existing infrastructure and orgs of any size could really raise their profile and provide an intense interactive opportunity for supporters this way. Paid media: Old advertising model

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Then, in May 2007, the Scratch online community (called ScratchR) was released. It's an inspiration to anyone trying to create an online community around informal learning. As in any online community, ScratchR has spectators, joiners, collectors, critics, and creators. And here is the creator profile by participation.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The ideas submission process started last week and will be followed by online conversations, online community voting, jury voting, and a hackathons for the best projects in each of the countries. And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They need your help to bring back Ranger Rick's profile that was recently taken down by Facebook Staff. Help bring back Ranger Rick's profile Email: appeals-comment@facebook.com and ask them to let Ranger Rick exist on Facebook! They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Are there others?

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

They define sustainable agriculture as: "Farming that provides a secure living for farm families; maintains the natural environment and resources; supports the rural community; and offers respect and fair treatment to all involved, from farm workers to consumers to the animals raised for food." Photo Credit: Tomatoes by Me.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Team members who feel part of a community at work are more productive. Offer profile/success stories for employee communications. How employees come together to positively improve the communities where they live and work is a powerful brand differentiation message. Reducing turnover reduces costs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

The best part is that high-profile individuals or celebrities are more likely to participate in these sorts of charity events if they don’t have to travel, and you’ll save money on their accommodations and transportation. 15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2021

Galas, contests and performances went virtual. You are no longer confined to your local community to attend your event and support your cause. Use an online donation form on your website, promote a text-to-donate keyword at your event and across your social media profiles. Athletic events and luncheons went virtual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. The email directed me to a set up page where I selected a Cause from the too many I've installed on my profile There was also a recommendation from Causes which was for CharityWater.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

I actually joined Twitter because I had just submitted my entry into the Ideablob contest and there were links to share your entry on "social media" so I clicked on Twitter and that was that. So, as somebody who is trying to keep this diverse community engaged, get messages out, and respond to their queries, I believe I have two options. (1)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

There's also a profile of the Humane Society's recent $50,000 contest win from Microsoft. The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Net2 ThinkTank gives up a round up of how Nonprofits and NGOs are Using Mobile Phones and SMS for Social Change.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

A place that truly sees these initiatives as part of their mission to serve their local community. They just finished a YouTube video contest. Tell me about the background for the Brooklyn Museum’s community web component. And we looked around and said: what does community mean on the web? Is there such a place?

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2012

At that time, most of NetSquared’s content came from the community blog, where anyone working at the intersection of technology and social impact could create a profile and contribute to the blog with stories, case studies, and more. I’ll pick someone on Friday, December 7th – so hurry!). Why the dog photo?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Thanks again to Stephanie, Shannon and Paul for inviting me to be part of the conference and putting on such a valuable opportunity for the community! We went from technology belonging to the IT staff, to new media belonging to the young intern, web savvy communications officer, and so on. Analog Strategies. Social Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2014

Note from Beth: Over the last year, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting Giving Days throughout the year. Participants are learning and sharing best practices. Others are planning in-person community events for the day-of: In Fort Wayne, Ind.,

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Some highlights: In 2004, Natalie Portman, then a 22-year-old fresh from college, went to Capitol Hill to talk to Congress on behalf of the Foundation for International Community Assistance, or Finca, a microfinance organization for which she served as “ambassador.” Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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