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Nature Conservancy Instagram Contest and Other Examples

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples. One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. Caption Contest. Caption contest.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. We got a chance to talk shop with Braided River's director of development and communications, Lace Thornberg. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup.

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Protecting Wild Lands Through Art

Tech Soup

Braided River, a Seattle-based nonprofit publishing company, has undertaken 16 conservation projects to date with just three staff people. We got a chance to talk shop with Braided River's director of development and communications, Lace Thornberg. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup.

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What Advice Would You Give to Retina Australia To Avoid Jumping into Social Media err blindly?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I am secretary of Retina Australia (Qld) and on the board of directors of Retina Australia. Come up with a list of questions of what she needs to know or learn about to design a contest that will be successful. Ask other folks from nonprofits who have used Flickr to run contests. Creative Commons Swag Contest.

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10 Amazing Environmental Nonprofits You Need to Know About

Tech Soup

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. This story was written by Jim Lynch, director of green technology at TechSoup.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

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There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. A new Executive Director. A retiring long-time Executive Director. Write an op-ed piece from your Executive Director about the issue your organization works to address.

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Top 5 (Intangible) Tools for Nonprofit Marketers

NTEN

Parker, Associate Director, Online Donor Engagement, The Nature Conservancy. We launched a digital photo contest through Flickr in 2005, not because we thought it was going to raise a ton of money, but because we thought we could launch the whole effort in just a couple of days. They're right about each and every one of them.

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