sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Nonprofits have jumped on this trend, harnessing the power of activity trackers to create innovative fundraising events that go beyond the traditional marathon or walkathon. Think Peer-to-peer activity-tracking events have emerged as a game-changer for nonprofit organizations seeking to raise funds and promote a healthy lifestyle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

While Twitter and other platforms can amplify the under belly of the world, they can also connect people with nonprofit organizations and spread social good, joy, and even fun. The conversation was tweeted and re-tweeted thousands of times, and people joined in the fun. They kept going back and forth, and it went viral.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

The content is carefully curated and well-paced. Representation from all of the main players in the CRM and donation platform games are here. Content is focused on the trends and tactics in fundraising with a lot of time (we’re talking hours a day) is allocated to the sponsor exhibit hall.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

We know you are probably impatient so let’s just right to the fun stuff, enter the name and general mission of your nonprofit, followed by the general audience that you’d like a profile for in this AI tool. × Analyze the data : Once you have gathered the data, you need to analyze it to identify patterns and trends.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Playing games has pushed into the primetime market, and with that statement, Chris Swain , CEO and Founder of Talkie, displayed a slide that showed weekly audience numbers for the wildly popular social game, FarmVille, towering above primetime television shows such as Dancing with the Stars , NBC Sunday Night Football and CSI.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Watch the Recorded Webinar on Demand Tip From Greater Giving: School fundraisers tend to focus on their silent and live auctions, but don’t forget to prioritize the fundraising potential in your admission, Fund-a-Need, sponsorships, and additional revenue enhancers like games, group parties, and raffles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Their live online event was hidden behind a paywall, but now all video sessions and downloadable slides are available for free after filling out registration for their Pulse Everywhere content, creating long-term engagement. . Record all the content of your live event so that you can host it on your website long after the event has ended.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

In an emergency fundraising appeal, it’s essential that you: Personalize the content Establish the urgency of the situation Clearly outline your needs Tell your donors how their gift will make an impact Include direct fundraising asks. A virtual fundraising tip is to switch up the language in your online content. Endurance Events.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

The “UnGala” is a new, trending fundraising style where instead of spending so much time and effort on a big fancy event, it’s basically just an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Games Tournament. Create a series of challenges that test team skills, endurance, and aptitude with a games tournament.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Celebratory interactions should be a consistent part of your engagement and content calendar, so set up systems to capture and share alumni personal, social, and professional news. This has an added benefit of increasing your “people talking about” metric which gets the content into more newsfeeds. Fun, Games, and Giveaways!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 30, 2007

Let’s play a game. Are you having fun yet? Tagging,” or assigning descriptors to pictures, websites, and other content on the internet, is a huge trend in 2.0. But is it fun? The ESP Game , and its related game, Phetch , are two games that create a framework to make tagging fun.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

First, what gamification is not: It's not a pricey piece of software that will have your members using their phones to gobble up dots on a screen in a maze that resembles your office – although, you can certainly do fun things like that with the help of a game developer. As Amy Jo Kim, a veteran game designer, said at Web 2.0

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the past few years, Nieuwe Generatie Brasil has chosen one particular project that needed funding each year for their Giving Tuesday campaign — making it the centerpiece of their campaign content across social media and newsletter communication, being it a new car to access the rural areas in 2020 or school appliances for the children in 2021.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Evolutions in Content. If you’ve caught the news at any point in the last year, you know that the trending topics are different than anything we’ve encountered before. When you work with an e-learning content development company to author a custom course, you can make it more relatable to your team’s experience.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. It’s a great chance to check out a local bar, introduce yourself to fundraisers, and ease into your conference experience with a fun, laid-back evening. They’re the best!

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Their live online event was hidden behind a paywall, but now all video sessions and downloadable slides are available for free after filling out registration for their Pulse Everywhere content, creating long-term engagement. . Record all the content of your live event so that you can host it on your website long after the event has ended.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2010

And, most importantly, designed for people to have fun doing it. (I'm For this, I'm drawing on the Smart Chart of Kristen Grim and from working with a cadre of smart nonprofit communications folks who have remixed the social media game. I also created some fun group exercises for folks to learn the concepts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. With a virtual format, you have the advantage of offering more variety since you can easily change the video source and even use pre-recorded video content. The current state of public gatherings has only accelerated this trend. 14) Gaming tournaments.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

If you’re ready to find out how your nonprofit can buck trends and create a winning year-end campaign, this blog post is for you. Look at the previous year’s performance alongside today’s philanthropic landscape and overall market trends. Direct mail is no longer the only game in town when it comes to raising money in December.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2019

The sgENGAGE Podcast brings together leaders and practitioners from across the entire social good community for wide-ranging conversations on trends, big ideas and best practices. Lewis Carter & Alexandra Coghlan On Putting The Fun Back Into Fundraising With Engaging Games. The sgENGAGE Podcast.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 12, 2007

And now, back to Game Friday. Gamasutra has a feature up entitled Game Design Essentials: 20 Open World Games. In it, John Harris provides a whirlwind tour through arcades, Ataris, and Nintendos, discussing the design principles and evolution of video games described as “open world” or “exploration."

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2020

Also, to all the people in that thread having some fun, that is another form of bravery. Some fun and games: Sharpen your pencils!?? I’m leading #MuseumGames with Mar Dixon, and we’re here to help you do games and hope you’ll join our weekly games. That’s the kind of ordinary bravery that will help us survive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

No, you don’t need an advertising budget in the millions to get in the game. Facebook doesn’t try to hide its overwhelming favor for personal posts over branded content. Veterinarians to help reach pet-owners, hip trend-setters to connect with recent graduates, entrepreneurs to tap into the start-up scene in your community… .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I've been having a lot of fun researching some metaphors for the future and of course, I went straight to the Jetsons. The fun part is figuring out how to effectively deliver a 3D presentation in a 3D space. Aside from the Jetson metaphors, I have to start to thinking about content. foundation match days trending upward.)

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

If you’re struggling to think of content for a livestream fundraiser, a great option is to make it an awards ceremony. Unrelated speaker: Have a standup comedian, yoga instructor, mindfulness coach, etc join for a fun activity. It’s an awesome idea that’s low-cost for you, fun for participants, and easy to manage.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2007

communities, from LinkedIn to Flickr to … Amazon.com, keeps track of your contacts content. Or that a certain nonprofit Executive Director Dugg a post about starting a video game company? Although I do have to admit its fun to know what a very old friend is listening to on Pandora.) It’s an irreversible trend.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

And I’m going to read a few important trends that are going to help paint this picture why nonprofits need to really start looking at folks in the database who can share their message online. Another trend that is interesting is there’s a group called Edelman and they do this thing called the Edelman Trust Barometer. So, look around.

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M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

NFTs might put the “fun” in Nonfungible, but they come with plenty of significant challenges as well. What types of content might have value? Fun fundraising with gamers. Not all fun and games. Finally, the gaming itself can be potentially problematic. Another downside? Twitch & Tiltify tips.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2008

For associations and non-profits are wondering how to get in the game -- or how to figure out whether they should -- listening is the place to start. At this stage, you can start to identify industry trends and potential revenue opportunities for the organization. Now the fun starts. Social media is all the buzz these days.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Teens more commonly use the Web to stay in touch with their pre-existing social groups than to join new communities based on content affinities or interests.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Komen for the Cure race.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 5, 2020

While some organizations have had the capacity and savviness to hop onto this trend early, others are still trying to figure out where to start with online fundraising. Even without celebrities, virtual poker tournaments can be a great way to get people involved, have some fun, and raise money for your organization.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you’re looking for a creative, fun fundraising idea to engage supporters and boost your funding, you’ve come to the right place! Participants garner support from their friends and family leading up to the big day and accept gifts during the game itself. There’s plenty of online cornhole games to try out.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Each winter hundreds of peer-to-peer fundraising professionals and industry experts gather to share new ideas, hear about industry trends and learn what’s happening in peer-to-peer fundraising. This fun, informative conference will spark ideas and recharge your engine to keep doing good every day. Games for Change Festival.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

They’re a great way to learn new techniques, brush up on industry knowledge, and learn about up-and-coming trends—all of which are important as you hone your fundraising skills. Some might be focused entirely on thought leadership content; others may feature a mashup of thought leadership content and product sessions.

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

As educators we strive to facilitate experiences where the content is so rich, the activity so engaging, and/or the skill so problem solving that students are motivated internally to continue to learn. With the growing trend of social features in game design and in web services, there has been a growing buzz around such motivational systems.

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