TechImpact

MARCH 9, 2015

The post How To Successfully Run An Instagram Contest appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. If your company is not active on Instagram, you should consider adding it to your list of social media platforms; with over 300 million monthly active users, the platform is an exceedingly popular app that you can utilize to reach out to potential donors, volunteers and clients. As the title suggests, it’s also a great […].

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AFP Blog

JULY 12, 2013

USAID innovation contest yields new tools -- FCW : Smartphone software that keeps communication intact in the face of infrastructure damage received first place for the communication category in the Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention contest, which was inspired by a White House initiative. Agency for International Development and Humanity United are co-sponsors of this rolling contest, and announced the latest batch of winners on July 10

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John Haydon

MARCH 26, 2014

Facebook contests can increase your fan-count and engagement. You can also build your email list with contests. Fortunately, ShortStack created a pretty snappy infographic with 17 steps for creating explosive contests (see below).

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

2012 Giving Season Give Back Video Contest : What Does Giving Back Mean to You? 2012 GuideStar Giving Season Give Back Contest It's the giving season, the time of year when many people give back by stepping up their charitable giving. Which led us to wonder: What does giving back mean to you

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. Find Out Which Contests Work Best with Your Public. Don’t go too crazy on contests.

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Running Facebook Contests Just Got a Lot Easier : Congratulations, former Facebook promotions rule-breakers–it’s now officially ok to break those rules. Actually, you won’t even have to–Facebook has changed those pesky Promotions Guidelines and made it easier to run and administer contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2012

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.

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John Haydon

MARCH 4, 2013

If you’re confused about Facebook’s Page terms for promotions and contests, you’re not alone. But you can require they like your page to see the contest via an app.” The best way to be “legal” with a contest is to use a third-party app.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pepsi Contest Faces More Charges of Cheating - NYTimes.com: "Pepsi Refresh, the online fund-raising contest with a $20 million giveaway for charitable causes and nonprofit groups, is again receiving complaints that its results are being manipulated

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

For the third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Allison Fine and I, we pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests ? Contest Sponsor. Source: Extreme Foods.

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SocialFish

JULY 26, 2011

This morning I received an email from my bank announcing a contest they were doing on Facebook. I see contests like this every day–contests inviting people to comment on a post or “like&# a photo as means of entering a contest. Did you know that Facebook has specific guidelines for contests run on Pages, and violating those guidelines could get your page deleted? The “like&# button is not a contest entry system.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Kennebunk Savings unveils video contest for nonprofit organizations - Fosters: "This year, to further help area nonprofits affected by the current economic downturn, Kennebunk Savings has added a 'Make Your Case' video contest, which offers organizations the opportunity to promote its cause online and be eligible to win an additional $300.The contest, open to all area nonprofits, will run through

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NetWits

AUGUST 7, 2009

Plan a contest on your website You hear over and over again that your organization should drive more traffic to your website, but how? If you look around the web you see articles for increasing your web visibility through internal and external SEO, but there has to be an easy thing that you can do today to drive web traffic…isn’t there? There is!

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Two Contests Spur Online Giving - washingtonpost.com: "That tech savvy and energy were enough to win the group $50,000 in one of two national contests aimed at increasing charitable giving through the use of Web-based tools.The 21 winners, announced yesterday, raised more than $1.7 The two contests, which ran.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 4, 2010

Great to see two social enterprise bloggers, Kylie Eastley of Tasmania and Tristan Pollock from Minnesota, won Halle Tecco's contest on Huffington Post to go to the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit later this month in San Francisco. I just heard from Jerr Boschee, the interim CEO of SEA, that registrations are already well ahead of past Summits, and that over 30% of the attendees are coming from outside the United States.

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AFP Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2009

The 'Dark Side' of Online Charity Contests - Philanthropy.com: "The 'Dark Side' of Online Charity ContestsBeware the “dark side” of online contests for charitable dollars, says Kjerstin Erickson, a charity leader.In recent years, the number of corporations offering contests, in which people vote online for their favorite charity to win money, has grown.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The Pepsi Refresh Contest is the boldest experiment. so far of the number of social good contests over the past three years that have used crowdsourcing and social media to encourage innovative social change ideas or to raise money for nonprofits or shine attention on their do good work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2010

Today, I stumbled across another reason why I'd like to blow up online contests that use "vote for me" or popularity to make funding decisions. If a contest or program does not lead with social outcomes and if big money is thrown on the table, it encourages social innovation of another kind.

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AFP Blog

MAY 10, 2011

Public voting begins for Toyota contest | MNN - Mother Nature Network : "he public voting round began yesterday when Toyota featured the first five finalists on the company’s official Facebook page. Each day through August 16, 2011 five new nonprofits will be featured. At the end of each voting day, the nonprofit with the most votes will be awarded a new Toyota vehicle.". NPContests

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Halloween is a big opportunity for promotional contests according to this infographic , 30% of people enter them. And, who can’t resist putting their pet into a costume and entering them into a photo contest, especially a Star Wars costume or dressing up your cat as a taco.

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See What's Out There

APRIL 22, 2010

We recently announced the winners of the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards, but the contests don’t end there. Our friends at the American Constitution Society have just announced a contest of their own. Tags: Video youtube contest video camera They’re looking for short videos that highlight the important role that courts play in shaping the laws that shape our lives.

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AFP Blog

MAY 28, 2009

Do Online Fund-Raising Contests Squeeze Out Foreign Charities? Philanthropy.com: "Do Online Fund-Raising Contests Squeeze Out Foreign Charities?Epic Epic Change, a charity raising money for a school in Tanzania, is a finalist in one of a mushrooming number of contests that enable Web users to vote for nonprofit groups.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 13, 2011

You can download a PDF of it for free from Dropbox at [link] Generous Blogger Contest I'd love to highlight your favorite generous blogger on Have Fun, Do Good , so I'm holding a little Generous Blogger Contest. Generous Blogger Poster So many of you enjoyed and shared my post, 20 Ways to Be a Generous Blogger , I asked the hubs to create a poster for us. Isn't it bee-you-tea-full?

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Bank contest puts good causes in competition | The Columbus Dispatch: "'Looking at it in a purely positive light, you could say if their business platform can help someone in need, that's worth celebrating,' Doug Kridler, president and CEO of the Columbus Foundation, said of the bank's campaign.'Is

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2010

This case study explores how a small nonprofit, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) , a contest winner in the first and second America’s Giving Challenges, is using social media effectively. They also understand how to avoid donor fatigue, the potential downside to online contests.

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2010

We’d like to send out a big thanks to everyone who participated in Blackbaud’s INSPIRE Contests – the response was amazing! The Blackbaud INSPIRE Tweetaway asked participants to share how they inspire supporters with social media. (Be Be sure to stay tuned for a roundup of all of the great entries

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2010

Less than two hours ago, Chase Community Giving made the much anticipated announcement of the lucky winner of $1 million dollars and five finalists each receiving $100,000 on its contest Fan Page. It's left some nonprofit professionals wondering whether these types of contests are a good idea.

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Idealware

AUGUST 20, 2014

Post by Idealware. Social Media

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SocialFish

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Actually, you won’t even have to–Facebook has changed those pesky Promotions Guidelines and made it easier to run and administer contests. Congratulations, former Facebook promotions rule-breakers –it’s now officially ok to break those rules.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Nonprofit Videos Win Big In Tufts Contest- The NonProfit Times Feb 16, 2011: "Nonprofit Videos Win Big In Tufts ContestSix nonprofit video took honors in the Tufts University contest 501c3: Capturing Change on Camera inaugural video competition. The idea was to promote nonprofits that help children and families and filmmakers who tell their stories through visual testimonials.The contest was

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Frogloop

AUGUST 20, 2009

We're no strangers to the world of video contests. This week, we've helped launch a video contest around one specific issue: driving smarter. We talk about why they chose to do a video contest, what the process involves, and how they plan for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities. The groups say that until Chase made changes to the contest, they appeared to be among the top 100 vote-getters.

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John Haydon

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Danielle Brigida and recently hung out on Google Plus to chat about a number of things, including how they conduct photo contests. Facebook engagement nwf photo contests

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Network-Centric Advocacy

MARCH 29, 2007

Home Green Media Toolshed Profile Twitter Shared Links Subscribe Archives « Listserves in Environmental Movement: Good Review | Main | Network Centric Update Riff with Saul Alinsky Rules » March 29, 2007 DoGooderTV-Contest What can I do with youtube? DoGooderTV DoGooderTV-Contest. Posted at 02:33 PM in Communication Technology | Permalink | Reblog (0) Comments DoGooderTV-Contest What can I do with youtube? DoGooderTV DoGooderTV-Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

Contest details are here: [link] Via Britt Bravo's blog at netsquared [link The Photovoltaic Hybrid Car Project Originally uploaded by FreedomFromOil. The deadline is August 17th. Check out how flickr is being used to promote a nonprofit cause.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

How Philanthropic Contests Can Spur Innovation - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "The recently released “Why Contests Improve Philanthropy” compiles lessons from the John S. Knight Foundation’s six years of offering open philanthropic contests.".

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Consequently, I was pretty excited when the Alliance for Biking and Walking asked me to spread the word about their People Powered Movement Photo Contest. In response, the Alliance is holding a People Powered Movement Photo Contest. bike walk advocacy nonprofit photgraphy contest

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See What's Out There

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Change the world, one video at a time.DoGooder Contest Promo| 1:36 See3 The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards are back again this year, looking for the best and brightest in nonprofit video! This short was created by See3 Communications to herald the beginning of the submission phase, and maybe, hopefully—we’d love it if it did—pique your [.]. Daily DoGooder

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 31, 2011

Galveston nonprofit tree organization vies to win $50,000 through online contest - Houston Chronicle : A community campaign to replace the tree canopy Galveston lost to Hurricane Ike is in the running for a $50,000 project award from Tom's of Maine.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2010

launched a contest on Facebook. At the time, it was one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities and offering over $5 million in prizes. (In In other contests, the leaderboard has been updated in real time.

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