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What’s the ROI of Online Voting and Fundraising Contests?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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 ? The post summarizes the strategies used by contest winners. Contest Sponsor.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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The Participatory Museum, Five Years Later

Museum 2.0

I wrote The Participatory Museum for two reasons: to explore the "how" of participatory design in museums, cultural centers, libraries, and science centers to create a version of this blog that was more "shareable" with organizational leaders and trustees By many measures, the book has been a success. I wanted to dive into the "how" instead.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

Tech Soup

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Mahikeng, South Africa: Rural Tech Empowerment. Genève, Switzerland: Do-camp: Hackaton UX Design — Responsibility.digi­tal. Check out the #Storymakers2017 page for all the details. Saturday, September 9, 2017.

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14LCS Idea Accelerator Pitches - Onward!

NTEN

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. The program was designed by LimeRed Studio’s Emily Lonigro Boylan, Owner and Creative Director, and Demetrio Cardona Maguigad, Director of Strategic Design, who teamed up with NTEN to carry out the event.

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