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How Nonprofits Can Effectively Promote their Online Shop on Instagram and Facebook

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Talia Walsh , Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Heal the Bay – an environmental nonprofit that protects the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles, California. Raise awareness for your Shop with a contest. Review the platform’s Promotions Guidelines so your contest is all buttoned up.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. Offer to support the development director, development committee, board chair, or ED in their fundraising tasks.

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Should We Just Blow Up Nonprofit "Vote for Me" Social Good Contests ?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. I initially thought it was a good idea.

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Book Review: Conflict 101

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I found particularly helpful in the book the definitions of the following five different types of conflict and then how best to deal with each: Problems to solve Disagreement Contest Fight Intractable situation Also helpful are the "consider this" questions asked of the reader in at the end of each chapter, along with the list of "homework" to do's.

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23 Best Volunteer Appreciation Gifts to Show Your Gratitude

Bloomerang

Go the extra mile with your appreciation efforts by reviewing your volunteer database to gather data on your top-performing volunteers. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. LinkedIn endorsements Have your volunteer manager or executive director endorse volunteers on LinkedIn.

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4 Ideas for Incorporating Text to Give in Your Fundraiser

Get Fully Funded

Before we dive into these tips, let’s do a quick review of how text-to-give works. Ambassador fundraising mobilizes your loyal supporters to conduct their own personal fundraising in the form of contests, challenges, campaigns, and more for your event. Use Text-to-Give in Fundraising Events. Market Your Nonprofit with Text-to-Give.

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Online Auctions for Nonprofits: Ideas for 2021 and Beyond

Qgiv

You might even host a quick superhero trivia contest to test your attendees on their superhero knowledge. The team that wins the trivia contest can win a special prize! To add another level of excitement to this event, consider a mask contest! The most impressive dish wins the contest. Make it a masquerade! Chef Showdown.

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