Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve put together these virtual gala ideas to help you host more engaging and profitable virtual galas. Guests voted on a winner by donating to the act they liked most. Silent auctions, raffles, and contests are great ways to get people talking about and taking part in your event. What is a virtual gala? Request a Demo.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since shifting to the virtual event space, event planners have had to come up with creative ways to continue hosting profitable events. Use ticketing tiers to encourage VIP experiences and different donation levels. . Donors can donate to individuals or teams via email or social media. . Online Voting Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

My Facebook friend, Phy, who is a Cambodian attending school in Japan messaged me telling me he really really wanted to donate to the America's Giving Challenge , but the Global Giving online donation tool doesn't support PayPal. There is an individual who would like to donate, but also only does online transactions via PayPal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The idea here is that if you purchase an HP product, they'll donate 4% to one of seven charities, including the Red Cross. Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog. Here's my contest. The phrase "theory of change" is something that readers from the philanthropic and non-profit world know well. Tags: contest. Fine Blog

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Many supporters feel a real connection when they send that donation. Having an open call for donations just to help your organization may work a few years down the road once you’ve developed a strong support base, but as a new nonprofit it won’t garner much results. NEVER underestimate the power of small monthly donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

From knowing your target audiences to getting them to donate, there’s a lot you need to know as a fundraiser. Create an eye-catching donation form. Your donation form is an opportunity to create a great first impression for people just discovering your nonprofit organization. Host a fundraising auction to raise even more.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Test your golfers’ skills on a par 3 with a contest called “Closest to the Pin.” In order to show the current leader, use a creative contest marker that ties into your organization or theme. Check out our list of the 18 most popular (and profitable!) Closest to the Pin. Frisbee Golf.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. How It Works: We will donate $Z to Room To Read (up to a whopping $10,000) based on the following formula: Z = (Number of people on list below that retweet) x $0.01 x (Total Retweets). 11 cents = $32.78

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. More and more money is donated on this national day of giving each year. When did Giving Tuesday begin?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I've been noticing a social media spin on making charitable donations in your community, regional, or state. It is designed for both individuals and organizations. Individuals can browse the site and find local nonprofits and make a donation online. Today, is Give To the Max Day where any donation to a nonprofit will be matched.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

"Someone should create an iPhone app that allows you to donate $1.99 What if a group of nonprofits got together and created an application where you could donate to one, or all of the groups, each month through your iTunes account?" They say they donate a portion of the retail price and ad revenue to plant trees.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Earlier this summer, we talked about the Adobe MAX Awards, an awards program that recognizes multimedia achievements in the for-profit, nonprofit, and government sectors. If you already recognize one of the finalists, that's because METRAC's Finding Zoe was honored last year in our Show Your Impact contest.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Network for Good put together a slideshow of the home pages of 10 nonprofits that are hitting it out of the ball park by being clear in their message and making it easy for a visitor to engage further or donate.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Network for Good put together a slideshow of the home pages of 10 nonprofits that are hitting it out of the ball park by being clear in their message and making it easy for a visitor to engage further or donate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Auctions and raffles are a fantastic approach to sell things that get a lot of attention and generate significant donations for your cause, but using the latest in online software, there’s no reason you can’t simply set up an online shopping page to raise funds as well. 8) Digital download donation rewards. 22) Awards ceremony.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page. What do you think Holly?

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

As part of the new YouTube for Nonprofits , Google has integrated Google Checkout donation processing for organizations in the program. What this means is that if you are in the program, viewers will see a “Donate&# button both on your channel page and when your video is playing in a standard page. What do you think Holly?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

They organize supporters, raise attention to important social and political issues, seek donations, and organize supporters to walk, run, shout, protest, and vote, things that were once done mostly by nonprofit organizations. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. They want to connect. What works?

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

You need to see the donation output of the sum total of your fundraising inputs. You will use this kind of assessment to figure out if your annual pie eating contest is more fun, more profitable or hopefully both, for example. We all want more major donations, right? And the year before? Fundraising is a fickle industry.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2013

And for those of us in the non-profit world, four days after Thanksgiving there is #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday works similar to peer-to-peer fundraising by allowing constituents to tell the story of their favorite non-profit to encourage giving. Last year, Blackbaud saw a 53% increase on this day of giving in comparison from 2011.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Data from a recent Facebook contest we ran not show that we not only significantly increased our followers in a short amount of time, but we saw individuals then head over to our website to be engaged further. We tweak and readjust along the way. Megan not only loves what she does but also understands this world. Also, think like a marketer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

One of the many important lessons the ACLU-NJ has gleaned from the “The Networked Non-Profit” and “Measuring The Networked Nonprofit” is the benefit of involving outside staff members in communications-related decision making. Increase the donations or volunteer time. What advice would you give to others? Increase awareness.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. Amy Sample Ward , filling in for Britt Bravo, writes about several awards and competitions including the UK Catalyst Awards and Simon Fairway's pointer to the digital makeover contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

This week there are two more articles with advice that isn't sleezy, one from a for-profit perspective and the other an nonprofit perspective. There was also a follow up post here. Advertising Article: Video blogger Steve Garfield recently shared an article with me called " Ten Lessons for Marketers About Viral Video.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

Consolidated Technologies Group Be sure to visit the Consolidated Technologies Group booth (#87) to learn more about their new on-line marketing communications solution designed specifically for non-profit organizations, and enter a drawing to win a free e-Book Reader. Curious to know what kind of emails are driving donations?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Before I go further, I have thank everyone for the early birthday present - a donation to the Sharing Foundation. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? It lets you ask your friends for donations instead of presents and makes it easy to thank them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The moderator, Patrick O'Heffernan, shared his thoughts based on his experience with The People Choose which is connected to Link TV and the first non-profit site to launch user-generated video as a community building process in a non profit environment. Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Nonprofit organizations are at a distinct advantage in the crowdfunding space and over any individual or for profit crowdfunding venture. Crowdfunding is a sort of popularity contest, too. Popularity contests are won with confidence. Nonprofits have reputation—brand loyalty. There is a vetting process. Hang with the cool kids.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Hold and participate in online contests, challenges, blog carnivals and memes. Donations made from a link to your donation page from your blog. You can track who is linking to you and writing about your issue by using services like Google Analytics or SiteMeter. Number of comments. Content contributed by readers (i.e.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Charities themselves can also use Firstgiving’s fundraising pages for events, special appeals or general donations. Sutton added, “Firstgiving’s goal is to make raising money for non-profits as easy and simple as possible for our users. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Sure, he raised over $20 million for Haiti and an impressive array of non-profit organizations including American Red Cross , Oxfam America , Salvation Army , Habitat for Humanity , International Rescue Committee , and the United Nations Foundation used his services. Just give me a form and I swear, I’ll donate more.

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See3

AUGUST 9, 2007

Their move into licensing reminds me of AARP, an organization with a massive for-profit subsidiary. Mission driven or profit driven? If they focused as much on getting back to this story as in creating a consumer products division, the donations will flow like never before. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

With donations and goodwill on the upswing, it is critical to understand how to fundraise for a nonprofit. The Importance of Fundraising for a Nonprofit Most nonprofits depend at least in part on voluntary donations to fulfill their mission, sustain their operations, and evolve with the times. So, let’s review the basics.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Nursery workers, teenage babysitters, and members with childcare experience volunteer to watch kids for a few hours, and grownups make a donation in exchange for a few hours of childcare. Gather all of your artisans and ask them if they’d be willing to participate in a craft sale and donate part of the profits as a fundraiser.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Impressions: Your nonprofit is creating great content on its blog, and running exciting contests on its social media feeds. The post 5 Key Social Media Analytics Your Nonprofit Needs To Track appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Specifically, for organizations using our Qgiv peer-to-peer platform, we saw the mean donation amount of $87.46 Donate and dare – This is a popular peer-to-peer fundraising strategy that involves participants enticing their friends and family to donate by promising to do a dare if a goal is met.

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