NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Fundraising Results: Close to 18,000 people participated in this online fundraising contest resulting in over $2 million dollars being given to 1,200 participating nonprofits. Prizes were given out from a $148,000 award pool that consisted of: One set of Grand Awards that rewarded nonprofits for garnering the most donors.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

From expanding your nonprofit’s reach and making your events more accessible to donors all over the world to boosting your revenue, a virtual auction is a modern and exciting fundraising event that every nonprofit should consider adding to their calendar. Streamlined registration and checkout process. Sponsor ticketing and tracking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? Please summarize your ROI. The ROI for us is measured in lives saved more than just the money raised to do so. In the sheer volume of donors, about 90% contribute online, however our largest donations still come by check.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Either way, it’s time to brush up on your peer-to-peer fundraising chops and check out some online fundraising ideas that you can use to attract donors to your nonprofit. When your donors fundraise for you, they build credibility for your cause. Tip: Leverage existing matching gifts from your donor’s employers as well.

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest. Among organizations, contests may seem like a short-cut to get compelling content, and cheaply. The current Heinz contest is a great example.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2008

The first $50,000 fundraising contest I won for the Sharing Foundation was the Yahoo/Network for Good Charity Badge contest in 2007. (We So, the reminder and more data about ways to connect and cultivate your middle and major donors online is a good one. The Wired Wealthy. We raised $53,000, plus we got a $50,000 prize).

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This led to acquisition tactics like iPad giveaway contests, buying lists and hiding unsubscribe buttons and practices of “email blasts”. But, with engagement a key factor for delivery, some donors and advocates stopped receiving email from organizations they supported. That’s ok, not every relationship works out.

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CauseVox

MAY 3, 2021

However you can still have a strong ROI thanks to the lower expenses. If you’re hosting a social media contest, you could make a sponsor part of it as a co-host. Just as with individual donors, the follow up and relationship building are incredibly important. You may need to adjust your price points to reflect these facts.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Because nonprofits have to rely on their donors instead of customers or clients to fulfill their missions, their assessment standards cannot be as clear cut. 1) Year-Over-Year Increase in Donors. A sure sign of improvement is growth in the number of donors you have year-over-year. This is true vice versa for loss of donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Perhaps that a bad analogy - certainly your donors aren't primates. The next iteration of a photo contest, LOL Seals. The first contest, they asked people to upload their photos and tag it themselves, which meant they had to create a Flickr account and know what “tagging” was. There is a web and Facebook version. Conclusion.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

The first was about ROI. ROI” as the title of a session. Beth pointed out a great study on blogging ROI from Forrester. She asked the audience how many people use formal ROI evaluations with regard to social media efforts. See3 has run many successful video contests (a few examples here , here and here ).

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See3

JANUARY 21, 2008

500,000 will be awarded through the challenge to charities whose supporters have attracted the most unique donors to their cause using new and innovative online tools. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time. Increased traffic?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The only cost, as with many social campaigns, was staff time. Increased traffic?

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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. Michael Stein has an interview with Jonathan Coleman about his success building a donor base on Facebook. Rapid Donor Cultivation white paper from Common Knowledge. Which one worked best?

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See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

And they have done it using $25 and $50 donors. They have raised lots of money from those small donors. For the Obama campaign to get to $117,300 from $25 donors mean they have 4692 people donating instead of only 51. The Obama campaign says they have more than 350,000 donors this year so far. 350,000 donors!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" However, since most of our donors are aged 40+, very few had a Facebook account.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" However, since most of our donors are aged 40+, very few had a Facebook account.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

New donors, major donors, younger donors, etc.). What’s your event’s ROI? Are donors enthusiastic about your event (Hint: you should use donor surveys after events to gauge their feelings !)? So, you’ve realized your traditional spring fundraising event isn’t thrilling your donors the way you’d like.

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Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!"

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How do you calculate an advocacy address vs. a donor address?

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How do you calculate an advocacy address vs. a donor address?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Schwartz wrote about an exceptional contest organized by the Knight Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 27% of online donors say that email is the tool that most inspires them to give (social media 29%, 18% website, 12% print). The time invested in ramping up your campaigns and the content strategy behind it is well worth it in terms of return on investment (ROI).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. I shall investigate - I muttered - to know what ROI could account for.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I think this is a common subconscious set of thoughts from donors. A typical match program will get a high-net-worth donor to conditionally pledge some money, say, $75,000. Often this is a nice way to up a gift from a major donor as well as getting your base excited. The major donors get more attention. OK, you got me.

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

The viewers/donors might look similar to what we see on Facebook causes but we will wait until we have some real data before speculating further. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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See3

OCTOBER 25, 2007

The viewers/donors might look similar to what we see on Facebook causes but we will wait until we have some real data before speculating further. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I think we are going to see many more nonprofits launching interactive video campaigns and contests.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I think we are going to see many more nonprofits launching interactive video campaigns and contests.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The organization is also creating DVD’s of some of the videos to send to prospective donors. Instead of simply telling potential donors about the organization’s overseas outreach work, it can show them the people it helps and allow them to hear volunteers and those they help in their own words.

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See3

NOVEMBER 12, 2007

The organization is also creating DVD’s of some of the videos to send to prospective donors. Instead of simply telling potential donors about the organization’s overseas outreach work, it can show them the people it helps and allow them to hear volunteers and those they help in their own words.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Most philanthropy still comes in the form of small gifts, but there is also a growing group of donors, like Bill and Melinda Gates, who are interested in bringing some of the quantitative rigor of big business to philanthropy. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Without the generosity of your current donors and your consistent effort to acquire new ones, it would be impossible for your team to continue working toward accomplishing your mission. Ask your donors to spread the word. Not every fundraising strategy is one-size-fits-all, and you know your donors best! Find more major gifts.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

With almost 40% of smaller nonprofits hosting at least two to five events every year, everyone involved with your organization, from your volunteers and staff to your donors and event attendees, will stand to benefit. If your donors and community members aren’t interested in attending the event you’re putting on, most of them won’t show up.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Nonprofits must now communicate with five generations of donors , supporters, and communities served: 1. Track and report success in a Social Media ROI spreadsheet. To be successful utilizing mobile and social media for fundraising, you need a strategic plan and a budget. Chapter 1: Nonprofit Technology and Fundraising.

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