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New on SSIR: Tap the crowd with iStart

Amy Sample Ward

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.

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Ideas Wanted to Increase Participation in Elections

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Facilitate these activities at either the local, state, or national level. The contest is open to anyone — including journalists, local election officials, civic technologists, academics, businesses, nonprofits, governments, and individuals. And the News Challenge FAQ. Make voting easy, efficient, and fair. spanhidden.

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Nonprofit and Flickr Resource List: Not listed, Add in the Comments

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

is a web-based digital photo sharing application that uses tags to facilitate finding people and photos. Creative Commons Swag Contest and I won! Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest. March of Dimes Contest (features community voting). Nature Conservancy Photo Contest. It isn??????t Getting Attention on Flickr.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The 2nd Annual DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards

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Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit their videos to the contest, hosted on DoGooderTV , the video sharing platform for nonprofits. The theme of this year’s contest is From the Ground Up: Using Technology to Engage Constituents and Make the World a Better Place. The finalists will be shown on www.DoGooder.tv

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Make sure to read through the FAQ and look at last year's winners to get a sense of what they are willing to fund.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tagging helps found things stay found as well as facilitate the wisdom of the group. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. For example, you can use them for people to add their names to an RSVP list, add themselves to a directory, or write an article, FAQ, or manifesto together.

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