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No Tricks, All Treats: 18 Spooktacular Halloween Fundraising Ideas

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An app-based scavenger hunt can also facilitate a hybrid event if you have participants who are more comfortable virtually attending. Ghost story contest. If you’re lacking a good collection of horror stories to tell, send a call out to your imaginative supporters to send in their scariest stories for a ghost story contest fundraiser.

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25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas | A Guide for 2021

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A good way to facilitate an in-kind donation campaign virtually is to take advantage of your online tools and make an eCommerce page with a list of needed products. These “Family Meetings” are a great way to not only keep supporters engaged, but also to facilitate them meeting other supporters they don’t know. Bingo Night.

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Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas to Explore

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And, since all virtual engagements are facilitated by your digital tools, it’s the perfect method of collecting valuable data and determining if and where engagements are dropping off. John Center for Homeless Men recently hosted their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent. Costume contest.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest. 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's your choice.

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A Few Reflections from SXSW Crowdsourcing Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called " Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change." Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross came up with the " Social Media for Social Good Case Study Contest " and did all the heavy lifting to make it happen. Crowdsourcing View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Tagging helps found things stay found as well as facilitate the wisdom of the group. Adding a new data point to it. Another example. Del.icio.us

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

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We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.