Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

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. is a free web application that lets you brainstorm online. Some say it is impossible and a poll by wikimedians here. Peter Gulka had plenty to say about the lab.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Eager to make my point, I polled my fellow Gen-Xers on which fundraising platforms have had the most disruptive impact on charitable giving since 2000. Thanks to platforms such as Causecast, employees can put their free time to good use during the workday. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding. Disruptor: Omaze.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process. Work completion is clearly a goal as is accuracy.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Almost free. So, we utilized YouTube’s “video response” feature, which was great because not only was it free, but it gave all the videos more exposure. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Increased traffic?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

Almost free. So, we utilized YouTube’s “video response” feature, which was great because not only was it free, but it gave all the videos more exposure. The people’s choice winner (chosen by an online poll) was also featured on our website and social networking profiles. Increased traffic?

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Unlike typical events driven by in-person interaction, guests can be engaged with interactive polls, live shoutouts, and rotating break-out rooms ( Zoom and similar services offer all or most of these features in one). Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Unlike typical events driven by in-person interaction, guests can be engaged with interactive polls, live shoutouts, and rotating break-out rooms ( Zoom and similar services offer all or most of these features in one). Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 25, 2010

Both are free for students. The Sitings contest invites students to propose an installation and the two proposals that win each year are awarded grants and displayed in the Museum. You might think that would be sufficient effort to engage the students, but a quick informal poll suggests otherwise.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. In the summer, write about helping your dog handle the heat or how kids who are on free/reduced lunch at school are struggling for food now that school’s out. JUST for fun! Call to Action. Donate, join, volunteer, help. Video is king!

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Ask questions, conduct polls, or run contests to encourage feedback. With Google Sheets and Google Calendar, collaborate with team members, track important dates, and easily share your calendar – all for free and in real-time. To get started, sign up for a 30-day free trial of their team plan.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. She explains that some nonprofits in Canada need to store their private data internally as required by law, but want to take advantage of free cloud services such as Google for Nonprofits and Office 365. Hybrid Cloud Computing.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Andy: So we’ll see if the poll works. So if the poll is launchable, launch it. And you feel free to go ahead and drop your answers into chat if that’s the way to handle this, and we’ll see what pops up. And, Harvey, feel free to jump in. . tax law, not, feel free to weigh in. . Next slide. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The internet is loaded with amazing free or low-cost tools and resources! BlueHost is w low-cost web and email hosting company with excellent customer service and free SSL Certificates. Iconfinder is an online database of almost one million icons and many of the social media icons sets are available to download for free.

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