Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. How do leaders help team members realize their gifts so they can be used with others?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Online fundraising is extremely cost-effective compared to other types of fundraising campaigns, and our Generational Giving Report revealed that almost 55% of donors prefer to go online to make a gift. Matching gifts drive. Partner with a corporate sponsor or a major gifts supporter to host a matching gifts drive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. How do leaders help team members realize their gifts so they can be used with others?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the compelling book, Leading With Heart. How do leaders help team members realize their gifts so they can be used with others?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling book, Leading With Heart. How do leaders help team members realize their gifts so they can be used with others?

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2023

These could be used as auction items, raffle prizes, or attendee gifts. When pitching these types of sponsorships, keep lines of communication open to determine the best donation options for the business to get the most out of it. Donated services. Offer memorable event experiences that leave a lasting impression on attendees.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Even though the calls were simply to check in with donors and see how they were doing during a trying time, it also resulted in gifts. Focus on how their past gifts are still making a difference and give them opportunities to ask questions about your organization. This is any type of gift that isn’t financial! Bingo Night.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Take this quick survey and be entered in a drawing to win an Amazon.com gift certificate. The next Knight News Challenge: Health opened August 19, with an "inspiration phase" where anyone can submit inspirations, ideas, or challenges related to the topic. The study involved 94 nonprofits and 33,000 people. Get the full report here.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

To generate excitement for your virtual audience, consider pre-event contests, social media competitions, watch party gift boxes, and other pre-event activities as a way to get your virtual audience motivated. Your silent auction is another area to adjust for an online audience. The Guest List.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Visit the contest site today and cast your vote! Public voting is open through March 10th, 2014. We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages. Voting is easy; you simply select your choice in each category. Individuals can vote once per day.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Gift wrapping. Most winter holidays have one thing in common: gift giving. During this time of year, you can count on wrapping paper sales skyrocketing, but becoming a gift-wrapping professional is no easy task for just anybody. Then, find an area like a community center where you can set up your gift-wrapping station.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. 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. Many supporters feel a real connection when they send that donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and #GivingTuesday launched #MyGivingStory – a social media campaign and contest that asks people around country to tell their giving stories: to whom they give and why it is meaningful to them. The call for submissions opens today, November 2, 2015 , and runs through November 24.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship. Tip #3: Be Open to Having Conversations Opportunities are everywhere. Focus on fostering relationships and check in regularly to see if any new opportunities have opened up.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auction off items like pet goodie baskets, doggie daycare gift certificates, grooming supplies, a fancy cat tree, and more! For instance, you can auction off: Holiday gift baskets Gift certificates for a Christmas event Certificates for a romantic Valentines giveaway A romantic Valentines day dinner for two. A Night On the Town.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Peer pressure has a funny way of inspiring larger gifts. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall, like North Shore Medical Center’s Cancer Walk/Run. Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers. insert link}.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. The organizer set a goal of sending five $100 gift cards each month. Can you do it? That’s your fundraising goal.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s also a time for gifts and new clothes, making this a great chance to raise funds or donations of new clothing, especially for children. Don’t forget to leave the door open and a glass of wine out for Elijah. Local libraries may also be open hosting egg-hunters for a good cause. March Madness Money. BBQ for Good.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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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. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Team up with local news.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Get the city permits, and then make sure there’s a good open area for an after-party. Help your supporters out and create a Donation-for-Dad gift that gives them a nice printable or ecard telling their dad that a gift was made in his name. Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

That means there is ample opportunity to leverage this day of gift-giving to bring joy to mothers around the world AND make an even greater impact for your organization. Matching gifts: Engage a big donor with the idea of getting them to match the campaign’s efforts with a generous gift. Card Service.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it – geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media. They want to know how their gift will be used. Mobile Giving.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

The grand prize will be a $500 Amazon gift certificate, with five honorable mentions receiving $100 gift certificates. Our contest begins today, August 29, 2016, and closes September 11, 2016. Challenge submission opens August 29, 2016 at 8:00:01 a.m. Now is the time to send in your nonprofit's story! Eligibility.

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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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Care2

JULY 19, 2010

If your nonprofit has been contemplating entering online fundraising contests, check out the 2009 American Giving Challenge report released by the Case Foundation. More than 82,000 individual donors made 105,000 donations to nearly 8,000 causes with an average gift of $17.73. The challenge raised $2.1

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Based on this philosophy, Cora makes it her business to open doors to a path of continual success for companies of all sizes. Social media contests. Examples of these include Double the Donation online matching gift resources and 360 MatchPro matching gift software.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Below and at this link is information on the position: *POSITION OPEN* POSITION: New Media Manager PURPOSE: Responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communications goals and objectives. Kellogg Foundation The W.K. This is a newly created position.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Is there an open setup that naturally stimulates side conversations throughout the day? With screen-sharing capabilities, you can open online Monopoly, JackBox games (a popular party game), or Bingo onto your desktop to allow for full participation. So How Do You Drive Participation?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Email: Number of new subscribers, open rates and click through rates, best performing subject lines and topics, and most engaged email audience segment. What are the short-term and long-term goals and objectives? Who are the target audiences?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

They open up a ton of flexibility in terms of scale, timeframe, and additional virtual activities to engage donors. Blast bid opening announcements and bid closure countdowns to all your participants. Stock donations and corporate matching gifts (which have been upped by many companies in response to COVID-19 ) are great examples.

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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”. Instead of measuring size, new metrics such as deliverability rates, open rates, click-thru rates and conversions are used to assess the quality of your growth and help determine the return on investment.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Peer pressure has a funny way of inspiring larger gifts. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall. Make fundraising a game by offering rewards for levels achieved (E.g. $50

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

The Science Fair opens at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom, check out the full exhibitor list on myNTC. Stop by booth #59 sporting your ClientTrack Skippy Pin (included in your conference tote bag) to receive a complimentary gift and meet the most passionate and expert technologists in the human services industry. Forum One Communications.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

This opening reception provides an opportunity to network with nptech professionals while checking out nearly 100 exhibirors showing off their latest and greatest offerings to the nonprofit sector. It's also the setting for the conference's Opening Reception. Just slide open the 3” widescreen to show your videos instantly to friends.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it - geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media. They want to know how their gift will be used.

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