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How to Recruit Remote Volunteers During COVID-19 Using RemoteHub

Nonprofit Tech for Good

With the world caught in the throes of the global pandemic, many things are rapidly changing. RemoteHub is a global job marketplace that connects and matches companies with remote professionals. Companies are reinventing themselves for a socially-distant world, but they’re not the only ones.

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Should We Just Blow Up Nonprofit "Vote for Me" Social Good Contests ?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, I stumbled across another reason why I'd like to blow up online contests that use "vote for me" or popularity to make funding decisions. If a contest or program does not lead with social outcomes and if big money is thrown on the table, it encourages social innovation of another kind. I initially thought it was a good idea.

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TechSoup Global: Springing into Action

Tech Soup

TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November.

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Online Contests

Forum One

We have seen in recent years a growing prevalence of online contests. Here are three recent contest efforts that have impressed us. Top tier researchers participated, eventually combining into a number of global teams. The final winner will soon be announced in a nail-biter end to the contest.

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Tips for a Successful #GivingTuesday

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Tips for a Successful #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that promotes community engagement and giving back. And this all happened during the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 approximately 34.8 million people worldwide participated in Giving Tuesday and $2.47

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Tips for a Successful #GivingTuesday 2021

The Modern Nonprofit

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that promotes community engagement and giving back. And this all happened during the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event , contests, matching gifts, and challenges.

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Selfies for Good?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Using photos for online organizing is not limited to the US, it is global. Here is a recent example from Global Voices Online reporting on how activists in the Philippines used selfies to protest train fare hikes. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo.

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