Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 19, 2010
Note from Beth: Anne Mai Bertlesen and I had a quick exchange at the end of year after I blogged about the Pepsi and Chase Giving Contests in December. She offered to write a guest post that provides an "insider's perspective" having run a number of cause-related ventures including contests.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 3, 2022
Spend two hours googling “creative fundraising ideas” to get inspired. Sort through online organizational data (Google analytics, email open rates) to see if there are insights, trends, and patterns that could be used to improve operations. Donate your skills (graphic design, strategic planning, human resources).
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sgEngage
MARCH 21, 2023
I tried ChatGPT and can tell you it writes wonderful haikus, crafted a pretty decent Valentine’s Day message for my sweetheart, and correctly predicted many of the matchups in my colleagues’ Holiday Movie bracket contest. Even Microsoft has announced incorporating AI into Bing (I wish them the best) and Google quickly followed suit.
Whole Whale
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Be careful with these types of contests as the motivation behind joining the email list may not be as aligned with the organization, and can lead to lower donation conversions as well as higher unsubscribes. The quiz can also be a way to increase awareness of an issue with additional resources at the end. In-kind: Google Ad Grant.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
million dollar budget, around $16,000 has been generated via YouTube’s Google Checkout and other donations via PayPal. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.?
Judi Sohn
JANUARY 24, 2010
" In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Please look at the 1+1+1 model that Salesforce uses (and Google as well, I think) for a better corporate giving program. " pleas. I'd love to see some data a year from now.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 8, 2007
Here's a few resources that might be of interest: How to do you explain flickr to those who haven't heard of it? Full Stop Campaign - google maps and flickr mashup. Creative Commons Swag Contest and I won! Freedom from Oil Flickr Photo Contest. March of Dimes Contest (features community voting). How-To Resources.
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