Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

To celebrate their beta launch, they are offering a $10,000 Change Your World Contest Prize to the social change group or organization (this includes non-profits, student groups, volunteer networks, fundraising groups, or other networks organized around social issues) that starts a group on Razoo, and recruits at least 100 members by September 15th.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re fundraising for your church’s youth group, your school, or your kid’s sports team, investing in the education and wellbeing of your kids is priceless. For a fun addition, ask students to bring sleeping bags and blankets to school with them. Students love seeing their teachers and principals outside of their comfort zone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 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. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! Alaskan Native Group Tells Stories on X-Box.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. The book also has a social good purpose.

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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: An animal rescue group might aim to increase the number of animals they save by 25%. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. Can you do it?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. Framed photos This could be a group shot of all the volunteers or an individual portrait of each volunteer. For school volunteers, you can gather thank-you notes from students and teachers. Blankets Get creative and design your own blankets!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2015

Pamela Clark began New Heights Educational Group in 2006, as part of a lifelong commitment to education. " New Heights Educational Group is designed to be one-stop shop for all education needs. Not every student can be reached in person. New Heights has used Citrix GoToMeeting to connect teachers and tutors with students.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. Further, by inviting the students who are benefiting from the Family Stability Fund, the donors can get first-hand interaction with those that they are helping. Bingo Night.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. After all, you’ll be going to multiple locations and drinking alcohol with a large group. Photo Contest Photo costs are incredibly diverse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

You might also consider setting up a Facebook Group just for alumni and encourage them to share this information. This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

It’s common for sororities and fraternities to volunteer as a group. You could create faux Olympic games as a peer-to-peer fundraiser, do a sleep-out, or host a costume contest. Recruit runners from the student body and have them serve as your champions, raising money in support of their run. Volunteer Together. Spirit Wear.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

Share Exclusive Content, Challenges, and Contests. " Because its target group is millennials and younger, it makes sense that this nonprofit has a " snapmaster" who is in charge of sending visual messages to DoSomething's members. Remember when Facebook was just for college students? Image 1: Snapchat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Membership cards: Some people like being card-carrying members of a group. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Observe your community research as it happens (polling, focus groups, town halls). Offer surprise drawings and contests during the year.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Pet Photo Contest Capture the community’s love for their furry friends by organizing a pet photo contest, with participants paying an entry fee for a chance to showcase their pets and win prizes. You can look at half the events on this list and just add students for some extra pop. We’ll see you there!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). NetSquared groups are holding free events all month. Kibiribiri, Uganda: Building Capacities of Teachers and Students in Digital Storytelling. Friday, April 22.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Causes Facebook Challenge Social Media 38

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Raising money in a micro-philanthropic environment will come naturally to these groups. Simplistic appeals targeted at teens and college students don't. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Another approach to the online contest phenomenon is to run your own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

This includes some of the most basic student essentials. The Reboot the Suit campaign lets you donate as little as a dollar, and the biggest group of donors have pledged less than $25. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding. Joe, what you are missing are the contest platforms,” said Michael. Disruptor: Omaze.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here. The group is enthusiastically engaged with this idea all year long and how to implement it. link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest. will collet only from the 9th standard students to phd students.at

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Encouraging kids to read isn’t always easy, but with an added element of competition, you might just turn students into avid bibliophiles! With a read-a-thon , your students can set up personal fundraising pages and ask for donations and pledges from their networks based on how many books they’ll read. Haunted porch contest.

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Ideas Fundraising Virtual Movie 52

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

They combine putting and chipping contests with silent and live auctions, dinner, an open bar, and the opportunity to win a ton of fun prizes, all while raising money for their mission. Their event also appeals to a wide age group, and attendees don’t need to be a seasoned golf player to have a lot of fun. A reliable (and funny!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

We go to WOW server and get a group together. College students have led the fight on issues. College students have led the fight on issues. We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. To get gamers to hook up and play. Engage in some practices that overcome differences. 700,000 have played the game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. happens, I observe day laborers.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Raising money to support various projects, groups, and programs can be tough, especially with a small congregation. You can also make announcements in other places, like small groups, Wednesday-night church, Bible studies, and other gatherings. Youth Group Fundraising Ideas. Workers (they don’t have to be students!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

I put a query out on NTEN Affinity Group of Nonprofit Webmasters. Greenhill SAVP - This led to a blog post where we had written about a local VC pitch contest we won. you won't get it unless you were a music conservatory student like me. I've also been using my own blog data as a sandbox for running and interpreting reports.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Let's say I'm leading a youth group or course about nutrition and being healthy for at-risk youth. Some organizations start off with department or group staff blogs. Recipe Swamp Group. Hiring people. Flickr Farm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In addition to sending a birthday card, the Sharing Foundation has just launched its campaign for college student sponsorships over at Global Giving. Flickr Photo Birthday Card Remix Contest. Join the group, remix a photo of me, add the name of your favorite charity, and I'll donate $52 to the winner's charity.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. We also created the Brooklyn Graffiti Group. But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. A place that makes it all pretty darn cool. Is there such a place?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. And you don’t need famous musical groups either: Local acts with local fan bases are a great way to attract audiences and put on a great show.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

” So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? She takes a step back and she creates an engagement strategy that she knows will engage and inspire a huge group of donors. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. You can choose Sandy. One of them is Sandy. I call her Scattered Sandy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So you have two choices around how to approach this contest, right? She takes a step back and she creates an engagement strategy that she knows will engage and inspire a huge group of donors. All of my students did too, all of my clients did too. And the first fundraiser to get 10 donors to increase their annual gift wins.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

One test in particular focused on design and photography, using splash pages for a contest called “Dinner with Barack”. Instead of spending months or years developing a program, SamaUSA launched with a Minimum Viable program (MVP): a 10-week training program and a first cohort of 20 students. In the following test we had two photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Before GlobalGiving I spent a few years helping to build the Washington Area Women's Foundation - and that's when I started becoming a "student' of philanthropy. They selected a great group of projects to support, and within the first 72 hours of the campaign have raised over $1,000.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

A select group of these ideas are provided below. The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. Young Diplomat Program. Department of State. Vote for this Idea].

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

They had a chance to win free services from Karma Store, a new technology group that helps nonprofits easily show donors the work they do through responsive web design, dynamic infographics, and photo updates. Bottom image: Group of young women using laptops in Cambodia ( GETSET-GO ).

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We invited a private art school to fill a very public wall with paintings made by students in response to the question, "How would you depict love?" When you get a group together at the table, it's incredibly fun and successful at prompting people to share personal stories related to the topics at hand.

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