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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JULY 28, 2021

Include the prizes/rewards in with the instructions, so people are absolutely clear on what the requirements are. They would likely be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the right to put their name on the contest. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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JULY 9, 2020

Include the prizes/rewards in with the instructions so people are absolutely clear on what the requirements are. It is likely that they would be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the rights to put their name on the contest. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

To draw attention to the issue , the March of Dimes has just announced a Flickr Photo Contest : Be a Coin Star for Babies! Instructions are available here ). This year, half a million babies will be born too soon and so small they must fight to survive. Some weighing less than a handful of change.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Test your golfers’ skills on a par 3 with a contest called “Closest to the Pin.” In order to show the current leader, use a creative contest marker that ties into your organization or theme. To keep track of your sponsorship offerings, manage sponsorships with event fundraising software by OneCause. Hole of Fortune.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Include the prizes/rewards in with the instructions so people are absolutely clear on what the requirements are. It is likely that they would be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the rights to put their name on the contest. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

Here’s some easy install instructions. Sweepstakes Applet: If you considering running a contest, GOSO’s Sweepstakes applet makes it easy to manage. Networked Blogs app: If your organization is generating content on a blog, the Networked Blogs App lets you automatically post to your page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

They are also running a contest : The Red Cross is also encouraging dog owners to cool off during these dog days by diving into the American Red Cross Pet Photo Pool. Get your camera ready and sniff out these instructions to enter our Dog Days of Summer photo contest. " A slightly different take on the concept of slow.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ambassador fundraising mobilizes your loyal supporters to conduct their own personal fundraising in the form of contests, challenges, campaigns, and more for your event. Your fundraising ambassadors can promote text-to-give as a way to raise even more money during your campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2007

I just entered you, dear readers, in the Be A Better Inspiration Contest over at Yahoo. The contest is about telling a story about someone's good deed on behalf of an nonprofit organizations. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. GO TO THE CONTEST PAGE [link] 2. HURRY this ends on December 19th. So go vote now! And thank you.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Instead, provide them with information about your nonprofit, instructions on how to make an effective ask, or even write up a script they can follow to communicate with their networks and raise funds on behalf of your nonprofit. They’re volunteering to raise funds because they care about your cause.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

They made it fun by challenging participants to a car decorating contest! For your DIY or virtual option, remember that fundraisers appreciate much more direction and instruction than simply recommending they fundraise or participate in their own way in lieu of the event.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2022

Holiday Baking Competition Invite local bakers to participate in a holiday baking contest. Or, you can simply instruct participants to make their signature holiday dessert. . Reach out to local restaurants, cupcake shops, and other bakeries to invite prominent bakers to participate. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Presentations and instructional content are an important part of my content strategy and the lifeblood of my work as a trainer. Slideshare helps set my work free and share it with nonprofit professionals all over the world. In the long run, they are helping to make the world a safer, fairer, healthier place to live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2007

Flickr Photo Birthday Remix Contest. I set up a flickr group, uploaded some instructions and some photos from the past half-century, and invited people to celebrate. Using a flickr group for contest was a good strategy because as the admin, you can easily add and remove photos and dups. 54 people joined the group.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

You might offer some assistance with general instructions or simple tools that they can use. Think of activities that can be done at home, like an egg spoon race or a saltine cracker eating contest. Costume contest. Costume contests are perfect for Halloween or any activity that involves kids.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). It can be the basis for a contest, a giant concert, or an evening at home. It can be a big mess, or a quiet surprise.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. The key to making these exciting and accessible is to incorporate some form of direct mail ahead of time – you can mail craft supplies and instructions, bingo boards, or anything else your event will require.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. The key to making these exciting and accessible is to incorporate some form of direct mail ahead of time – you can mail craft supplies and instructions, bingo boards, or anything else your event will require. TUTORING ART. speaker events & Rallies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

May need to get some technical instructions on how to convert the file formats or use a service like hipcast. Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned. Contests can work too, the Crooks and Liars was mentioned. Posting cellphone videos is not easy with all video hosts. Exposure can be a motivation.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

Using contests and challenges to engage communities was the topic of the July 17 edition of the weekly CommBuild chat. The chat, facilitated by by TechSoup online community manager, Michael DeLong, included helpful advice learned by participants who have run contests. Why hold a contest or challenge? Promote, promote, promote!

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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. Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site.

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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. Towards the end of the contest, it really became "viral" as more and more people linked to our Causes site.

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Qgiv

MAY 18, 2021

After you’ve made arrangements for each event, you’ll add each location and its instructions to the event registration page. After your attendees have registered, make sure you include the instructions for participation in the confirmation email attendees will receive.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Rewards can come in many different forms, but most sites have had success with rewarding participation through recognition and acknowledgement, as well as through more overt measures like contests and prizes. To support them during the Pilot, provide them with some instructions and tasks to complete.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Each campaign, event, and even failure offers a point of instruction to help you do better next time. Here are some ideas: Members-only events and newsletters Special access and discounts Other Fundraising Tips to Keep in Mind Fundraising should be an area of ongoing improvement for your nonprofit. Make a fundraising plan.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Set up a livestream and charge participants to access the livestream so they can follow along with the instructions your chef will provide. Haunted porch contest. When Halloween rolls around , have some safe, socially-distanced fun with a haunted porch contest. Virtual scavenger hunt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve been exploring how to integrate social media into instruction at face-to-face workshops and as well as webinars. The concept of before, during, and after is an important way to plot out your instruction, getting a good understanding of the audience, and modeling. Social Learning In Webinars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic. Research to incorporate in instructional materials. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. adoption strategies ( remix from Association 2.0). Step 1: Find People. Collaboration on student projects or other ways.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal. Pet photo contest – Everyone loves looking at adorable animals and showing off their pets. With a pet photo contest, ask supporters to submit photos of their furry friends beforehand.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Everyone is instructed not to create usernames identical to their real names. The ScratchR team intentionally wanted to avoid a massive popularity contest, so they promote activity on the site, not aggregate growth of views, loves, or downloads. If you are under 18, ScratchR will display your home country but not your state or city.

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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”. Girl Develop It is an international organization, certified by the Board of Education, that provides hands-on instruction and mentorship for women and girls who want to learn coding.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

NPTech Contests and Awards. The SixthSense project is working on a set of open source instructions on how to make your own prototype augmented reality. It has since become the most powerful communication medium and some say, economic engine in history, now reaching over two and a half billion people now.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2010

Host a team contest – whoever recruits the most members by the end of the week wins a prize! On your Participant Center Homepage, give your users 1 – 2 – 3 instructions on setting up their personal page and sending out e-mails. Are teams down? Is fundraising slow to pick up?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here are a few of our favorites, taken from our list of over 100 fundraising event ideas : Races Trivia nights Fashion shows Gift basket auctions Afternoon tea events Concerts Dance offs Cooking contests Rummage sales Car washes Crafting classes. Next, consider the format of your event.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Main | Care2 Launches Americas Favorite Animal Shelter Contest » Monday Oct 13 2008 Using Google Analytics to Track a Nonprofit Website (Part 1) Monday, October 13, 2008 at 01:21PM | by James OMalley Nonprofits take note: Google Analytics software application has shattered previous barriers to analyzing and optimizing websites.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2007

It's important to have a challenge grant or contest or something that gives both urgency and some confidence that others believe in your cause. This is going to be a very busy 20 days while I madly complete other work before I go, make travel arrangements, and create instructional materials.

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