Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Charitable giving through online platforms has risen exponentially over the past several years , and that trend’s only continued since COVID-19 forced nonprofits to postpone, or even cancel, their in-person fundraisers. Expand your nonprofit’s reach and grow a bigger donor base than ever! Find out more here !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Contests have also helped inspire nonprofits—motivated by cash prizes —to dip their toes into the social fundraising waters.

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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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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. With the right text-to-give platform, your nonprofit will be able to quickly access any funds donated. Market Your Nonprofit with Text-to-Give. Use Text-to-Give in Fundraising Events.

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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. If the pro wins the bet, the money will go to the nonprofit. charity golf tournament ideas for nonprofits!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2010

Please join me on June 21st from 1-2 PM PST for the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit. These are my notes for webinar about Nonprofits and Slideshare , a social site where community members share presentations, documents and pdfs. Networked nonprofits are simple and transparent organizations. 6) Training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

One of the great things about the Nonprofit Technology Conference is that you get to connect with colleagues. As a nonprofit technology trainer, I have to keep up to date on a lot of topics, including Facebook. John’s book takes you through the technical and practical aspects of marketing on Facebook, particularly brand pages.

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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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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you have the power to turn the winter season into an opportunity to engage your supporters with a peer-to-peer fundraiser! Holiday Baking Competition Invite local bakers to participate in a holiday baking contest. Instead, they can earn extra funding for your cause through their employers. .

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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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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Did you know that almost 70% of nonprofits are planning to incorporate virtual elements into their events in some way, whether that’s with hybrid events, virtual-only events, or a combination of all of them? This is because this strategy involves recruiting passionate supporters to fundraise on your nonprofit organization’s behalf.

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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. (It

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Charitable giving is essential to your nonprofit, but fundraising can be one of your most daunting tasks. With donations and goodwill on the upswing, it is critical to understand how to fundraise for a nonprofit. It’s likely your nonprofit will depend on three common sources of income. So, let’s review the basics.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic still very present, nonprofits are again faced with the challenge of deciding whether to hold in-person or virtual events this year. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. Nonprofit Fundraising Event Coronavirus Survival Guide . TUTORING ART.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the days grow shorter and the year’s narrative approaches its climax, nonprofit leaders are presented with a golden opportunity: to rally their communities for one last, impactful push. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. Many of us would jump at the chance to get dressed to the nines again!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Their Causes page garnered over $94,000 from 6,268 members in 50 days. How did they do it?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

I was up too late editing a screencast to do a content analysis yesterday, instead I found a great thread on Nonprofits and Vlogging over at Social Edge facilitated by Patrick O'Heffernan. Nonprofit content may be attractive to companies working in this emerging field and there may be potential for some partnerships.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

How Networked Nonprofits Use Facebook. This year, Alan invited me to present a webinar for participants in the Marcus Institute Digital Education for the Arts on how Networked Nonprofits use Facebook. And, of course, to revisit my Cute Dog Theory and see how it applies to Networked Nonprofits. Introduction.

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Qgiv

MAY 18, 2021

As we move into a post-COVID world, nonprofits are going to need to be flexible (so it’s good thing you’re pros by now!). Peer-to-peer fundraising events enable your existing supporters to get further involved with your nonprofit and help raise funds! of nonprofits are planning to go back to strictly in-person events (another 26.6%

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. Before we dive in, we’ll quickly talk about the current state of fundraising events and what the future looks like for modern nonprofits. Board fundraisers – Your nonprofit board of directors is the governing body of your organization.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits, schools, churches, and many other organizations were forced to get creative to come up with fundraising ideas during COVID. When the pandemic first started, who could’ve guessed that it would change the way many nonprofits fundraise forever? Haunted porch contest. Virtual scavenger hunt.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

The nonprofit technology news this month reports on the reinvention of the wheel in India and Africa, how nonprofits are leading the wearable computing field, the privacy threat you may not have heard about yet, and plenty more. NPTech Contests and Awards. There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. News flash.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

which was a remix of Marnie Webb 's Ten Ways Nonprofits Can Change the World. I'll be using a new online learning platform that I haven't used before and the participants are a slightly different audience than nonprofit staff or at least I think. Personal learning and reflection on and about your instructional topic.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Donations are essential to the health of your nonprofit organization. However, collecting donations is easier said than done, whether you’re a small nonprofit just starting out or a large, well-established organization. See how Qgiv can help you with your fundraising campaign! Request Demo. 20+ Tips to Get More Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

” After spending five years living and breathing networks and measurement and designing and delivering many, many nonprofit capacity building programs, my focus is going to be on how nonprofits can apply measurement and their networks to learn for impact. Susmita De, Nonprofit-Share (Chief Operating Officer).

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" 60) Search « See3 Releases Their Guide to Online Video.as

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2010

The bulk of nonprofit thon events occur from September through November each year, which means there is a LOT of competition out there if you host a fundraising event in the upcoming months. Host a team contest – whoever recruits the most members by the end of the week wins a prize! Not sure what a THON is? Are teams down?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions.

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