Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore the top platforms you can leverage to get the word out about your business, including: Your Website Social Media Mobile App A well-designed marketing plan can give your business the fuel it needs to bring attention to its services, products, events, campaigns, and more.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. Ask your local donut maker to donate a portion of their proceeds on June 7 to your cause, or ask a favorite hot dog shack to give special coupons for a free or discounted frank to the folks that donate to you in a given time period. Bike-a-Thon.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

When equipped with both web-based and mobile bidding tools, online auctions for nonprofits are not only very possible but also extremely successful. Themed branding elements on your online platform and mobile bidding app. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

See if there is a local designer who could provide their services as an in-kind donation and make your materials really pop. For broader reach, reach out to local newspapers, radio stations, and TV channels and pitch them on stories that highlight your fundraiser. And in order to do that, you’re going to have to go old school.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In today’s connected world, why limit yourself to your local area? Although being somewhere in person will draw more attention, you can still have a presence at local hotspots without physically spending your day there. To make the process extra fun and to make your posters extra eye-catching, consider having a poster design contest.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Everyone, though, should be interested in your innovative mobile fundraising and bidding software ! 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. Closest to the Pin.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

This is a type of event where donors pay a fee to be a part of a contest where the “last person standing” receives some sort of prize. Contestants lasted as long as 70 hours before MrBeast decided to end the competition himself! Host a virtual auction where you auction off items that help support your local community.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2023

This might include logo placement on your event registration website, your management platform’s accompanying mobile app, or other built-in sponsorship exposure. Maybe a local florist is willing to donate flower arrangements for each table at your gala or a marketing or PR firm will provide pro-bono services to help promote the event.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

One of the biggest trends in mobile giving right now is gamification: the integration of game dynamics, like points, badges, or levels, into a fundraising or social good campaign. Mobile Apps. rewards users for volunteering at local food banks, animal shelters and other organizations. Gamify Your Organization.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2016

What happens when you combine local government, open data, and creative and tech-savvy citizens? A Contest Built on City Data. They reached to these communities through the NetSquared Warsaw groups, tech- and startup-focused meetups, and through local universities such as the Warsaw University of Technology. Apps4Warsaw.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. If we create contests to encourage these behaviors in all fundraisers, it can help raise incremental revenue. Belong to a team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

As I wrote back in September when first covering Giving Tuesday, Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised many millions of dollars in 24 hours using the Razoo platform its first year. Social media specific webinars.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. Have a strategy in place in case your internet goes out, such as a mobile hotspot or another host who can take over from a different location. Contact Local Media.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Other tools you’ll likely invest in include an event registration tool, a livestreaming platform, eCommerce tool, and online/mobile auction tool— but the specifics will depend on the unique idea you decide to host. Encourage your peer-to-peer participants to go mobile with a text fundraising campaign. Geocaching. Golf-a-thon.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. You probably already receive support from many local companies. Making Participants and Donors Successful with Mobile Solutions. Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers. After the initial excitement wears off, your fundraisers may need motivation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

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. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Contest is here!

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Norton Satellite from Symantec is a free app that scans your Facebook feed for malicious links, as well as your Dropbox and local files for malware. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest invites both new and seasoned developers to create an app for "social good. Productivity.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

She is regularly featured as a presenter at multiple chambers of commerce and local workshops and seminars on networking, event marketing, and sales training. Video ads Display ads Native ads Email marketing Geo targeting and geofencing Mobile applications. Social media contests. Online auctions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

In many towns, NPR and PBS stations are the only locally-owned media organizations, and their mission to serve the public demands that they develop new ways of engaging and strengthening those communities. Online contests that award dollars to nonprofit causes are here to stay. You Mobile Non-profit: a play in three acts.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2014

Caravan Studios drew in local nonprofits with an invitation for snacks and some serious brainstorming — to hear the problems that only those people deeply involved knew about because they ran into these obstacles daily. The contest sought solutions to support and empower trafficking survivors. Tell Us Your Woes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Strange News. Yes that's right. Accessibility.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you don't have a local group (I can help fix that problem! ), there are also free online guides and a global Twitter chat October 5 using the hashtag #storymakers2017. And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2012

NTEN Member Knight Foundation announced their latest Knight News Challenge: mobile. The contest runs from August 29 until noon EDT on September 10, and hopes to uncover new ways of using mobile as a social engagement tool. The conversations focus on Constituent Relationship Management (CRM),social media, and online marketing.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Mobile giving makes it easy to reach your donors on the devices they carry with them everywhere. Well, for starters, you need your supporters’ consent to text them and their mobile phone numbers. Download our peer-to-peer event success toolkit for tons of tips and resources that make peer-to-peer fundraising easier.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Mobile Tech for Nonprofits - A Global Health Success Story. First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for St.

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Care2

MARCH 31, 2010

Mobilize an army of e-activists to win advocacy victories for your cause (while building your own army)? Or to vote for you in a contest? Care2 members donate many millions of dollars to charity and help nonprofits win hundreds of major advocacy victories for important causes every year -- locally, nationally and internationally.

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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!). First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for St.John Kaama Primary. First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 11, 2011

They are going to give five organizations 5,000 responses each (these could be divided up into multiple questions or used all for one), for free, with just two stipulations: You can only use global or national surveys (not local). You have to share what you learn! That’s it! Share Your Questions to Win.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Many microgiving websites make it outrageously simple to donate, and with mobile giving on the rise, we can definitely expect an increase in the number of smaller donations. It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. For inspiration.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2015

Since 2001, OvidiuRo's team has grown from 8 people to 20 staff members and 404 volunteers in local teams. Using a mobile application, teachers take note of those who attend the program and those who don't. They connect the team in Bucharest to this information in real time with the mobile app. Images: OvidiuRo.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2015

Since 2001, OvidiuRo's team has grown from 8 people to 20 staff members and 404 volunteers in local teams. Using a mobile application, teachers take note of those who attend the program and those who don't. They connect the team in Bucharest to this information in real time with the mobile app. Images: OvidiuRo.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2016

Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game that is available on mobile phones. I was able to promote it through community forums and local fan sites. Our main activity was the photo contest. We had 20 people participate in the photo contest. Has your organization thought about how to leverage technology like Pokémon Go?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2011

This year, we're happy to congratulate one of our (HQ local) clients, Austin Pets Alive! , It doesn't take a lot to know that this challenge meant really mobilizing in the community to get awareness and adoption up! Author: Brandy Reppy. We love our clients at Convio, and we love to hear their success stories. Austin Pets Alive!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2021

Galas, contests and performances went virtual. You are no longer confined to your local community to attend your event and support your cause. With virtual events, local supporters who cannot attend in-person can still be a part of special moments and participate in activities from afar.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Our mission is to empower individuals to mobilize their friends for collective action, who then spread the word to their friends, and eventually create movements that span local communities and even the globe. So, Michelle started a cause. Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She was a pioneer of the Eagles Care program, which partners the Eagles with local nonprofits to make a lasting difference in the Philadelphia community. Paul is the CEO and Co-Founder of Boston-based FableVision, which creates and distributes original educational media, mobile games and apps designed to move the world to a better place.

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