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5 Creative & Fun Halloween Fundraiser Ideas

Greater Giving

You have several options when it comes time for payment: cash and checks only; credit/debit cards; PayPal; etc. Organize a Pumpkin Carving Contest. Why not host a pumpkin carving contest? The easiest way to organize a pumpkin carving contest is to ask your school or a local business to host it.

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What Lessons Will Pepsi Learn About Crowdsourcing for Social Good from Chase Bank Contest Fail?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rather than donating the money to nonprofits through a traditional corporate responsibility grant program, Pepsi will jump on the online contest bandwagon. Pepsi will have contests every month for 10 months beginning Jan. The groups say that until Chase made changes to the contest, they appeared to be among the top 100 vote-getters.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Build a relationship with the staff and board of your local community foundation. Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Canvas door-to-door.

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13 Innovative Online Fundraising Ideas For Nonprofits & Charities

CauseVox

Get local businesses involved for prize sponsorships, and make it a public, fun event that everyone can come and watch. Considerations: have an impartial umpire or judge for the games so that its a fair contest for all. Reach out to a talented volunteer or local artist to lead the class, and purchases the necessary supplies.

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Top #GivingTuesday Takeaways for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Connection Cafe

Taking a different approach, the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature , the largest natural and cultural history museum on Florida’s Gulf Coast, partnered with a local couple who are matching donations dollar for do llar up to $25,000 given before December 31. . What are the # GivingTuesday takeaways to apply next year ? .

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe.

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How to Raise Money for Nonprofits: The Ultimate Guide

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Not only that, but it makes it possible for you to accept credit card and eCheck donations without services like PayPal. You don’t want to have to pay a premium for the items you’re bringing to auction, so it helps to call around and try to get auction items donated from local businesses.

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