Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

What you may not see are the many nonprofit techies who can’t participate because they work for small nonprofits with small budgets that could not handle the cost of travel and registration. There is also a Giving Story Contest for donors to share why they give and win a cash prize for the organization of their choice.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Then, set up an event registration page and watch the signups roll in! Consider recording the content so that afterwards supporters and registrants can watch it again in the future. 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. Bingo Night.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

This data can also help guide the follow-up and stewardship processes, as you can quickly sort bidders by total contributions or other engagement metrics. Be sure to link directly to your virtual auction’s website or registration form.

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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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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

CauseVox also recently introduced our new activity metric , which allows participants to track their participation, whether that’s miles walked or laps swam. Don’t forget to pay attention to the registration side of things either. To make the registration and payment process seamless, set up an online fundraising page.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

This means companies can track their return on investment with an array of measurement tools and metrics available online, and ultimately improve their conversion rate and quality of leads over time. Social media contests. Types of Online Fundraising Events. Almost anything goes when it comes to this type of fundraising.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

It wasn’t meant as a statement about what I think about whether or not web stats are a useful metric of much. Webstats are, of course, important, both as an internal metric to watch, analyze, and improve, and for that matter, to put out there, in conjunction with lots of other data. What are our registrations for conferences?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. You may look at metrics such as: . Or, offer an all-day auction, contests, and other activities for them to get involved and help you raise funds. . Collect registrations online and allow people to complete the run at any time on Giving Tuesday itself. Photo Contest. Fundraising Letters.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

As NTEN points out , the campaign include integrated tactics: They have a custom landing tab on Facebook for the campaign, tied to a contest: they’re asking their fans to share their pets’ stories and photos. Like all rock star nonprofit social media mavens, Carie Lewis is a curator of social media metrics.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Competition: This is an event where you gather participants to compete against each other in some sort of contest. It could be a charity 5k, a pie-eating contest, or a battle of the bands. New Volunteers: If you are running a volunteering event, this is the primary metric you’re going to use to judge success. Let’s get started!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Registration here. American Open Challenge is GlobalGiving's second online giving contest. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here. Okay, with all these contests perhaps you're worried about Cause Fatigue. Here's a systems way to think about the impact that such contests can create.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2010

For those of you responsible for managing a fall thon event, I thought it might be an appropriate time to remind you about a few best practices to help boost your event's registration and fundraising results. Keep an eye on these metrics each week, so you can correct your communications and tactics as needed. Are teams down?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. Credit: Broken Banjo Photography] It takes a lot to jump onstage and pitch a brand new idea in front of a new group of people. Will they laugh at you, start to cheer, or be intrigued?

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