AFP Blog

AUGUST 23, 2013

New Site Matches ''Crowdfunding'' and Cause-Driven Contests - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : A new organization called BigLeap is marrying “crowdfunding” Web sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe to competitions to attract dollars for innovative projects serving social goals, (..)

Philanthropy 24

Philanthropy Contest Job News 24

AFP Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

How Philanthropic Contests Can Spur Innovation - Social Good - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "The recently released “Why Contests Improve Philanthropy” compiles lessons from the John S. and James L. NPContests'

Contest 24

Contest Philanthropy Job News 24

AFP Blog

AUGUST 9, 2011

Nonprofit Offers Twitter Account to Contest Winner - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas : "Nonprofit Offers Twitter Account to Contest Winner. August 8, 2011, 7:55 pm. By Derek Lieu.

Contest 26

Contest Philanthropy Twitter Job 26

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. The nonprofit Generations of Hope is competing in the top category, for the $250,000 prize, approximately 1/3 its operating budget in 2009. Tags: contest crowdsourcing. Photo: Jim Harrison.

Contest 52

Contest Strategy Intergenerational Children 52

Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. "Their money, our votes." My main problem isn't necessarily about Chase.

Contest 150

Contest Charity Childhood Nonprofit 150

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

" Interactive: How America Gives – How America Gives – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The Chronicle of Philanthropy has launched a great new tool: an interactive map of giving data in the US. to respond to a quick survey about their own behaviors.

Web 137

Web New York City Bookmarking Philanthropy 137

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Keo Savon, the young Cambodian woman supported by Measuring Networked Nonprofit book royalties. We are honored to have Laura Arrillaga-Andreeseen, Author of Giving 2.0 , write the foreword and it articulates from the donor perspective why nonprofits need to embrace measurement and learning.

Measure 109

Measure Network Cambodia Chapter 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

How networked nonprofits use twitter. Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. How Networked Nonprofits Use Twitter.

Las Vegas 94

Las Vegas Twitter Network Learning 94

AFP Blog

MAY 3, 2010

Competitor Accuses Cancer Charity of Not Playing Fair in Pepsi Philanthropy Contest - Give and Take - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "The Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation's recent involvement in the Pepsi Refresh Contest has drawn criticism from supporters of an Illinois elementary school (..)

Cancer 24

Cancer Contest Philanthropy Illinois 24

Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2012

The first of these free webinars, Mapping Philanthropy: How You Can Use Data Visualization to Do Good , will be held on Thursday, March 29 at 11 a.m. In April 2011, he was the lead developer on a project that won the Large Organization award in the World Bank's "Apps for Development" contest. Pacific time.

Map 50

Map Philanthropy Data Script 50

Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Chase gives $5 million to nonprofits based solely on the votes of regular folk on Facebook. " In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. "Their money, our votes." My main problem isn't necessarily about Chase.

Contest 100

Contest Charity Childhood Nonprofit 100

Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 9, 2009

The Chronicle of Philanthropy isn't known for giving away money, but for talking about how to get it. They've come up with a contest to benefit a few lucky nonprofits. Here's the deal: read more.

Charity 100

Charity Contest Philanthropy Benefit 100

Greater Giving

JANUARY 28, 2022

When COVID hit, every nonprofit turned to auction technology to keep fundraising. As the state of the world continues changing around us, fundraisers need to learn the basics of these critical technologies, so you’re equipped to plan your next event and adapt it to any obstacles your nonprofit may encounter in the future.

Technology 98

Technology Fundraising Stream Registration 98

AFP Blog

MAY 12, 2010

An Inside Look at How Small Charities Can Compete in Charity Contests - Social Philanthropy - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "An Inside Look at How Small Charities Can Compete in Charity ContestsBy Peter PanepentoBeth Kanter, the social-media writer and consultant, wants to dispel the myth (..)

Philanthropy 20

Philanthropy Charity Contest Job 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

Learning 100

Learning Contest Lesson Philanthropy 100

Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

In order for your nonprofit to scale and succeed, you must understand your data, and often the best outcomes come from challenges within the data. ” Data-driven philanthropy is based on fact and not on a gut feeling. For more information on their study, visit the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy.

Social Media 52

Social Media Trend Storyboard Montana 52

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits. Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. More still needs to be done.

Learning 57

Learning New York City Storytelling Contest 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

Source: Philanthropy 2.0 Last week, Geoff Livingston , Qui Diaz and I posted a summary of our findings from our Philanthropy 2.0 Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. The goal of our Community Philanthropy 2.0 Don’t prescribe, listen and learn.

Philanthropy 51

Philanthropy Results Studies North America 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

Skills 96

Skills Reflection Management Aggregator 96

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

Oregon 140

Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "In the last few years, more corporations have been experimenting with ways to give consumers a chance to help direct their charitable money.

Philanthropy 28

Philanthropy Contest Online News 28

NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

With more than eight years of experience in the nonprofit arena, he has worked with a diverse group of organizations including LIVESTRONG, United Methodist Church, American Heart Association, Family Life, Darkness to Light, University of Richmond, Big Brother Big Sisters, ChildFund Int’l, and more. Follow Frank on Twitter.

Blackbaud 266

Blackbaud YouTube Profit University 266

NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" " I suspect fewer fundraisers are asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise the money it needs four years from now?"

Money 53

Money Raise Contest Social Media 53

Care2

JUNE 5, 2010

The bad economy had a big impact on nonprofits and charitable giving in 2009. How much of a decline did the nonprofit sector experience? billion (almost 5%) according the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College. What’s the ROI of Online Voting and Fundraising Contests? Do we have a relationship?

Fundraising 57

Fundraising Contest Boston Sponsor 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. A donation to the NTC scholarship fund will help professionals make it to the 2019 Nonprofit Technology in Portland.

Giving 81

Giving NTC Portland NTEN 81

NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

They are also studying and surveying the Millennial generation’s impact within nonprofits. Oh, and lets not forget, hiring nonprofit technology veterans. Millennials are an important demographic for nonprofits to consider engaging in fundraising campaigns and within organizations in general. Have more news to share?

News 50

News New York City Game Contest 50

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from conducting the Social Media for Social Good case study competition) and the application of social media in nonprofit program delivery. If you’re here in Austin, do join us!

Community 207

Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. The world is better when nonprofits can better tell their story. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

United Kingdom 59

United Kingdom Tanzania Benin San Francisco 59

AFP Blog

JULY 28, 2008

eJewish Philanthropy: "Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook aren’t just for college keg stand contest pictures anymore. Nonprofits are joining social network sites to connect with people, strengthen cause awareness and hopefully cultivate donors." From ejewishphilanthropy.comWho Needs So Many “Friends”?

Philanthropy 20

Philanthropy Myspace Contest Social Network 20

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

If you’re not familiar, Cause Camp is Nonprofit Hub’s annual conference that brings together thought leaders, nonprofit professionals and do-gooders from all over the world. There’s tons of humor in the nonprofit world, and someone needs to document it. As founder and CEO of Kishshana & Co., Julie Hirshey.

Causes 41

Causes Ireland Philadelphia Slovakia 41

Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. And The Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners Are… In November Microsoft launched the first Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. Social Media.

Phone 48

Phone News Technology Free 48

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The Chronicle of Philanthropy isn't known for giving away money, but for talking about how to get it. They've come up with a contest to benefit a few lucky nonprofits. Here's the deal: read more.

Charity 44

Charity Contest Philanthropy Web 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The campaign will encourage philanthropic activities that support nonprofit organizations. These individuals undertook organizing, fundraising, and advocacy – activities that were once only in the control of nonprofits – outside the “control” of nonprofits.

National 120

National Giving Afghanistan Iraq 120

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. A donation to the NTC scholarship fund will help professionals make it to the 2018 Nonprofit Technology in New Orleans.

Giving 75

Giving NTEN NTC Blackbaud 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

GiveMN a new online resource that hopes to encourage more Minnesotans to give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota. Individuals can browse the site and find local nonprofits and make a donation online. Today, is Give To the Max Day where any donation to a nonprofit will be matched.

Giving 94

Giving Place Austin Minnesota 94

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.

Problem 44

Problem Children Social United States 44

Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

So, how can your nonprofit break through the noise and establish strong connections with supporters? Communication is a foundational element of any successful nonprofit strategic plan. Online contests or challenges. Personalization is a popular buzzword in the nonprofit marketing world. Use a multichannel strategy.

Digital 52

Digital Communication Tips Poll 52