NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

Many summer peer-to-peer fundraising events will be opening registration in the upcoming months (hopefully, yours included). Overall average donations increased by $8 per registrant. This group will be tough to motivate, so focus on incentives, contests and convenience. Include reminders about deadlines and contests.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Look for an event platform that has live chat features and event venue spreads , as well as tools for event brands, such as analytics tools, silent auction, raffle ticket offers, customer service, and ticketing and registration support. Keep the event open or open within a certain group so that everyone feels like they are part of it.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For the 5th year in a row, the annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest , presented by YouTube and See3 Communications , is open for submission during the weeks leading up to the Nonprofit Technology Conference. A free registration to next year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference. What do the winning nonprofits win you ask?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2013

Cisco is generously contributing $3500 to four contest winners. In addition to prizes provided by Cisco, contest winners will be featured on the YouTube homepage and receive free registration to the Nonprofit Technology Conference, the signature event hosted by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

At these pivotal moments with your cause, these passionate supporters are at your fingertips, and when you embrace social fundraising as a component of your fundraising strategy, a whole world of possibilities opens up. Move offline activities online. Have an event coming up that encourages teams? Promotions. Challenges.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Streamlined registration and checkout process. Live-streaming Tools Live-streaming gives your virtual event a more engaging, dynamic feel and opens up additional opportunities both to keep attendees interested and to ask for more support. Be sure to link directly to your virtual auction’s website or registration form.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Registrants: Classy aims to increase the total number of registrants for the Collaborative year over year, so Alexa’s team reviews this metric first. Engagement: As Alexa explained, discrepancies between registrants and attendees tend to be larger for virtual events than in-person. Lean Into Email.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Look for an event platform that has live chat features and event venue spreads , as well as tools for event brands, such as analytics tools, silent auction, raffle ticket offers, customer service, and ticketing and registration support. Keep the event open or open within a certain group so that everyone feels like they are part of it.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Visit the contest site today and cast your vote! Public voting is open through March 10th, 2014. We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages. Voting is easy; you simply select your choice in each category. Individuals can vote once per day.

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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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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. When pitching these types of sponsorships, keep lines of communication open to determine the best donation options for the business to get the most out of it.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Each of these ideas can leverage attendee registrations, sponsorships, and other add-on components to bring in dollars. A cooking contest or bake-off might attract local foodies and aspiring chefs to share their best dishes. Here are five out-of-the-ordinary types of nonprofit fundraising events.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2020

They open up a ton of flexibility in terms of scale, timeframe, and additional virtual activities to engage donors. Blast bid opening announcements and bid closure countdowns to all your participants. Be sure to link directly to your virtual auction’s website or registration form. Sending announcements and push notifications.

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Care2

MARCH 21, 2012

Voting for the 6 th annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open to the public. In addition to the prizes, the four winners will be featured on YouTube’s homepage and receive free registrations to NTEN’s, Nonprofit Technology Conference.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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NTEN

MARCH 10, 2011

How to Vote Public voting is open until Monday, March 14th at [link]. Visit the contest website here. For full contest details, visit: [link]. Along with the other partners, See3 Communications and YouTube hope you can vote now and vote often to help select the winners! Log into your YouTube account.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! Any nonprofit or NGO can participate in Giving Tuesday, and there’s no payment or registration needed.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Ensure the registration form is concise and easy to complete. Once imported, fundraisers can keep track of which contacts who have donated, not opened the email , forwarded the email, etc. Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers. insert link}.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

They also held a student art contest to design a special Art in Action necklace that could be purchased on the day, with an even higher percentage of proceeds going to the org. Registrations could be individual fees or family packs. Catching someone when their wallet and heart are open is a great moment to ask for ongoing support.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

They made it fun by challenging participants to a car decorating contest! Due to the exclusive nature of the event, and the demand for popular timeslots and teachers, registration was first only open to previous top fundraisers, before opening to the general public. American Lung Association – Fight for Air Climb.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Open a viral lounge or breakout rooms so those who don’t necessarily want to take a break from the screen have something to do. Set up your virtual space to create the best possible audience experience.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auction website so that registrants can learn about event details and how to participate. Now that in-person events and venues are beginning to open up, consider hosting a virtual auction and giving away “Night On the Town” activities. The team that wins the trivia contest can win a special prize! A Night On the Town.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Gingerbread house decorating contest. Put your supporters’ creative cookie construction skills to the test with a gingerbread house decorating contest. Spice your party up with a contest where supporters can win prizes for wearing the most creative or ugliest sweater, among other categories. Winter Wonderland carnival.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2020

Walk registrations have typically been driven by two things – commitment to the cause and desire to join a community committed to the cause on event day. Option #3: Participants can participate in a poster contest to support young cancer warriors, with judging also taking place on September 18.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Based on this philosophy, Cora makes it her business to open doors to a path of continual success for companies of all sizes. Through these you can collect important information like registration, sponsor, and bidder information to utilize at a later date for future campaigns and events. Social media contests.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Voting is easy and doesn't require registration. We will also name the winner of the webinar series storytelling contest. Data is sexy again, and setting it free with open API's, feeds, and open standards is transforming the way other people can use your data to help you make progress on your mission. Level: Beginner.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Ensure the registration form is concise and easy to complete. Once imported, fundraisers can keep track of which contacts who have donated, not opened the email , forwarded the email, etc. Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

You cannot use the digital divide as a fig leaf over open site statistics anymore. And in your case, as the head of a nonprofit open source organization, I think you’re going to find that not publishing site statistics will cause you more grief than you think. What are our registrations for conferences? 2 admin 09.18.07

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. Email open and click-through rates. 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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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Or a baking contest? If your town is famous for its strawberries, for example, you could consider having a contest where cooks’ recipes must feature that ingredient. Contestants in the cook-off can make a donation as an “entry fee,” and people who want to sample the entries can buy tasters’ tickets. A 50/50 raffle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. Crowd voting has been used in Cause Marketing. There has been an explosion of “Vote for Me&# contests that have become contests in techniques for vote getting and inspired cause fatigue at worst.

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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. It's open to 501c3's serving U.S. 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. Projects working in the U.S.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Open a viral lounge or breakout rooms so those who don’t necessarily want to take a break from the screen have something to do. Set up your virtual space to create the best possible audience experience.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Make sure you’re tracking KPIs like average gift size or email open rate to help you best determine how your fundraising strategies are working. With a 98% open rate , it’s highly likely that your supporters will see, read, and respond to the messages, donation appeals, and updates you send via text message.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

The contest is hosted by YouTube, NTEN , and the marketing firm See3. Four winners will receive $3,500 in cash prizes donated by by Cisco, and also free registrations to the upcoming NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis in April. Winners will also be featured on You Tube's Spotlight Channel on April 12.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. A select group of these ideas are provided below.

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