Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. You can see the full collection, and how they were voted on by the community here: [link].

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2009

Even though I've had to cut back on a lot of my donations this year, I've continued to sponsor a woman survivor of war each month through Women for Women International. You can enter a contest to win a copy of Half the Sky on Kristof's blog, On the Ground ). women philanthropy education rights New York Times

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

This meant pre-formatted social media messages and the creation of a spreadsheet of our sponsors and partners along with their websites, Facebook pages and Twitter handles. Youthprise, a youth-serving nonprofit and grantmaking organization put up $14,000 in prize grants for the contest.

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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.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 14, 2009

Enter the YouTube Contest Usaservice.org is also sponsoring a YouTube contest. The Greatest Antidote to Cynicism by Mario Morino, the Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners. Vicki of Zazengo shared more ways to spread the word in her Social Actions blog post, Help Promote MLK Day on Facebook + Zazengo.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tell me about your project, The Generation Project The Generation Project is a new charity that seeks to revolutionize educational philanthropy by giving donors creative control over their gifts to kids in low-income communities. I am currently launching The Generation Project full-time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. The Knight Foundation is sponsoring The Knight News Challenge and they've got $5 million to give away. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. young people???, young people???

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday was all about philanthropy. Some highlights: For a long time, philanthropy was mostly ignored by social scientists. percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Here’s what you need to read: What Makes People Give?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

Screenshot of a poll from Philanthropy 2173 Still time to register your opinion! Film Contest - " Film Your Issue " from Yahoo and other sponsors. Five Hot Conversations. NpTech Tag Skypecast Anyone? She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

And, be sure to thank all supporters and sponsors for their participation. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. News & World Report.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cyclists sign up for the ride and seek out people in their network to sponsor their participation. You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. But even organizations without those resources can help sponsor and provide support.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

He’s been on the staff of Community Shares for three years now and drives the traditional and new media outreach to inspire philanthropy in Colorado. . How do you define e-philanthropy and how does MCP align with that vision? Jason is the Media Director and My Colorado Project Manger for Community Shares of Colorado.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

And, be sure to thank all supporters and sponsors for their participation. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. News & World Report.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Photo Contest. In addition to soliciting gifts, why not take the day to recognize those who support your mission, like donors, volunteers, sponsors, grantees and vendors? Matching gifts are a part of corporate philanthropy programs designed by a company to support its employees’ philanthropic activities. Photo Contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Tell me about you - how did you end up working in global philanthropy? During my 17 + years in the financial services world I was always engaged in "philanthropy" as a volunteer in many "do gooder" opportunities. Do you have a foundation background? I am a corporate refugee.

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NTEN

JUNE 19, 2009

Feeding America has launched a Causes campaign, sponsored by Kellogg's. Wiley is donating books to Mashable's #Stories4Good contest , a social media for social good initiative. " Way to be world-class, Blackbaud! You're invited to submit your stories about how social media was used for good causes.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s even some strange philanthropy news compliments of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. NPTech Contests and Awards. The DoGooder Awards recognize exceptional use of video to promote good causes and are sponsored by YouTube and TechSoup donor partner, Cisco. Reinventing the Wheel in India and Africa.

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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. Modify and adapt 2-3 matchmaking apps like Tinder to democratize nonprofit to nonprofit, nonprofit to sponsor (for profits), nonprofits to consultants matches.

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