TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

The Internet is catering to the platform more so than any other hardware platform, so if your website is not responsive, and your content is not showing optimally on smart phone screens, you now know what your next project is. 23% of Twitter users make less than $30,000 per year.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2014, Meredith Niles had just taken over fundraising for Marie Curie in the UK when her phone rang. She made it fun with decorations and a staff photo contest. Spend the day thanking instead of asking Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. Staff got into the spirit with personalized doodles and videos.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Mashable reports that the world's first mobile phone specifically designed for sight-impaired people is under development. It will be a Braille phone and it is due to come out the end of this year at an affordable price ($185). The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. Digital Wallets.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Before I show you some easy ways to generate QR codes, here are some examples of how nonprofits are using them: Be Rare Contest, South Carolina Aquarium. They created the Be Rare Contest , which used QR codes as the focus of a city-wide scavenger hunt. This was an easy way to get people engaged and provided a simple way to take action.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. – "Join Vivanista in sharing the love of philanthropy by participating in our Love of Philanthropy photo contest that showcases images of what it means to be philanthropic." So we need to remember that with social media! Doing Good.

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TechImpact

MARCH 31, 2014

Take a screenshot of the image via your smart phone, or computer, crop it down, and post it on your feed! Encourage interaction on your feed by running contests, asking questions, ask for a #regram, and encourage people to share your message. They make your content accessible, and easily found. Encourage interaction.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 28, 2023

Hole-In-One Contest A hole-in-one is when a golfer hits a golf ball into the hole with one shot. A hole-in-one contest is a popular feature of most golf tournaments. Tournament organizers often approach sponsors for such contests because it gives them good visibility.

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NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

Also monitor their fundraising progress and reach out by phone, if needed. This group will be tough to motivate, so focus on incentives, contests and convenience. Include reminders about deadlines and contests. Highlight team-specific contests, like best theme or largest team. Minimum/Non-fundraisers. Team captains.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The fundraiser—whether it’s an inspired event, online appeal or one-time contest—should of course be considered an important component of any non-profit’s campaigning effort. Create a timeline contest that encourages people to craft videos and photo sets boosting your fundraiser. Lean on your core supporters.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We want to help nonprofits change the world, so this season we’re awarding a $500 donation to the lucky winner of our Greater Giving Donation Page contest, and $50 and a double-entry to the first 50. Find out more here ! Online Payments frees you from time-consuming data entry!

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For example, let’s say you’re running a social media contest to complement your upcoming talent show fundraiser. A mobile app allows you to reach your community directly with alerts on their phones. Mixing up your content can help you keep audiences engaged and eager to check out your latest post.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. However, in general, the text-to-give process looks like the following: With your text-to-give platform, you’ll set up a shortened phone number, known as a shortcode.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The ideas are endless: bowling nights, trivia contests, cocktail hours, weekend barbeques, and more! Phone calls In the same spirit as thank-you cards, a personal phone call to your volunteer staff can be a great way to show them how much you appreciate their work.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

90% of mobile subscribers in the US have internet-ready phones. SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it – geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Online Voting Contest. An online voting contest is the perfect holiday fundraising idea because it encourages your staff, supporters, or colleagues to get into the festive mindset! If you want to raise awareness for an issue or donate to a cause, ask attendees to phone in or use the live chat feature as a way of providing a donation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

on your calendar and get cracking on the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good contest. The contest's stellar panel of judges will dish out awards in the following categories: Best Overall Windows 8 App: $15,000. Best Overall Windows 8 Phone App: $15,000. Plus a Windows 8 Phone for each winner!

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

Vine has arrived on Windows Phone , which is excellent news as many of the Nokia Windows Phones are equipped with high-end cameras. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. mobile phone apps App It Up tsdigs tsmobiletechnology mobile apps' What's New.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. To celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced a new contest to encourage developers to create apps that positively impact the world around them. " The contest began November 5, 2012 and all entries are due by February 28, 2013.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

In a summer-long contest by American Farmland Trust, nearly 30,000 Americans voted for their favorite local farmers market, and Williamsburg swept the medium category (31-55 vendors). About the Contest. According to Hoffman, the contest has been a great success and succeeded beyond their original expectations.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Create an eye-catching donation form Steward donors with an email campaign Encourage donors to take part in fundraising events Get supporters to fundraise on your behalf with peer-to-peer fundraising Reach donors where they are – on their phones! Reach donors where they are – on their phones!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2021

During the livestream broadcast of City Year Boston’s Starry Night 2021 virtual gala, they encouraged guests to give by displaying a text-to-donate short code and phone number for text donations. Silent auctions, raffles, and contests are great ways to get people talking about and taking part in your event.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Host a selfie contest encouraging visitors to snap pics with their preferred objects or in their favorite spaces, . Use clear messaging to let visitors know they are invited to get their phones out and snap away, . Here are some ideas on where to start with social media challenges: . Selfie stations .

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. For example, waive registration fees, arrange lunches with senior staff, offer facility tours, and make thank you phone calls. Create team-specific communications and contests.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

You might even pick up the phone and personally thank each supporter for the large impact they’ve made on your organization. . If you’re hosting an event for National Nonprofit Day, invite virtual volunteers to spread the word on social media or judge a live contest. . Thank you videos.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Instead of multiple phone calls back and forth, they can just enter their information on your online form and press “submit.” 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. Leverages common tools. BONUS – See this idea in action! Bingo Night.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2011

QR Codes (Quick Response) is a bar code that can be scanned by your mobile phone (with a free app) and are currently being used with print media (or t-shirt media) to point people to more information online. The information embedded can be a URL, a link to a download, text, phone number, or SMS. Nonprofit Tech2.0

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2013

help select the best designed, most useful Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 applications. Be sure to share the contest with your community - we need your expertise to make sure the right application wins. We need your expertise as nonprofit staffers and tech-for-good experts to. We're turning to you because you best understand the.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2023

Make a list of these companies and determine who will make an introduction, whether by a phone call or email. Include the sponsor’s name in certain event activities, such as a “Hole-in-One Contest Presented by Sponsor” or “Sponsor Photo Booth.” Offer memorable event experiences that leave a lasting impression on attendees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

We did a fun icebreaker having folks take a photo of each other with their smart phones and post on Twitter. Judy Chang presented an overview of PayPal’s contests, including its Regift the Fruitcake. ( I also learned about their giving app ). They were curious, but skeptical of about the value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Johnson & Johnson sponsored a contest where they donated $1 for each selfie photo donated through Donate a Photo. Family is Familia.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Set up face-to-face meetings or phone calls to ask contacts to donate. Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Consider matching board members with a more experienced board buddy or even creating a board team to hit a collective goal instead of individual goals.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Online Voting Contest. An online voting contest is the perfect holiday fundraising idea because it encourages your staff, supporters, or colleagues to get into the festive mindset! If you want to raise awareness for an issue or donate to a cause, ask attendees to phone in or use the live chat feature as a way of providing a donation.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2020

If that’s not available, use the phone or other voice media so sarcasm, surprise, and other non-word cues can be discerned by the other person. If you can’t get a hold of a colleague, remember they may be on the phone. If available, use cameras in meetings to replicate visual cues. But don’t forget to have some fun, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

They’ve increased their fan base by 4 times or over 400 now – and the odds are good that there will be a truckload of food delivered to the Food Bank on October 4th. What’s nice about this approach is that it isn’t a contest and the only “winners&# are the people who are served by the Food Bank.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

A few more things to know about Instagram: The video option only works on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets; the Windows Phone app is still in beta. A few more things to know about Vine: The app is available for for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. You can also import existing videos from your phone and turn them into Vines.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Encourage them to start a team of fundraisers. After the initial excitement wears off, your fundraisers may need motivation.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 18, 2018

Suggestion: If you really want to maximize the number of people who purchase swag, have a contest. Like most everyone these days, millennials are on their phone quite a bit, so make it easier for them to view your content, sign up forms, and donation pages. Optimize your forms for mobile.

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