Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Of the major social media platforms, Instagram routinely tops the list as one of the most important engagement channels for nonprofits looking to reach a wider, younger audience. Instagram is a visual social media platform. Host contests and giveaways to boost engagement. Create rules for each of your contest or giveaway posts.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Increase data collection: Event gamification requires the audience to interact with the event app or platform. Include the rules in your pre-event email and consider adding a pop-up on your event platform or event app. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different. Choose Incentives.

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TechImpact

MARCH 31, 2014

New platforms are arriving and garnering more attention and engagement than others. Instagram is a rising social platform on its way to becoming one of the most important social media outlets around. Encourage interaction on your feed by running contests, asking questions, ask for a #regram, and encourage people to share your message.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

From pumpkin carving contests to haunted houses, there are so many ways to embrace this new season with fresh ideas. It is important to consider questions like these. Don’t worry, we will share more questions to ask yourself and ideas below. Are you: Curating a kid-friendly fundraiser that caters to families?

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Increase data collection: Event gamification requires the audience to interact with the event app or platform. Include the rules in your pre-event email and consider adding a pop-up on your event platform or event app. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different. Choose Incentives.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That means you must have a comprehensive understanding of your supporters’ demographics and interests Leverage tools like your CRM platform and previous social media analytics to pinpoint who your audience is and what they care about. The content you post should be crafted with your platform and audience in mind. When should you post?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

There are more people than ever stuck at home and ready to work, the question is how to engage them? Have your intern review the past year of posts and data from your major platforms. Expand this task to managing a public contest for supporters to email in pictures that volunteers can then clean up and put into the master library.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Increase data collection: Event gamification requires the audience to interact with the event app or platform. Include the rules in your pre-event email and consider adding a pop-up on your event platform or event app. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different. Choose Incentives.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re surely aware that Facebook fundraising is quite different from the digital efforts you conduct on other platforms. So, continue reading for our top tips to make the most of the platform. Answer questions such as: How do I start a Facebook fundraiser? How do I access a.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Fundraising Results: Close to 18,000 people participated in this online fundraising contest resulting in over $2 million dollars being given to 1,200 participating nonprofits. Using the Razoo platform, Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington’s online fundraising focus produced some very respectable results. 1,886,434 dollars raised.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. 11. Go through your personal list of friends/contacts/followers on 1 or more social media platforms and commit to creating a list of (10, 50, or 100) people who you can reach out to about the organization’s CTAs. Canvas door-to-door.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Focus on how their past gifts are still making a difference and give them opportunities to ask questions about your organization. Equipped with a reliable video streaming platform (like Zoom), it’s easy for anyone to set up and conduct their own online class, tutorial, or webinar. Make An Emergency Fundraising Appeal. Bingo Night.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and #GivingTuesday launched #MyGivingStory – a social media campaign and contest that asks people around country to tell their giving stories: to whom they give and why it is meaningful to them. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! Here is how to enter: How to Enter #MyGivingStory.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

All donations will go directly to your organization through your website, mailbox or giving platform. Host a contest or giveaway on your social platforms to gain traction and increase engagement. Have questions about how you can participate in #GivingTuesday 2018? Check out these frequently asked questions.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

One of the top questions we get asked at Whole Whale is “how can we attract new online donors to our organization?” Be careful with these types of contests as the motivation behind joining the email list may not be as aligned with the organization, and can lead to lower donation conversions as well as higher unsubscribes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and #GivingTuesday launched #MyGivingStory – a social media campaign and contest that asks people around country to tell their giving stories: to whom they give and why it is meaningful to them. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! The call for submissions runs through November 24.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Jake Furst – Foursquare - Jake is a Business Development Manager at foursquare , where he helps merchants reach their customers and brands engage with their audiences in innovative ways through the foursquare platform. … My one request of you: If you could ask one question of this panel, what would it be? He loves bacon.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We saw a 108% increase in dollars raised on the Qgiv platform and a 100% increase in the total number of donations to our clients. Choose the right platform that will set you up to get the most out of your campaign. Our platform also provides personal fundraising dashboards for participants and tools for gamifying the campaign.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

In the report “ How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ,” sponsored by the Case Foundation and released today, Geoff Livingston analyzes the impact of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington and the repercussions for other regions and nonprofit communities.

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

A question nonprofit administrators often ask is, “what can we do to increase our visibility and create more revenue to carry out our mission?”. Digital advertising offers an array of platforms that facilitate donations: Let’s talk about what kinds of online giving options are available for most nonprofit organizations. Text-to-give.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

As you organize your nonprofit virtual fundraising event , you’ll also want to ask yourself questions during planning, execution, and follow-up on whether your schedule is respectful of your participants’ time. JP recommends nonprofits: Have another streaming platform ready to go just in case. Spend Time in Pre-Production.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

It is easy to post a link to a crowdfunding platform or to your website’s donation page, but letting supporters give directly through Facebook makes it even easier to capture impulse donors. Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising (one of the big things you can do on our fundraising platform) accounts for ? As we all know, social media is a great place to fundraise, so leverage the power of these platforms with a one-day social media sharing event. Let people ask questions, share their experiences, or get involved. Live-Streaming.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

Facebook is a platform — meaning, you can develop your own applications on top of their functionality. YouTube is now a platform. This could prove highly disruptive to other video-hosting platforms such as Brightcove, Maven Networks (now part of Yahoo), and Move Networks. So that is a big question mark.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The room was mostly filled with people from nonprofit organizations, some of whom had entered contests and others wanting to learn best practices. I did a quick icebreaker asking folks in the room to share two words — what comes to mind when you think about these online contests for nonprofits?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The events don't always have a set topic, but are open discussions for questions, sharing, and learning from your peers. Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application. Wildfire creates a spectrum of contest based apps, including sweepstakes & photo/video contest apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” Input” usually means getting others to provide information of some kind such as feedback on an initiative or ideas for new campaigns or even to get answers to questions.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’re willing to bet $1 that there’s at least one you haven’t thought of — and if that one is #34, we have some questions for you…. List of nonprofit donation platforms. Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 30, 2017

This is a simple platform that only requires moderation to make sure inappropriate pictures don’t make the cut. The donation amounts are small, to encourage people to play more often — and you really can challenge your friends to anything, including a pizza eating contest, race or even a pie-baking contest.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

There’s been an exciting development in online collaboration this month with GSA’s launch of Challenge.gov – a platform for Federal agencies to conduct challenges and contests. Online contests are not completely new, to be sure. Challenge.gov is a ready-to-go online platform for Federal agencies.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

For the basics, you’ll need a dedicated peer-to-peer fundraising platform and a group of volunteers who are passionate about your cause. Consider creating a welcome quest using your peer-to-peer platform to introduce board members to the system and how they can use it. Costume contest. Volunteer challenge.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

Two years ago, we asked the question: "Can Nonprofits Benefit from Snapchat?" Recently, after getting more into the app myself and discovering that more than just sneaky teenagers were using it, I decided to revisit Snapchat as a viable platform for nonprofits. Share Exclusive Content, Challenges, and Contests.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Community manager members were invited to ask their most pressing questions and share their best practices. The topic questions and responses are outlined below. The purpose of managing customer service is to answer questions and address experiences with products and/or services an organization offers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

The summaries are more focused on a social media theme or a social media question related to practice. Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. It's a platform that facilitates in-kind contributions of services. Which one worked best?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Like other online content, the question comes to: How do I make money from it? Hold a contest per reposting or re-tweeting your event. Having your webinar integrate with your CRM platform allows for a quicker follow up call to further engage your users. If you have a webinar series offer attendees the option to buy in a bundle.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

The contest ends on April 24, 2017, so get those submissions in soon. Descriptive analytics (hindsight): This answers the question of "What happened?" Diagnostic analytics (insight): This answers the question of "Why did it happen?" Make the entire experience cohesive among all of your content platforms.

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See3

JANUARY 15, 2008

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit their videos to the contest, hosted on DoGooderTV , the video sharing platform for nonprofits. The theme of this year’s contest is From the Ground Up: Using Technology to Engage Constituents and Make the World a Better Place. The finalists will be shown on www.DoGooder.tv

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