7 Reasons to Offer a Hole-In-One Contest at Your Golf Fundraiser
OneCause
MARCH 20, 2024
Thinking of offering a hole-in-one contest? Here are 7 reasons why adding it to your charity golf outing helps you raise more.
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OneCause
MARCH 20, 2024
Thinking of offering a hole-in-one contest? Here are 7 reasons why adding it to your charity golf outing helps you raise more.
Greater Giving
MARCH 28, 2023
As a golf tournament organizer, it’s your job to make sure that your event is exciting for players and also raises money for charity. Putter or Purse Game Putter or Purse is a great way to raise extra revenue for your tournament. Celebrity or Pro-Shot Opportunity Celebrity shot is a fun way to raise money.
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Qgiv
JANUARY 4, 2022
Due to a lack of major upfront expenses, fundraising online is one of the most profitable ways to raise money for your organization. Instead, with online fundraising, you can be sure that most of the money you raise will go directly towards your mission. With virtual fundraising, it’s also much easier to expand your reach.
NetWits
JULY 18, 2011
It’s a great time to start fundraising contests if you’re managing or helping run a fall fundraising event. We’ve all see and likely implemented the typical “raise $100 this week and be entered into a drawing to win a prize”. While this is not an outright fundraising ask, it will result in dollars raised. Now it’s your turn!
NonProfit PRO
JULY 27, 2021
One of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals' largest peer-to-peer events is the Miracle Network Dance Marathon, a movement that unites high school, college and university students in raising funds and awareness for children’s hospitals.
NetWits
JANUARY 25, 2012
Superstar fundraisers respond differently than those who raise the minimum. Komen Global Race for the Cure was able to increase their average amount raised per fundraiser and overall amount fundraising (despite fewer participants). Fundraisers raised an average of $32 more in 2010. Include reminders about deadlines and contests.
Qgiv
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Raising funds for nonprofit organizations is both an art and a science. This blog post will cover various strategies your organization can employ to raise crucial funds for your nonprofit organization. Host a fundraising auction to raise even more. Another great way to raise money for nonprofits is to host fundraising events.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 27, 2021
One of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals' largest peer-to-peer events is the Miracle Network Dance Marathon, a movement that unites high school, college and university students in raising funds and awareness for children’s hospitals.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Nonprofits with online shops can tap into these trends on social media to reach mindful shoppers and raise revenue in support of their mission. Raise awareness for your Shop with a contest. A contest is a good way to get promotion for your Shop with your follower’s friends and family circles.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Elements that add fun and excitement to your event, like hole-in-one contests, are also a prime sponsorship opportunity (and cover the contest’s fixed costs). GolfStatus’s golf event management and fundraising platform streamlines and simplifies golf fundraisers, offering solutions that save time and raise more money.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 28, 2012
One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. How much good will is generated by those contributed and by the winners of the contest whose works will be posted on the Nature Conservancy’s FB and Tumblr.
NetWits
AUGUST 23, 2011
Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?). Promote teams (they raise more $).
NetWits
MARCH 8, 2012
Most nonprofits need to raise money to survive. Giving Day’s) like those held in Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Ohio and Texas have raised tens of millions of dollars and generated significant publicity for their nonprofit communities. 1,886,434 dollars raised. It’s a day-to-day fact of life. One-day fundraising events (i.e.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 20, 2009
The Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities. Here's what Stephanie Strom, New York Times reported: JPMorgan Chase & Company is coming under fire for the way it conducted an online contest to award millions of dollars to 100 charities.
Greater Giving
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Perhaps the most obvious way to raise money by hosting a haunted house is to charge an admission fee. Organize a Pumpkin Carving Contest. Why not host a pumpkin carving contest? It’s a great way to raise money for your group and have fun at the same time. Host a Haunted House. How do they “attend”?
sgEngage
AUGUST 28, 2023
From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. For example, a nonprofit raising funds to build houses around Christmas might host a contest to see who can build the best gingerbread house.
Classy
JUNE 21, 2021
Host a Contest With Multiple Ways to Participate. Hosting a contest can be an effective way to raise funds and encourage participation, but it’s important to remember that friendly competition isn’t for everyone. In fact, Classy’s registration with fundraising campaigns typically raise a median amount 4.5
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 29, 2010
Today, I stumbled across another reason why I'd like to blow up online contests that use "vote for me" or popularity to make funding decisions. If a contest or program does not lead with social outcomes and if big money is thrown on the table, it encourages social innovation of another kind. I initially thought it was a good idea.
Care2
MARCH 1, 2012
How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities , authored by Geoff Livingston, was commissioned by the Case Foundation and presented in conjunction with Razoo. There are some great takeaways for nonprofits thinking abut social fundraising and communities considering organizing giving day events of their own.
Qgiv
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Ghost story contest. If you’re lacking a good collection of horror stories to tell, send a call out to your imaginative supporters to send in their scariest stories for a ghost story contest fundraiser. Halloween decorating contest. Homeowners can submit photos of their homes to be entered into the contest.
Qgiv
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. And the best part of hosting a raffle is that you can combine it with another fundraising event or campaign to raise more money for your cause. You can also raise funds simultaneously by offering tickets to different activities and concessions.
Nonprofits Source
JULY 25, 2023
Peer-to-peer fundraising hands over the fundraising reins to your ambassadors and empowers them to create personal fundraising pages to raise as much money as possible. Create Ambassador Contests One of the main reasons ambassador fundraising and marketing is so successful is the element of competition. Let’s begin.
sgEngage
AUGUST 23, 2022
Fundraisers raise awareness for your brand, drive donors to contribute to your organization, and push you closer to accomplishing your mission. Examples include text-to-give campaigns, merchandise fundraisers, and virtual contests. There are countless ways to implement contests into your fundraising strategy.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 1, 2011
The contest is open to all nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the UK. The song will be written and recorded by songwriter Bill Dillon who was recently exonerated after 27 years in prison thanks The Innocence Project and produced by Jim Tullio of Butcher Boy Studios. There is a quick turnaround on these grants.
Whole Whale
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Halloween Costume Contest. Pumpkin Carving Contest. This is another great contest idea that can get people engaged and excited about your cause. Have people donate money to participate in your zombie walk, and then use the money raised to support your work! Haunted house donation admission. Halloween bake sale.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 10, 2021
The past 18+ months have been challenging for the nonprofit sector, but golf tournaments have provided and continue to provide an opportunity to gather safely, raise crucial dollars, attract corporate support, and steward donors and sponsors. By GolfStatus.org – an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers.
DipJar
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Raise Nation Radio. Event, DIY, and 365 fundraising, community appearances, sponsors’ dream, and a naming contest; all that and more from DipJar. Aly Theilen, Assistant Director, Angels Among Us and Melissa Smith, Vice President of Marketing, DipJar, illuminate DipJar giving moments.
Qgiv
JULY 5, 2023
Peer-to-peer fundraising is a way to raise funds for your organization through your supporters and their networks. Peer-to-peer campaigns help BBBS recruit new donors while raising awareness for their cause. Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region’s 2022 Bowl For Kids’ Sake raised 106% of their goal.
Neon CRM
DECEMBER 6, 2023
That’s why we’ve pulled together a list of 19 easy fundraisers you can use in between major events to engage your supporters, build community, and—of course—raise some money. Pet Fundraisers Host events like dog walks, pet parades, dog washes, or pet costume contests and charge admission/entry fees.
Qgiv
DECEMBER 22, 2021
As you can imagine, getting supporters to raise funds for you can make reaching your annual fundraising goal a lot easier. DIY fundraising is when your supporters raise funds on your behalf through individual self-guided campaigns. Your supporters can raise those donations at very low cost to your nonprofit. Here’s how.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 21, 2019
It creates a more holistic approach to raising more awareness, increasing your reach, and raising more money for your cause. Use peer-to-peer fundraising to leverage your supporters to raise money on your behalf. What you can do is layer social fundraising onto everything you’re already doing. Leaderboards. Challenges.
Care2
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Last week, I had the privilege to serve as General Manager of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington , an online fundraising event that raised $2 million for 1200 local nonprofits from almost 18,000 donors. Many have heard by now about the cinderella winner of the contest, Little Lights Urban Ministries.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 14, 2008
For nonprofits, a well-run contest is often enough to raise a significant amount of money in ticket sales, entry fees and straight-forward donations But what about those contests that don't have an entry fee or other fundraising tool connected with them? Contests are staples in the nonprofit marketing toolbox for very.(
NTEN
MARCH 1, 2012
In a new white paper, " How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ", long-time NTEN Member Geoff Livingston takes a look at the next level: coordinated integration. A key part of a giving contest like this is the creation of a sense of unification or regional identity. It pays to cooperate, even in a competition.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 25, 2019
And while charity events can be important for raising funds for your cause, it’s no secret they can also be a lot of work. Maybe you’re hoping to raise awareness or funds, show some supporter appreciation, do some community building, or maybe you just want to have a little fun. 1) Start with a clear goal. We’re at 90% of our goal.
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 17, 2022
The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. Yet so many nonprofits try to raise money this way.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 18, 2010
launched a contest on Facebook. At the time, it was one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities and offering over $5 million in prizes. (In In December, Pepsi topped that amount with its Pepsi Refresh, a contest offering $20 million in prizes and also launching this week.) . For example.
sgEngage
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. And fortunately for nonprofits, charity golf tournaments do much more than simply raise mission-critical funds. Using an event website for your charity golf tournament makes promotion simpler and easier.
CauseVox
AUGUST 23, 2023
I am also looking forward to fall festivals and the bounty of creative and exciting ways to raise funds while having fun! From pumpkin carving contests to haunted houses, there are so many ways to embrace this new season with fresh ideas. You can have a variety of games for all ages from apple bobbing relays to pie eating contests.
Care2
JULY 23, 2010
world, cause marketing contests such as Pepsi Refresh and Chase Community Giving have caused a different kind of ruckus. Because in cause marketing contests, charities and ordinary citizens are encouraged to reach out to their online networks and ask people to vote for their favorite charities. In the Web 2.0 That’s problem 1.
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
She made it fun with decorations and a staff photo contest. Every department participated—even finance and nursing—and everyone reported that it made them feel more connected to the organization. Did thanking them raise more money? Staff got into the spirit with personalized doodles and videos.
CauseVox
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Have participants set up a personal fundraising page to raise funds ahead of the trivia night, and offer teams that raise the most advantages the night of the event. Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. Teams of bowlers raise money to participate, either in-person or online using a fundraising platform.
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 1, 2024
If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. Fundraising Planning When You Are New to Fundraising No one starts a nonprofit to raise money. In other words, don’t try to raise as much as you can then figure out how to spend it. In the beginning you may self-fund your fledgling organization.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 21, 2013
Mani Children Heart Foundation : To raise money using social media as part of your strategy, you need a group of champions with tight connections to your mission and voluntary opt-in email works well for this.
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