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What’s the ROI of Online Voting and Fundraising Contests?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For the third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Allison Fine and I, we pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests ? The post summarizes the strategies used by contest winners. Contest Sponsor.

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#mygivingstory: Resources and Best Practices for @GivingTuesday Nonprofit Storytelling

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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8 Golf Fundraising Trends & Prediction for 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, adding hole-in-one or other contests (putting, closest to the pin, etc.) Saving time, conserving financial resources, and finding efficiencies are still top of mind for busy nonprofit event organizers who often wear many hats. or on-course entertainment (long drivers, beat the pro, etc.)

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4 Tips to Add Ambassador Marketing to Your Next Fundraiser

Nonprofits Source

Provide Training, Guidelines, And Resources With the right ambassadors on board, it’s time to get them ready to market your fundraising campaign or event. Encourage Ambassadors to Peer-To-Peer Fundraise Your ambassadors aren’t just an invaluable resource for marketing your campaign! Let’s begin.

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No Tricks, All Treats: 18 Spooktacular Halloween Fundraising Ideas

Qgiv

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. Provide racers with fundraising resources. Place a page on your website for resources and offer up ideas for your participants.

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Guest Post by Anne Mai Bertelsen: Contests for Good - An Insider's View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Anne Mai Bertlesen and I had a quick exchange at the end of year after I blogged about the Pepsi and Chase Giving Contests in December. She offered to write a guest post that provides an "insider's perspective" having run a number of cause-related ventures including contests.

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The Windows 8 Apps for Good Contest Is Live!

Tech Soup

Contest Information. Register the application project on the contest website. For the purposes of this contest, Microsoft Citizenship recommends the TechSoup Hacker Help Wiki. You can also find Windows 8 developer tools on MSDN and be sure to check out the Microsoft YouthSpark Hub for additional resources. as a reference.

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