Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Turning your supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. Supporters can raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. Organizations that turn supporters into fundraisers continue to be leaders in online fundraising , and this growth is now an important contributor to their overall revenue.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2012

With so many incredible videos submitted to this year’s contest it was no easy task, but judges in the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards have narrowed down the field of entries to 16 finalists. The 16 finalist videos can be watched on the Contest homepage. The medium educates, inspires and moves people to action.

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Award Video San Francisco Contest 165

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dear What’s Enough, Congrats on receiving more tribute gifts, and good on you for considering the best ways to recognize the generous supporters who refer these gifts to you. You don’t want this to become a popularity contest or in any way make an individual or family uncomfortable if they weren’t loved or respected enough.

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Donor Gift Charity Newsletter 89

NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

This group will be tough to motivate, so focus on incentives, contests and convenience. Make fundraising easy by including sample Facebook posts or emails they can forward to friends. Include reminders about deadlines and contests. Remember, they’ll have to retell it to potential supporters, many for the first time.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Use this Complete Toolkit for Nonprofits for a sample timeline to get on track with your communications. Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event, contests, matching gifts, and challenges. Tap into your current supporter base to help you spread the word.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

Use this Complete Toolkit for Nonprofits for a sample timeline to get on track with your communications. Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event , contests, matching gifts, and challenges. Tap into your current supporter base to help you spread the word.

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Tips Social Media Campaign Goal 97

Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. Inspire your supporters to channel their inner Joey Chestnut and stuff their face for good. Ask your supporters to donate and submit their #Unselfie sign supporting your cause on Instagram.

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Ideas Fundraising Movie National 98

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. For me, the two most prominent reason to include crowdsourcing in your engagement strategies for campaigns or contests include: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. Community sourcing vs Crowdsourcing. Definitions.

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Difference Community Case Study Slides 276

Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? In a previous job, I had the opportunity to help run crowdsourcing contests for new and innovative technologies that help nonprofits and the world. If you have, you certainly aren’t alone.

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Contest Platform Proposal FAQ 137

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported. Ask your supporters to grab a glass of wine and join you to chat using GoogleHangouts, Zoom, or Facetime. Pumpkin Carving Contest.

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Ideas Fundraising Virtual Local 98

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 6, 2010

Changents is hosting a contest with P&G Give Health calling for bloggers to share why they are clean water Change Agents. The contest runs most of this month, so register your blog today and start rallying supporters to help get donated water to those in need, and join the Children’s Safe Drinking Water expedition!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Remember that in the early months of your nonprofit, you are essentially “training” your supporters about what they can expect from you. If you’re fortunate enough to have the resources to support your nonprofit, that’s wonderful and it’s a great thing to know that you have that in your back pocket. But that’s where you should keep it.

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Template Fundraising Nonprofit Calendar 111

NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

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?). Teams provide a great support system that is conducive to enjoying the event and raising more money. I haven’t received any gifts and frankly don’t have the time. Promote teams (they raise more $).

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Raise Money Fundraising Social Media 209

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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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The goal of the project is to not simply host a contest, but "to help nonprofits think creatively about using technology to fulfill their missions, without having a fear of technology and by learning a new skill with an element of fun," says Susan Tenby, Director, Online Community and Social Media Team, TechSoup Global. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. Enter online fundraising contests. How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Community Giving Fundraising Contest 109

NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Sign up for the event or learn more here.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 14, 2012

Their goal is to help supporters understand and memorize the simple call-to-action: donate to us on June 14 th. Ideally, you want to get to the point where supporters quickly respond to your calls. Since the Twive contest kicked off a couple months ago, these nonprofits got to work. The Importance of a Strong Community.

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Social Contest Campaign Twitter 192

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. Your entire fundraising plan should support your Impact Goal by providing the funding to make it happen. Then post it for everyone to see – your team, Board, volunteers, and supporters. A large base of support.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising makes it easy for supporters to show their support of your mission with a quick donation. 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. I get that.

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Facebook Game Fundraising Campaign 124

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. 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. Crowdsourcing for Social Change.

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Community Case Study Haiti Social Media 207

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Pull reports on your most active donors and supporters, and send them a special email a few days prior to #GivingTuesday. Prepare a simple marketing toolkit with sample social media updates, relevant imagery, and links. Are you finding ways to include donors and supporters in your storytelling? Give a Sneak Peek.

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Technique Community Images Contest 70

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2009

The contest asks clients, donors, volunteers, and board members to write reviews of these nonprofits. This will help highly-rated nonprofits attract more support and volunteers.”. Contest Deadline: September 30th. The 2009 GreatNonprofits Youth Thrive Awards will recognize the top-rated youth-focused nonprofits.

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Award Contest Review Press 123

Care2

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Remember the early days of social media when you did not have to cut through all of the noise and things felt more like a community rather than a popularity contest? This is a key principle in the book Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and I wrote about in our book Social Change Anytime Everywhere.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2011

My new book “Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams” is garnering some wonderful support from nonprofits all over the country. There’s an Appendix in the back that has tips on engaging your Board in fundraising, complete with a sample Fundraising Agreement you can use. Fundraising can be complicated.

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Contest Sample Fund Template 56

NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

You can listen for mentions of your organization, products you sell, your executive director or a figurehead’s name, special events you are running, causes you support, campaigns you are managing, and so on. Causes you support. The internet’s popularity contest at your fingertips. See a sample Listening Dashboard here ].

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Social Media Media Social RSS 171

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2011

My new book “Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams” is garnering some wonderful support from nonprofits all over the country. There’s an Appendix in the back that has tips on engaging your Board in fundraising, complete with a sample Fundraising Agreement you can use. Fundraising can be complicated.

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Contest Sample Fund Template 53

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

." » Your Mobile Giving by State – Wendy Harman at the American Red Cross has posted a map and data about the funds donated via texting "Haiti" to 90999 to support the victims in the Haiti earthquake crisis.

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Web Haiti Bookmarking Lesson 132

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

I’d also like to thank the NTEN:Change Journal’s editoral committee for your contributions and support creating an award-winning publication. This award is evidence that when the nonprofit community works together to support each other’s causes, we can achieve great things! Read about all the ways Change.org is supporting impact !

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The Internet, especially the mobile web, encourages rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. This webinar is part of a series of events supporting our Storymakers 2014 Contest , which is happening now through September 26, 2014. Our attention spans are growing remarkably shorter. Really short.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support. In other cases, the organization and the donors want to send a message to other donors that this organization has broad and deep support. A dedicated blog post about a donor’s journey toward supporting the organization. Mention the donor on the event web page.

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Donor Sponsor Accessibility Music 343

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

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. Most every device can send a text message.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

A compelling video won over 12% of donors, while fundraising contests only 42% inspired 5% to give. Friends or family endorsement - create campaigns, messages, and “asks&# that your supporters can modify to make their own, and that are shareable across platforms.

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Celebrate Impact Fundraising Pakistan 201

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! I’m so honored by your support and really look forward to a chance at sharing all the work from this network of changemakers with those on this journey! Please support me by voting and commenting here.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Encourage your current fundraising participants to push their efforts on #GivingTuesday by hosting a fundraising contest. Create an independent fundraising site specifically for #GivingTuesday allowing supporters to solicit gifts on your organization’s behalf. Register as a #GivingTuesday partner at www.givingtuesday.org.

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Turkey Social Media Comparison Raise 39

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Simply offer ticket sales online, then send your guests a care package of the beverages to be sampled on the day of the event. For added suspense, you may send out a mystery box with a variety of beverages to sample. 15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition.

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