Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2009

contest in November, we asked everyone to take an online survey telling us some of the things they've done to reduce their IT energy use. We also asked in the survey if you got some resistance from coworkers in making these changes and most of you found that you didn't have to overcome much resistance, if any.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Organic posting, running contests, and incorporating social media marketing in emails are all great ways to get started on your branding journey. Post a Facebook survey. Run a contest! Contests are a great way for nonprofits to quickly extend visibility and get their audience involved and engaged. And the best part?

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A survey conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals reports that in 2020, nearly 64% of nonprofits had to cancel at least one in-person fundraising event, and more than 50% converted at least one in-person event to a virtual event. 6) Live-Score the Tournament.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2015

Enter a contest. Complete an online survey or poll. @IndSector. Take advantage of special promotions or sales. BestFriends. Apply for an internship or become a volunteer. Participate in hashtag campaign. OneCampaign. Call elected officials (or socially irresponsible companies). FeedingAmerica. Become a member. PIRegistry.

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NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

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. Also feature team-related contests and incentives. Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey. Team captains.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Survey says: Most noprofiteers blend their personal/professional brands | Big Duck – "Last week I had the joy of presenting a workshop with the fabulous Danielle Brigida of the National Wildlife Federation at the 7th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference in Washington, DC.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Take this quick survey and be entered in a drawing to win an Amazon.com gift certificate. Help out with a study! Social Media for Nonprofits is partnering with The Case Foundation to better understand social media engagement among nonprofit organizations.

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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. To learn more you can read the full report on the Case Foundation website - How Giving Days Can Strengthen Nonprofit Communities. 1,200 Participating nonprofits.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

They would likely be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the right to put their name on the contest. You can consider adding a survey question or two to your online event registration form to find out more about your audience and what drives them. Choose Incentives.

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NetWits

JUNE 2, 2011

The UGA Relay for Life Chapter offered additional contests the week of the event, with prizes ranging from a Smartphone to airline tickets. Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey. Relay for Life – Incentives like Bose speakers; iPods and sweatshirts are awarded for reaching fundraising levels ranging from $250 to $10,000.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

It is likely that they would be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the rights to put their name on the contest. You can consider adding a survey question or two to your registration form to find out more about your audience and what drives them. Choose Incentives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2013

Share Your #npfail story by April 30th and you will have a chance to win a Microsoft Surface or other schwag from the Case Foundation that is sponsoring the contest. They are also doing a sector wide survey on failure and innovation ). We invite you to write and openly share your failure story using the #npfail hashtag on Twitter.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

In 2011, Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council conducted an online survey of individuals who have participated in at least one run, walk or ride event in the last two years. The survey also found 40% of team members exceeded their fundraising goals vs. only 29% of non-team participants. What’s the take away here?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 11, 2011

They are going to give five organizations 5,000 responses each (these could be divided up into multiple questions or used all for one), for free, with just two stipulations: You can only use global or national surveys (not local). You have to share what you learn! That’s it! Share Your Questions to Win.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

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. Send a survey. Similar to giveaways, but it is a random winner that is chosen to win a larger prize. Forward to a friend.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

According to The Art Newspaper’s annual survey in 2021, visits to the world’s 100 most-visited museums plummeted by 77% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Host a selfie contest encouraging visitors to snap pics with their preferred objects or in their favorite spaces, . Selfie stations .

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. According to the Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Consumer Survey, only 45% of fundraisers personalize their fundraising page. Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey. Provide samples of everything.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 30, 2009

It’s one of your most effective marketing tools, but the 2008 GettingAttention.org survey showed that 72% of nonprofit organizations don’t have a tagline or rate theirs as performing poorly. Deadline to enter your organization in the contest is July 31st! 2008 Winners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2010

While we've used traditional research methods, including a survey of 720 Challenge Participants and interviews, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore best practices in integrating social media with fundraising campaigns by the America’s Giving Challenge (AGC) winners.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2012

They are also studying and surveying the Millennial generation’s impact within nonprofits. If you are a Millennial, consider taking this short survey regarding your involvement in nonprofits and your young professional network. Oh, and lets not forget, hiring nonprofit technology veterans. Have more news to share?

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

It is likely that they would be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the rights to put their name on the contest. You can consider adding a survey question or two to your registration form to find out more about your audience and what drives them. Choose Incentives.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. If we create contests to encourage these behaviors in all fundraisers, it can help raise incremental revenue. Belong to a team.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Can you survey nonrenewing donors to see why they didn’t renew? Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Sort through organizational fundraising data to see if there are insights, trends, or patterns that could help. For example, could people who donate every year be cultivated for a larger or monthly gift?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

Survey Apps: Doing polls and quick surveys are great ways to engage your audience and there are apps for that. If you use survey monkey, they also have a Facebook App. If you use survey monkey, they also have a Facebook App. Poll Daddy Polls does simple polls (yes / no, three choices).

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

I'm happy to announce that one of our winning 2015 Green Tech Success Story Contest submissions is TechSoup member Boulder Food Rescue , an organization working to eliminate food waste in its community and across the country. To collect this information, Boulder Food Rescue sends out teams of people to survey local businesses.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Maastricht University are conducting a survey: "We are investigating the effects of online social network memberships on your daily life. In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

While I was offline today enjoying Mother's Day and the beautiful weather (as much as I could with seasonal allergies), Target launched its version of an online contest. There have been many remixes of online contests since the Giving Challenge, so many that I can't quite remember all of them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2013

Share Your #npfail story by April 30th and you will have a chance to win a Microsoft Surface or other schwag from the Case Foundation that is sponsoring the contest. They are also doing a sector wide survey on failure and innovation ).

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Create team-specific communications and contests. That said, let’s look at three effective strategies for growing participation.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

You can check out an in-depth look at the survey results in our webinar Inspiration Station: Creative Virtual Fundraising Ideas from Real Nonprofits. 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. Host a virtual endurance event! Bingo Night.

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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. It can be tricky to get data like age and birth date from your subscribers, so ask for their birthday on a survey or when they sign up (tell them you’ll send a special birthday message).

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

Because this is a pilot program, you or your staff will be surveyed within six months of receiving your donation. Evergreen and International Rivers were runners-up in the 2008 Show Your Impact contest. Your responses will help TechSoup and Adobe understand if this program was useful, and how it could be improved.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2011

I’ve never run an ad for more fans, or done silly contests or anything else, you know? ” You can see that smaller fan bases had higher percentages – but of course that is meaningless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter. According to our survey, 41 percent of respondents said they “like” GiveMN or their favorite nonprofit or school on Facebook.

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