Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. – "Join Vivanista in sharing the love of philanthropy by participating in our Love of Philanthropy photo contest that showcases images of what it means to be philanthropic." Twitter beta-tested a spine." Doing Good.

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NetWits

JULY 13, 2012

Enter your organization’s tagline into this year’s award contest. Messages—4 Ways to Test Message Relevance.” Have a look at some of the great opportunities below… 2012 Nonprofit Tagline Awards. As a bonus, every entrant will be invited to join Nancy for a free webinar in late summer: “Aha! Submissions are due July 25.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

I tried ChatGPT and can tell you it writes wonderful haikus, crafted a pretty decent Valentine’s Day message for my sweetheart, and correctly predicted many of the matchups in my colleagues’ Holiday Movie bracket contest. Test the Waters, But Don’t Jump in Yet Of course, few of these use cases are ready for prime time yet.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Also check out their Usability Testing of nine nonprofits'' online presence. The 2013 Millennial Impact Report was recently released by Achieve, which seeks to help nonprofits better understand and engage with this group. In other research, findings emphasized that Community Managers are important!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Check out how Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass put their supporters’ hunting skills to the test with their Scavenger Hunt for Kids’ Sake fundraiser. At the end of the festival, host a trivia competition to put what your community members have learned from the takeovers to the test. Sports tricks contest.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Pere-to-peer fundraising is more than just a physical event, and there are many campaign ideas your organization to test out, including: Contests Challenges Crowdfunding DIY fundraising A-thon events Network fundraising Virtual storefronts Giving days And more!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

About Us | Overview | UX Test Kitchen - "The UX Test Kitchen is a nonprofit interactive agency providing free website and media development to other nonprofits. These are some links I wanted to share from March 18th. Find me on Delicious for more! Our staff comes from various companies - such as Razorfish, Time Inc., Check it out!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Consider devoting a specific part of the event to the VIP, such as a hole-in-one contest hosted by them or a signed raffle prize or auction item donated by them. Perhaps in exchange for promoting your tournament on their socials and appearing at the event, they receive a complimentary team registration or two. Tap into your networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2012

You can also plan photo and caption contests on Facebook, Pinit contests on Pinterest, organize protests, and house parties, Fundraising appeals. A/B testing. Use A/B testing to test subject lines, graphics, donation landing page forms, etc. How can your members financially help support the movement?

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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. Create a quiz that tests the knowledge of users who are aligned with your organization’s cause. Forward to a friend.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

The Hope Clinic for Women has hosted a virtual “Hats in the Garden Tea and Auction,” using 100% of donations to fund free pregnancy tests, first trimester ultrasounds, and general support for the expectant mothers in its programs. The team that wins the trivia contest can win a special prize! Make it a masquerade!

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Test your golfers’ skills on a par 3 with a contest called “Closest to the Pin.” In order to show the current leader, use a creative contest marker that ties into your organization or theme. To keep track of your sponsorship offerings, manage sponsorships with event fundraising software by OneCause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Be sure that you test, test, test to see if there are certain types of questions that work best for engaging your alumni. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest. Here are some tips for games and giveaway contests on Facebook. Experiment, Measure, Learn, and Revise.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Look for opportunities to test different calls-to-action and other key content that is important to your organization. Run A/B testing for email subject lines and for content on landing pages for any email appeals or other actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. Since this was an experiment to test social networking, I did not send an appeal to friends and family in the way people do when they raise funds for a run or walk, or want you to vote for a particular contest. Here is what he learned.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

Taking a chance on virtual events has offered event planners the opportunity to test drive new ideas. To generate excitement for your virtual audience, consider pre-event contests, social media competitions, watch party gift boxes, and other pre-event activities as a way to get your virtual audience motivated. The Move to Hybrid.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. Start gearing up for next year's TechSoup Digital Story Contest by checking out this year's winners. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Gingerbread house decorating contest. Put your supporters’ creative cookie construction skills to the test with a gingerbread house decorating contest. Spice your party up with a contest where supporters can win prizes for wearing the most creative or ugliest sweater, among other categories. Winter Wonderland carnival.

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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? That’s been useful to at least test content and engagement formats. His take: “It is a very shallow metric. And it does feel somewhat gratifying that I think we’ve been right all along. Size has never mattered to us.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Additionally, zoos or aquariums can host contests over social media for followers to name a new animal. Donation matches are time-tested. As seen with the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature and countless other campaigns, a donation match is a time-tested idea that works.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

You might get really excited about restaurant nights, candle parties, t-shirt sales, or voting contests. These Strategies Can Be Unproductive At First In your first year or two, you’ll spend a lot of time testing fundraising strategies to see what works and what doesn’t.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 11, 2011

Last week, I had a lot of fun test-driving Qriously , a new application that replaces advertisements on smart phones with questions, creating real-time feedback about the topics you are interested in. I had so much fun, in fact, that I shared screen shots and some thoughts around the way organizations could put a tool like this to use. (If

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2014

The contest sought solutions to support and empower trafficking survivors. Chronicle of Philanthropy cited it as an example of how nonprofits are trying new ways to test: Caravan Studios, the TechSoup division that created the [SafeNight] app, has embraced a new management approach popular in Silicon Valley known as “lean start-up.”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Zeega is currently in the "beta" stage of development so you must request an invite to test it out. TechSoup holds an annual Digital Storytelling Contest and provides resources for organizations to better tell their stories. Shapins said the company plans to open it up to the public soon.

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Achieve

JANUARY 17, 2016

by both the contestants and the survey respondents. The premise of the game, as you may recall, was a competition between the members of two families to see which family could more quickly and accurately guess the results of survey questions. The show’s success was no doubt derived from the often outrageous answers.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

I suspect, and tried to test this on Twitter, but didn’t quite hit it right, everyone is about three degrees from everyone else. I’m not talking about a popularity contest. It’s hard to be in this a while and not know everyone. But, it’s also wonderful. It’s great to be in this a while and know everyone. Alright, experiment here.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2018

As you try different scenarios, remember to expand your engagement strategy through testing, risk-taking, and evaluation. For example, create a contest/game via social media that leads to prizes or discounts. Start out small, learn as you go, and build a recognizable platform that you can utilize in the future.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. Test any slides your remote speakers plan to present, as sometimes the computer or browser will require updates to security permissions. You can think of pre-production as a big dress rehearsal.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Challenge peer-to-peer participants to walk 10,000 steps, do a strength test with a tire flip, or complete a multi-day fitness plan. The thing with bake-offs is that it’s a little harder to pull off virtually, especially since there isn’t anyone to taste test the creations. Costume contest. Health challenge.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2016

Pokémon Professor Program —After taking a test and proving their Pokémon knowledge, Pokémon Professors are able to work at tournaments as judges and organize large events. Our main activity was the photo contest. We had 20 people participate in the photo contest. Anyone can buy and set off lures. Most likely!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

Apple Pie Contest : With shows like The Great British Baking Show being so popular, you can put your supporters to the test to see who’s the best baker. After judges award prizes for the best pies, you can have a pie-eating contest. You can also have an old-fashioned Field Day with events like the three-legged race.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

The contest ends on April 24, 2017, so get those submissions in soon. Email works with other channels: Test sending fewer emails, and cultivating donors through other channels. Prioritize accessibility testing ( WAVE ) on your storytelling channels. You can enter to win on this site. Accessibility. Engagement. Stay true to you.

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Forj

JULY 5, 2017

The questions will test the knowledge and educate both contestants and audience members alike. Questions and answers will be similar to those typically used in the CAE exam process. In this session, two rounds of “jeopardy” will be offered to allow a maximum of 24 “contestants” with unlimited “audience” members.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Surowiecki’s talk, drawing on his 2005 book , was about the surprising value of crowd-based judgments, from guessing the numbers of jelly beans in a jar, to mapping Martian craters , to open contests like the DARPA Grand Challenge for driverless vehicles. Use competitions and contests to generate new ideas from new audiences.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This led to acquisition tactics like iPad giveaway contests, buying lists and hiding unsubscribe buttons and practices of “email blasts”. Tools like A/B testing, delivery metrics, and reporting on long-term ROI will help inform you on the best ways to keep in balance.

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