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.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The best way to establish a track record of event success is to use a standardized nonprofit marketing plan for events. For instance, if your goal is to boost signups for your next event, you could track the conversion rate from your marketing materials to your signup form. Submission contest.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The best way to establish a track record of event success is to use a standardized nonprofit marketing plan for events. For instance, if your goal is to boost signups for your next event, you could track the conversion rate from your marketing materials to your signup form. Submission contest.

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Care2

MAY 25, 2012

For example, when the Center for Reproductive Rights was supporting the case against Texas's mandatory ultrasound law (which was a big news story), they launched a New Yorker Style Cartoon Caption Contest and asked people to submit a caption for the cartoon they designed about the outrageous law.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

She made it fun with decorations and a staff photo contest. They then tracked the level of donations from those groups, how many of them were still giving to the organization in the future, and what the level of their gifts were. Staff got into the spirit with personalized doodles and videos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. If they don't a dollar, at least the contest has helped inspire them to dip their toes in the social media waters. Time will tell, but the contest has given us a jump start on our social media strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Get creative in building your sponsorship packages—consider things beyond traditional presenting, banquet, and hole sponsorships and solicit sponsors for event technology, on-course contests, golf carts, beverage cart, player gifts, and more. 6) Live-Score the Tournament.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

People track performances differently. A saleswoman tracks products sold. You might even judge your pledge fulfillment track record. You will use this kind of assessment to figure out if your annual pie eating contest is more fun, more profitable or hopefully both, for example. A doctor sees his patients get better.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 9, 2022

Plus, it can help you keep track of all your volunteer applications in one place. To get started, identify some prizes that would be appealing to your target audience and then promote the contest through social media, flyers, and word-of-mouth. Get Creative in your volunteer posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In other cases, you might want to have a contest, where anyone who renews before the due date is entered to win a prize. Features include client management, online payment processing, email tracking and marketing, ticketing, accounting, SMS, point-of-sale, and much more – with a flexible, affordable pricing structure.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

With event management software like Accelevents , gamification through badges, attendance tracking, and session tracking becomes easier! We highly recommend digital scavenger hunts and photo contests to up the ante in the online format! Consider photo contests from both in-person and online attendees.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

You can also track board members’ fundraising progress with intuitive peer-to-peer reports. Host events such as 5Ks or even contests in which dollars are counted as votes. In that fundraiser format, participants with the largest dollar amount raised on a personal fundraising page are the contest winner.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Challenge your members to a photo contest, and require that all entries use the same branded hashtag. Track registration vs. attendance and member attendance over time to see if you’re motivating your members to get involved IRL. Looking for an easy win? Just remember to hang a sign that lists your social tags nearby.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Track reliable results. The most comprehensive results are tracked using a large amount of data. Interactive content like challenges, contests, polls, and filters offers a different way for supporters to get to know your organization’s personality. Instead, leverage interactive content to grow your online community.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

Look for virtual auction software with the following features: Item procurement tracking. As you begin the item procurement process, it’s vital that your team maintains an organized list that tracks each item’s status. Being able to accept, process, and track bids in real time is essential for success with any auction.

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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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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

To make the registration and payment process seamless, set up an online fundraising page on CauseVox to track who’s signed up. Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. You can use no-cost platforms like ESPN or NFL to track player performance in real-time and help run your fundraiser. Football Tailgate Party.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Not the ones with the fake contests and contrived conflicts, but the ones that pit you against the weather, the wildlife, and the natural environment. It’s just the contestants against the hard, cruel world, and it either brings out the best or the worst in people.

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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. Make sure to schedule periodic check-ins to make sure things stay on track. Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event, contests, matching gifts, and challenges.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

This means you can track attendee behavior and gain more significant insights into which elements of your event are the most successful. 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. Get exhibitors and sponsors involved in your prizes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I've been writing about online contests that use social media and crowdsourcing techniques. As frequent readers of this blog know, many pitfalls of online contests have been discussed here. So, what’s different about this contest than other online contests?

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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. Make sure to schedule periodic check-ins to make sure things stay on track. Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event , contests, matching gifts, and challenges.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Additionally, funds could be raised through an online auction within the gala, and fundraising is tracked with a virtual fundraising thermometer. Online Voting Contest. An online voting contest is the perfect holiday fundraising idea because it encourages your staff, supporters, or colleagues to get into the festive mindset!

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

This means you can track attendee behavior and gain greater insights into which elements of your event are the most successful. 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. Get exhibitors and sponsors involved in your prizes.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

Track Relay Race. It’s spring track season, so organize a 24-hour relay for a cause. You can use your health apps to track miles, or partner with an app like Charity Miles. Host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have “tip jars” for people to show their support for their favorite competitors in the form of donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

According to my colleague and former NTEN board member, Steve MacLauglin from Blackbaud, Giving Tuesday, now in its 7th year (great origin story here ), is on track to raise more in 2018. There is also a Giving Story Contest for donors to share why they give and win a cash prize for the organization of their choice.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. So, take the time to track your data this year and you’ll be all set for this step next year! Staying on track Review your plan at the beginning of each month. Can you do it? Do you really want to make fundraising so hard?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Last week, I parachuted into BlogWorld 2010 in Las Vegas for less than 24 hours. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. We opened with a question about what we thought were the most innovative approaches in contests.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For example, let’s say you’re running a social media contest to complement your upcoming talent show fundraiser. As you share content on social media , track metrics like reposts and total impressions. Mixing up your content can help you keep audiences engaged and eager to check out your latest post.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Develop a mobile app to get people interacting with your organization and encourage, track and inspire volunteering. SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. For example, a bike-a-thon in Texas has a Ride for Life app so that people can keep track of pledges and fundraising, see where others are, etc.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Have your development team set a few search alerts up to streamline opportunity tracking! Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship. Google alerts are a great way to find local or regional companies that share similarities with your mission.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

You can easily track your favorite Twitter friends by creating tiles for them on the Windows 8 Start screen. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. To celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft announced a new contest to encourage developers to create apps that positively impact the world around them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Are you tracking Return on Investment (ROI), and how? In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. She also helps cultivate community on a number of our social sites including ours at ChatBigCats.com. Please summarize your ROI.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. Project organizers analyzed the results from the 2015 and 2016 contests to find what helped them succeed and get more votes in 2017. It was an international effort.

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NTEN

JULY 29, 2010

You track metrics while you're on the treadmill (without falling off). Flickr photo: kcolwell We know that you, my fellow NTEN community members, are rock stars. You can write fundraising email copy in your sleep and hand code your e-appeal while making breakfast and watering your plants. You are fundraising email campaign ninjas!

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

This means you can track attendee behavior and gain greater insights into which elements of your event are the most successful. 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. Get exhibitors and sponsors involved in your prizes.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

To keep track of your sponsorship offerings, manage sponsorships with event fundraising software by OneCause. 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.

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