NetWits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

There’s a communications medium far too many nonprofits neglect: Gaming. “Games have clearly arrived as a mass medium,”. … pronounced Al Gore, the former Vice President and presenter of perhaps the most watched PowerPoint ever, at the Games for Change conference. Games are maturing fast. Gamification Evolution.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. They thought, wouldn’t it be interseting to create a game to get people in the library who may not have ever come?

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Customer experience is marketing played as a long game. Seeks solutions—products and services are designed to solve members’ challenges. Focuses on attraction and engagement—delivers products and services in venues and formats designed to delight individual customers. Focus on the Future Today the emphasis is shifting.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. So, if Facebook fundraising is a big game, how do you win? The post How to Win the Game of Facebook Fundraising appeared first on Get Fully Funded. Your organization gets the full donation.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 2, 2016

In the world of e-commerce—that virtual marketplace that has increasingly redefined how we shop and spend—the right design can mean the difference between boom and bust, soaring profits and slumping sales, simple success versus outright failure.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Take your event to the next level by adding some new golf outing games to the mix. Remember that not all of your players will want to participate in all of your games. Some foursomes would rather play a leisurely game on the course, while some will want to try their hand at every game you offer. Longest Marshmallow Drive.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 4, 2024

Here's how it can be a game changer. An immersive micro-website dedicated to your capital campaign is essential for increasing support.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. To modify the steps of the game to help tell the story, here’s how Ericha used the Community-Driven Social Impact game with her network of Community Media Center participants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

This year’s tools tap into emerging trends, such as Messenger bots, cryptocurrency, and gaming for good, and also build on long-time successful fundraising strategies, such as e-advocacy, online contests, and monthly giving. If you think we’ve missed a tool, please share it in a comment below. A fun, new way to fundraise in 2020!

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This heated vest could be a game changer! As one of the highest paid professions and a guaranteed study that can lead to a career in video games, the Osmo coding family bundle is designed for kids 5-10 that teaches coding via connecting colorful blocks and seeing the results on an Ipad. The other great part?

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The post Mind Games: Using Psychology to Increase Email Open Rates appeared first on Byte Technology’s Nonprofit Web Design Insights Blog. Essentially, by asking a person a question in the subject line of a message you’re forcing them to open the full email and read in an effort to arrive at an answer.

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NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. For the first time, this year's Games for Change Festival created an opportunity for producers of games in development to get live feedback from leading game designers, educators, and funders on the main stage. SOS_SLAVES. BOTTOM LINE & FUNDING.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 26, 2011

Note from Beth: Back in 2007, I presented and attended at the Games for Change Festival. Over the past few years, games and mobile platforms have become more and more important for nonprofits to pay attention to for their communications strategy. What Nonprofits Can Learn at Games for Change Festival by Jeff Ramos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

It is a digital reality – a cyberspace made up of multiple virtual worlds – that combines components of social media, gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The gaming community pioneered VR, but the technology is now expanding worldwide into all aspects of society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Designing the meeting so it is effective and encourages team-building can be tricky. How to Design an Effective Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life – Guest Post by Karen Axelson from ETR. The planners of this event offered some valuable lessons for any organization on how to design effective and engaging retreats.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

When a well-designed mobile application is published, staying connected creates an endless amount of possibilities and the exciting part for nonprofits is to keep the content new and fresh. Gamification is a great motivator when research, information technology, and graphic design- all align. Game Economy. Target Audience.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Was it while playing a game? Last week, as part of my museum's year-long Loyalty Lab project , we hosted a workshop for Bay Area museum professionals with special guests Ian Kizu-Blair and Sam Lavigne of the game design firm Situate. A Challenge to Overcome Every game has a central challenge or mission. It's not easy.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sandy Marsico, Founder and CEO of Sandstorm Design, described the challenge of balancing risk with growth like this: “You need the courage to take chances and the stomach to handle anxiety. These funds are designated for experimentation. Instead of playing a guessing game. It’s a frenemy they’ve learned how to manage.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

However, getting your supporters to show up and participate in your event is only possible with a well-devised branding and design strategy. Are branding and design really that vital to the success of a fundraiser? In fact, a virtual food drive relies even more on the functionality and design of your website and online branding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Strategically designing sponsorships that include digital exposure boosts event revenue and keeps sponsors coming back year after year. Why Sponsors Love It: If a business learns about your tournament late in the game , they’re still able to jump on board to support your tournament and get valuable digital exposure.

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Greater Giving

MAY 4, 2022

Check out our Auction Games look book for lots of exciting games and activities to raise money for your cause! To set up the game, you’ll need access to a hole on the green, putters for participants to use, raffle tickets to sell, and the ability to accept one-time payments for each ticket sold. How to Play Putter or Purse.

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CauseVox

JULY 26, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, mobile optimization is a game-changer for successful fundraising campaigns, and we want to show you how to leverage its power. Responsive design, streamlined navigation, fast loading times, and clear calls-to-action, and how they contribute to a seamless user experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2009

My colleague, friend, and collaborator David Wilcox just posted about the social collaboration game we are going to be putting on at SHINE derived partly from the social media game and from our work on the Social by Social project. Join the Social Collaboration Game on day two of SHINE. But how do you make it work in practice?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

After our last Nonprofits Live event on gaming, our social media team received many questions and requests — many of you in the TechSoup community are excited about the future of creating games for nonprofit causes! A Selection of Strategic Game Design Lessons for Nonprofits. Game Audiences. Design Process.

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Gyrus

MAY 19, 2016

However, the term gamification is often mixed up with another term known as game-based learning. Gamification is not a game and does not imply that learners will be playing video games and learn through it. Gamification is the technique of using game elements and mechanics in the learning environment.

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CauseVox

JUNE 30, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, mobile optimization is a game-changer for successful fundraising campaigns, and we want to show you how to leverage its power. Responsive design, streamlined navigation, fast loading times, and clear calls-to-action, and how they contribute to a seamless user experience.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The 12th Annual Games for Change Festival is coming up on April 21-23 & 25, in New York City, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Games for Change Festival, the largest gaming event in New York City, celebrates the positive power of games. and abroad. and abroad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Note from Beth: I went to my first Games for Change Festival ten years ago, in 2005 and have been a fan and supporter ever since. Games — both digital and analog — provide a great opportunity for inviting players to interact with a real-world causes and societal challenges. Games for a New Climate.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

Designing a desktop menu is one way; it’s one aspect of navigation that informs a website’s overall structure. As with any design and implementation, you need to ensure that your content is displayed and can be read in a logical order. Two words often used interchangeably. Navigation is what people do.” Your site has a flat structure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The webinar was designed as a supplemental course to the webinar series required to earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising. Gaming for Good. Gamers also gather in person for gaming marathons and conferences to raise money for charity. To purchase the recording, please email your request to Heather Mansfield.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

What if video games could change the world? Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. Why are games important? How can nonprofits use game elements to promote their cause? Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 24, 2011

Ken is a game designer and writer who develops narrative, collaborative augmented reality experiences about serious issues. Now, that game, GISKIN ANOMALY , is live. GISKIN ANOMALY is a “historical fiction” game I created for Rich Cherry and the Balboa Park Online Collaborative. What’s the opposite of Voicemail Hell?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. For this exercise, it would have been helpful to have people in each group with some prior real life experience designing an ROI study. What are your tips and tricks for designing and delivering effective webinars?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2012

Gaming was the focus of this edition of Nonprofits Live (NPLive). It's only natural that organizations embracing technology to achieve their missions might explore the potential of gaming for good. Our featured gaming experts were: Michelle Byrd, co-president of Games for Change. Planning Your Game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2016

And the agency is using an innovation platform and design thinking to find solutions. Using cards and games to generate creative solutions is not a brand new new idea. And given what is happening in the world today, that job is hard work. It requires innovation and creativity from many people.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

Gamification is the ability to add games, competition, rewards, and other elements of game-playing, like point-scoring, to encourage engagement with a service or product. . The event professional hosting the event would have to define the event branding , game rules, game mechanics, how the point system works, and the game’s goal.

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