Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Today’s environment requires action, not passivity or complacency. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where proceeds would 100% benefit a range of local services for the unhoused, people with AIDS, frail seniors and vulnerable children. This has never been the case.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. World Environment Day (June 5). Summer blockbuster season could offer the opportunity to partner with a local movie theater to screen a relevant film with proceeds going to your cause (some movie theaters are even nonprofits themselves ).

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Achieve

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Local awareness ads give you the ability to. For example, if a nonprofit wants to raise awareness and engage volunteers for a neighborhood clean-up, they could drop a pin on the map around their planned location and target people who live in the area with an interest in the environment. Using Location in Facebook Ads. previous posts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Focus on things that can have ripple effects, like influencing your work to adopt a new travel policy, helping your sport club organize carpooling, or taking part in local decision making. Normalize conversations about the environment, and involve our children in acting with us for the climate. FBE: There is no best way!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Reach out to the chef of a popular local restaurant or send a call out to any supporters who are baking aficionados to host a virtual cooking or baking class as a fundraiser. Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. Virtual event fundraising. Virtual craft fair.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For this fundraising event, you’ll need to team up with a local paint and sip store like Pinot’s Palette or Painting with a Twist that’s willing to paint it forward with a percentage of the night’s proceeds going to your cause. To make it even more fun, consider having a local celebrity (i.e. Trivia Night. come judge the contest.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Today’s environment requires action, not passivity or complacency. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where 100% of proceeds would benefit a range of local services for unhoused people and vulnerable seniors and children. . At first everyone was on board, and it was fun.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Something I’d like to focus on today comes about from two things: Tuesday, the eCampaigning Report was released that showed data and best practices for campaigning and advocacy online; and yesterday I met with a local climate change focused nonprofit organization about some of the work they are doing. Take action on Climate Change.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Chatrooms are one example, but you can add polls, have them post photos or videos (that your team will approve before publishing), or join in on group activities they can perform in their own living room. Immersive environments to create atmosphere at home. Shine a light on star talent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2009

Photo by Wally G.   The hope is to encourage people to volunteer in their local communities, not just for a day, but in a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to promote service as a way of life for all Americans. Energy and Environment. Art grabs people who don’t necessarily read the local paper. Post blogs.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. Their mother might be in one of those photos.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

An [ecological] community together with its environment,functioning as a unit.”. If you bring the ecosystem mindset in you’ll start thinking about things like: Working with local hotels to accommodate those traveling from out of town. Partnering with local restaurants to supply food for the event. Photo by de Paula FJ and leafy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2010

Just yesterday I Checked-in while out and about and my local Planned Parenthood popped up. Do not skip the option to upload a photo. You will not accrue “Badges&# if you do not have a photo, nor will you become a “Mayor&#. I had no idea that they were nearby. Don’t create a profile for your organization.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Work with a local restaurant or host a potluck event that caters to various tastes. You can also invite a local musician or comedian to provide entertainment during the lunch. Throughout the concert, you can feature photos, videos, and stories of the impact your donors have made on screens as the music plays.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Giving your volunteers appreciation gifts is a great way to show gratitude and goes a long way toward creating an environment that your volunteers want to continue being a part of. Gift cards Give your volunteers a gift card to their favorite local business or restaurant. Books You can design a short photo book related to your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The job of figuring it out within the Packard Foundation fell to the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) program , which works closely with our grantees to strengthen their ability to adapt and thrive in complex environments. Storify Of Event , link to recording , and photos. She makes everyone feel like failure is okay.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

Like all people, they may love the arts, animals, and the environment; enjoy beautiful parks and fun outdoor activities; and support education and helping those in need. Register for webinar to learn more. People with disabilities want to donate, volunteer, and otherwise support causes they care about. It's a lot of fun!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2009

This week, we are featuring the Alliance for Tompotika Conservation (AlTo), the winner of the Environment category in the print and photo category. AlTo conducted an educational campaign, consisting of brochures, community presentations, and posters to educate local villagers on the importance of protecting sea turtles.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. They recruited a local volunteer to teach the kids Adobe InDesign to lay out the publication. The library has a scanner so the elders can bring in old family photos and digitize them.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

For an added competitive level of fun, have each attendee send a cute photo of their pet. Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, they know from their survey research, real-time monitoring, and content analysis of comments on their posts that a lot of people care deeply about environment issues, but don’t self-identify as “environmentalists.” The idea is that biking to work is not only is good for the environment but can also help local economies.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is an organization dedicated to "creating a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists." Every day in October, they post a photo of a Mosaic advocate on social media, highlighting why they #TakeAStand. " STAND!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

You also need to consider the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the timeline for the project. I asked participants to demonstrate what it looks like being bored vs engaged. If you see your participants looking like the top photo, it is time to shift or do an energizer.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Hybrid: A hybrid auction takes the tools used in the virtual environment and brings them to the physical world. They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. Virtual events are much easier to run as they create a complete digital footprint in real-time.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

I think this is a hard concept for many to agree with because of the process by which the social media tools are most often adopted in organizations: for example, Jane really likes taking pictures and usually posts them to Flickr (an online photo sharing website) as a way to store them, sort them, and share them.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

As a person who works for a science museum, I work in an environment that supports play. I''d just met a local researcher and I thought she''d be a great person to talk to about it. For example: We worked with a local psychologist to create an implicit associations-based game called "Smart, Hot, Honest or Not?"

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2012

I’d like to offer some tips to anyone who is (or could be) organizing group volunteering opportunities in their workplace - be it non-profit or for-profit work environment. This May, Convio will host our 8th annual Convio Cares Days, where employees across the country take time off to support local non-profits.

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Everyaction

APRIL 9, 2018

In the example above, the Mountain Area Preservation Foundation , which works to preserve the Truckee-Tahoe region’s mountain character and natural environment showcases a beautiful photo of the mountains that their donors are working to protect.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2007

My Flickr Photo from a visit to Freegeek in Portland, Oregon. Within a few minutes, Jessica Burko , offered two Boston area solutions: the world computer exchange and list of local options where I can donate equipment. What are your best tips and resources for finding a responsible local computer recycler? Ah, that felt great.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2009

Photo by Solarnu. They had made a phone call, written a letter, sent an email, blogged about it and, in some cases; they had even met with their local representative. It starts by transforming a top-down culture into collaborative environment that listens, engages and involves its supporters.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 21, 2012

Engagement with local artists. One of the things we love about exhibiting local artists is that they are often here to talk with visitors about their work. If you want to create a friendly, welcoming environment AND protect objects, what do you do? We don't have signs that say Don't Touch. We don't have guards.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

People's Grocery Mission: "Our mission is to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the West Oakland community." Flickr photo credit: Luck of Summer Rain uploaded by Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic. Photo of Dora the Cat by Me. People's Grocery blog, Brahm's Blog. Mission: "Spot.Us

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Conduct a peer-to-peer campaign with food trucks and other local vendors within your community. How will sponsors be able to engage with event attendees in a virtual environment? Social media offers the opportunity to post different kinds of content like photos and videos. What credentials will they need to get in?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. This new genre of video games are about solving real world problems such as environment, global hunger, poverty and disease.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

This was because last week Convio sponsored our annual Convio Cares Week when each employee is encouraged to participate in a service project in our local communities. The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2016

Focusing in on Local Issues. The app empowers community members to report concerns on oil and gas extraction activity that could negatively impact the environment. Citizens can upload photos and reports to the app, which will be verified by the FracTracker Alliance. Open Data San Francisco.

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