Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. A tool that allows you to creatively showcase your Foursquare, Gowalla, and Facebook Places check-ins. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 25, 2010

My friend and engaging community leader for all those looking to have fun while improving the world, Britt Bravo, is doing a little experiment and asking a handful of bloggers to write short guest posts about how they have fun and do good. —– For me, there are lots of ways of having fun and doing good. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Now in it’s third year (View the 2009 Edition and 2010 Edition ), the 11 holiday gift programs listed below benefit nonprofits and thus help make the world a better place: 1. It’s fun and you’ll be bringing hope to girls and women around the world. [ Send a CARE Package ].

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Association TV

MARCH 16, 2022

Usual suspects are headlines about post time, a hook, putting the right content in the right place and in front of the right people. There’s a time and place. Do they need to know how fun the Thursday night social is going to be, do they need to know the hotel is across the street from a great breakfast place?

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VisionLink

APRIL 20, 2022

Fun fact, each year about 62 million Americans volunteer at their local schools, with NGOs, with disaster preparedness and response groups, and community centers and homeless shelters. Fun question: Which president signed the proclamation that established National Volunteer Week? It's National Volunteer Week! Answer: Richard Nixon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

You’ll keep everything organized in one easily-accessible place, so you, your planning team, and even the golf facility staff are all on the same page and working with up-to-the-minute information and not bouncing between multiple platforms and spreadsheets.

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CauseVox

JULY 30, 2023

Raise your hand if you agree that organizing a nonprofit fundraising event is a fun and effective way to garner support, raise money, and increase awareness for your cause. Without a solid strategy in place, it might end up costing you more time and money than what you actually raise. did you raise your hand?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Footer menu : This is the fun stuff! His initial draft was very close to what we ultimately have in place now and that was due to his critical listening, lots of conversations and questions, and both of us engaging in the public input phase to really understand the users’ side of the experience.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

The fourth blogger in this run of the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series is the delicious Meg Worden (I say delicious because I love her e-cookbook, Salad Alchemy). She writes for Elephant Journal, The Nervous Breakdown, Jack Move Magazine and has been published in a variety of other places both online and in print. Doing good is fun.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

An earlier article posted to the NTEN blog did a great job covering data visualization generally , but what about data and places? Creating display maps – in print or as digital images – is easier than ever before, and interactive, web-based mapping is all over the place, so to speak. More specifically, what about mapped data?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

Auctions are great, but there’s one major problem with them: They take place over a limited timeframe, so if a guess somehow misses them, you’ve missed out on donations. With a silent auction, bidding takes place before the event happens, giving people more time to get involved. 5) Silent auctions. 6) Recurring donation fundraising .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission. Spring provides the perfect weather and some great scenery for a fun run event.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2012

I'm starting the Have Fun, Do Good guest post series up again! I feel most alive when I’m in the place of deeply witnessing another person. From there, the fun begins! My first guest blogger is the lovely Amy Kessel. Amy is a certified life coach devoted to helping women unfurl into their authentic selves.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2011

The seventh guest blogger in my Have Fun, Do Good series is Jamie Ridler. Jamie Ridler, Creative Living: How I Have Fun, Do Good I’ve always been kind of like Mary Poppins. As someone who used to sing at her day job, I discovered that when you have fun, people think you’re not taking your work terribly seriously.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Nonprofits can place their “Donate Stock” Easy Button in their Donation form(s) and on their “Ways to Give” page. Now the fun stuff! How to Sign Up to Accept Stock Donations. Even though stock gifting has been around for decades, it has just now become accessible and easy for all through solutions, such as DonateStock. .

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Both have their place and can be highly profitable. There are many KINDS of events, but they fall into two basic categories: The Community/Fun Event and the Heartstrings Event. Community/Fun Events Community/Fun Events are widely promoted events that encourage people to do something active or fun while supporting your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

To be honest, without the right tools in place, they have been. So in short, yes—a golf tournament is absolutely worth it, especially when you have the right tech in place. Golf tournaments have an undeserved reputation of being outdated and not worth the effort. Here’s why: 1) You’ll raise money and awareness.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

Social fundraising shouldn’t take the place of any of your other efforts. Use gamification and incentives make social fundraising fun. When you add an element of fun to the mix, it can help to activate zero dollar fundraisers, as well as get people talking about how they’re interacting with your cause. Promotions. Challenges.

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Association TV

MARCH 16, 2022

Usual suspects are headlines about post time, a hook, putting the right content in the right place and in front of the right people. There’s a time and place. Do they need to know how fun the Thursday night social is going to be, do they need to know the hotel is across the street from a great breakfast place?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2010

. “Let’s make the process of experimenting fun – let’s start with a Facebook Friday.&# Their experiment is going to be focused on deepening and improving their Facebook presence for the Arts Council and getting everyone on staff to participate. Stay tuned for more … Sharing Some Facebook Friday Insights.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Include statistics and fun facts where possible, and include a question at the end that would inspire conversation.” The drawings will take place via Instagram Live on 11/1. The second prize is a $200 gift card to the best place for pho in town, Pho-Nomenal. Raffle tickets will be available for the month of October.

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John Kenyon

MARCH 4, 2024

Now, I’m not sure if it was dreaming of extra condiments or just having a little too much fun, but hey, we all make mistakes, right? If it claims that unicorns roam the halls of your office building, maybe take that with a grain of salt (unless you work in a particularly magical place). Yep, you read that right!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Have fun with your avatar! Finally, know that when you go into public places, your Facebook/Oculus username is visible and serves as your primary identifier in the Horizon Metaverse. Explore and have fun. Take the time and learn the correct way to use Oculus from the start. It will save you time in the long run.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The eleventh guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Lisa Sonora Beam. Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists. One of the most fun ways to do good is to buy art and hand crafts directly from artists and artisans. Tags: Have Fun Do Good Guest Posts guest.

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2023

But the real fun starts the morning after, when we have all this new data to dig through. Fun new channels! If you aren’t looking at these channels, it might be a place to experiment. Read time: 4 minutes Sure, Giving Tuesday is great — what’s not to love about a lively kickoff to the end-of-year giving season?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In this guide, we’ll cover three creative and cost-effective approaches to attracting volunteers, including: Tap Into Existing Supporters Promote Your Volunteer Opportunities Host A Fun Recruitment Event Shaking up your recruitment methods can help you reach and engage more supporters. Let’s take a closer look at how you can get started.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with member engagement. . Making member engagement more fun gets members more involved and excited about interacting more with your association and other members. Your online member community is a great place to begin, and it can be easy to get started. .

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor appreciation events allow you to personally express your gratitude to your supporters while providing a fun and memorable event for them to attend. Donor appreciation events are meant to be fun! Movie night An inexpensive and fun donor appreciation idea is to host a movie night for your supporters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The ninth guest blogger in my have fun do good series is Katya Andresen. Katya Andresen, Network for Good: How I Have Fun, Do Good Britt Bravo is ahead of her time. For years, Britt’s been promoting this very concept - the idea of having fun while doing good. It’s more fun – and it’s more effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This is an ideal format because it balances the competitive element that makes golf fun without the pressure to be a great golfer or play a consistently impressive round. 6) Use web-based tools to keep everyone on the same page and all the information in one place. 2) Choose the right venue and format.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Below is my 6th annual list of favorite have fun, do good books that I read this year. You can listen to my interview with her about Diet for a Hot Planet on the Big Vision Podcast via iTunes, or read it on Have Fun, Do Good. You can listen to our chat via iTunes , or read the interview on Have Fun, Do Good.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Gift participants in the Heads or Tails game with fun and inexpensive party favors tied to your event theme—light sticks, toys, or noisemakers. Place sign-up sheets at each table for spontaneous participants and dispatch volunteers with extra raffle favors to entice attendees. Remember to collect sign-up sheets before the game begins.

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 15, 2021

Some things that have worked are: Interesting, even fun, pre-roll before sessions. Interesting imagery to evoke a place or theme. Have places where people can post, share and connect, not just virtually, but also in person! What have YOU and YOUR ORGANIZATION learned about creating engaging and fun meetings during this pandemic?

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Happy Monday, Have Fun, Do Gooders! T he fourth guest post in my have fun, do good blogger series is by Amy Sample Ward. I have two rules of thumb I use almost always: #1 Make it interesting Because there are so many ways to "have fun and do good" I can fall victim to the option paralysis syndrome.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Consignment agencies like Winspire have made it easy to add highly sought-after Holiday Travel Destinations to your auction, and they’ve given us the top picks for the best places for Holiday Travel this year! If you are like most people, then you want to find the best destinations that are fun and stress-free.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I figure I should practice what I preach, so here are some photos from my fun Friday in Berkeley and Oakland with a Move, Play, Reflect, Connect twist. Connect It's rare that the hubs and I have a whole day off together, but everything fell into place yesterday for us to take a one-day staycation. A super fun Friday!

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 28, 2023

9 Fun Golf Tournament Ideas: A Hole-in-One for Fundraising Success Golf tournaments are a classic and effective way to raise funds. Uncover inventive ways to infuse fun, excitement, and philanthropy into your next golf event, making it an unforgettable experience for both participants and supporters.

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