The debate surrounding nonprofit feasibility studies can sometimes pose interesting questions: Do nonprofits need to conduct them to host successful capital campaigns? Are they worth the cost? MORE
Up until now there has been no way for the leaders within your nonprofit to join discussions about your cause on Facebook, unless they were willing to compromise their privacy. But now with the Subscribe Button , Facebook users can opt-in to their public updates without being her friend. MORE
By Kristen Matthews. ———-. So, you’ve finally got it….that that thing that wanna-be entrepreneurs dream about and fight for all their lives…an incredible, original and viable business idea. You’ve done the research, crunched the numbers and wowed your friends with your amazing idea. MORE
Although, we do understand that games, are gamified mechanisms, and people purchase them because they solely enjoy them for entertainment. Therefore, in order to create an effective gamification program within a nonprofit, research is needed to find the middle ground between a game and an incentive program. On one end, we see the excitement and fad of Facebook games such as Farmville or CandyCrush. Game Economy. MORE
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. MORE
What role do games play in PETA's online strategy and how has that role evolved over the years? Much of our strategy is to engage with people online—whether they are already PETA supporters or people who have never even considered animal rights—and games are a vehicle for engagement. MORE
We are excited to be partnering with Games for Change for The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival. conference event games for change nptech social change social gaming MORE
At this year’s SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch said the next 10 years will be the decade of games. Groupon , Care2 , Zynga and the like are already using gaming elements to drive fundraising, engagement, word-of-mouth sharing and stickiness amongst other things. MORE
Gaming for learning | Inquirer News : Games for learning is an interesting topic because gaming is associated with fun, it’s associated with engagement and the concept that when a student plays a game, the student learns,” said Jason Trump, Microsoft’s education partner director for Asia Pacific and moderator of “Gaming4Good: Education through Gaming” forum. “If MORE
Hot off the heel of winning a Games for Change Award for The Curfew and the release of their new game, Sweatshop , we spoke to Darren Garrett, the Chief Creative of Littleloud Digital Entertainment. This audience spends a great deal of time online, often playing games. MORE
By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change When most people outside gaming think of video games, they typically fall into three buckets: "old school" games like Super Mario and Tetris, social and mobile games like Farmville and Angry Birds, or hyper-violent console games like Grand Theft Auto. Of course, at Games for Change, we support and assist in creating games for social good. MORE
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Imagine someone offered you $1 to leave the house an hour earlier in the morning so as to shift your commute to an off-peak train. Will you do it? If you’re like most people, you will say no. Now imagine you’d be offered a 1-in-100 chance of winning $100. You might find this offer much more enticing. MORE
Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of Games for Change Festival since 2006 when I first heard about it, almost ten years ago. While I have not been able to attend every year, I do publish a guest post every year with a roundup of how nonprofits are embracing the use of games. MORE
I’ve been following the Games for Change Festival since 2005 and now that more nonprofits are incorporating gaming strategies in their marketing approaches, this article share some valuable insights. 4 Lessons on Building Games for Change – Guest Post by Josh Spiro. MORE
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Somehow, in our age, fundraising became a win-or-lose game for people and organizations trying to do some good in their communities. Nonprofits are strapped with time and resources, and good citizens have to jump through hoops to make a difference. MORE
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. They also offer any reader of Beth’s Blog a special discount code of 10% on the conference registeration (use this code: 10beth when you register ) Meghan Ventura from Games for Change has wrote this guest post about how nonprofits are using games to leverage their missions. Games for a New Climate. Half the Sky Movement: The Game. MORE
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. MORE
Here at TechSoup, we believe game-based technologies can serve as powerful tools for advancing social action, civic engagement, and health for youth. Come watch TechSoup get its game on in this month's interactive Nonprofits Live: Gaming webinar on Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. Pacific time featuring experts and stories from organizations that have found new and innovative ways to catalyze social impact through digital games. Ben Stokes, Games for Change. MORE
Have you ever thought about creating a game or using game mechanics as part of your online strategy? What if I told you that it was possible to get nearly 20 MILLION views/plays for a well thought out, nicely executed, message packed game? We talked games, games, games. MORE
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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. MORE
6) Gaming for Good. Although not a big part of the nonprofit tech conversation there’s clearly a group of folks interested in utilizing gaming and game mechanics for fundraising, community building and program delivery. MORE
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? Games ".may Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act. MORE
Facebook recently rolled out its one-click donate button for nonprofits. You can sign up here to add it to your organizational FB page. Social Networking Online Fundraising nptech Trends Nonprofit MORE
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It was a game-changer. The new brand story changed the game – and more than doubled an annual gift. A game-changer. When done properly, a powerful and compelling brand story can literally be a game-changer for your nonprofit. MORE
—– For professional football players, the six days between games are jammed with practice, gym workouts, and travel. They also include time spent watching the film from the previous game, play by play, evaluating, learning, and preparing for the next game. MORE
What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Frogloop asked some of our favorite nonprofit campaigners and experts to give us their thoughts and predictions. Holly Ross, NTEN. Mobile! And not apps. Apps are fine, but nonprofits seriously need to invest in mobile versions of their sites. MORE
Fans’ obsession with the Hunger Games saga isn’t by chance. As a Hunger Games fanatic (if Disney creates a Panem-based theme park, I’ll be first in line to visit the Capitol), I’ve been thinking about how nonprofits can learn from the phenomenon and generate this type of dedicated following. MORE
You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools? Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the internet. MORE
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? Find the Future: The Game. It is an app for iphone that started as a way for way-finding but is more: it has personalized tours, it has games, etc. MORE
Startups and tech vendors are welcome to contact me at maddie[at]socialfish[dot]org to submit guest posts about their platforms – SocialFish readers love to read about new tools and apps! ————-. MORE
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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.
NetWits
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Have you ever thought about creating a game or using game mechanics as part of your online strategy? What if I told you that it was possible to get nearly 20 MILLION views/plays for a well thought out, nicely executed, message packed game? We talked games, games, games.
Connection Cafe
JULY 10, 2017
The debate surrounding nonprofit feasibility studies can sometimes pose interesting questions: Do nonprofits need to conduct them to host successful capital campaigns? Are they worth the cost?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 3, 2016
Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of Games for Change Festival since 2006 when I first heard about it, almost ten years ago. While I have not been able to attend every year, I do publish a guest post every year with a roundup of how nonprofits are embracing the use of games.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 15, 2012
I’ve been following the Games for Change Festival since 2005 and now that more nonprofits are incorporating gaming strategies in their marketing approaches, this article share some valuable insights. 4 Lessons on Building Games for Change – Guest Post by Josh Spiro.
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? Games ".may Casey Golden, CEO, Small Act.
Frogloop
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Data can help purpose-driven organizations make better decisions and achieve greater impact. This much is agreed upon.
NetWits
JUNE 2, 2011
At this year’s SXSW conference, keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch said the next 10 years will be the decade of games. Groupon , Care2 , Zynga and the like are already using gaming elements to drive fundraising, engagement, word-of-mouth sharing and stickiness amongst other things.
SocialFish
AUGUST 26, 2016
By Kristen Matthews. ———-. So, you’ve finally got it….that that thing that wanna-be entrepreneurs dream about and fight for all their lives…an incredible, original and viable business idea. You’ve done the research, crunched the numbers and wowed your friends with your amazing idea.
Frogloop
JUNE 1, 2016
Facebook recently rolled out its one-click donate button for nonprofits. You can sign up here to add it to your organizational FB page. Social Networking Online Fundraising nptech Trends Nonprofit
See What's Out There
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Relationships are built on trust, which takes time; the same is true for good partnerships. strategy Video web webinar dating rfp
Frogloop
APRIL 19, 2012
Somehow, in our age, fundraising became a win-or-lose game for people and organizations trying to do some good in their communities. Nonprofits are strapped with time and resources, and good citizens have to jump through hoops to make a difference.
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.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 30, 2011
An epic win for the gaming industry? Whether or not you you play games, you can’t ignore the gaming community’s far reach these days. ” Science gets a swift kick of fun when you can learn about it by being propelled through the air in a game.
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. They also offer any reader of Beth’s Blog a special discount code of 10% on the conference registeration (use this code: 10beth when you register ) Meghan Ventura from Games for Change has wrote this guest post about how nonprofits are using games to leverage their missions. Games for a New Climate. Half the Sky Movement: The Game.
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.
Tech Soup Blog
MAY 4, 2012
Here at TechSoup, we believe game-based technologies can serve as powerful tools for advancing social action, civic engagement, and health for youth. Come watch TechSoup get its game on in this month's interactive Nonprofits Live: Gaming webinar on Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. Pacific time featuring experts and stories from organizations that have found new and innovative ways to catalyze social impact through digital games. Ben Stokes, Games for Change.
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? Find the Future: The Game. It is an app for iphone that started as a way for way-finding but is more: it has personalized tours, it has games, etc.
NetWits
APRIL 11, 2012
6) Gaming for Good. Although not a big part of the nonprofit tech conversation there’s clearly a group of folks interested in utilizing gaming and game mechanics for fundraising, community building and program delivery.
Tech Soup Blog
JUNE 6, 2011
This post was written by Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager at Games for Change. TechSoup has participated in their annual festival for the past couple of years, to support the use of games for advocacy, education, and social impact in the nonprofit sector.
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 21, 2011
You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. What evidence do we need to influence politicians that games can help extend learning of science beyond schools? Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the internet.
Frogloop
DECEMBER 28, 2010
What fundraising strategies will be a game changer for nonprofits in 2011? What’s on tap for social media and advocacy? Frogloop asked some of our favorite nonprofit campaigners and experts to give us their thoughts and predictions. Holly Ross, NTEN. Mobile! And not apps. Apps are fine, but nonprofits seriously need to invest in mobile versions of their sites.
Donor Search
JULY 27, 2015
Maybe you’re ready to get started with prospect screening or maybe you’ve been in the game for a while, and you’re curious about any tools you might have missed. Prospect research can seem daunting and overwhelming.
Tech Soup Blog
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! GAMES. Game Audiences.
SocialFish
MARCH 21, 2014
Oh.Em.Gee. This one is awesome. Can’t stop laughing. by vasundhara. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. ——— ( photo credit ).
SocialFish
JUNE 9, 2015
Startups and tech vendors are welcome to contact me at maddie[at]socialfish[dot]org to submit guest posts about their platforms – SocialFish readers love to read about new tools and apps! ————-.
NTEN
MARCH 29, 2013
We are excited to be partnering with Games for Change for The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival. conference event games for change nptech social change social gaming
AFP Blog
JANUARY 23, 2012
Gaming for learning | Inquirer News : Games for learning is an interesting topic because gaming is associated with fun, it’s associated with engagement and the concept that when a student plays a game, the student learns,” said Jason Trump, Microsoft’s education partner director for Asia Pacific and moderator of “Gaming4Good: Education through Gaming” forum. “If
NTEN
AUGUST 31, 2011
What role do games play in PETA's online strategy and how has that role evolved over the years? Much of our strategy is to engage with people online—whether they are already PETA supporters or people who have never even considered animal rights—and games are a vehicle for engagement.
Tech Soup Blog
JANUARY 19, 2017
The new year is a perfect planning opportunity as your organization sets its sights on new goals and outcomes for the next 12 months.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 15, 2013
When you read this post, I’ll be on a plane to the facilitate the opening plenary at the Legal Services TIG Conference on Wednesday, Jan.
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. How did you modify the game to match your community and goals? Have you run the CDSI game in your organization or at a workshop?
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. Celebrating the Win Most games have a big finish.
NTEN
AUGUST 3, 2011
Hot off the heel of winning a Games for Change Award for The Curfew and the release of their new game, Sweatshop , we spoke to Darren Garrett, the Chief Creative of Littleloud Digital Entertainment. This audience spends a great deal of time online, often playing games.
NTEN
MARCH 16, 2011
By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change When most people outside gaming think of video games, they typically fall into three buckets: "old school" games like Super Mario and Tetris, social and mobile games like Farmville and Angry Birds, or hyper-violent console games like Grand Theft Auto. Of course, at Games for Change, we support and assist in creating games for social good.
John Haydon
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
Up until now there has been no way for the leaders within your nonprofit to join discussions about your cause on Facebook, unless they were willing to compromise their privacy. But now with the Subscribe Button , Facebook users can opt-in to their public updates without being her friend.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 6, 2013
Imagine someone offered you $1 to leave the house an hour earlier in the morning so as to shift your commute to an off-peak train. Will you do it? If you’re like most people, you will say no. Now imagine you’d be offered a 1-in-100 chance of winning $100. You might find this offer much more enticing.
ASU Lodestar Center
MAY 24, 2016
Although, we do understand that games, are gamified mechanisms, and people purchase them because they solely enjoy them for entertainment. Therefore, in order to create an effective gamification program within a nonprofit, research is needed to find the middle ground between a game and an incentive program. On one end, we see the excitement and fad of Facebook games such as Farmville or CandyCrush. Game Economy.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 11, 2012
—– For professional football players, the six days between games are jammed with practice, gym workouts, and travel. They also include time spent watching the film from the previous game, play by play, evaluating, learning, and preparing for the next game.
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.
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