Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s the perfect way to celebrate Pride Month in the US for LGBTQIA-focused organizations — the Charleston-based We Are Family hosted one last year to fund its new drop-in center. Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Or consider giving out a specific reward or celebration for people who contribute to a certain level of time or money to the cause. Focus on gathering people together and including fun side events or contests. People want to have a good time; they want to feel like they get something in return.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

Artistic & Culinary Experiences Both art and food have a way of transcending differences, removing barriers, and rallying diverse groups around a common cause. Consider putting out a call for artists in the months leading up to the event date and provide a theme for the works. National “day” celebrations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Traditional year-end fundraising events, such as galas, are meant to celebrate your hard work, reflect on your impact, and thank your donors and sponsors. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. We’re sharing ideas and resources on event fundraising for 2021. . Traditional Events.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you have some talented artists, knitters, jewelry designers, and candle-makers in your youth group, consider hosting a craft sale at your church. Or a baking contest? If your town is famous for its strawberries, for example, you could consider having a contest where cooks’ recipes must feature that ingredient. A 50/50 raffle.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The World Beach Project is managed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London with artist-in-residence Sue Lawty. The project has not had any heavy marketing campaigns or contests associated with it. Many museums do not provide participants with clear terms surrounding their submissions, and for savvy people (especially artists!)

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Founded by Susan Crawford, who now advises President Obama on science, technology, and innovation policy, OneWebDay is a global event that is celebrated every September 22 since 2006. After people serve, they should celebrate their achievements on OneWebDay! You can send an Op-Ed to a local newspaper about local digital divides.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

It all started when Susan Reynolds , a social media maven and artist, was diagnosed with breast cancer and started a blog to write about her experience and used twitter to fight her cancer. Do contests and competitions help build social capital and nonprofit fund raising or inspire burnout? There is a category for Changing the World.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). Beck talks about this in the context of learning to play music as a young artist. There are twenty songs in Song Reader.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Year-end fundraising events are not just about tapping into the season’s spirit of giving; they’re about celebrating the journey, acknowledging the challenges overcome, and setting the tone for the year ahead. Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 17, 2007

The Turner Prize was launched in 1984 by the Tate Britain to reward young British artists, and has had controversial effects on both public perception of contemporary art--and the artists themselves. British artists under 50 can be nominated by, well, anyone (even you). First, the competition's structure.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

For instance, the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity hosted a wildly successful Gingerbread Home Build contest, bringing in 132% over their goal. Pet photo contest – Everyone loves looking at adorable animals and showing off their pets. With a pet photo contest, ask supporters to submit photos of their furry friends beforehand.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

We experimented with many different forms of visitor participation throughout the building, trying to balance social and individual, text-based and artistic, cerebral and silly. Here's a photo of one of the retired couples who came with their family to celebrate her 80th birthday in the exhibition. A DIY wedding! DIY Wedding Chapel.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

There are tons of variations on this theme, but they all come down to the same concept: get your supporters involved in a game or contest and give them extra boosts based on fundraising. Maybe they’re artistic challenges. This is the perfect option for creating an exclusive meet and greet with a local celebrity.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Actually in 2015, I won the #CastMeMarc Instagram contest where I was one of 11 people chosen out of over 750,000 people to be the face of Marc by Marc Jacobs, and I was on billboards all over the world, I was in magazines, I was on shopping bags. It doesn’t capture your relative value of celebrity. You were a freelance model?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Connections: Relationships to lawmakers, celebrities, newsrooms. For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. It is seen as wasteful overhead.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The PlayStation 5 finally launched yesterday, and to accompany the release, rapper Travis Scott made an epic 10-minute video celebrating the new console. But entries for that contest close today, so you’ll want to enter soon if you want a chance to score them. Image: YouTube. Image: shop.travisscott.com. Image: shop.travisscott.com.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Which artists would your supporters be thrilled to see? Think about local and regional acts, celebrities with connections to your area, and people you have connections to through Board members, supporters, and friends of friends. Online Contest: Online contests are fun, easy, and interactive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

Opera San Jose gave a presentation on its #operaplot hashtag contest where participants has to tweet the plots of operas in 140 characters. The Joe Goode Dance Company spoke about the challenges of getting an artistic director to Tweet. One of the things they discovered is that their audience wants to hear from the artists.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Borrow like an artist Steal content from your other platforms and see what similar organizations are doing to engage their audience. Find funny gifs on giphy, memes on memes.com, political cartoons, ecards, or make your own funny content from jokes or funny celebrity quotes. Make me laugh, clown Don’t be afraid to keep it light!

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

From actors, to reality tv stars, to musicians, there are a number of celebrities who will film a shoutout for your auction. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base? Plus, you’ll provide artists with some much needed recognition. Spy-themed Auction. Chef Showdown.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. Arts and Crafts Fair Hold an arts and crafts fair that celebrates the creativity of local artisans.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Americans are estimated to spend a whopping $25 billion dollars to celebrate their mothers and the other important women in their lives for Mother’s Day. They also held a student art contest to design a special Art in Action necklace that could be purchased on the day, with an even higher percentage of proceeds going to the org.

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Whole Whale

MAY 1, 2024

Borrow like an artist Steal content from your other platforms and see what similar organizations are doing to engage their audience. Find funny gifs on giphy, memes on memes.com, political cartoons, ecards, or make your own funny content from jokes or funny celebrity quotes. Make me laugh, clown Don’t be afraid to keep it light!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

Let’s Celebrate. Deadline for InterAction’s14th Annual Photo Contest is January 15. Why I’m taking action for Zunar, a fellow artist. Celebrate #GivingTuesday – Your Gift Doubles! Don’t Worry – It’s Not Too Late To Give a Great Gift. Still need holiday gifts? Deck the Halls!

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Between Two Ferns: The Movie Credit: Adam Rose / Netflix Zach Galifianakis' awkward celebrity interview web series Between Two Ferns might not seem like fodder for a full-length movie, but Between Two Ferns: The Movie goes double meta by presenting his success on Funny or Die as an insult to the actor's intention to host a "serious" interview show.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

The annual awards show celebrates the wide variety of things that happen online, from websites and podcasts to design and data visualizations to video series and social media accounts, and they tend to touch on a big swath of what happened in the preceding year. Webby Artist of the Year: D-Nice. Here’s the full list of winners.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 20, 2025

But what really makes Nugget essential stoner viewing is its stop-motion animation — the textural gorgeousness of every frame, every piece of putty that these artists' fingers have sprung to such vivid life. It's a Technicolor circus of delicious chicken mania. Did we mention molten glass kind of looks like food ?) — A.F.

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Engadget

APRIL 23, 2025

Cherlynn Low, managing editor Carl Lewis National Anthem Fail YouTube isnt just for watching new videos of celebrities embarrassing themselves. Way back in the day, my buds and I made a music video for a Foo Fighters song for a contest. Oh and also, don't go looking for my channel from when I was a regular vlogger in the 2000s.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 24, 2025

The Trump administration has forbidden federal arts funding from going to artists who promote what the administration calls gender ideology. Suffice it to say, many artists and arts organizations across the U.S. How do artists make it through this period of change? are worried: Will government arts funding dry up?

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