Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2020

Option #3: Walk to The Beat of Your Own Drum inspires participants to “get their creative wheels turning” with ideas like a neighborhood car parade, community scavenger hunt, sidewalk chalk art installation, or online Bingo. In reimagining their fun run/walk, staff recently announced changes to their annual campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

It’s part art and part science. There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. Food pantry partners with local pet rescue to open pet food pantry. And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Check with your local colleges, art or craft supply stores, artisans, and local companies to learn about other crafting possibilities. 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

JANUARY 15, 2007

to look askance at contests. The exhibition is varied, lively, and the art is of high quality. It feels like a vibrant art show. One year after the competition was announced, the exhibition opened. I’ve been conditioned by the inconsistent quality of web 2.0 How good could it be? It doesn’t feel like an experiment in 2.0.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2008

When we talk about allowing visitors to curate their own museum experiences by voting for exhibits or aggregating custom tours, the fear among curators is that such projects will denigrate the collection and turn the museum visit into a kind of popularity contest. The world is opened a little wider and hopefully, you keep listening.

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