Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

We may even have some fun in store for you! The Beacon Lounge will be our home-base, and here are some of the fun things they have planned to make it your home-base, too: Daily Events in the Lounge include: Breakfast from 9-11: Get your morning buzz on with coffee and food sponsored by The Colorado Health Foundation. Connect with NTEN.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

In this Twitter example below, the school is also encouraging the alumni network to RT this alum’s accomplishment. Be sure to use compelling photos and other visuals. This has an added benefit of increasing your “people talking about” metric which gets the content into more newsfeeds. pic.twitter.com/PXdIUl0IIQ.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Spotlighting different traditions into your year-end outreach injects a sense of fun and wonder to a season that often can seem predictable, homogenous, and inclusive only to those who celebrate Christmas. Like Hindus, Buddhists have a required action called dana, the act of giving and sharing without anticipation of a benefit to the giver.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Email your recent donors (last year or so) and ask them to add a tip jar to benefit your cause on to their Fourth of July picnic table. Invite your supporters to share their cutest feline photos. Independence Day (July 4).

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Our clients benefited from this incredible jump in donations, too! Auctions are fun at any time of year, but Giving Tuesday presents extra opportunities for your nonprofit to host a successful auction. You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. As you create or adapt your donor benefits, you may find the list compiled below helpful. Photo and Bio.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

We may even have some fun in store for you! NTEN Meetup in the Beacon Lounge Mark your calendars for Monday, March 12th, at 11 am for the NTEN meetup in the Lounge. We hope we're easy to find: we will be using the Beacon Lounge as our go-to, chill-out, home-base spot throughout the conference.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

It’s a great chance to check out a local bar, introduce yourself to fundraisers, and ease into your conference experience with a fun, laid-back evening. AFP ICON and NTC are fun and educational, but they’re really big conferences! We’ve seen fun games, raffles, photo booths, coffee stations, and more! CauseCamp.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

To help your team similarly during this isolating time, we put together some engagement ideas and activities to get on your employees’ calendars. Pro-tip: when sending out a calendar invite, try to make the event for the same time each week to avoid conflicts and keep it top of mind. Virtual Happy Hours. Virtual Show and Tell.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. The best partnerships benefit everyone involved. One great photo with a small amount of copy can say a lot.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. Does the calendar year matter to you? I want you to ask them questions, “Hey, so does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?” ” “Does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). CrowdVoice :: crowdvoice.org.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2009

7 Gifts that Give Back to the World in Impact News on The Huffington Post 11 Holiday Gift Programs that Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place on Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Better yet, why not give the gift of time to your family, and to an organization, by volunteering at a local nonprofit together during the holidays?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Donors find the idea of winning a coveted prize to be exciting, fun and new, and nonprofits have an opportunity to expand their reach beyond an existing donor base to a broad audience that cares about the cause. In this scenario, you can get very targeted with your prize, and have fun catering to your members’ preferences!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

When just at the office, employees are inundated with important company news, updates from leadership, product, software system, changing employee benefits, the pending acquisition. Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Increase Employee Giving.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Time-block your week with an online calendar. Using an online calendar like Google Calendar can be great for planning out your time because you can see your day, week, or month at a glance, and access it from either your desktop or mobile device. The real benefit of using a calendar is block scheduling.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

I’ve labeled each of these 4 levels of engagement to make it more fun to explain, and easier to understand: Consumption. Make sure you have someone armed with a camera to capture photos and videos of every event to show people what you’re all about. Create a content calendar. Armchair Engagement. Social Engagement. Consumption.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I've been having a lot of fun researching some metaphors for the future and of course, I went straight to the Jetsons. The fun part is figuring out how to effectively deliver a 3D presentation in a 3D space. Jerry talked one benefit of this connectedness and openness is innovation. What do non-profits need to do to thrive?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

You could also make it extra fun by giving away free branded swag to all who attend! This is a great way to find volunteers with skills that can benefit your organization in a variety of ways. It’s also a good idea to ask a current volunteer to attend the info session to provide their perspective on your program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Based on photo entitled " Gear " from Flattop341's Flickr Industrial Set. This is both the hard and fun part of making web videos. Benefits and Considerations. Use of Calendar or event information - Sites that link or who links to me as seen on the Nonprofit Consultant Blog. What is a Widget?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. We’ll craft talking points and you know, do you have an event calendar or prospect list? Here’s our event calendar. You will also see some photos of my adorable toddler.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Your supporters will sense when you’re having fun with your digital outreach methods rather than using them to mechanically promote your organization. . Your supporters’ attention spans are constantly being pulled in different directions and they may not see the value in adding your organization’s digital events to their busy calendars. .

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Your supporters will sense when you’re having fun with your digital outreach methods rather than using them to mechanically promote your organization. Incorporate contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Bring supporters into the conversation.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Your supporters will sense when you’re having fun with your digital outreach methods rather than using them to mechanically promote your organization. Your supporters’ attention spans are constantly being pulled in different directions and they may not see the value in adding your organization’s digital events to their busy calendars.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

So, now is the fun part. A blog with the comments feature enabled allows or sharing photos in flickrs allows Extension program participants to discuss plans and programs. Technorati tracks these links, and thus the relative relevance of blogs, photos, videos etc. Sharing Content is freely available for use and reuse.

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Classy

JULY 16, 2021

Photo and video content drives your Instagram presence, but the caption accompanying each visual is an underappreciated feature that can boost your nonprofit’s Instagram content and engagement. Plan ahead by writing these captions in a content calendar or somewhere similar. That’s not always an easy balance to get right the first time.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Are you sharing a story about a client who benefitted from your work? You probably won’t achieve the same virality as the Ice Bucket Challenge, but this can be a fun way to reach new audiences and engage existing ones. Once you’re a member, you may also be able to share your events on their community calendar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. FotoFlexer is a free Web-based photo-editing tool that allows you to cut, crop, resize, and embed text and logos onto your photos.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And I’ve taken photos and I really like the concept of using them in this presentation just to kind of prompt us to think about the values that people have because that’s really what legacy giving is all about. So people need to believe that you’re going to last long enough to benefit from their legacy gift.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. There are a number of reasons for this end-of-year surge in donations, including: Generosity stemming from the holiday season A desire to turn over a new leaf going into the new year The opportunity to take advantage of tax benefits for donating before the end of the year.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve certainly seen pieces praising the benefits of digital marketing and lamenting the shortcomings of direct mail (or vice versa). Photography: Seek out variety in your photo assets, in both the scenes depicted and the dimensions of the photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. FotoFlexer is a free Web-based photo-editing tool that allows you to cut, crop, resize, and embed text and logos onto your photos.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 28, 2011

How Smart Benefit Auction Organizers Get More Done Before 9 AM Than the Army Does All Day by Sherry Truhlar of Red Apple Auctions " Timedriver – online appointment scheduling tool. Some of my time has to go to regular 'expenses,' some of my time is an 'investment' that will pay off later, and some of it is just for fun. Tweet Share.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. SnapWidget allows you to display your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram photos in a collage format on your website or blog. Graphic Design & Photo Editing. For advanced photo editing, see Adobe Creative Cloud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A fun, colorful way to track your nonprofit’s growth and activity on Twitter. Storify is a new tool that allows you easily search multiple social networks by subject or theme and then through drag and drop functionality, you can organize the results (tweets, status updates, videos, photos, etc.) TwitSprout :: twitsprout.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Loomly is an online social media calendar that allows multiple users to collaborate from one master calendar. SnapWidget allows you to display your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram photos in collage format on your website or blog. Graphic Design & Photo Editing. For advanced photo editing, see Adobe Creative Cloud.

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