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‘Rough’ Time — Gameplaying Shiba Inu Raises $70,000 And Counting

The NonProfit Times

Normally the exploits of one player who raised just more than 1% of an event’s take would not be newsworthy. PB has participated in two fundraising events: the onsite July Fourth GDQ video baseball game contest and a remote run from Stephens’ home this past January on behalf of Prevent Cancer Foundation that also raised $35,000.

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Father’s Day Fundraising: 9 Ideas That Will Get People Donating

Whole Whale

For example, if you’re raising money for cancer research, tell stories about how cancer has affected fathers in your community. Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign. This will show them that you’re serious about raising money and that every donation counts.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

National Nail Polish Day (June 1). Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember. National Repeat Day (June 3). National Repeat Day (June 3). National Oceans Month (June, US) World Oceans Day (June 8). National Selfie Day (June 21). Enroll Now.

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4 Tips for Using Facebook Fundraising for Year-End Giving

Achieve

Nonprofits have used Facebook fundraising to raise billions of dollars since the emergence of the platform’s fundraising tools in 2015. This means that in most cases (though we’ll walk through a few exceptions) your supporters start individual fundraisers on their own to raise funds on behalf of your organization.

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

" In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Contests that are designed to select winners based on popular votes only and huge dollar amounts inspire scarcity thinking. That a local organization is more deserving than a national one?

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

" In reality, the challenge illustrated exactly why these "vote for me" contests in the nonprofit world have got to go away. Contests that are designed to select winners based on popular votes only and huge dollar amounts inspire scarcity thinking. That a local organization is more deserving than a national one?

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While I was offline today enjoying Mother's Day and the beautiful weather (as much as I could with seasonal allergies), Target launched its version of an online contest. There have been many remixes of online contests since the Giving Challenge, so many that I can't quite remember all of them.

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