Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate. More importantly, the event was one of a series of social media fundraisers that offered evidence that Twitter and other social media tools were not just a passing fad. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. Each classroom teacher sends updates about their project and writes special thank you notes for your support. It leverages the power of the people, turning volunteers into fundraisers.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Learn more about our flipped classroom model, what you can look forward to learning when you''re there, and register! The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. Not in San Francisco?

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Tech Soup

JULY 2, 2009

Last month, TechSoup and Adobe announced the winners of the Show Your Impact Design Contest. We thought the innovative work created by the winners and runners-up was so inspirational, that they should be shared more broadly and could perhaps give other nonprofits and libraries fresh ideas for your creative works. read more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Small Change blog points to First Giving Digg Contest which was one of four social media promotional ideas using social media tools. possibly related classroom projects??? from DonorsChoose.org at the bottom of posts, so that readers can find opportunities to take action to help classrooms around the world.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Learn more about our flipped classroom model, what you can look forward to learning when you''re there, and register! The deadline for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations'' ''Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion'' online video contest is September 27th. Not in San Francisco?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I left the classroom in 2007 to join Teach For America staff where I pioneered graduate school recruitment for the organization through May of this year. I taught in the Bronx for two years through Teach For America while working toward my M.A. in General Childhood Education at Bank Street College of Education.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest. Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. 5K will raise money for school’s outdoor classroom and track . Their fifth wedding anniversary would be a fun news story. . Food pantry partners with local pet rescue to open pet food pantry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Vicky Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, writes about how it might be used in a classroom. The Knight Foundation is sponsoring The Knight News Challenge and they've got $5 million to give away.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

How Microlearning Differs from Traditional Learning Here is how microlearning differs from traditional learning: Microlearning Traditional learning Duration Smaller nuggets of information at a given time Longer classroom-based training or learning modules Availability Learners can undergo training according to their available time and aptitude.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

How Microlearning Differs from Traditional Learning Here is how microlearning differs from traditional learning: Microlearning Traditional learning Duration Smaller nuggets of information at a given time Longer classroom-based training or learning modules Availability Learners can undergo training according to their available time and aptitude.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

How Microlearning Differs from Traditional Learning Here is how microlearning differs from traditional learning: Microlearning Traditional learning Duration Smaller nuggets of information at a given time Longer classroom-based training or learning modules Availability Learners can undergo training according to their available time and aptitude.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Costume contest. If it’s getting close to Halloween, take costumes to the next level with a peer-to-peer costume contest. Cookie-decorating contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology speaks about how difficult is to be objective, while Social Source blog described it as a high school popularity contest. Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process.

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BoardAssist

JUNE 7, 2016

Some boards create team-based contests to see who can bring the most guests to the annual event, while others are lucky enough to have recruited a candidate who keeps the group laughing regularly. A few light moments can help break up what might otherwise be a long meeting on top of a long workday.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 24, 2015

One teacher expressed how the tablet PCs facilitate learning in the classroom: "We work with a lot of photocopies; luckily the child can scan the page and then work at the same pace as their friends. The copies are submitted on a USB flash drive or directly. Video: Microsoft Ideas.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

This gallery has always been tough for exhibitions--it serves as a pass-through to the classroom, and during evening events, people pour through it on their way to and from classroom activities.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To take school spirit into the classroom, consider selling branded notebooks and other stationery for students to use. Haunted porch contest. When Halloween rolls around , have some safe, socially-distanced fun with a haunted porch contest. Open an online shop and list all of your school’s spirit merchandise for sale.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The students would prepare for the contest using a series of online practice modules and mobile phone based applications that would test the students on sample questions. The tool could have a corresponding curriculum for high school and college educators to use it as a teaching tool in the classroom. income, age, etc.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Do this before before a classroom blogging project or external organizational blog which is more visible. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Your first blog could even document your learnings and reflections about Web.20! Professional development - reflect and learn about your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

.&# Although he was blogging about how to integrate social media into education and the classroom, his ideas have always been transferable to nonprofits. He’s a dog lover too – so I could not resist. When I celebrated by big 50th Birthday in 2007, I held social media birthday card contest.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

[Photo credit: Idea Accelerator contestants high five after practicing their pitches at the Microsoft evening reception, Sept. Includes computer labs, classrooms, video recording studio, and current technology accessible to the community. Will they laugh at you, start to cheer, or be intrigued?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Brian Westerman and his wife Pepper created the Kosch-Westerman Foundation over two decades ago with the mission of connecting terminally ill children to their classrooms through technology. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding. This includes some of the most basic student essentials.

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Gyrus

JULY 10, 2024

Besides content, an LMS platform can engage online learners through a host of other resources like online examinations, daily quizzes, contests, and eLearning videos. Using Gyrus LMS, organizations can deliver online learning courses in multiple formats, including, Classroom training, Webinars, eLearning content, and also Documents.

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Gyrus

JULY 10, 2024

Besides content, an LMS platform can engage online learners through a host of other resources like online examinations, daily quizzes, contests, and eLearning videos. Using Gyrus LMS, organizations can deliver online learning courses in multiple formats, including, Classroom training, Webinars, eLearning content, and also Documents.

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Gyrus

JULY 10, 2024

Besides content, a LMS platform can engage online learners through a host of other resources like online examinations, daily quizzes, contests, and eLearning videos. Using Gyrus LMS, organizations can deliver online learning courses in multiple formats, including, Classroom training, Webinars, eLearning content, and also Documents.

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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. In this image, a group of adults sit in a classroom watching a teacher’s presentation. Dance-a-Thon You and your staff work tirelessly to bring your nonprofit’s mission to life.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

” Many teachers use the webcam footage in their classrooms and were now faced with the difficult task of breaking the news gently to their students in an age-appropriate manner. Eagle naming contest ends on Friday On Sunday March 23, FOBBV announced a contest to name the remaining chicks.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Here are just a few: Fund extracurriculars and school supplies: One of the most obvious benefits of school fundraisers is the ability to fund programs and resources outside the standard curriculumsports teams, arts programs, and classroom suppliesall of which contribute to a well-rounded education.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The year started with atypically high inflation rates and featured several significant weather-related disasters, ongoing crises in the Middle East and Ukraine and an acrimoniously contested, highly polarizing and wildly expensive election season. We anticipate those trends holding,” she said.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Webby Special Achievement: Google Classroom. Promotions & Contests : The New Yorker - Caption Contest by BBDO New York. Webby Special Achievement: Miley Cyrus for her Instagram Live show Bright Minded: Live with Miley. Webby Special Achievement: Massimo Bottura for his Instagram live show Kitchen Quarantine.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2020

And in Congress, we have a free throw shooting contest every year, and I hit 47 out of 50 free throws! Ma, I’m at a free throw shooting contest in the House of Representatives.” And I actually was doing a shooting contest with Enes Kanter of the Celtics two weeks ago. But that became my life, playing basketball.

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