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Best Practices for Contest Campaigns: AGC Lessons Learned

Wild Apricot

Results of a detailed evaluation of the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge competition have been released in the “must-read” 2009 AGC Assessment and Reflection Report. Lessons learned can be replicated by other non-profits, both for contest campaigns and for general social media outreach.( The best part? read more ).

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Conversational Case Study: How Does Your Organization Vet Online Contest Opportunities?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Allison Fine and I have been working on an evaluation of the second America’s Giving Challenge. This case study explores how a small nonprofit, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) , a contest winner in the first and second America’s Giving Challenges, is using social media effectively. Come join the discussion !

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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Guest Post by Anne Mai Bertelsen: Contests for Good - An Insider's View

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Anne Mai Bertlesen and I had a quick exchange at the end of year after I blogged about the Pepsi and Chase Giving Contests in December. She offered to write a guest post that provides an "insider's perspective" having run a number of cause-related ventures including contests.

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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. "Their money, our votes." " pleas.

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Great reads from around the web on May 20th

Amy Sample Ward

" AGC Coversational Case Studies: Students for a Free Tibet: A mindful social media strategy for campaigns or contests – Beth Kanter and Allison Fine are evaluating the second America's Giving Challenge and are sharing case studies from the winners.

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Delivering Excellence in the Age of AI or Association 4.0

.orgSource

But there weren’t many contestants vying to take it away. If an organizational evaluation isn’t on your agenda, now is the time to revise your schedule. But for decades, associations easily held pride of place in their industries. Members saw us as a professional home, their most trusted source of advocacy and information.