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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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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They can be a video interview with the donor about the mission. Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. help to evaluate resumes of kids). These need not look like a commercial.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

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There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. Include 1 – 3 photos and a short video, if you have one. Get release forms from everyone in the photos and videos, in accordance with your organization’s policy. Don’t waste their time.

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Win A HP Computer and Printer: What's Your Theory of Change for Social Media Use?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Visit the You Tube channel and share a video on How you will Create Change in FY10. Here's my contest. It refers to a fairly new way of evaluating the effectiveness of projects by drawing out the underlying assumptions about how they lead to social change. Tags: contest. Become a fan of HP for Home to share your ideas.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Obama in 30 Seconds – A New Contest from MoveOn.org

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They are inviting the public to make a spot and then the winner will get a national airing of their spot as well as $20,000 in video equipment. We’re launching an ad contest: “Obama in 30 Seconds.&# We’ll air the winning ad nationally, and the winner will receive a gift certificate for $20,000 in video equipment.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Contest: User Generated Crap, er… Content

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It is fueled by easy-to-use blog software, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and the online video phenomenon of YouTube, and a thousand other video sharing sites. One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. YouTube is full of folks who do a nice job with video.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Video Techniques

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I was thinking about this when I saw this video, Pancake Man. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!