Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2012

With so many incredible videos submitted to this year’s contest it was no easy task, but judges in the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards have narrowed down the field of entries to 16 finalists. The 16 finalist videos can be watched on the Contest homepage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2011

This year’s Heart & Soul grant program , put on by the CTK Foundation Fund, is designed to do just that. The contest is open to all nonprofits in the United States, Canada and the UK.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation this year, I’ve been experimenting with a lot of models for workshop delivery and curriculum for social media. This workshop, graciously hosted by the Community Foundation of Monterey County with support from the Packard Foundation, was a two-part session.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

She holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford Universities and was a Skoll Foundation Scholar. He led the company’s 2011 video initiatives with the World Economic Forum and United Nations Foundation. Charles holds a bachelor’s degree in International Development from McGill University.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

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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Charity Village

APRIL 16, 2021

The David Suzuki Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Future Ground Prize, presented by Desjardins and supported by Nature’s Way. This contest will celebrate existing citizen-led initiatives throughout Ontario that are making positive impacts on the environment in local communities.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this week, the World Press Photo Foundation said it would permit the use of generative AI in its Open Format category, which encourages entries that feature innovative techniques, non-traditional modes of presentation, and new approaches to storytelling. The only stipulation was that the images must still incorporate lens-based still.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on foundations in your area or state. Build a relationship with the staff and board of your local community foundation. Prospecting.

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Forum One

AUGUST 11, 2009

We have seen in recent years a growing prevalence of online contests. Here are three recent contest efforts that have impressed us. The final winner will soon be announced in a nail-biter end to the contest. The final winner will soon be announced in a nail-biter end to the contest.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

To learn more you can read the full report on the Case Foundation website - How Giving Days Can Strengthen Nonprofit Communities. Fundraising Results: Close to 18,000 people participated in this online fundraising contest resulting in over $2 million dollars being given to 1,200 participating nonprofits. 17,838 individual donations.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

This year, winners will again have the chance to win one of four $2500 grants generously provided by the Case Foundation , awesome video cameras from Flip Video , a free registration to next year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference provided by NTEN and more. Learn more about the contest guidelines and how to submit your video!

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Care2

MARCH 1, 2012

How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities , authored by Geoff Livingston, was commissioned by the Case Foundation and presented in conjunction with Razoo. There are some great takeaways for nonprofits thinking abut social fundraising and communities considering organizing giving day events of their own.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2010

Your nonprofit video will be featured on the YouTube homepage, receive a grant from the Case Foundation, get great prizes from Flip Video and the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), and have your work showcased at a screening in Washington DC. And if you win? March 19 is the deadline.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2010

Allison Fine and I have completed the assessment and reflection paper for 2009 America’s Giving Challenge for the Case Foundation. You find the report, blog posts, and archived videos over at the Case Foundation site here. We look forward to more lively discussions and sharing of ideas about online contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2014

Note from Beth: Over the last year, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting Giving Days throughout the year. Participants are learning and sharing best practices. This post was cross-posted on the Knight Foundation blog here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

The Case Foundation has just launched the " Change Begins With Me " contest. The winner will get to attend the Inaugural Ceremony and Hawaii Inaugural Ball! Here's the description from the Case Foundation Web Site: It’s easy to enter – just 2 simple steps: Think about what you can do to help your community.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

The judges also determined the rules of the granting process in Fearless Foundation’s “Fearless Strivers Grant Contest,” constituted a contract and were therefore subject to anti racial-discrimination statutes found in 42 U.S. We disagree,” attorney for the Fearless Foundation Jason C. The ruling from the U.S. Code § 1981.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Get creative in building your sponsorship packages—consider things beyond traditional presenting, banquet, and hole sponsorships and solicit sponsors for event technology, on-course contests, golf carts, beverage cart, player gifts, and more. 6) Live-Score the Tournament. 8) Focus on Golf & the Cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. The Case Foundation offered to give away a Microsoft Surface and so we issued a call to nonprofits to submit their “Little Bets” stories. It’s an affordable loss that leads to innovation. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok. Social Media.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For the 5th year in a row, the annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest , presented by YouTube and See3 Communications , is open for submission during the weeks leading up to the Nonprofit Technology Conference. This year, winners will again have the chance to win: One of four $2500 grants generously provided by the Case Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Should online contests be redesigned or just go away? That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. 12/17: The Dark Side of Online Contests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @ meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake ) and me. Telling Stories with a Purpose – Rockefeller Foundation. Stories Worth Telling – Meyer Foundation.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This could include current donors looking to make a bigger impact, a board member, or a family foundation. But finding the right donor is key. Think about who could be a potential matching gift donor. Once you have someone in mind, make the ask by painting a picture of how their gift will make a significant difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Enter online fundraising contests. The Case Foundation was a pioneer in designing and implementing social giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge in 2007 and 2009 which inspired many nonprofits to experiment and incorporate these practices as illustrated above.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Elon Musk is putting up $100 million as part of a new X Prize Foundation competition focused on carbon removal technology. The contest, announced Monday morning, will run for four years and is open to teams around the globe. The $100 million is coming from Musk’s own foundation. Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2013

Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. CALL TO ACTION: Place a Little Bet at Your Nonprofit and Share It (You could win a Microsoft Surface or Other Schwag from the Case Foundation). k24ok — Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013 You’ve heard the mantra: Learn from failure. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

In a new white paper, " How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ", long-time NTEN Member Geoff Livingston takes a look at the next level: coordinated integration. A key part of a giving contest like this is the creation of a sense of unification or regional identity. It pays to cooperate, even in a competition.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

I’ve had a lot of experience with online contests, both as a participant (winner) and working two reflection papers for the Case Foundation ‘s America’s Giving Challenge. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits! Designate a cheer leader.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

But there weren’t many contestants vying to take it away. We view HEART as the foundation for all digital initiatives and as a key ingredient for sustaining excellence. But for decades, associations easily held pride of place in their industries. Yes, we had to win that loyalty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Note from Beth: I've been writing about online contests that use social media and crowdsourcing techniques. As frequent readers of this blog know, many pitfalls of online contests have been discussed here. So, what’s different about this contest than other online contests?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2010

" Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right | Beth’s Blog – "The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. Today, let’s look at infographics in general – and resources to help your nonprofit get started on making your own."

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Much has been written criticizing the contest and the initial selection of 100 charities who already received $25,000 and are now vying for the grand prize of $1,000,000.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

That's why TechSoup Global and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. We're proud to announce the winners of this contest: People's Choice : YumvY Cooking Companion by Sari Louis. We are very grateful for their support of the contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

What role could digital medium-specific competitions or contests play in increasing demand? Some of the findings in this report were expected, others surprising, but all can inform action for those working in the social impact space, including the team at the Rockefeller Foundation. By Jay Geneske, 2014. Storytelling'

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

" DoGooderTV Contest 2009 - Vote for your favorite Nonprofit videos - DoGooderTV's 2nd Nonprofit Video Awards have seen almost 400 submissions from 175 organizations and causes! Check them out! In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The frameworks and tips we outlined were field tested in real-time as part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation with 60 of their grantees who participated in a peer learning/focuss group and contributed many of the case studies. The book also has a social good purpose.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

ViralSweep is an sweepstakes and contest platforms that easily allows you to launch and management online contests in order to build your email list and collect user generated content. GrantAdvisor allows anyone in the nonprofit community to anonymously write reviews about their grant experiences with foundations.

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