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. It was done through a series of blog posts called AGC Conversational Case Studies and encouraged the public to weigh in via comments to the blog posts, live CaseSoup video discussions, and Twitter.

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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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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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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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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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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

But there weren’t many contestants vying to take it away. The public —By using their expertise to contribute to community improvement. 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.

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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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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. Anyone can apply for a grant and the public decides who wins. Each month, Pepsi will award grants up to $1.3

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

We saw a larger number of reports and publications out there on the topic, but most felt stale and too isolated to the nonprofit sector. What role could digital medium-specific competitions or contests play in increasing demand? Could funders prioritize storytelling as a reporting and evaluation mechanism? By Jay Geneske, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I am donating my royalties to support the Sharing Foundation ‘s college education program for young people in Cambodia. As many of you already know, I have been raising money for a decade for the Sharing Foundation that supports young people in Cambodia. The book also has a social good purpose.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Social Media for Nonprofits is partnering with The Case Foundation to better understand social media engagement among nonprofit organizations. The challenge will focus on the question: "How can we harness data and public information for the health of communities?" Help out with a study! Anything we missed? Let us know in the comments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Public Insight Network in Minnesota is a network of 75,000 people who help make Minnesota Public Radio News by sharing their observations, insights, and experiences with reporters and editors who may share these insights through a story or on the web site. Crowdsourcing 101. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! Journeys for Change is offering the chance to win a fully-paid nine-day tour of leading Social Entrepreneurs in India. NetSquared’s hosted Challenges for 3 years now, surfacing hundreds of innovative technologies for social impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

After taking one look at the syllabus, course faculty instructor Jennifer Aaker and invited guests , I couldn't resist designing a learning experience that integrated a social media birthday fundraising experiment aimed at helping support the work of the Sharing Foundation with "listen, learn, and adapt" and real-time tracking and reflection.

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NTEN

MARCH 10, 2011

How to Vote Public voting is open until Monday, March 14th at [link]. Visit the contest website here. For full contest details, visit: [link]. Along with the other partners, See3 Communications and YouTube hope you can vote now and vote often to help select the winners! Log into your YouTube account. Well, fine.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2009

Over the past month, I had the privilege of being the Forum One Project Manager for a fun, open-source web application development contest: the Apps for America 2: Data.gov Challenge. Between now and September 7, the public will vote for their favorite app. Out of 47 entries, Datamasher placed in the top 3! But now, we need your help.

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Non Profit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I obviously can’t comment on what our defense is going to be, but we are going to contest this vigorously.” Last week, the Guardian reported that a recent X Corp blog post accused the European Climate Foundation of aiding CCDH in its alleged violations. We’ve realized that we stand here on behalf of civil society more broadly.”

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The contest will award a total of $10,000 in grants, funded by the Case Foundation, to the best videos of the year found in the YouTube Nonprofit Program —a special program that YouTube designed to help nonprofits achieve their missions. FAQs - Answers to all your most pressing contest questions.

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Care2

MARCH 21, 2012

Voting for the 6 th annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards is now open to the public. Furthermore, the Case Foundation will be awarding $10,000 in grants to those videos from this year's contest that demonstrated innovation and risk-taking to advance important messages or big ideas. "As

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See3

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The contest will award a total of $10,000 in grants, funded by the Case Foundation , to the best videos of the year found in the YouTube Nonprofit Program —a special program that YouTube designed to help nonprofits achieve their missions. ? We are thrilled to partner with YouTube for the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Your campaign message will serve as the foundation for all of your outreach efforts, marketing copy, and donation appeals. For example, a nonprofit raising funds to build houses around Christmas might host a contest to see who can build the best gingerbread house. Align your campaign message with the holiday.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

Kellogg Foundation The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is currently looking for a New Media Manager. The individual will be responsible for developing and executing new media strategies to support the Foundation’s organizational as well as internal and external communication goals and objectives. This is a newly created position.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

I set up an online fundraising page on Razoo to direct the money to Surf Rider Foundation. With online contests or when there is a “matching grant,” I’ve been able to raise more, but I did not have one. A total of 1240 people tweeted with the hashtag #OceanLoveEarl on the day of online memorial – July 3rd.

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See3

MARCH 18, 2008

The WateReuse Foundation is an educational, 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation whose mission is to conduct and promote applied research on the reclamation, reuse, recycling, and desalination of water. experience in water-related field. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup Global has had a busy year so far with new ventures, exciting contests, and global recognition. Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest. That's why TechSoup Global, NetSquared and Microsoft teamed up to launch the Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Contest last November. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Contest is here!

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

Does your nonprofit have a public relations strategy? After all, maintaining your nonprofit’s public profile is a lot of work—and it can often take awhile before you start seeing results. By using thought leadership and social media content you can build your nonprofit public relations strategy on pillars of trust and credibility.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It's why NTEN is here, and it's why we're fans of The CTK Foundation's "Heroes with a Heart" grant awards. The CTK Foundation will choose a blogger (hopefully me) who will hand-pick one winner from any category. Finalists will appear on the CTK Facebook page for public voting during April and winners will be announced on May 1, 2012.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

The race for huge improvements in battery technology is one of the most expensive and hotly contested on the planet right now. Volkswagen said it intends to have 18,000 public fast-charging points in operation in Europe by 2025, a fivefold increase over the current state of EV charging in the continent. Charging expansion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

I couldn’t help but also think how powerful it would be if an organization like the Case Foundation hosted a convening of those involved with various giving days and challenges to share best practices and learning, perhaps leading to something even global. Each year since the event started in 2009, we’ve seen these numbers grow.

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

I suggest you find a different community to do experiments on,” wrote Linux Foundation fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman in a livid email. Kroah-Hartman, of the Linux Foundation, contests this — he told The Verge that one patch from the study did make it into repositories, though he notes it didn’t end up causing any harm. “In

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Communication is a foundational element of. Your marketing and public relations strategy is how you present your organization to the wider world, and your outreach efforts shouldn’t ever bore or frustrate your supporters. . Online contests or challenges. Increase engagement surrounding virtual events. . News & World Report.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Our staff and clients are excited by the Obama administration's pledge to promote transparency in government, as well as the DC government's recent innovations with public data. Third, we're participating in the Apps for America Contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. This is a free event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2010

I've had some posts in pipeline following up on social media metrics and the Chase Community Giving Contest second phase, but wanted to share these two stories from Haiti from on the ground and a bird's eye view. Their goal is to create the simplest way of aggregating information from the public for use in crisis response.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This year, the agencies behind the event, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and DataKind, analyzed results in an insight report covering how much money was raised, how many people donated, what the impact of the money was and many other factors that came into play on Nov.

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