Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it – geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media. They want to know how their gift will be used. Mobile Roadmap.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

Fundraising 101 tells us that the most impassioned and successful messages are the stories that come right from the mouths of people who have shared a significant life experience with that organization. Annie, who is 8 years old, posted a video asking for donations to her favorite nonprofits instead of gifts!

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Qgiv

JULY 11, 2023

Major donors are key players in helping your organization increase fundraising across the board, and building a major gift pipeline streamlines the process of finding and keeping major donors for your nonprofit. Major gift pipelines help you track your efforts in cultivating and stewarding new major donors. Community engagement.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Matching Gifts. Photo Contest. In addition to soliciting gifts, why not take the day to recognize those who support your mission, like donors, volunteers, sponsors, grantees and vendors? Ask for a specific gift amount from supporters. Ask for a gift for a specific purpose. Keep in Touch During the Day.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

Here are five ways to motivate new and existing donors to show support with a one-time gift or a recurring donation. . To help show major donors your appreciation, consider a handwritten thank you card or special gift. Encourage donors to amplify their impact with a recurring gift. The Right Way to Onboard and Train Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Since this was an experiment to test social networking, I did not send an appeal to friends and family in the way people do when they raise funds for a run or walk, or want you to vote for a particular contest. But I would be willing to bet that the particular donors would not have given a gift if it wasn’t for this effort.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

There are definitely things that will make it more successful, like: Consider a matching gift. If you have a donor willing to match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000, $5,000, or some other amount, you will get more donations. Your gift will give a child the opportunity to enroll in school for the first time.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Encourage your participants to create dance teams and host contests to see who can come up with the most fun routines. Matching gift drive Matching gifts are statistically proven to increase people’s likelihood of donating, making a matching gift drive a highly successful peer-to-peer fundraiser for many organizations.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. Given the many ways a fundraising plan can make your life easier, it’s hard to understand why so many organizations don’t have them. The organizer set a goal of sending five $100 gift cards each month. Can you do it? And another.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This can be anything from a gift certificate, branded swag, or just bragging rights. Pumpkin Carving Contest. come judge the contest. As a prize, you really can’t go wrong with ribbons, gift certificates, or branded organizational swag. Of course, don’t forget the prizes. Tis the season to get pumped about pumpkins.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! The call for submissions runs through November 24.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. See how Qgiv can help you bring your Giving Tuesday campaign ideas to life! Let’s get started! Request Demo. Giving Tuesday FAQs.

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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. A transformational gift. The big-gift story is surprisingly easy to sell, especially if you can say it’s “the biggest gift in our organization’s history.” That adds a bit of intrigue!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2024

You can sell tickets at various intervals and draw winners for a range of enticing prizes–from gift baskets to exclusive experiences. These skilled artists remain perfectly still until they suddenly come to life to delight and amuse your audience with their interactions.

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See3

OCTOBER 22, 2007

HSUS ran a video contest during the outcry over the Michael Vick story that received 22 submissions, over 43,000 views of the contest intro video (featuring Hulk Hogan) , and garnered 2,000 new list members. On Second Life : Tim and Carie both say stay away. Funny, another negative note on Second Life.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 16, 2014

Get Your Own Life Under Control. If you’re an ED working 50+ hours a week and your work/life balance is a mess, getting your life back has to be priority #1. Your whole change-the-world plan is so dependent on the support of your life-partner. When your home life is a mess, no doubt your work life will suffer.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you host the event at a restaurant or local pub, offer a gift certificate to the establishment as a prize for the trivia winners. Offer spa night tickets as a Mother’s Day gift to your community where moms get a chance to unwind with massages, facials, and other spa treatments.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

SmartOnline just wrapped up an Invent Your Mobile App contest. St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it - geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media. They want to know how their gift will be used.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

And while for some giving regularly is a matter of time and attention and for others it may be a limited budget and giving in micro-donations, cash gifts of very small amounts made with one or two mouse clicks like the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign or the Wellwishes Campaign. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Take a look at how HikeFor.com is helping Donate Life America raise funds. Help your supporters out and create a Donation-for-Dad gift that gives them a nice printable or ecard telling their dad that a gift was made in his name. Provide water station stops and set up a picnic at the end for people that raise money. Sunset Party.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Will there be matching gifts? Matching Gifts. Your Gift Today Gives More. We have a gift for you. Insert Name], whose life will you change? Beginning of the Year-End Matching gift campaign. Follow up every gift with a ‘thank you’. What channels will you use to engage your donors? Determine your KPIs.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

As life is turning somewhat back to normal, what will fundraising events look like in a post-COVID world? Since many of your board members are professionals in the charitable space, they likely know other high impact supporters to contact and request gifts from. All you need is a place to play and the appropriate equipment.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. You might get really excited about restaurant nights, candle parties, t-shirt sales, or voting contests. It may not seem like much at first to receive a $10 monthly gift, but over the year that’s $120. Let’s Build Your Fundraising Plan! Monthly giving.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2023

These could be used as auction items, raffle prizes, or attendee gifts. you likely won’t create a sponsorship for a $25 gift card donation but will for gift card donations for each attendee). Include the sponsor’s name in certain event activities, such as a “Hole-in-One Contest Presented by Sponsor” or “Sponsor Photo Booth.”

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See3

OCTOBER 29, 2007

Our broader goal is to invigorate Jewish life in America with the values of service and we hope that this effort can help energize a new generation of Jewish leaders to step up and act. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See3

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

One of their games is called Play The News, and it basically has the player learn about a current news event, put themselves in the shoes of one of the parties in the news event, and then predict what will happen in real life. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest?

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See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

So to really delete my entire life on Facebook would mean deleting data from many individual accounts. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? In today’s NY Times is an article about Facebook and the difficulty of getting your data removed. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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See3

JANUARY 4, 2008

Obama’s message, which include his words, his color, his life experience and his age, combined to become something people could rally around. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Video The Obama camp used more web video in more quantity and with more impact than the other campaigns.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Often this is a nice way to up a gift from a major donor as well as getting your base excited. I was thinking about this recently because I saw two case studies for running matching gift programs online. May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life. They will pay the pledge if you can get another $75,000 to match it.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

Development 3: A VC firm operating a grant contest supporting Black women entrepreneurs has been sued for discrimination. While the case is pending, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a temporary injunction that pauses the contest.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. He is a TEDx speaker and has previously won the Toastmasters UK & Ireland International Speech Contest. She and her life partner have bequeathed their entire estate to charity. ignitedfundraising.com.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From giving days to matching gift drives, there are many kinds of basic online fundraisers that are perfect for your organization. Matching gift drive. Consider hosting a matching gift drive. Haunted porch contest. When Halloween rolls around , have some safe, socially-distanced fun with a haunted porch contest.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. In Second Life, I am not an expert--but many of our virtual exhibit designers are.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why. Track successes and failures to inform future strategy. “Be Be intimate with your data.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This led to acquisition tactics like iPad giveaway contests, buying lists and hiding unsubscribe buttons and practices of “email blasts”. Achieving balance between Yin and Yang is a life-long pursuit and it is no different here. For nearly two decades, online fundraising was simply seen as a numbers game and bigger was better.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Gretchen has donated her time to numerous causes including Relay for Life, Girls on the Run, Rebuilding Together and just recently became involved with the local land trust. Some crowdfunding platforms allow organizations to create fundraising teams, set up giving levels and offer t-shirts or other “gifts” at various donation levels.

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See3

AUGUST 6, 2007

Rex’s Guide to Life. [.] Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Blogroll (C)Systems AVC Beth’s Blog Christine Herron Deborah Elizabeth Finn Donordigital Emily’s World Getting Attention Gift Hub Philanthromedia Social Edge TechSoup © Copyright 2010 See3.

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