CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Soon, we’ll spend our days purchasing holiday gifts for loved ones, baking, and gearing up for visits from family and friends. It allows you to meet supporters where they already spend time, creating opportunities to share your nonprofit’s story in visually compelling ways. Secure A Matching Gift Matching gifts are nonprofit gold.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This GivingTuesday , no matter what your campaign or theme, you can’t go wrong spotlighting the stories of your volunteers. She made it fun with decorations and a staff photo contest. In other words, they looked at retention and future gifts among both groups. Staff got into the spirit with personalized doodles and videos.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 27, 2010

Here's your chance to get creative as your story could win your organization the opportunity to give back. If a nonprofit organization wins the contest, they must gift the prize to another nonprofit organization. If a nonprofit organization wins the contest, they must gift the prize to another nonprofit organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Get their first gift. Received at least one gift, but not reached their goal. Not yet received a gift. I haven’t received any gifts and frankly don’t have the time. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. million dollar budget, around $16,000 has been generated via YouTube’s Google Checkout and other donations via PayPal. Anything else?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2013

Place a little bet & or share your #failure story… you could win a Surface! 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 was hard to select a winner because all of the stories were terrific. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 9, 2024

While some people argue that your donors eye may be drawn to a subject line with an emoji, others contest that theres little to indicate that emojis actually increase open rates. Use your subject line to remind potential donors that their gift can make a difference, especially during the holidays. Were counting down!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

I was an early adopter of this approach back in 2006 and over the years I have had the opportunity to raise over $250,000 for a charity that supports Cambodian children using these techniques as part of online giving contests like the Case Foundation’s America’s Giving Challenge. Enter online fundraising contests.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Consider securing a matching gift specifically for your event to maximize the impact of donations. A matching gift can double or even triple your donations with the same amount of effort! Alternatively, many companies offer matching gift programs encourage your golfers to check if their employers will double donations they make.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If you live in an area with some morbid history or well-known ghost stories, you can add a few stops on your scavenger hunt related to those creepy tidbits for your more daring donors. Ghost story contest. There’s nothing like a good ghost story when the weather gets chilly and the sun goes down. Haunted House fundraiser.

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Ideas Fundraising Contest Movie 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Build excitement through your Instagram event promotion by posting teasers about your event line-up, contests, and ticket deals. Give one of your event headliners or emcees the reins of your Instagram story for the day. Host contests and giveaways to boost engagement. Host contests and giveaways to boost engagement.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. Adding holiday filters, stickers, or music to social media stories promoting the fundraiser. It’s not thanks to the holiday alone.

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Campaign Fundraising Tips Contest 98

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. . Crowdfunding campaigns offer nonprofits a powerful way to share their stories, rally supporters, and fund their programmatic initiatives. Encourage donors to amplify their impact with a recurring gift.

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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. They tell their stories, recruit their friends, and use use mainstream social media tools to expand their cause.

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NTEN

AUGUST 29, 2013

Take this quick survey and be entered in a drawing to win an Amazon.com gift certificate. Want to see a story of a nonprofit succeeding in multi-channel marketing and cute animals? Social Media for Nonprofits is partnering with The Case Foundation to better understand social media engagement among nonprofit organizations.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Organic posting, running contests, and incorporating social media marketing in emails are all great ways to get started on your branding journey. Ask the audience to share their story . The organization has posted a photo and a question to showcase their interest in the follower’s stories. Run a contest! Image Source: St.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

GivingTuesday has grown in popularity since its inception, with people from all over the world continuously giving their time, money, gifts and voices to the causes they care about. Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits. A story length of only 500-600 words.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Also, with Facebook fundraising you give up the opportunity to bring donors to your website, where they will have other ways to engage with your work, such as signing up for your newsletter, reading a compelling story, and browsing through volunteer opportunities. Be direct and specific, and focus on how the donor’s gift will impact a life.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Matching Gifts. Photo Contest. Analyze your own Giving Tuesday stories and successes to determine what’s best for your nonprofit. . In addition to soliciting gifts, why not take the day to recognize those who support your mission, like donors, volunteers, sponsors, grantees and vendors? Keep in Touch During the Day.

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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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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

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. 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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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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See3

MAY 28, 2007

One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest. Among organizations, contests may seem like a short-cut to get compelling content, and cheaply. The current Heinz contest is a great example.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Can you make asking for donations fun by incorporating giving challenges and contests into your fundraiser? . Recurring Giving Benchmarking Analysis , retention rates for recurring gifts can be upwards of 90%, compared to 40% for one-time gifts and a single-digit rate for one-time peer-to-peer gifts. .

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Kids around the country received an early and much-needed gift this December in the form of — you guessed it — broccoli and green beans. The movement’s site is a community of young people who share their stories, can access toolkits to transform their schools, and can lead or host panel discussions and forums.

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See3

DECEMBER 17, 2007

The idea is to allow people to buy the gift of helping by putting a specific dollar value on certain nonprofit activities. One of the most successful organizations at showing their activities as tangible items is Heifer International – where you can actually gift a water buffalo to a poor family in a developing nation.

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See3

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2016

The grand prize will be a $500 Amazon gift certificate, with five honorable mentions receiving $100 gift certificates. Now is the time to send in your nonprofit's story! Our contest begins today, August 29, 2016, and closes September 11, 2016. Share your story. b) Story Submission. Official Rules.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Relationships built, not just on a one-time gift, but from a foundation of trust in your organization’s methodology and assurance that every donation will make an impact is extremely important for donor satisfaction and ultimately, donor retention. Recurring gifts are a great way to keep your donors active with your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

He shared incredible stories from over two decades of providing rehabilitation for disabled people in Afghanistan. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! This contest is for donors to share their story – so why not encourage your nonprofit’s board or donors to enter? Global Giving: Syrian Refugee Crisis.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 4, 2024

Tell the stories of those you serve and how summer donations make these initiatives possible. Focus on Engagement, Not Just Transactions: Share Impact Stories with a Summer Twist : Feature stories of beneficiaries enjoying summer thanks to your organization’s work.

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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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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

The emails should include an emotional story , appropriate imagery, and a call to action that expresses urgency. Donors love to know that their money was leveraged, and with matching gifts, they’re essentially giving two gifts for the price of one. Matching gifts are also a great way to boost donations mid-campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Over the past six months, I've been collaborating on a book with Allison Fine , titled " The Networked Nonprofit " and we've been sifting through stories, research, and seeing many patterns. It works for marathons and in lieu of birthday presents or wedding gifts, although sometimes it can be a waste of time for nonprofits. .

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Social Media Trend Media Fundraising 109

See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

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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