NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

With more than eight years of experience in the nonprofit arena, he has worked with a diverse group of organizations including LIVESTRONG, United Methodist Church, American Heart Association, Family Life, Darkness to Light, University of Richmond, Big Brother Big Sisters, ChildFund Int’l, and more. Follow Frank on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

For example, adding hole-in-one or other contests (putting, closest to the pin, etc.) Nonprofit leaders have a plethora of technology options to make life easier across their organizations, from event planning and implementation to donor management. or on-course entertainment (long drivers, beat the pro, etc.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2010

and world economies slowly sputter back to life, competition for donors, volunteers, and partners has never been more intense. Leave a comment on this post explaining what your organization’s singular, most important activity will be in 2011 that will at-once drive social impact, engage supporters and increase revenues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

Nonprofit fundraising events can be a great opportunity to bring the support of donors, volunteers, and fundraisers together in real life to rally around your cause, whether it’s through a nationwide 5k or a local bowl-a-thon. Okay, so you’ve decided you’re going to throw a nonprofit fundraising event… virtual high fives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

Although I could participate via Second Life. Guests: Chris Burke (media artist, creator of This Spartan Life ) Eddo Stern (media artist, maker of Landlord Vigilante ) Alex Chan (creator of The French Democracy ). Chris Burke is winner of Save the Net viral video contest - check out the video here. Check this out.

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The Next Web

MAY 8, 2016

Host of the number-one rated business podcast The Top Entrepreneurs in Money, Marketing, Business and Life, Nathan’s entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 19 when he founded Heyo, a Facebook contest and lead-generation app. At 26, Nathan is already a bonafide startup icon.

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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. By integrating Google moderator, YouTube has brought real time engagement features into play and made it 100% more engaging."

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The Next Web

JANUARY 18, 2013

Godin launched Yoyodyne way back in 1995, a company which used contests, online games, and scavenger hunts to help market companies, with the likes of AOL (America Online), American Express, Microsoft, Sony Music and Sprint using its services. Godin’s latest work is The Icarus Deception. It’s all about taking risks. He explains.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

Unfortunately, it’s more of a popularity contest and spring break for ad agencies than a good place for info now. Digital Life Design conference. The Digital Life Design conference in Munich is always on the top of my calendar, but especially this year. Andrew Howlett , Rain. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

My Dirty Life & Times. Here's my contest. Tags: contest. They also implemented a bloggers outreach campaign to do a product giveaway. They asked me to participate along with several colleagues. Fine Blog . Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog. Amy Sample Ward. Leave a comment sharing your "Theory of Change".

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Chances are, being a team captain is one many “priorities” in someone’s life. Create team-specific communications and contests. If you want increase participation, grow your teams by providing resources, managing and cultivating your team captains. Providing Resources. And I mean everything. Role of Nonprofits.

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Tableau

MAY 18, 2022

Three fierce contestants took the keynote stage to rock day two with their mad data storytelling skills. Working alongside each contestant was their study buddy, trusted advisor, and fiercest cheerleader, their Sous Vizzer. He took a very complex data set and focused on the human element—every data point was a human life.

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Tableau

MAY 18, 2022

Three fierce contestants took the keynote stage to rock day two with their mad data storytelling skills. Working alongside each contestant was their study buddy, trusted advisor, and fiercest cheerleader, their Sous Vizzer. He took a very complex data set and focused on the human element—every data point was a human life.

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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. Most every device can send a text message. Mobile Roadmap.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life. " Direct Energy | Direct Energy Contest | Reduce Your Use for GoodReduce Your Use – "Nonprofits, you know it: small changes can make a big difference.

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Below, we’ve highlighted five creative angles to consider for your next fundraising campaign, complete with five nonprofit examples to show how these ideas can be brought to life. . Host a Contest With Multiple Ways to Participate. If you registered for the dog surf contest, a fundraising page was automatically created for you.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 12, 2009

Yesterday, I heard that MindComet is holding a contest through the end of July (known as “CommuniCause&# ), asking folks to vote for a nonprofit that they can award $25,000 in consulting services. What excites me about this contest is not just the prize. We are the organization that is all about action.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 12, 2009

Yesterday, I heard that MindComet is holding a contest through the end of July (known as “CommuniCause&# ), asking folks to vote for a nonprofit that they can award $25,000 in consulting services. What excites me about this contest is not just the prize. We are the organization that is all about action.

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Tableau

JUNE 2, 2022

The inflatable bam-bams, judges, eccentric hosts, and most importantly, contestants being cheered on by the DataFam, all filling the Iron Viz arena with the type of fervor that only the world’s preeminent data visualization competition can produce. And finally, much to my delight … the main event.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 12, 2012

How the San Diego Zoo Uses Social Media to Bring Their Exhibits to Life. Creating interesting contest. Video might just be the most effective way of bringing your exhibits to life for those who can’t be there in person. Facebook - [link]. Understandably so, with 845 million monthly active users and 2.7 YouTube - [link].

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Maastricht University are conducting a survey: "We are investigating the effects of online social network memberships on your daily life. In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings."

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In day to day life we listen for mentions of our name, topics we’re interested in, hobbies we participate in, our company or industry, and friends or family. With the evolution of the social web and the tools available today you’re able to listen much like you can with your ears in real life. 3tyuxpqbwg khgf89n3cu.

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The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2014

Vivek Ravisankar is the co-founder of Y Combinator alumnus, HackerRank , a platform for coding contests used by programmers to hone their skills and a tool for companies to streamline their own recruiting process. A number of companies have started hosting contests to attract thousands of programmers to solve a particular challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition. This webinar is designed to deliver an actionable blueprint for fundraising success based on real-life examples of nonprofit virtual fundraisers. 16) Hybrid costume party.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2011

The chapter was less about why, what, and how to measure and more about evaluating your program, educating partners, and reiterating on your program. The chapter also talks about what may happen in real life: a sponsor may not be happy with the results and the book offers some good tips for dealing with this situation.

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Tableau

JUNE 2, 2022

The inflatable bam-bams, judges, eccentric hosts, and most importantly, contestants being cheered on by the DataFam, all filling the Iron Viz arena with the type of fervor that only the world’s preeminent data visualization competition can produce. And finally, much to my delight … the main event.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. Second Life and IRL at TechSoup HQ in SF. You can look at #sfaddis to see what they did recently from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Plus giving the mic and shining the spotlight on your volunteers also gives them a well-deserved moment to bask in the glow of genuine appreciation. Spend the day thanking instead of asking Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. She made it fun with decorations and a staff photo contest.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Roblox is the closest thing to the Oasis in real life.”. Cline hyped up the similarities to the Roblox event in a press release, saying, “Roblox is the closest thing to the Oasis in real life, and this contest is the closest thing to the treasure hunt in my book.”. Warner Bros.

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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. Many giving circles are started by a single individual with an extraordinary attachment to a cause or organization in particular.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In productivity benchmarks, the 1185G7 wins, but it doesn’t quite run away with the contest the way it did on the graphics front. Of course, there’s still a big question mark here: battery life. Intel has claimed that Tiger Lake will feature battery life improvements from Ice Lake CPUs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

Think Relay for Life fundraising pages with a different theme. There's also a cake contest. The campaign web site incorporates a person-to-person fundraising platform where you can set up a personal fundraising birthday page and raise money from your friends for the American Cancer Society.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

He’s a dog lover too – so I could not resist. When I celebrated by big 50th Birthday in 2007, I held social media birthday card contest. Alan, like me, isn’t one of those people. I enjoy participating in his learning network to learn how integrate social technology into learning and life.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Why the Video Contest Worked Video contests are one of the most challenging kinds of participatory projects to pull off. MSI did three things that most organizations don't or can't do when they set up a video contest: They got a TON of local, national, and international press. That will come later. A girl who loves aviation.

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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. I wasn’t able to fully engage and immerse myself in the project; life on the outside took over. All are captured here ).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2013

And we love chronicling daily life. We photograph breakfast, road signs, sunsets, and precious moments in between life happenings because that's the power of storytelling. We are visual creatures. Any Instagram feed is testament to that, right? But, it's really what we do with those stories that makes the magic happen.

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