Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base? The team that wins the trivia contest can win a special prize! Garden Party Auction.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2022

Holiday Baking Competition Invite local bakers to participate in a holiday baking contest. Reach out to local restaurants, cupcake shops, and other bakeries to invite prominent bakers to participate. . Be sure to offer a prize for the winning home-owner, whether it’s a small trophy or a gift card to a local restaurant.

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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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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. And don’t forget to use the hashtag #GivingTuesday to publicize your campaign and let supporters know about your involvement. Team up with local news. Try partnering with your local news station to increase the reach of your campaign.

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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. The Community Organizers Handbook available as a public resource, you can certainly refer there for information/feedback/best practices on offline organizing: [link]. It works really well.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Instead of serving everyone at a single location, consider a catered meal delivered to each of your donors from a local restaurant. Couple this with the power of live streaming and your guests may socialize with each other while they eat from the comfort of their own home. 3) Cooking classes. 9) Movie screenings. 12) Tours.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Virtual: Online auctions are a category in and of themselves, allowing attendees to view items remotely using live streaming or images while they place online bids. They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook? Many of us are familiar with local businesses sponsoring local sports teams. Mention the donor on the event web page.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2016

In the few weeks since the public release of the app, an estimated 75 million downloads have occurred! I was able to promote it through community forums and local fan sites. We had a steady stream of people throughout the day. Our main activity was the photo contest. We had 20 people participate in the photo contest.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

obama reach vs local reach. but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. Any resources to move from national to local? Themes that people want to learn: new metrics structures can bubble up. funders of a 20th century mindset - what metrics speak to them. what things need to be measured. industry benchmarks.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! For performances, your best bet is to use a live-streaming platform such as Twitch (free to use).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

"Put it this way, if you have a quote from Bill Clinton on your site, you are probably not hurting for publicity!" Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. Congrats to Avaaz.org for the winning video in the NTC Video Contest. More pointers to NTC posts here.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! Pivot this to virtual by having each participant upload a photo or live stream themselves walking their “at-home” runway.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Hold a contest with rewards for Best Dressed or Best Background. The unique upside of digital is you can draw on a wider audience as well as call on talent from both your local network and across the globe! You might even direct-mail pretty recipe cards to add a special physical touch!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Team up with local businesses. Teaming up with local businesses and franchises is a fantastic way to do that. Reach out to local businesses and see if you can arrange a similar fundraiser, then make sure your congregants know where to eat or shop! Or a baking contest? Small Church Fundraising Ideas. A 50/50 raffle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Say you want to track mentions of a particular public issue or news item. It lets you tap into a stream of people who care and may be committed to your organization, cause, program, or subject area. Growing and Eating Local Foods. A tag is a label, but it's also a stream. Enable public feedback on assignments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

We were also very lucky that Claire Sale volunteered to be our Twitter advocate who monitored the Twitter stream and verbalized important points and insights. . Amy Sample Ward and Holly Ross came up with the " Social Media for Social Good Case Study Contest " and did all the heavy lifting to make it happen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In addition to providing much-needed funds, the campaign would allow the Greater Greener team to validate their idea: if the campaign were successful, they could demonstrate to city officials that there was strong public support for this project. David Batstone, Not For Sale (Co-Founder and President). In the following test we had two photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

To follow the Twitter stream or ask questions or make comments, use the #ROI hashtag. A little birdy told the web team "We should use a twitter stream". Carie Lewis, Humane Society of the US Carie's poem is about the Humane Society's experiments with photo contests and how to use metrics to improve your social media strategy.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

They might go from seeing a poster about your organization at their favorite local coffee shop to scrolling through your organization’s website. And nonprofits certainly benefit from this stream of reliable income: monthly donors give 42% more in one year than one-time donors do. Picture a potential donor.

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