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Should We Just Blow Up Nonprofit "Vote for Me" Social Good Contests ?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, I stumbled across another reason why I'd like to blow up online contests that use "vote for me" or popularity to make funding decisions. If a contest or program does not lead with social outcomes and if big money is thrown on the table, it encourages social innovation of another kind. I initially thought it was a good idea.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Art in New York

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It was designed by a New York artist named Cindy Workman. Cindy is having an art show, and if you are in New York, you should take a look. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? We love our See3 logo. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: This post was written before the New York Times article describing a misstep with the Pepsi Charity Contest. If they don't a dollar, at least the contest has helped inspire them to dip their toes in the social media waters. Tags: contest crowdsourcing. Photo: Jim Harrison. Here's my analysis.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » New York Times Deathwatch

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Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, Ning and an internet thinker (and billionaire), wrote a post today on his blog called Inaugurating the New York Times Deathwatch. He shows vividly how the New York Times business has eroded, how their ad revenues are way down, circulation is down, etc. . Sulzberger, Jr.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Think a walk-a-thon meets those highway sponsorship programs: Get supporters to sponsor teams at a rate of $X per pound of trash collected. Dust off that cornhole, bocce, badminton, or beach volleyball set and have participants establish teams for tournament-style competition. Click To Tweet. Host a Community Clean-Up. Eat for Good.

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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

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He is a recovering political junkie who has served on more than a dozen political campaigns and, as far as he knows, he is the only two-time winner of the USA Today online haiku contest. In her role Beverly leads the new media team who tweets on @ marchofdimes and blogs on the News Moms Need and Nacersano blog.

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4 Things We Learned from #GivingTuesday 2017

NonProfit Hub

Five years ago, at the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City, #GivingTuesday started as a response to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday crazes that follow Thanksgiving. Project organizers analyzed the results from the 2015 and 2016 contests to find what helped them succeed and get more votes in 2017.