CauseVox

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In fact, 47 percent of email recipients open an email based solely on its subject line. When you personalize your subject lines with your donors first name, it instantly makes your email so much more personal and boosts the chances of it being opened by 22%! Start with a great subject line. So, what does this mean?

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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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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2009

Now that submissions have been closed for this year's Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Design Contest , it's time to give your two cents and vote for your favorite submissions ! Environmental Impact: Other Media (for example, a Web site design or video submission). Register on the site and review the submissions in the Gallery.

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Forum One

APRIL 2, 2010

I was pleasantly surprised by the number of people interested or involved in local open government projects. Ever since I began hearing about Open 311 , SeeClickFix , FixMyStreet , and other projects with a local focus, I became interested in how the principles of open government would look for municipalities.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 18, 2009

We are releasing this project as an "Open source hardware" project - in other words, anyone can make these, modify them and make a commercial product from the ideas and methods." in cash for their organizations! ." in cash for their organizations! Check it out!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

But the GivingTuesday spirit still continues until the end of the month with #MyGivingStory , a contest where your nonprofit organization could receive a grant up to $10,000. MyGivingStory, in its second year, is a nationwide campaign and social media storytelling contest to inspire public discussion about the reasons people give.

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Engadget

APRIL 14, 2025

Using one, I pretty instantly felt more open along the front side of my body. Staggered vs columnar This decision seems to be one of the more hotly-contested among ergo enthusiasts. The separation forms an A-shaped space between the keys which has nothing to do with why its called an Alice layout, its just a happy coincidence.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Well, time to get out your most awesomely-designed (yes, I did type MOST awesomely-designed) campaign materials and enter the 2009 Adobe Show Your Impact Nonprofit Design Contest ! If you're not familiar with this cool contest, check out last year's winners. See contest details for specific eligibility requirements).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Using emoji on social media can increase engagement and when used in email subject lines, it can increase open rates. NameCheckr easily allows social media manager to search nearly 50 of the most popular social media sites to see whether their first choice of usernames are still available. Emojipedia :: emojipedia.org.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Similarly, working with businesses for your end-of-year giving campaign can open doors to new audiences and resources. Otherwise, try a traditional thermometer or post a funky impact-inspired infographic on your site. You may find that it’s in your best interest to work together on a year-end fundraising campaign.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 15, 2009

In particular, we are interested in the role of social network sites and receiving information about job openings." " DoGooderTV Contest 2009 - Vote for your favorite Nonprofit videos - DoGooderTV's 2nd Nonprofit Video Awards have seen almost 400 submissions from 175 organizations and causes!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest - Please support me! Here is a copy of the application narrative; you can read it and vote for me on the competition site here. I also work closely with our innovator community, those who have submitted Projects on our platform and participated in open innovation Challenges.

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Forum One

MARCH 15, 2010

We've written previously about the Obama Administration's Open Government Directive. Among other things, the Directive has led to a proliferation of innovative " ideas sites " across the federal agencies. The report cites a number of examples of successful contests, including from DARPA, Energy Department, EPA, and the U.S.

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OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

As you’re sitting by the fire, you can also host a scary story contest. Pumpkin Carving Contest Get your donors engaged while getting into the spirit of Halloween with a pumpkin carving contest. This idea provides a perfect transition from summer to fall, with a slightly nostalgic yet cozy feeling hovering around the event.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

In a departure from its usual format, the August session of the San Francisco Online Community Meetup was an open forum. Crowdsource content and give your members a reason to show off to one another by creating contests. However, the success of the community manager open forum means another forum will be scheduled in the future.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Submissions will be open through the end of day next Tuesday, December 22, and like it says on the page, it’s as easy as 1 – 2 – 3 to get involved: Nominate your hero. Share the contest with your peers and increase your odds of winning each time you use the hashtag #nphero on Twitter. So what are you waiting for?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The room was mostly filled with people from nonprofit organizations, some of whom had entered contests and others wanting to learn best practices. I did a quick icebreaker asking folks in the room to share two words — what comes to mind when you think about these online contests for nonprofits?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2009

Some of you may be familiar with the ongoing Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest from this year and the last. Maybe your donated products helped your nonprofit upgrade to a new donor-database, create an interactive and engaging Web site, or develop effective outreach materials that helped reach new supporters and increase your impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

You can even add a good deed widget for your site. American Open Challenge is GlobalGiving's second online giving contest. It's open to 501c3's serving U.S. communities can compete with each other by fundraising on the GlobalGiving site. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here.

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The Verge

APRIL 9, 2021

The eligibility for 505 ballots was contested, mostly by Amazon; because more than half the total votes opposed unionization, these challenged ballots were not opened. One possible tactic the union could contest is Amazon’s push to have a mailbox installed at the warehouse site. Our system is broken”.

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

It is fueled by easy-to-use blog software, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and the online video phenomenon of YouTube, and a thousand other video sharing sites. One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. The current Heinz contest is a great example. It might not be money.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Analytics offered by numerous email marketing tools now allow you to track how many recipients opened your emails, see what they clicked on, and understand which aspects of your messaging users respond to, thus bringing you a wealth of information on what your users are interested in and helping you improve your messaging for greater impact.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Visit the contest site today and cast your vote! Public voting is open through March 10th, 2014. We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages. Voting is easy; you simply select your choice in each category. Individuals can vote once per day.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2009

Over the past month, I had the privilege of being the Forum One Project Manager for a fun, open-source web application development contest: the Apps for America 2: Data.gov Challenge. We were eager to participate after successfully coming in second with our Legistalker.org app earlier this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Wendy Harman, American Red Cross According to Wendy Harman, employees at the Red Cross were blocked from accessing social networking sites, like Facebook, from work. Since the great wall fell, we've been able to promote initiatives like the Western Union Foundation contest to all of our chapters and blood regions.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Foundations are beginning to open themselves up as never before, and we want to be a leader in that movement.”. While idea challenges and social media contests are increasingly used by corporations, governments and in philanthropy, ideas4Oregon.org has a far larger potential fiscal reward than most.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

Rather than try to get younger donors to fit into our existing programs, we’ve built a site that encourages young people to do what they’re best at – connect online, build networks of like-minded people, and make philanthropy fun. The time to stand aside and let the comments roll in is near! What’s on the list for next developments?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Over a century after its inception, over 52,000 people in 1823 places across 17 countries participated in the Christmas Bird Count – using email, web sites, and social media tools. Ushahidi is an open source platform that facilitates crowdsourcing through the use of SMS/cellphones and online mapping. 2) Crowd Creation.

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Forum One

JANUARY 7, 2009

US Agency for International Development has run an interesting contest to identify innovative ideas in mobile computing for international development. They got some interesting nominations and have identified the top three winners : * Child Malnutrition Surveillance and Famine Response. Ushahidi v2 - Mobile.Crisis.Reporting. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

This includes using email, web site presence, google ads, face-to-face events and reaching out to the online and mainstream media. . Last year, Facebook Causes added its birthday wish feature and we saw more peer to peer fundraising unfolding on social network sites. More than $550,000 was raised last March. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Crowdsourcing consists of principles, processes and platforms to get things done and usually involves an open call to a group of people online – the “crowd.” For nonprofits, crowdsourcing work can be a cost-effective way of taking care of repetitive tasks through sites like Crowdflower, Castingwords, and Clickworker. Measuring Input.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

Ask open-ended, rather than yes/no questions, to get the most thoughtful, personal responses and open up the room for others. Each week we run a photo and ask an open-ended question about it, revealing the “official” answer the following week. Include a question or encourage readers to share their thoughts in every post.

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Tableau

AUGUST 24, 2021

Safely explore data and save content on your Tableau Server or Online site before it’s ready to be shared with others with Personal Space. A dedicated space for draft content means a cleaner site for everyone else, making it easier for users to find official content without having to dig through all of the “noise.”.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As companies begin to explore the possibilities of SMS, text messaging opens the door to a wide range of other new opportunities: from MMS, to collecting users ‘ email addresses, to location-based engagements. The same paradigm applies to brands and their consumers. SMS as a gateway channel.

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Tableau

AUGUST 24, 2021

Safely explore data and save content on your Tableau Server or Online site before it’s ready to be shared with others with Personal Space. A dedicated space for draft content means a cleaner site for everyone else, making it easier for users to find official content without having to dig through all of the “noise.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

Submissions will be open until May 31 and the submission form can be filled out at the Lights. Last year, the festival grew in entries, reach, attendance and prize money with submissions increasing from 140 in 2009 to over 235 documentaries, PSAs and short films focusing on cause-driven issues from around the world.

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NTEN

MARCH 15, 2010

Those are the values President Obama cited last December in his Open Government Initiative. I attended "In Code We Trust: Open Government Awesomeness" at SXSWi on Friday. Their theory is that anything they build has to be built open source, so that the taxpayers can access and use any innovations. Participatory.

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