Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. He attended the Cambodian Blogging Summit and received the digital audio recorder to create language lessons for his students (offline podcasts!)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. The site was developed by Democracy in Action. happens, I observe day laborers.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Earlier this year, organizations submitted their best creative works to the Show Your Impact 2010 design contest, sponsored by Adobe and TechSoup. The project, designed through a collaboration between CUP and 15 local high school students, investigated the community impact of a new housing development in East New York.

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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. Projects. That will come later.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 6, 2024

Peer-to-Peer: Encourage students to collect pledges for completing a fun challenge, like jumping rope or building a tower. 3 Strategies for Middle School Fundraising Contests & Challenges: Organize a school-wide competition or a talent show with a small entry fee. Challenges: Shifting interests, pre-teen independence.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

communication, project management, and marketing. Panelists included: Danielle Siembieda, former community engagement and special projects manager for ZERO1: The Art & Technology Network in San Jose, CA. Danielle Siembieda (@art_inspector) created a project called Art Ambassadors. Ryan Biega is a. nonprofits for three years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2008

Before GlobalGiving I spent a few years helping to build the Washington Area Women's Foundation - and that's when I started becoming a "student' of philanthropy. Dennis and Mari are truly spectacular visionaries - and positioned us as the first and most successful player in this project-specific, global philanthropy space.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees. Photo Contest Photo costs are incredibly diverse. Scholastic Fundraising Ideas Scholastic events can be held for K-12 students or for major alumni associations.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. If you’re smart and build revenue projections into your plan, you’ll have a good idea of cash flow for the year. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. Here’s an example from the Jewish Education Project. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest. Experiment, Measure, Learn, and Revise.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Tuition for ten students in an after-school program? You don’t need to over-explain the project you are looking to fund. Maybe your organization’s vehicle needs new tires, or maybe your students need headphones for school. Host polls and contests to engage your audience. Keep your words brief and to the point.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

Unfortunately, many don't have regular Internet access (or credit cards) so their support doesn't count towards the contest. For $50, we can help adult students with their English for the whole year!! College students get typhoid immunization as well. But, there are a few wired Cambodians who have been able to contribute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and #GivingTuesday launched #MyGivingStory – a social media campaign and contest that asks people around country to tell their giving stories: to whom they give and why it is meaningful to them. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! Students on Ice. Global Giving: Syrian Refugee Crisis.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Raising money to support various projects, groups, and programs can be tough, especially with a small congregation. This idea can also be paired with a number of other fundraising event possibilities like movie nights, lock-ins (for older students), and other childcare activities. Workers (they don’t have to be students!)

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

As part of the App It Up 2: Transforming Communities project, we had the opportunity to explore how charities and nonprofits are using gamification. Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. Mobile Apps. Additional Resources.

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here. link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest. i impllemented in future means i will give name to this as SHOI abbrevated as student helping organization of india,which was run by the students,students are the main aspect for this.In

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Simplistic appeals targeted at teens and college students don't. Experiment with online contests, both creating them and participating in them. Nevertheless, participating in some (surely not all) of these contests will provide your staff members a focused opportunity to use social media to communicate with supporters.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Pet Photo Contest Capture the community’s love for their furry friends by organizing a pet photo contest, with participants paying an entry fee for a chance to showcase their pets and win prizes. You can look at half the events on this list and just add students for some extra pop.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The Department of State should develop a Young Diplomats Program which would provide students with the opportunity to advance their understanding of the core topics and issues relevant to the foreign service. The program would run for the entire academic school year and rely on long-term engagement with students. Vote for this Idea].

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They also advocate for your organization and dedicate their time and energy to completing important projects for your nonprofit. To make your posters extra eye-catching, consider having a poster design contest. Set up a tent outside of the student center and give away free doughnuts or coffee to attract people to your tent.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. " For school use, the Kosch-Westerman Foundation installs up to three cameras per classroom that are focused on the teacher, as well as an additional camera facing toward the students. A Sickening Discovery. spanhidden.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 22, 2007

They will award two $10,000 Undergraduate Scholarships, one $10,000 Graduate Scholarship, four $2,500 Undergraduate Scholarships, and four $2,500 Graduate Scholarships to students pursuing studies in sustainable and organic agriculture. They fund projects and conduct outreach designed to improve agricultural systems.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Sometimes, this even included an army of college students going door-to-door, ICU nurses convincing hospital staff to join, businessmen calling meetings to let their employees know about the contest, and other offline work. How many people were involved with LWB on the contest? That went to several thousand supporters.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Encouraging kids to read isn’t always easy, but with an added element of competition, you might just turn students into avid bibliophiles! With a read-a-thon , your students can set up personal fundraising pages and ask for donations and pledges from their networks based on how many books they’ll read. Virtual talent show.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. " For school use, the Kosch-Westerman Foundation installs up to three cameras per classroom that are focused on the teacher, as well as an additional camera facing toward the students. A Sickening Discovery. spanhidden.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Keep a list of students or your group members on hand to make sure everyone gets a candygram, and add a sign to your table giving people an option to order extra candygrams to cover the cost. For a fun addition, ask students to bring sleeping bags and blankets to school with them. Costume contest. kids that have food allergies.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We are looking for hackers to put together projects that can improve any aspect of a veteran's life. Collect participant stories along the length of the event and share them in conjunction with the announced winner and completed projects. Make sure that your time is reflective of the expected finished product.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. This includes some of the most basic student essentials. Disruptive Model: Project Crowdfunding.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

If you need to update your chapter house, fund scholarships, or complete a particular project, a fundraiser that’s dedicated to raising those funds will be quite effective. You could create faux Olympic games as a peer-to-peer fundraiser, do a sleep-out, or host a costume contest. Spirit Wear. Walkathon or 5k Run.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

More profoundly, microlearning features short-term classes, projects, and activities that provide learners with “bits” of information. Predictions for the Future of Microlearning in LMS Microlearning is projected as the “future of learning” for enterprises.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

More profoundly, microlearning features short-term classes, projects, and activities that provide learners with “bits” of information. Predictions for the Future of Microlearning in LMS Microlearning is projected as the “future of learning” for enterprises.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

More profoundly, microlearning features short-term classes, projects, and activities that provide learners with “bits” of information. Predictions for the Future of Microlearning in LMS Microlearning is projected as the “future of learning” for enterprises.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Collaboration on student projects or other ways. Do this before before a classroom blogging project or external organizational blog which is more visible. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Hiring people.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

This consists of 45-minute meetings sent out to all donors for updates on programming and the Family Stability Fund, as well as to connect with some students. Further, by inviting the students who are benefiting from the Family Stability Fund, the donors can get first-hand interaction with those that they are helping. Bingo Night.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

They just finished a YouTube video contest. How hard is it for you and your team to manage the work flow of all of these projects? But other things--the twitter thing, the video contest was my idea. We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. Is there such a place? Not really.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2016

Share Exclusive Content, Challenges, and Contests. You could post about the contest or challenge on Facebook and then ask your fans to follow you on Snapchat for more details. But Snapchat is a big deal and isn't going away anytime soon (at CES 2016, the company projected its ghost company logo on the Luxor pyramid ).

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