TechImpact

APRIL 22, 2014

Start a hashtag contest. You can then search for that hashtag on Twitter, or Instagram, and choose weekly winners. Use a common image, or run a consistent hashtag or caption contest. In a previous article we discuss the importance of interaction to running a successful social media campaign. Be interactive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

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. Time will tell, but the contest has given us a jump start on our social media strategy.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

For those job-searching, teams may provide new networking opportunities. Create team-specific communications and contests. It’s a chance to see everyone and perhaps meet new people. Role of Nonprofits. Nonprofits need to do their part, though, to make teams fun. Encourage teams to setup tents at your event.

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 15, 2021

Worked with their speakers to add interactive elements, from polls to contests. Extended attendee profiles and better searching. Easy to use attendee search and messaging. Polls and contests to add sparkle to a session or break. BeSpeake clients have: Paid closer attention to the content and slides. Better Wayfinding.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2022

Examples include text-to-give campaigns, merchandise fundraisers, and virtual contests. While your supporters have fun traveling to the locations you’ve listed and searching for clues, you can take advantage of other online fundraising opportunities. There are countless ways to implement contests into your fundraising strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

The most straightforward approach to do this is to have individuals from your neighborhood go on a search for a list of clues they may download online. 15) Brand design contests. Consider a brand design contest for a more inventive competition. No matter how old you are, you’re never too old to enjoy a scavenger hunt.

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Care2

OCTOBER 25, 2013

It’s also a great time for nonprofits to host a contest or run a Halloween campaign focusing on one of your issues to enage your constituents before launching into the holiday season and the year-end fundraising. You can also host a themed pumpkin carving contest that is connected to one of the campaigns you are working on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

Also, here’s a post I wrote about how early adopter nonprofits have used Instagram for contests. You should do some searching on key hashtags that your nonprofit uses as Instagram is big on hashtags and that’s where you’ll get the lay of the land.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

While you’re searching for a haunted house to partner with, consider hosting your event at a haunted house that’s also willing to be your partner in a matching gift drive. Ghost story contest. After running the contest, host a reading around a campfire and listen to the scariest ghost stories in an appropriately spooky setting.

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See3

MARCH 13, 2008

We’re launching an ad contest: “Obama in 30 Seconds.&# Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? They are inviting the public to make a spot and then the winner will get a national airing of their spot as well as $20,000 in video equipment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2010

They're searching on the term "happy birthday" and tweeting a birthday greeting with a pointer to their More Birthdays Site.) There's also a cake contest. They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle). This multi-channel campaign includes a Facebook App and even an iPhone app.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2012

While I curate a lot of information online , I also still appreciate the printed word – either on paper or as an e-book. It is always good to have a place to start to read up on a topic before searching online. John’s book takes you through the technical and practical aspects of marketing on Facebook, particularly brand pages.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There have been contests with nothing but crickets, comment wars where everyone loses, and the inadvertent mixing of personal and business accounts – often with hilarious results (who here’s #gettingslizzard?) This session is not software-specific and even seasoned website managers will walk away with new ideas.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Last week was a momentous one for TechSoup Global, when about 200 of our donor partners, foundations, and global partners gathered here in Silicon Valley to take stock of what we as a network achieved in the past (search TSG2011 in the blog search to read more). against two of its winningest contestants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Having a dedicated person search for ways to save money on contracted services is a powerful way to save money. Consider matching board members with a more experienced board buddy or even creating a board team to hit a collective goal instead of individual goals.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application. Wildfire creates a spectrum of contest based apps, including sweepstakes & photo/video contest apps. The contest should offer an incentive for your constituents to become fans. For my field?

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The Verge

JANUARY 14, 2022

The legal implications of the allegations are still contested, and the distinction between normal business practices and anti-competitive behavior will be hotly debated in court. In one email to Zuckerberg, Sandberg told the CEO “[t]his is a big deal strategically.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

American Open Challenge is GlobalGiving's second online giving contest. You can read a case study about the winner of the first contest here. Okay, with all these contests perhaps you're worried about Cause Fatigue. Here's a systems way to think about the impact that such contests can create. Projects working in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2006

Last week when I blogged that won the Creative Commons flickr photo contest, the prize I got was Lessig's on my answering machine. In today's email, J Wynia, shared with me a tool he created with the Flickr API that lets me search for interesting photos that I can remix or use and automatically generates the attribution.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

All it took was a quick Web search to help me figure it out. Dig deeper and that seemingly one-dimensional SMS becomes a truly interactive medium of push and pull to deliver information, tips, coupons, alerts and rewards, or engross consumers with karaoke, contests, surveys, and trivia. Nomophobia hits hard.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 1, 2010

Some possible post topics are: • Examples of juicy nonprofit blogs • How to choose juicy post topics • How to build a juicy community • How to host juicy giveaways and contests • How to use juicy images and video effectively • How to use a juicy "voice" in your writing • 10 tips for creating a juicy nonprofit blog What's in it for you?

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Online contests or challenges. Incorporate a few contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Aly’s expertise includes fundraising, strategic planning, search consultation and board leadership development for the well-positioned nonprofit.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Along with 3 colleagues, we volunteered to develop an entry for the Apps for America 2 contest , sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. Over 1,500 mashups later, and a first prize win in the contest, DataMasher is proving to be a great experiment in data transparency. Because data is powerful! Free your data, and your mind will follow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

I also searched around for some additional advice on Facebook Pages and I've summarized the key points below: Why have a Facebook Page? Mari Smith suggests these key reasons: More people can find out about your organization because your Page gets indexed and is search able inside and outside of Facebook.

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See3

JANUARY 25, 2007

Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Share and Enjoy: Leave a Reply Get Tips and Best Practices Sign up below to get our newsletters highlighting the latest in online marketing and communications for nonprofits. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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The Verge

MARCH 22, 2022

The new process includes a search function so users can find the specific reason for their report and a suite of menus for the type of content getting flagged. Over the next few weeks, Twitch will slowly roll out improved reporting tools, simplifying the process by which streamers and viewers can report content.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

We highly recommend digital scavenger hunts and photo contests to up the ante in the online format! Consider photo contests from both in-person and online attendees. They can search for physical items in their own home or workspace, though! Gamification Techniques for In-Person Events.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

They would likely be happy to donate a gift of some sort or furnish additional funds to you for the right to put their name on the contest. We’ve all seen the contests: “share this post, like this page, and tag a friend for your chance to win [insert prize].”. You can do a contest like the one above or do something different.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2008

Knock Out Animal Fighting YouTube Contest??? youtube video views Get original contest ??? High engagement contest ??? We learned - were running a flickr contest right now that takes lessons learned from wendys and has been successful. Also helps for communicating with UGC contestants and winners. s choice award.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 21, 2009

Seemed like a good idea to me so I started searching around for nonprofit-related iPhone apps. Social Actions will be launching the Change the Web contest next month where developers will create applications (of all kinds, not just for iPhones) using their database of 20,000 "social actions." I was surprised by how few there were.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2008

Have a Contest Everybody loves to win, and contests move quickly over the web. Here are a few ideas: • A video book trailer, or video book review contest. Flickr photo contest. The author of Social Software in Libraries hosted an Alternative Book Cover contest. The winner gets a Flip Video camera.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign. Check out Double the Donation to search for matching gift programs at companies across the US—they have an extensive database that’s easy to use! Use social media. And don’t forget to share your fundraiser’s link!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

And if you’re searching for fun and engaging ways to raise money, auctions and simple online events will get your donors excited to support your organization. Sports tricks contest. Give artists in your community a chance to submit their own designs for your next team shirt and turn it into a contest. Jersey or t-shirt sales.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

That can be a little less if it’s a very obscure word you are trademarking — and a lot more if someone decides to contest the application. The new name is Reveal Security, “which will hopefully not need to fight a giant like Apple for search engine results,” Marcus notes.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Halloween has massive attention as shown by Google Searches comparing “Halloween” and “Valentines” (day). Halloween Costume Contest. Pumpkin Carving Contest. This is another great contest idea that can get people engaged and excited about your cause. Make sure to include a way to give online direct from the handout.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

I asked them if they would be willing to share any screen captures from some key reports (as suggested by Google Analytics Evangelist Kaushik) and what they learned: Key Report #1: Referring Search Terms From Search Engines The report that tells you which search phrases people are using to find your site tells you a lot about your users.

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