Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2010

Congrats to Megha Bhagat , Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Contest that I ran on my blog last month. To enter the contest, readers had to share their " Theory of Change." Megha is a passionate human rights advocate in India and also lawyer. LLM student, NLSIU, Bangalore(Human Rights), India. Tags: contest india.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The National Association of College and Employers Job Outlook 2013 survey found that computer and information science degrees are among the most in-demand as of late, meaning it’s in your company’s best interest to nab talented computer science students before your competitors. Consider hosting a “tech talk” for computer science students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The book is a vital office resource for nonprofit leaders and employees, board members, volunteers, communications professionals, development consultants, professors, students, and anyone interested in helping an organization transform its brand meaning from an ordinary trademark to a strategic competitive advantage.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 27, 2009

This essay contest is one way we're expanding the conversation to include the ideas and opinions of people who are passionate about global health issues. I hope you'll forward this opportunity along to students, friends and colleagues. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

A diverse collection of students with big ideas will split about $95,000 in prize money after competing in T-Mobile’s Changemaker Challenge. The contest is nationwide, asking young folks age 13-18 to submit their project, company, or however they like to define it, and five each in three categories are awarded $5,000.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2010

" AGC Coversational Case Studies: Students for a Free Tibet: A mindful social media strategy for campaigns or contests – Beth Kanter and Allison Fine are evaluating the second America's Giving Challenge and are sharing case studies from the winners.

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OneCause

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’ll start with our 10 favorites: Mulligans Donation Appeal Hole Sponsorship Hole-in-One Contest Putting Contest Helicopter Drop Pink Ball Contest Logo Accessories Drink Tickets Discounted Foursome Ticket Packages Once you’ve covered these, make to sure to explore the rest of our golf fundraising ideas , too.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The contest, announced Monday morning, will run for four years and is open to teams around the globe. They will each get $1 million, and 25 separate $200,000 scholarships will be given to student teams who enter. Elon Musk is putting up $100 million as part of a new X Prize Foundation competition focused on carbon removal technology.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The software was called Proctorio, an online test-proctoring tool that monitors students for suspicious behavior while they take virtual exams. This is the one that will show you, beyond a doubt, the emotional harm you are doing to students by using this technology.”. They are afraid of students. Proctorio is afraid.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2010

This class answers the question "How to leverage the power of new social technology to effectively create real social good." The theoretical framework, " Dragonfly Effect: Mindset and Method " is geared towards helping students create a project with a clear single, focused goal to cultivate social good. Psychological underpinning: Fun.

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Host a Contest With Multiple Ways to Participate. Hosting a contest can be an effective way to raise funds and encourage participation, but it’s important to remember that friendly competition isn’t for everyone. If you registered for the dog surf contest, a fundraising page was automatically created for you.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

At the moment they are accepting proposals for their "Change Your WATER World" Grant Contest until 11:59 pm Sep 14, 2007 EST. The winner will receive $1,000. It's a sister company of Geneva Global: Performance Philanthropy. At the end of the grant period, we tally the votes and distribute the money to the winner."

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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. Halloween Costume Contest Costume contests are an October classic, so make the most of it by changing one into a fundraiser!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

She is second year engineering student and by supporting her education she will have better economic opportunities. By purchasing a book , you will not only help your nonprofit improve its program impact, but you will changing the lives for young people in Cambodia. My family is sponsoring Keo Savon , who we met this summer in Cambodia.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Three fierce contestants took the virtual stage to rock day two with some visualization madness. The judges' score made up 90% of each contestant's total score, while the audience weighed in with the remaining 10% of the votes via text. What an outstanding performance and dazzling display of data from all the contestants!

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Three fierce contestants took the virtual stage to rock day two with some visualization madness. The judges' score made up 90% of each contestant's total score, while the audience weighed in with the remaining 10% of the votes via text. What an outstanding performance and dazzling display of data from all the contestants!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

One-to-one computing refers to academic institutions like schools and colleges, which allow all enrolled students to use electronic devices to access the internet, digital course materials, and digital textbooks. Vivi has created demand overseas in a way that’s pretty unique – and largely by word of mouth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Same for any prizes, contests, sweepstakes, drawings, or competitions (essay contests, spelling bees, etc. Offer surprise drawings and contests during the year. Throughout the year you can connect with other donors and funders and the people we serve (artists, students, activists).”. Plug donor skills into the work.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Incentivize your students to read more with a fun peer-to-peer read-a-thon. Have your students team up with their friends and go head-to-head for some friendly competition. Student art show. Give your artistic students the opportunity to show off their skills by hosting a virtual art show. Sports tricks contest.

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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. At the end of every presentation, they put up a slide where students can either 1) join their cause on Facebook or 2) text them to sign up. It works really well.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Blabla app pays native English speakers by the hour to create short, engaging videos tailored to English-learning students around the world. The students, in turn, pay a subscription fee to receive personalized video recommendations based on their level of proficiency. The startup is in a highly crowded space.

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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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NTEN

MAY 25, 2010

See Students for a Free Tibet and Darius Goes West.). In the Students for a Free Tibet case study, Beth highlights that the organization has to make choices. It only enters one social media contest a year. They simply don't have the staff bandwidth for more. I wonder, though, what other choices they're making.

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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. That will come later. Music videos.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 11, 2023

In private K–12 schools, foreign cybercriminals, school vendors, employees, and even students have perpetrated recent cyberattacks. Systems that hold student information should be HIPAA, LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability), and OneRoster 1.1 Malicious cyber activity is on the rise worldwide. Keep work and personal accounts separate.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

To make the process extra fun and to make your posters extra eye-catching, consider having a poster design contest. College and high-school students are often in need of volunteer opportunities, and you’re in need of volunteers, so why not give them a call. It’s a win-win for you and the students.

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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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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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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

I’m a grad student, after all! And being a grad student means I’ve got more than a few limitations, economically speaking. It takes only minutes to get going on the site, and there are several different options to get potential donors interested, including contests. Other reality: I don’t have the time or money for your cause.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Schools have students and alums. Hold a recruitment contest with special perks for current members and recognition for when they recruit new members. Your nonprofit’s natural constituency is the community you work in every day. Hospitals have patients, often referred to as “grateful patients.”

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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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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

They combine putting and chipping contests with silent and live auctions, dinner, an open bar, and the opportunity to win a ton of fun prizes, all while raising money for their mission. May the 4th Be With You Costume Contest. A May the 4th Be With You Costume Contest is perfect for a completely virtual, social media-focused campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

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. Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. The maps are made by community members.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 17, 2009

Small Non-Profit Uses Social Media Win Online Fundraising Contest :: PNNOnline ::: "Critical Exposure, a small D.C.-based

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. After-school violin program receives six new violins, will expand to include younger students . Their fifth wedding anniversary would be a fun news story. .

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TechNode

MARCH 22, 2024

On Thursday morning, Cook visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Xuhui campus to communicate with student programmers. He then posted about meeting winners of the App Contest and Swift Student Challenge, highlighting their use of coding to address challenges and preserve traditional culture.

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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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