Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Going by mascots Perhaps the easiest and most fun way to figure out who you like in any sporting event is to go by team mascots. SEE ALSO: March Madness livestreams: Watch NCAA tournament bracket matchups live All it takes is a cursory TikTok search to find people polling dogs to build their brackets.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

As Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Non-Profits approaches this October 21-22, 2010 in Washington, DC, I’m working with colleagues to put the finishing touches on my sessions, and one in particular — one of my favorite topics — is simply too much fun to not share here: Targeted Content*. What is Targeted Content? Enter Targeted Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective. You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Or, even do a poll or survey to gain first-hand knowledge of their preferences for shopping. With limited stock, this can be a fun way to build up buzz before your item hits your online shop’s shelves. Understand the time of day when your shoppers like to browse. Analyze your own historical content to gauge optimal times.

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The MatrixFiles

JUNE 15, 2021

Worked with their speakers to add interactive elements, from polls to contests. Some things that have worked are: Interesting, even fun, pre-roll before sessions. Polls and contests to add sparkle to a session or break. What have YOU and YOUR ORGANIZATION learned about creating engaging and fun meetings during this pandemic?

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Candid

AUGUST 21, 2024

Find fun ways to keep them engaged about every 8-10 seconds, like a pop-up, transition, cut, or change in perspective. Social media platforms offer a range of tools to help engage viewers, such as polls, quizzes, question boxes, or links. As of 2024, polls get the most attention on LinkedIn over all other post types. Be concise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

While Twitter and other platforms can amplify the under belly of the world, they can also connect people with nonprofit organizations and spread social good, joy, and even fun. The conversation was tweeted and re-tweeted thousands of times, and people joined in the fun. Here’s an example of how AskACurator used polls.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

You may have speakers invited for a specific purpose, but what about a fun and engaging speaker that everyone loves? . Polls and Q&As. Polls and Q&As are not new virtual event ideas but they are highly effective for getting the audience to think about the content presented. We all need a little fun in our lives.

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CauseVox

JULY 6, 2021

One of the amazing + fun sessions at this year’s Digital Fundraising Summit is our Nonprofit Performance Showcase on July 21 from 5 – 6pm EST. . We will conduct a live poll at the end of the showcase where attendees will vote for their favorite submission to determine the winner!

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To give you a few great ideas, I polled my staff to see what gadgets they’re loving and what’s on their holiday wishlist. this gift will provide endless hours of creative fun and is powerful enough for those who create art on a professional level! With 13 tools to cut, emboss engrave, etc.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 21, 2007

Until August 25th they are conducting a final poll (at the top of this post) to determine which global health issue to focus on. BlogHers Act will also encourage members who want to create their own, separate campaigns on issues of their choice to do so, and to report back to the BlogHers Act initiative.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Peer-to-peer fundraising—individuals raising money for a cause with the help of their family and friends—is a fun, easy, and lucrative strategy to attract awareness and generate funds for your cause. Bowl-a-Thon This is a popular way to get teams together for friendly competition in a fun social environment.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Interactive content , such as polls, live Q&A sessions, or countdown posts, can further engage your audience. Hold a “Who Looks Like Santa” contest, have supporters grow facial hair, challenge donors to run a 5k every weekend in December— it doesn’t matter what you choose, as long as it’s fun, funky, and different.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Tableau’s virtual training instructors utilize many different tools to engage with you throughout the class—in the form of a verbal question, a multiple-choice poll, or a hands-on discovery task. You have the opportunity to use the chat or anonymous poll to answer questions. Convinced and ready to sign up?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

GoToWebinar enable organizations to host webinars with VOIP audio or toll free numbers, polls, analytics, and recording. For nonprofit social media managers that work internationally, Dulingo’s design and gamification make it fun to learn the basics of a new language. Ideal for fundraising events. GoToWebinar :: gotowebinar.com.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 2, 2024

In interactive posts, use fun features like polls or quizzes to encourage participation and gather feedback. Ally Global Instagram stories featuring polls to gain donor/user feedback 5. And then there’s gamification, which puts the fun in fundraising. They love hands-on experiences and making a direct impact.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Alto Neuroscience , which is a stealthy startup founded by Amit Etkin , is looking to solve PTSD with brain-wave data, while NeuroFlow uses polling, and savvy collabs with practitioners to monitor emerging symptoms. The series was fun to mine through, and expect Danny’s byline to be all over the topic in the coming weeks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Make sure your posts vary and include photos, videos, polls, status updates, questions, and links. When I’m sketching out my editorial plan for the month, I column for “type” to make sure I don’t get stuck in a content type rut. I discovered this by doing a content analysis on comments.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Adding some fun to your event never hurt anyone. People want to be a part of something, and people want to have fun. Polls: Polls can provide event managers, planners, and organizers with valuable information. Virtual event platforms, like Accelevents , have built-in polling options making this gamification option easy.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Find Innovative Ways To Engage Your Audience To stand out from the noise, think about making your GivingTuesday social media fun and interactive! You could do something like a quick poll or a quiz in your Instagram stories, or even challenge your followers to share why they support your cause using a custom hashtag.

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AccelEvents

JULY 9, 2020

Adding some fun to your event never hurt anyone. People want to be a part of something and people want to have fun. Polls: Polls can provide event managers, planners, and organizers with valuable information. Virtual event platforms, like Accelevents , have built-in polling options making this gamification option easy.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Create a challenge that will be an exciting lead up to the virtual gala, such as a virtual walk or fun run, a meditation challenge, or a themed challenge that would benefit your nonprofit’s mission, such as a day-long beach cleaning challenge. Speed networking for fun and donations. Fun and games. Make giving a game!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

app offers polling location information, sample ballots, and election. polling place, review voting rules, and contact Election Protection if. Philly Votes is an Ushahidi -powered poll monitoring initiative that gathers and maps voting incident reports, such as voter intimidation and long lines. Having Some Fun With Politics.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 19, 2020

The same old fun-run event won’t really hold up in a world still recovering from a pandemic. This is a fun way to pass on some of your expertise and share your hobbies with your community. You can set up a super fun game night from the comfort of your couch. Everyone is tired of screens. Get creative. whatever it may be.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Apple TV Plus is facing one of the largest churn percentages (17 percent) out of all the major streamers, according to a poll from HarrisX. But Apple could fund TV Plus as a fun side project that lets Cook sit with celebrities at the Oscars and never worry about going into the red.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

3: The Poll Sticker. Your organization can use the Poll sticker to collect data or entertain your followers. When you use the Poll sticker you can insert your question and two answers for followers to choose from. 4: The Questions Sticker. About the Author. Sarah LaFemina.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ask your remote employees to search the web for fun items like: A quote from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Don’t be afraid to ask your staff to tune in with their family, while at a holiday vacation home, or doing something fun, like being in the winter chalet hot tub! All of Santa’s reindeer’s names.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 15, 2021

Your hybrid event should have some elements of fun, which boost attendee engagement, create an amazing hybrid experience, facilitate networking, and reach a wider audience online. . Rewarding your virtual audience with points for performing certain actions such as liking social media posts, punctuality, or completing polls. Have fun!

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Be creative – Make it fun to collect data as you’re interacting with people. Throw a poll up in your next meeting. Be deliberate – Don’t just ask the questions you think about as you’re building the form, but consider, why are you asking these questions? What’s the strategic goal?

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Candid

AUGUST 4, 2022

Inspired by Hootsuite’s amazing Experiment Series of blog posts , we thought it would be fun to share our experiment in testing whether posting more on Twitter would lead to higher engagement. . The tweets were a mix of our own content, including polls, threads, and links, and retweeted content. . Methodology .

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The Verge

MARCH 23, 2021

The Pro includes “Hyper Touch” where it polls for finger input at 360Hz. For fun, we also threw in Oppo’s latest flagship phone, which isn’t available for purchase in the US but is pretty similar to the Pro. At retail prices, the regular OnePlus 9 is $70 cheaper than Samsung’s regular Galaxy S21 and $100 cheaper than the iPhone 12.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But whether you’re spending the holidays sheltering at home or hanging with friends or family, you can make things more cheerful and fun by using your brand-new hardware — or your current tech — to watch some great streaming movies or TV, play games, and refresh your computer or mobile device with some cool new apps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Please let it be well-designed, functional, bug-free, and fun to use because donating to 32 nonprofits through 32 different donation forms (some of which were downright nonsensical) is not an enjoyable experience. Not at all. . Three of the 32 nonprofits (9%) used their donation form to build their mobile list. Greenpeace.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

We polled over 24,000 marketers on Twitter asking whether people suffer from “newsletter fatigue,” causing them to unsubscribe. Make your emails fun — not just educational. Including interesting and fun content will ensure that every reader is left feeling satisfied. Image Credits: Demand Curve.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Making friends was hard, but learning was fun. Bronson and Merryman also reported that, "A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. Some of my best childhood memories are from going to public grade school. Writing and illustrating stories about my gerbils, Floppsey and Moppsey, and reading them to the class.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

That’s what keeps things fun and engaging! But before, during, and after the fun, your message and the voice of your organization need to come through. Schedule those posts then wait for the fun. Engagement through thank-yous, polls, contests, or highlighting a volunteer or project. JUST for fun! LearnWorlds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Create Free Polls. I tried one for audience polls and one for messages. Folks are experimenting with them because they are fun! However, 85% of the really small sample of folks (10 people) who took the poll think that widgets could be useful to building community if used strategically. -Can Dave Wallace. ???Widgets

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