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12 Ideas for a Virtual Fundraiser or Online Event

Get Fully Funded

But with so many success stories out there, it’s clear that virtual fundraisers can be just the right thing at the right time for the right organization. Build in the planning time required to get the event just right. As with an in-person gala, don’t spend too much time touting the virtues of the staff, Board, and volunteers.

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7 Tips for Combating Virtual Event Fatigue

AccelEvents

Our work and social lives have moved online which means we spend an increased amount of time staring at our computer monitors. Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Choose the Timing Wisely.

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Cause Camp 2017 Speaker Lineup Announcement

NonProfit Hub

OK I know, you probably weren’t actually waiting for this moment – and that’s okay – but now is the time to get excited. He began working with nonprofits full-time about 15 years ago. She teaches webinars and workshops several times a month and writes a top-ranked blog on nonprofit communications at NonprofitMarketingGuide.com.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

History: Simply being around a long time has some cachet and may mean you have access to historical wisdom, knowledge, and records. Donors could be featured in your email newsletter 1x or multiple times. Mentions at different times and places during any festivals you host. It is seen as wasteful overhead. It was super cool.

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Are Your Creepy Pitches Spooking Your Supporters? Pitch Fail and How To Fix It!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Contest ends October 25, 2013, so start pitching! Maybe it wasn’t you, per se, who penned the pitch, but organizations send out appeal letters all the time that are just as creepy as my request for you to buy my book. Good times. Happy times (save for the panty hose). But not the times we live in. Why plural?

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How I'm Celebrating My 53rd Birthday: Cambodia, Chocolate, and Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

User-Generated Flickr Birthday Card Contest: For my 50th birthday, held a contest where friends got to remix embarrassing photos of me into a 50th Birthday Card on Flickr. It also ties right into the lecture/presentation and class exercise of learning the technique of learning loops or real time tracking and reflection.

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7 Tips for Combating Virtual Event Fatigue

AccelEvents

Our work and social lives have moved online which means we spend an increased amount of time staring at our computer monitors. Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Choose the Timing Wisely.

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